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General Information

Full Name Özgün Sunar
Date of Birth 15th April 1990
Languages Turkish, English

Education

  • 2021
    PhD
    The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, The United Kingdom
    • Mechanical Engineering.
      • Thesis / Arc Damage Identification and Its Effects on Fatigue Life of Contact Wires in Railway Overhead Lines
  • 2015
    MSc
    Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
    • Mechanical Engineering
  • 2012
    BSc
    Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey
    • Mechanical Engineering

Experience

  • 2023 - ...
    Assistant Professor
    Railway Systems and Technologies, Eskisehir Technical University, Turkey
  • 2021- 2023
    Lecturer
    Railway Systems and Technologies, Eskisehir Technical University, Turkey
  • 2016-2021
    Research Assistant
    Mechanical Engineering, The University of Sheffield Sheffield, The United Kingdom.
  • 2013 - 2016
    Lecturer
    Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey
  • 2012 - 2013
    Production Engineer
    NEKA Mold Inc. , Manisa, Turkey

Projects

  • 2013-2015
    Fatigue Analysis of Single Leaf Springs with Finite Element Method
    • Supported by Turkish Ministery of Science, Industry and Technology, Industrial Thesis Program (SAN-TEZ) under grant no. 0369.STZ.2013-2

Honors and Awards

  • 2015
    • PhD scholarship Nobel Prize in Physics (Granted by Turkish Ministry of National Education to study in field of Railway System in the UK)
  • 2013
    • 3rd Place BSc Graduation (3.34/4=

Academic Interests

  • Finite element analysis.
    • Static Structural Analysis.
    • Time depended Anaylsis.
    • Mesh optimisation
  • Mechanics.
    • Solid mechanics
    • Fracture mechanics
    • Fatigue
    • Wear
  • Materials Science.
    • Optical Metallurgy
    • Microstructure
    • Micropreparation

Other Interests

  • Hobbies: Electric guitar, intrumental musics, cycling