THE PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR
Murat Büyük, PhD
Assist. Prof. Dr.
Principal Investigator
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- Address:
- Middle East Technical University
- Department of Engineering Sciences
- MM Building, 9th Floor, Office 902
- Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Blvd. No:1
- 06800 Ankara, Turkiye
- Phone: (+90-312) 210-4789
- Fax: (+90-312) 210-4462
- E-mail: mbuyuk@metu.edu.tr
- URL: https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/mbuyuk
- BUYUK RESEARCH LAB: https://users.metu.edu.tr/mbuyuk/
- Blog: https://blog.metu.edu.tr/mbuyuk/
- Office Hours: Tuesdays 10.00-12.00 by Appointment
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
| Academic Degree | Field | University | Year |
| Doctoral Ph.D. | Civil Engineering Major: Applied Mechanics | The George Washington University www.gwu.edu | 2013 |
| Master’s M.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering Major: Applied Mechanics | Gebze Technical University www.gtu.edu.tr | 2003 |
| Bachelor’s B.Sc. | Mechanical Engineering | Yıldız Technical University www.yildiz.edu.tr | 1999 |
| Doctoral Dissertation: Development of a tabulated thermo-viscoplastic material model with regularized failure for dynamic ductile failure prediction of structures under impact loading [Link] The George Washington University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2013. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Azim Eskandarian | |||
| Master’s Thesis: Finite Element Analysis and Optimum Design of Structures under Impact Loading [Link] Gebze Technical University, School of Engineering and Applied Science, 2003. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Hasan Kurtaran | |||
ACADEMIC & INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE:
| Position | Affiliation | Period |
| Faculty Assist. Prof. Dr. | Middle East Technical University (METU) www.metu.edu.tr Department of Engineering Sciences | 2025- |
| Faculty Assist. Prof. Dr. | Atılım University (AU) www.atilim.edu.tr Mechanical Engineering, | 2024-2025 |
| Lecturer | Middle East Technical University (METU) www.metu.edu.tr Department of Engineering Sciences | 2022-2025 |
| Researcher | Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM) https://sunum.sabanciuniv.edu/ | 2021- |
| Faculty Assist. Prof. Dr. | Sabancı University (SU) www.sabanciuniv.edu Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center (SU-IMC) Composite Technologies Center of Excellence https://suimc.sabanciuniv.edu/ | 2017-2021 |
| General Manager, Founder | Infinitdynamics LLC www.infinitdynamics.com | 2016-2025 |
| Chief Engineer of Design and Research Certification Verification Engineer | Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI) Indigenous Helicopter Project – GÖKBEY www.tai.com.tr | 2015-2016 |
| Project Coordinator | Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) Automotive Testing Center Project Transportation and Logistics Systems Center www.tse.org.tr | 2014-2015 |
| Adjunct Professor | Near East University (NEU) Department of Automotive Engineering www.neu.edu.tr | 2015-2017 |
| Adjunct Professor | Bahçeşehir University, Department of Transportation (BU) www.bahcesehir.edu.tr | 2013-2014 |
| Research Fellow | National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC) The George Washington University www.gwu.edu | 2003-2013 |
| Research Assistant | Gebze Technical University (GTU) Department of Design & Manufacturing Engineering www.gtu.edu.tr | 2000-2003 |
| R&D Engineer | Research & Innovation Labs. Canovate Group, Electronics Inc., (ex-Alcatel, Turkey) http://www.canovate.com | 1999-2000 |
| Alex Charters Student Scholar, Hypervelocity Impact Society (HVIS), 2007 |
| Graduate Student Scholarship, National Science Foundation (NSF), 2005, 2007 |
| Graduate Student Scholarship, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 2005 |
| Support for Attending Scientific Activities, George Washington University, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| Research Fellowship, George Washington University, National Crash Analysis Center (NCAC), 2003 – 2012 |
| Graduate Student Scholarship, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK), 2003 |
| Research Assistantship, Gebze Institute of Technology, 2000 – 2003 |
| Scholarship for Research Projects Contest and Science Fair, TUBITAK, 1994 |
