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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
OKUTMUŞTUR
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., METU; M.S., Bilkent University; Ph.D., Universire Pierre et Marie Curie (From METU-Ankara)
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
ŞEKER
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2993
Email: 
nseker@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
TZ-28
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., METU; M.S., Uludag University; Ph.D., METU (METU-Ankara)
Research Interests: 
  • Social and Political History of Modern Turkey,
  • Transition from the Ottoman Empire into the Turkish Republic,
  • Nationalism and the Collapse of the Ottoman Empire,
  • Ethnic Issues in the Early Twentieth Century of the Ottoman Empire
Courses Taught: 
  • Readings in History
  • Ottoman Socio Economic History (19 20th cent.)
  • History of the Turkish Revolution
  • Major Issues in the History of Contemporary Turkey
  • Readings in the History of the Turkish Revolution
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Surname: 
ONUK
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Instr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 29 11
Email: 
onuk@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
R-129
Web Address: 
Educational Background: 
  • B.A., M.A., Başkent University, M.A. (in progress) Hacettepe University
Research Interests: 
  • Secondary Orality
  • Contemporary Turkish Novel
  • Use of Social Media in Writing Education
  • Social Media in Higher Education
  • Literature Education
  • Electronic Texts
Courses Taught: 
  • TUR 103 Turkish I: Written Communication
  • TUR 101 Turkish I
  • TUR 102 Turkish II
  • TUR 104 Turkish II: Oral Communication
  • TUR 115 Critical Reading
  • TUR 201 Beginner Turkish
  • TUR 202 Intermediate Turkish
Selected Publications: 
  • Onuk, T.C. Üniversitelerin Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Öğretimi ve İlgili Anabilim Dallarında Yapılan Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora Çalışmaları, 6th International Turkish Language Teaching Conference, Niğde University, Niğde, Turkey, 4-6 July 2013 (in Turkish).
  • Onuk, T.C. Üniversite Öğrencilerinin Yazma Davranışı Geliştirmesinin Önündeki Engeller, 4. Büyük Kolej Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Öğretmenleri Buluşması, Ankara, Turkey, 6 April 2013 (in Turkish)
  • Gölgeli, L. and Onuk, T. C. Yazma Eğitiminin Desteklenmesi Açısından Yaratıcı Yazma Kulübü Uygulamaları, 4th International Turkish Language Teaching Conference, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey, 8-9 September 2011 (in Turkish).
  • Yazıcı, N. and Onuk, T. C. Üniversitelerde Çocuk Edebiyatı Alanında Yapılan Yüksek Lisans ve Doktora Çalışmaları, 3rd International Turkish Language Teaching Conference, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey, 1-3 July 2010 (in Turkish).
  • Onuk, T. C. Prentice Hall Literature Edebiyat Ders Kitabında Kullanılan Öğretim Yöntemleri, 1st Başkent University Faculty of Education Turkish Language and Turkish Literature Education Student Symposium, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey, 7 May 2010 (in Turkish).
