
Dr. Mehmet Dorduncu
Associate Professor
Education
University of Arizona– Post-doctoral Researcher, Mechanical Engineering, 2018-2019
University of Arizona– Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, 2013-2018
University of Arizona (Exchange Program) – M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2011-2012
Erciyes University, Turkey– M.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2011-2013
University of Applied Sciences (ERASMUS program), Estonia– B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2010
Erciyes University, Turkey– B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2006-2011
Awards
Research Assistantship, University of Arizona, 2016-2018.
Turkish Higher Education Council Scholarship– Graduate studies in U.S.A, 2013-2018.
Erciyes University Scholarship– Visiting scholar at University of Arizona, 2012 – 2013.
European Student Exchange Student Program (ERASMUS), Jan 2010- May 2010.
Academic Experience
6/2020 – Present Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
1/19 – 6/2020 Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
8/11 – 1/19 Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey
Research Assistant Doctor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
-Elastic wave propagation in functionally graded circular cylinders subjected to an axial impulsive load
9/17 – 5/18 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Senior Research Scientist, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
8/12 – 4/18 University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering,
-Weak form of peridynamics
(Funded by American Air Force Office of Scientific Research).
-A state-based peridynamic analysis in a finite element framework
(Funded by American Air Force Office of Scientific Research).
-Peridynamic differential operator for ordinary and partial differential equations
(Funded by American Air Force Office of Scientific Research).
-Refined Zigzag Element for sandwich construction with embedded stiffeners
(Funded by NASA Langley Research Center)
-Peridynamic truss element for viscoelastic materials
(Funded by Corning, Inc.)
-Failure prediction in sandwich panels under blast loading
(Funded by NASA Langley Research Center)
6/16 – 8/16 NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA.
Visiting Researcher-Demonstration of Refined-Zigzag Theory for predicting failure in composite structures