Alper Taşdemirci

Professor

Address: Izmir Ins. of Technology Department of Mechanical Engineering, Izmir TURKEY
Telephone:
Fax: +902327506701
E-mail: alpertasdemirci@iyte.edu.tr
Nationality: Turkish

WORK EXPERIENCE

Dates (from – to)
2015 - Currently
Name and address of employer
Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmır, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Academic
Occupation or position held
Professor
Main activities and responsibilities
Teaching (Undergraduate and Graduate levels), Research and Academic Consultancy
Dates (from – to)
2010-2015
Name and address of employer
Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmır, Turkey.
Type of business or sector
Academic
Occupation or position held
Assoc. Prof.
Main activities and responsibilities
Teaching (Undergraduate and Graduate levels), Research and Academic Consultancy
Dates (from – to)
2006-2010
Name and address of employer
Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmır, Turkey
Type of business or sector
Academic
Occupation or position held
Asst. Prof.
Main activities and responsibilities
Teaching (Undergraduate and Graduate levels), Research and Academic Consultancy.
Dates (from – to)
2001-2006
Name and address of employer
University of Delaware, Newark, DE. USA
Type of business or sector
Academic
Occupation or position held
Research Assistant, Ph.D
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Teaching
Dates (from – to)
1998-2001
Name and address of employer
Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
Type of business or sector
Academic
Occupation or position held
Research Assistant, M.S.
Main activities and responsibilities
Research and Teaching

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Dates (from – to)
2001-2006
Name and type of organization providing education and training
University of Delaware, USA.
Principal subjects/occupational
Doctoral Dissertation: “EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING STUDIES OF STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION IN MULTILAYER COMPOSITE MATERIALS”
Title of qualification awarded
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.
Level in national classification
Ph.D. Diploma
Dates (from – to)
1998-2000
Name and type of organization providing education and training
Erciyes University, Turkey.
Principal subjects/occupational
M.S. Thesis: “The investigation of the ballistic performance of an alumina reinforced aluminum metal matrix composite”
Title of qualification awarded
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
Dates (from – to)
1994-1998
Name and type of organization providing education and training
Erciyes University, Turkey.
Principal subjects/occupational
B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
Title of qualification awarded
B.S. Diploma

PERSONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

MOTHER TONGUE
Turkish
OTHER LANGUAGES
English
Reading skills
Excellent
Writing skills
Excellent
Verbal skills
Excellent
SOCIAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Living and working with other people, in multicultural environments, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), etc.
Good communication skills
Respect and tolerance for others
Good relationship at work
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc.
High experience in both research and project management
TUBITAK Technology and Innovation Funding Programs Department Executive Board Member (2016-2019)
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
With computers, specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc.
High Strain Rate Testing, Material Characterization, Numerical Modelling (LSDYNA and ANSYS).
OTHER SKILLS AND COMPETENCES
Competences not mentioned above.
DRIVING LICENSE(S)
B

AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED ARTICLES

ARTICLES IN PEER REVIEWED JOURNALS Mustafa Güden, Hakan Yavaş, Ahmet Alptuğ Tanrıkulu, Alper Taşdemirci, Barış Akın, Samed Enser, Ayberk Karakuş, Burcu Arslan Hamat (2021). Orientation dependent tensile properties of a selective-laser-melt 316L stainless steel. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 824, Doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2021.141808

Seven, SB, Çankaya, MA, Uysal, Ç, Tasdemirci, A, Saatçi, S, Güden, M. Constitutive equation determination and dynamic numerical modelling of the compression deformation of concrete. Strain. 2021; 57:e12377. https://doi.org/10.1111/str.12377

Sarıkaya Mustafa,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2019). Impact loading and modelling a multilayer aluminium corrugated/fin core: The effect of the insertion of imperfect fin layers. Strain, 55(1), 12298, Doi: 10.1111/str.12298

Sarıkaya Mustafa,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2018). Dynamic crushing behavior of a multilayer thin-walled aluminum corrugated core: The effect of velocity and imperfection. THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES, 132, 332-349., Doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2018.06.029

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Akbulut Emine Fulya,Guzel Erkan,Tuzgel Firat,Yucesoy Atacan,Sahin Selim,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2018). Crushing behavior and energy absorption performance of a bio-inspired metallic structure: Experimental and numerical study. THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES, 131, 547-555., Doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2018.07.051

Odacı İsmet Kutlay,KILIÇASLAN CENK,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Mamalis Athanasios G,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2018). Projectile Impact Testing Aluminum Corrugated Core Composite Sandwiches Using Aluminum Corrugated Projectiles: Experimental and Numerical Investigation. Materials Science Forum, 910, 102-108., Doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.910.102

Odacı İsmet Kutlay,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,KILIÇASLAN CENK,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2017). The varying densification strain in a multi-layer aluminum corrugate structure: Direct impact testing and layer-wise numerical modelling. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 103, 64-75., Doi: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2016.10.014

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,TUNUSOĞLU GÖZDE (2017). Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of interlayer on the damage formation in a ceramic/composite armor at a low projectile velocity. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 30(1), 88-106., Doi: 10.1177/089270571558441.