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
ESAT
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2991
Email: 
evolkan@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-220
Web Address: 
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Gazi University; M.S., METU; Ph.D., Loughborough University
Research Interests: 
  • Computational Modelling: Multi–Body System Modelling and Analysis, Finite Element Analysis
  • Metal Forming, Mechanics of Macro, Micro, and Nano Structures, Machine Elements, Machine Design, Artificial Neural Networks, CAD/CAM/CAE
  • Biomechanics: Computational Human Modelling, Injury Analysis and Prevention, Vehicle Crashworthiness, Biomechanical Engineering Design and Optimisation
Courses Taught: 
  • 4th year: MECH408 - Hoisting and Conveying Machinery; MECH413 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis; MECH453 - Metal Forming Technology; MECH458 - Graduation Design Project; MECH471 - Production Plant Design
  • 3rd year: MECH303 - Manufacturing Engineering; MECH307 - Mechanical Engineering Design; MECH308 - Design of Machine Elements
  • 2nd year: MECH202 - Manufacturing Technologies; MECH206 - Strength of Materials; MECH227 - Engineering Materials
Selected Publications: 
  • Dagdeviren, S., Yavuz, M., Kocabas, M. O., Unsal, E., and Esat, V., “Structural Crashworthiness Analysis of a Ladder Frame Chassis Subjected to Full-Frontal and Pole Side Impacts”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2016, Vol. 21, No. 5, 477 – 493. [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2015.1135522]
  • Zuberi, M. J. S., and Esat, V., “Evaluating the Effects of Size and Chirality on the Mechanical Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes through Equivalent-Continuum Modelling”, Proc. IMechE, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2016, Vol. 230, No. 5, 913 – 926. [DOI: 10.1177/1464420715588217]
  • Zuberi, M. J. S., and Esat, V., “Investigating the Mechanical Properties of Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Epoxy Composite through Finite Element Modelling”, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2015, Vol. 71, 1–9. [ISSN: 1359-8368] [DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.11.020]
  • Acar, B. S., Feng, J., and Esat, V., “Investigation into Suitability of Current ATDs to Represent Ageing Drivers”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 1, 1–10. [ISSN print: 1358-8265, ISSN online: 1754-2111] [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2012.730211]
  • Esat, V., and Acar, B. S., “Pregnant Driver Injury Investigations in Oblique Crashes”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 4, 424–429. [ISSN print: 1358-8265, ISSN online: 1754-2111] [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2012.664008]
  • Esat, V., and Acar, B. S., “Effects of Table Design in Railway Carriages on Pregnant Occupant Safety”, International Journal of Crashworthiness, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 3, 337-343. [ISSN print: 1358-8265, ISSN online: 1754-2111] [DOI: 10.1080/13588265.2012.664009]
  • Esat, V., and Acar, M., “Viscoelastic Finite Element Analysis of the Cervical Intervertebral Discs in Conjunction with a Multi Body Dynamic Model of the Human Head and Neck”, Proc. IMechE, Part H: J. Engineering in Medicine, 2009, 223(H2), 249–262. [ISSN: 0954 4119] [DOI:10.1243/09544119JEIM421]
  • Esat, V., Darendeliler, H., and Gokler, M. I., “Finite Element Analysis of Springback in Bending of Aluminium Sheets”, Materials & Design, 2002, Vol. 23, No. 2, 223–229. [ISSN: 0261 3069] [DOI:10.1016/S0261 3069(01)00062 0]
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Instr. Dr.
Surname: 
ERKMEN
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Instr. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2962
Email: 
berkmen@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-134
Educational Background: 
  • B.A.,Eastern Mediterranean University; M.A., University of Warwick; Ph.D., University of Nottingham
Research Interests: 
  • Teachers' beliefs about teaching and learning
  • Teacher education; pre-service training
  • Research methods
Courses Taught: 
  • Introduction to Education
  • ELT Methodology
  • Practice Teaching
  • Teaching Language Skills
  • Classroom Management
  • Materials Adaptation and Development"
Selected Publications: 
  • Özbilgin, A., Erkmen, B. & Karaman, A. C. (2016). English language teacher professional development: When institutional frameworks fall short, The Inonu University Journal of the Faculty of Education, 17(1), 55-65.
  • Erkmen, B. (2014). Novice EFL teachers’ beliefs about teaching and learning and their classroom practices. Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 29(1), 99-113.
  • Erkmen, B. (2013). A Shadowing Experience for TEFL Students. In Mann, S. and Edge, J. (eds.), Innovations in pre-servive education and training for English language teachers. London: The British Council.
  • Conference Publication (Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CY-ICER-2012) North Cyprus, 08-10 February, 2012) Erkmen, B. Ways to uncover teachers' beliefs. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences,Volume 47, 2012, Pages 141–146.
