Prof.Dr. Cemal MERAN

Biography

Professor Meran was born on April 03, 1972. He holds undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 1993. He obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the Turkey at Pamukkale University (2001). He progressed all experiments of PhD study at Fachochschule Regensburg in Germany. He then took an academic position at the University of Pamukkale (2002-present). In April 2013 he was promoted to Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also carries administrative responsibility including, Manager of Center of Materials Research and Application since 2009.

Professor Meran's current research can be broadly classified as friction stir welding of similar or dissimilar metals. Focus is on friction stir welding of especially elevated temperature metals such as steels or stainless steels, etc.

He took over responsibilities organising of a number of conference, symposium and activities. He is chair of the International Materials Symposium (IMSP) which held every two year at Pamukkale University.

He was deserved honorary awards of the Prof. Fryderyk Staub Golden Owl in 2012 for achievements in promoting the Polish science and higher education on the international arena and for achievements in collaboration with the Polish scientific community of materials engineering.

He is member of Editorial Key Reviewers Committee (formerly Editorial Board) of some international journals such as Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Archives of Materials Science and Engineering, Archives of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering, some Turkish Journal Materials and Metallurgy, Engineers and Machine. He was chair of alumni association of Pamukkale University from 2002 to 2005.

He has married, and has got two child.

Qualifications

• PhD, Pamukkale University - Turkey, 2001
• Graduate of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pamukkale, Turkey, 1996
• Undergraduate of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pamukkale, Turkey, 1993

Collaboration

I have two active collaboration. One of them with Hochschule Regensburg, Germany. Two supervisor of mine PhD thesis were member of this University. I am organising a student visiting program to Hochschule Regensburg per every two year. Second collaboration is with Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Poland. We have good relations since 2008 when my first visiting of Silesian University of Technology. We are organising International Materials Symposium patronage under Pamukkale University and Silesian University of Technology.

Centres and Groups

Centre

• Center of Materials Research and Application

Group

• Alumni association of Pamukkale University

Memberships

• Chamber of Mechanical Engineering, Turkey
• Assocation of Turkish Corrosion

Awards

Administrative

Administrative expertise

Manager of Materials Research and Application of Pamukkale University, 2009-present

Boarding member, Branch of Denizli, Chamber of Mechanical Engineering, 1996-2004

Member of scholarship Committee of Pamukkale University, 2010-2011

Chairman of IMSP’2008, IMSP’2010, and IMSP’2012 by organised Pamukkale University