Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
B.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey
Awards and Honors
Summer Faculty Fellowship, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock, MD (awarded 2023, 2024 & 2025, practiced 2023 & 2024)
Summer Faculty Fellowship, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH (awarded 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 & 2023, practiced 2017, 2020 & 2022)
Lamar University Merit Award (2022)
Senior Membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4 Great Job Awards from Raytheon Technologies Research Center (2011-2016)
Outstanding Journal Article Award from the Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory (2009)
Undergraduate fellowship from Sabanci Foundation, Turkey (1990-1994)
Undergraduate fellowship from Bilkent University, Turkey (1989-1994)
Rank 94 out of over a million applicants in a nationwide university entrance test, Turkey (1989)
Grants
External Grants: (Total: $209,553)
Research Contract (PI), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, (11/16/2020 - 01/31/2022) ($98,095)
Research Contract (PI), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, (10/01/2019 - 04/30/2020) ($27,986)
Research Contract (PI), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, (06/01/2018 - 09/01/2019) ($83,472)
External Software Support:
Campus-wide free floating license for the academic version of Altair software products for 4 years for 1,000 units (Spring 2022-Spring 2026) ($25,200 value).
Internal Grants: (Total: $162,059)
Undergraduate Research Grant (URG) (PI), Lamar University, (01/23/2026 - 05/31/2026) ($2,000)
Undergraduate Research Grant (URG) (PI), Lamar University, (01/24/2025 - 05/31/2025) ($2,000)
Center for Resiliency (CfR) Grant (Co-PI), Lamar University, (11/01/2024 - 08/31/2025) ($25,000)
Center for Resiliency (CfR) Grant (Co-PI), Lamar University, (11/01/2023 - 08/31/2024) ($49,061)
Center for Resiliency (CfR) Grant (Co-PI), Lamar University, (11/01/2022 - 08/31/2023) ($59,998)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Grant (PI), Lamar University, (04/01/2019 - 08/31/2019) ($4,500)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Grant (Co-PI), Lamar University, (04/01/2018 - 08/31/2018) ($4,500)
Proposal Writing Research Enhancement Grant (REG) (PI), Lamar University, (09/01/2017 - 08/31/2018) ($15,000)