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,KARA ALİ (2016). The effect of perforations on the stress wave propagation characteristics of multilayered materials. Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials, 29(12), 1680-1695., Doi: 10.1177/0892705715584409

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Kara Ali,Turan Kivanc,Selim Sahin,Guden Mustafa (2016). Effect of heat treatment on the blast loading response of combined geometry shell core sandwich structures. Thin-Walled Structures, 100, 180-191., Doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2015.12.012

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Kara Ali,Kivanc Turan,Selim Sahin (2015). Dynamic crushing and energy absorption of sandwich structures with combined geometry shell cores. Thin-Walled Structures, 91, 116-128., Doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2015.02.015

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Kara Ali,Kivanc Turan,Selim Sahin (2015). Crushing and energy absorption characteristics of combined geometry shells at quasi static and dynamic strain rates Experimental and numerical study. Thin-Walled Structures, 86, 83-93., Doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2014.09.020

DEMİR MUSTAFA MUAMMER,HORZUM POLAT NESRİN,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,TURAN ALİ KIVANÇ,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2014). Mechanical Interlocking between Porous Electrospun Polystyrene Fibers and an Epoxy Matrix. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 6(24), 21901-21905., Doi: 10.1021/am507029c

Kılıç Namık,Said Bedir,EKİCİ BÜLENT,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2014). Ballistic behavior of high hardness perforated armor plates against 7 62mm armor piercing projectile. Materials & Design, 63, 427-438., Doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.06.030

KILIÇASLAN CENK,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,ODACI KUTLAY,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2014). Experimental and numerical studies on the quasi static and dynamic crushing responses of multi layer trapezoidal aluminum corrugated sandwiches. Thin-walled structures, 78, 70-78., Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2014.01.017

KILIÇASLAN CENK,Odacı İsmet Kutlay,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2014). Experimental testing and full and homogenized numerical models of the low velocity and dynamic deformation of the trapezoidal aluminum corrugated core sandwich. Strain, Doi: 10.1111/str.12085

Kara A., Tasdemirci A., Guden M. (2013). Modeling quasi static and high strain rate deformation and failure behavior of a 45 symmetric E glass polyester composite under compressive loading. Materials & Design, 49, 566-574., Doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.01.002

Yiğit Attila,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2013). Foam glass processing using a polishing glass powder residue. Ceramics International, 39(5), 5869-5877., Doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2012.12.104

KILIÇASLAN CENK,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,Odacı Kutlay,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2013). The impact responses and the finite element modeling of layered trapezoidal corrugated aluminum core and aluminum sheet interlayer sandwich structures. Material & Design , 46, 121-133., Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2012.09.059

GÜLTÜRK ELİF,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2013). Calcined and natural frustules filled epoxy matrices The effect of volume fraction on the tensile and compression behavior. Composites Part B: Engineering, 44(1), 491-500., Doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2012.03.022

Odacı İsmet Kutlay, Kılıçaslan Cenk, Taşdemirci Alper, Güden Mustafa (2012). Projectile impact testing of glass fiber reinforced composite and layered corrugated aluminium and aluminium foam core sandwich panels a comparative study. International Journal of Crashworthiness, 17(5), 508-518., Doi: 10.1080/13588265.2012.690215

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,TURAN ALİ KIVANÇ,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2012). The effect of strain rate on the mechanical behavior of Teflon foam. Polymer Testing, 31(6), 723-727., Doi: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.05.004

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Tunusoglu Gozde,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2012). The effect of the interlayer on the ballistic performance of ceramic composite armors Experimental and numerical study. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 44, 1-9., Doi: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.12.005

HALL I W,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,KARA ALİ (2011). Off Axis Properties of Cross Ply Metal Matrix Composites at Quasi Static and High Strain Rates. Procedia Engineering, 10, 1532-1537., Doi: 10.1016/j.proeng.2011.04.256

Tasdemirci A., Kara A., Turan A.K., Tunusoglu G., Guden M., Hall I.W. (2011). Experimental and Numerical Investigation of High Strain Rate Mechanical Behavior of a 0 45 90 45 Quadriaxial E Glass Polyester Composite. Procedia Engineering, 10, 3068-3073., Doi: 10.1016/j.proeng.

Erdik Atil , Kilic Namik , Guden Mustafa , Tasdemirci Alper (2010). NUMERICAL APPROACH TO DESIGN PROCESS OF ARMORED VEHICLES. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME 10TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING SYSTEMSDESIGN AND ANALYSIS, 2010, VOL 4(null), 231-237.