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
ÖZÇELİK
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Title: 
Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 3004
Email: 
ozemre@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
T-127
Web Address: 
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., PhD., METU
Research Interests: 
  • History of Economic Thought
  • Economics of Innovation and Technology
  • Development Economics
  • Institutional & International Political Economy
Courses Taught: 
  • ECO 101: Microeconomics
  • ECO 211: Economic History
  • ECO 465: Development Economics
  • ECO 212: History of Economic Thought
  • ECO 304: International Macroeconomics
  • ECO 480: World Economy
Selected Publications: 
  • 2009, Worldwide Governance Indicators and the Case of Turkey, in Turkey and the Global Economy: Neoliberal Restructuring and Integration in the Postcrisis Era, London & New York: Routledge, 281 303. Editors: Ziya Onis (Koc University) & Fikret Senses (Middle East Technical University).
  • 2008, R&D Support Programs in Developing Countries: The Turkish Experience, Research Policy 37 (2), 258 275. Co author: Erol Taymaz (Middle East Technical University). [Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)].
  • 2007, Kurumlar, Kurumsal Iktisat ve Avusturya Okulu (Institutions, Institutional Economics and the Austrian School), in Kurumsal Iktisat (Institutional Economics), Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 201 235. Editor: Eyup Ozveren (Middle East Technical University).
  • 2006, An Institutionalist Perspective on the Future of the Capitalist World Economy, Journal of Economic Issues XL (2), 413 420. Co author: Eyup Ozveren (Middle East Technical University). [Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)].
  • 2005, An Unconventional Critique of Economic Liberalism: Reconsidering the Austrian School in the Light of Fernand Braudel, METU Studies in Development 32 (June), 125 154. [EconLit].
  • 2004, Does Innovativeness Matter for International Competitiveness in Developing Countries? The Case of Turkish Manufacturing Industries, Research Policy 33 (3), 409 424. Co author: Erol Taymaz (Middle East Technical University). [Social Science Citation Index (SSCI)].
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
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WALTER
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 3001
Email: 
benjamin@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
T-124
Web Address: 
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., Rice University; M.S., Ph.D., Brown University
Research Interests: 
  • Algebraic topology
  • Calculus of functors
  • Operads and cooperads
Courses Taught: 
  • Calculus and Multivariate Calculus
  • Linear Algebra
  • Differential Equations
  • Real Analysis, I
  • Abstract Algebra, I
  • Topology"
Selected Publications: 
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
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WALTER
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Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 958
Email: 
walter@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
SZ-48
Educational Background: 
  • B.A., Harvard University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests: 
  • phonology
  • phonetics
  • sociolinguistics
Courses Taught: 
  • Linguistics I and II
  • Language Acquisition
  • Sound Patterns in Human Language
  • Language, Politics and Identity
  • Contrastive Turkish/English Structure
  • Structure of Arabic
Selected Publications: 
  • Bradlow, Ann, Cynthia Clopper, Rajka Smiljanic, Mary Ann Walter. 2010. “A perceptual similarity space for languages: Evidence from five native language listener groups.” Speech Communication.
  • “Probability matching and Arabic morphology.” (Submitted for publication).
  • 2008. “Repetition leads to lenition in consonant sequences.” Proceedings of the Eighth International Seminar on Speech Production.
  • Hacquard, Valentine, Mary Ann Walter and Alec Marantz. 2007. “The effects of inventory on vowel perception in French and Spanish: An MEG study.” Brain and Language.
  • 2006. “Pharyngealization effects in Maltese Arabic.” In Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics: Proceedings of the 16th Arabic Linguistics Society Symposium, S. Boudelaa (Ed.) Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
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Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
KÖK
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Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661
Email: 
kok@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
S-220
Web Address: 
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., M.S., Ph.D., METU (From METU-Ankara)
Research Interests: 
  • Drilling Fluids
  • Characterization of Wax Appereance Temperatures of Crude Oils
  • Pyrolysis and Combustion of Fossil Fuels
Courses Taught: 
  • Environmental Control in Petroleum Operations
  • Petroleum Engineering Research
  • Inst. Measurements in Pet. Eng.
  • Advanced EOR Techniques
  • Introduction to Petroleum Engineering
  • Drilling Engineering I & II
  • Petroleum Production Engineering I & II
  • Special Operations in Drilling
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques "
Selected Publications: 
  • Gurkan Iscan, Mustafa Versan Kok and Faruk Civan) Investigation of Porosity and Permeability Impairment in Sandstones by X Ray Analysis and Simulation Energy Sources Volume 31, No.5, 2009, 387 395.