TUNUSOGLU GOZDE,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,HALL I W (2010). Numerical and Experimental Studies of High Strain Rate MechanicalBehavior of E Glass Polyester Composite Laminates. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME 10TH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE ON ENGINEERING SYSTEMSDESIGN AND ANALYSIS, 2010, VOL 2(null), 61-68.

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Ergonenc Cagri,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2010). Split Hopkinson pressure bar multiple reloading and modeling of a 316 L stainless steel metallic hollow sphere structure. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 37(3), 250-259., Doi: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2009.06.010

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Hall IW (2009). Development of novel multilayer materials for impact applications A combined numerical and experimental approach. Materials & Design, 30(5), 1533-1541., Doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.07.054

Hall IW,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Derrick Ja (2009). Quasi static and high strain rate properties of a cross ply metal matrix composite. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 507(1-2), 93-101., Doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2008.12.021

Dizlek Eren,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,TÜRKAN UĞUR,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2009). Processing and compression testing of Ti6Al4V foams for biomedical applications. Journal of Materials Science, 44(6), 1512-1519., Doi: 10.1007/s10853-008-3038-7

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2008). The effect of tube end constraining on the axial crushing behavior of an aluminum tube. Materials & Design, 29(10), 1992-2001., Doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.011

YÜKSEL SİNAN,KARSU DENİZ,GÜLTÜRK ELİF,HALL I W,GÜDEN MUSTAFA,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2008). Diatom frustule filled epoxy Experimental and numerical study of the quasi static and high strain rate compression behavior. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 480(1-2), 373-382., Doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2007.07.037

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,HIZAL ALPAY,ALTINDİŞ M,HALL I W,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2008). The effect of strain rate on the compressive deformation behavior of a sintered Ti6Al4V powder compact. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 474(1-2), 335-341., Doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2007.05.023

GÜDEN MUSTAFA,Yüksel Sinan,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,TANOĞLU METİN (2007). Effect of aluminum closed cell foam filling on the quasi static axial crush performance of glass fiber reinforced polyester composite and aluminum composite hybrid tubes. Composite Structures, 81(4), 480-490., Doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.09.005

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,HALL I W (2007). The effects of plastic deformation on stress wave propagation in multi layer materials. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 34(11), 1797-1813., Doi: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2006.10.005

APALAK MUSTAFA KEMAL,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2007). Non linear elastic stresses in a thin hard coating an elastic substrate system subjected to a surface pressure distribution. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 190(1-3), 263-281., Doi: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.02.038

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Hall IW (2007). Numerical and experimental studies of damage generation in multi layer composite materials at high strain rates. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 34(2), 189-204., Doi: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2005.08.010

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Hall IW (2006). Numerical and experimental studies of damage generation in a polymer composite material at high strain rates. Polymer Testing, 25(6), 797-806., Doi: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.04.011

GÜDEN MUSTAFA,AKIL OVUNC,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,ÇİFTÇİOĞLU MUHSİN,HALL I W (2006). Effect of strain rate on the compressive mechanical behavior of a continuous alumina fiber reinforced ZE41A magnesium alloy based composite. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 425(1-2), 145-155., Doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2006.03.028

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,HALL I W (2005). Experimental and Modeling Studies of Stress Wave Propagation in Multilayer Composite Materials Low Modulus Interlayer Effects. Journal of Composite Materials, 39(11), 981-1005., Doi: 10.1177/002199830504873

TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,Hall IW,Gama BA,GÜDEN MUSTAFA (2004). Stress Wave Propagation Effects in Two and Three Layered Composite Materials. Journal of Composite Materials, 38(12), 995-1009., Doi: 10.1177/0021998304040564

KARAMIŞ MEHMET BAKİ,NAİR FEHMİ,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER (2004). Analyses of metallurgical behavior of Al SiCp composites after ballistic impacts. Composite Structures, 64(2), 219-226., Doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.08.005

KARAMIŞ MEHMET BAKİ,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,NAİR FEHMİ (2003). Microstructural analysis and discontinuities in the brazed zone of copper tubes. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 141(3), 302-312., Doi: 10.1016/s0924-0136(03)00281-4

KARAMIŞ MEHMET BAKİ,TAŞDEMİRCİ ALPER,NAİR FEHMİ (2003). Failure and tribological behaviour of the AA5083 and AA6063 composites reinforced by SiC particles under ballistic impact. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 34(3), 217-226., Doi: 10.1016/s1359-835x(03)00024-1

PROJECTS DIRECTED Design and Optimization of an Energy-Absorber Biomimetic Armor System. TUBITAK. Grant number 214M339.

The development of a new static and dynamic mechanical characterization methodology for concrete. TUBITAK. Grant number 115M534.

Development and optimization of blast-resistant hemi-spherical core sandwich structures. TUBITAK. Grant number 112M141.

The development of experimental and numerical testing methodology in multilayer material systems against blast and ballistic loadings. TUBITAK. Grant number 106M353.

H-INDEX Google 21, WOS 16.