  • (Mustafa Versan Kok) Heating Rate Effect on the DSC Kinetics of Oil Shales Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Volume 90, No.3, 2007, 817 821.
  • (Gurkan Iscan, Faruk Civan and Mustafa Versan Kok ) Alteration of Permeability by Drilling Fluid Invasion and Flow Reversal Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering Volume 58, No.1 2, 2007, 227 244.
  • (Mustafa Versan Kok, Jean Marie Letoffe and Pierre Claudy) Comparative Methods in the Determination of Wax Content and Pour Point of Crude Oils Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Volume 90, No.3, 2007, 827 831.
  • (A. Gurkan Iscan, Mustafa Versan Kok and A.Suat Bagci) Estimation of Permeability and Rock Mechanical Properties of Limestone Reservoir Rocks under Stress Conditions by Strain Gauge Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, Volume 53, No: 1 2"
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Asst. Prof. Dr.
Surname: 
NİYAZİ
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Title: 
Asst. Prof. Dr.
Telephone: 
+90 392 661 2915
Email: 
nasli@metu.edu.tr
Room: 
R-133
Educational Background: 
  • B.S., METU; M.S., University of Kent; Ph.D., London South Bank University
Research Interests: 
  • General area of Health Psychology
  • Cognitive processes and health with particular interest in addictive behaviours
  • Effects of psychological processes on health
  • Effects of personality on health and performance
  • Implicit attitude measurement
  • Management of pain
Courses Taught: 
  • PSYC 340 THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
  • PSYC 449 INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
  • PSYC 342 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
  • PSYC 343 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION
  • PSYC 242 COPING WITH STRESS
Selected Publications: 
  • Mmopelva, T.,,,,,Niyazi, A., ....Acaroglu, E. (2018). Analysis of factors affecting baseline SF-36 Mental Component Summary in Adult Spinal Deformity and its impact on surgical outcomes. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica.
  • Hooper, N., Back, C., Karekla, M., Niyazi, A., & McHugh, L. (2018). Cognitive defusion versus experiential avoidance in the reduction of smoking behaviour: an experimental and preliminary investigation. Addiction Research & Theory.
  • Nabiyev, V.. Ayhan, S., Yüksel, S., Niyazi, A. et al. (2016). Does surgery for adult spinal deformity affect the cognitive abilities in patients over 50 years of age? Turkish Neurosurgery.
  • Niyazi, A. (2013). Health behaviour change models. In Ü. Okyayuz (Ed.), Health Psychology (2nd ed.). Ankara: Turkish Psychological Association.
  • Niyazi, A. (2013). Addictive behaviours. In Ü. Okyayuz (Ed.), Health Psychology (2nd ed.). Ankara: Turkish Psychological Association.
  • Niyazi, A. (2013). Pain. In Ü. Okyayuz (Ed.), Health Psychology (2nd ed.). Ankara: Turkish Psychological Association.
  • Albery, I.P., Sharma, D., Niazi, A., Moss, A.C. (2006). Theoretical perspectives and approaches. Cognition and Addiction (1 29). Oxford: Oxford University Press
  • Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2005). Attentional bias and outcome expectancies in smokers, ex smokers and non smokers. Psychology & Health, 20 (Conference supplement 1), 192 193.
  • Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2005). Attentional bias and outcome expectancies in smokers, ex smokers and non smokers. Psychology & Health, 20 (Conference supplement 1), 192 193.
  • Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2004). Implicit and explicit attitudes towards drinking and the attitude behaviour consistency in problem drinkers and non problem drinkers. Psychology & Health, 19 (Conference supplement), 121 122.
  • Niyazi, A. & Albery, I. (2004). Implicit and explicit attitudes towards smoking and the attitude behaviour consistency in smokers and non smokers. Psychology & Health, 19 (Conference supplement), 122.

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