Prof. Dr.-Ing. A. Erman Tekkaya

1986-1988     Üniversite Doçenti (equivalent to habilitation) Mechanical Metallurgy, TC Üniversiteler Arası Kurul,Ankara/Türkei

1980-1985     Doctorate at the Institute of Forming Technology at the University of Stuttgart, Supervisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. K. Lange

1979-1980     Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey

1974-1979     Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara/Turkey

2016-2017     Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Dortmund University

since 2015     Visiting Professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus/USA

2014-2016     Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Dortmund University

2013-2014     Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, TU Dortmund University

2008-2013     Founding Director of the Center of Excellence in Metal Forming, Ankara/Turkey

since 2007     Professor and Head of Institute of the Institute of Forming Technology and Lightweight Construction (IUL)

2005-2009     Chairman and Full Professor at the Department of Manufacturing Engineering, ATILIM Universität, Ankara/Turkey

1993-2005     Full Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, METU, Ankara/Turkey

1996-1997     Visiting Professor (SEW Eurodrive-Chair) at the University of Stuttgart, Institute of Forming Technology

1986-1993     Assistant/Associate Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department, METU, Ankara/Turkey

1989-1990     Visiting Professor and Coordinator of PSU-Project at the University of Stuttgart, Institute of Forming Technology

1988               Visiting Professor at the Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institute of Mechanics

1983-1986     Head of Numerical Analysis and Education Group at the Institute of Forming Technology, University of Stuttgart

1980-1983     Research Assistant at the Institute of Forming Technology, University of Stuttgart (1980-1981 DAAD Scholar)

1978-1980     Student/Research/Teaching Assistant at the Mechanical Engineering Department, METU, Ankara/Turkey

Memberships of Research Boards

• acatech – Member of the “German Academy of Science and Engineering” (“Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften”)
• AGU – Chairman of the “German Metal Forming Association” (“Wissenschaftliche Arbeitsgemeinschaft Umformtechnik”)
• CIRP – Fellow of “The International Academy for Production Engineering”
• Council member of the “European Society of Experimental Mechanics”
• Curatorship member of “KARL-KOLLE Stiftung”, Dortmund, Germany
• DGM – Member of “Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde”
• FOSTA – Member of the Advisory Board of the “German Steel Federation” (“Forschungsvereinigung Stahlanwendungen e. V.”)
• GCFG – Member of the “German Cold Forging Group”
• I²FG – Member of the “International Impulse Forging Group”
• ICFG – Member of the “International Cold Forging Group”
• ICTP – Advisory Member of the Standing Advisory Board of the “International Conference on Technology of Plasticity”
• JSTP – Member of the “Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity”
• Member of “DGM-Regionalforum Rhein-Ruhr”
• MPIE – Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the “Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung” (until September 2020)
• Vice president of the German consortium of “Türkisch-Deutsche Universität” (Turkish-German University)
• WGP – Member of the “German Academic Society for Production Engineering” (“Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik”)

Journals/Editorship

• Editor-in-Chief, “Advances in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (AIME)” (Elsevier)
• Deputy Editor, “Elsevier Series in Plasticity of Materials”
• Chairman of the Editorial Committee, “CIRP Annals” (Elsevier)
• Member of the Advisory Boards, „Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb“ – ZWF
• Member of the Editorial Board, „Automotive Innovation“ (Springer)
• Member of the Editorial Board, “CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology” (Elsevier)
• Member of the Editorial Board, “Journal of Production Processes and Systems”
• Member of the Editorial Board, “Materials”
• Member of the International Advisory Committee, “International Journal of Material Forming” (Springer)
• Member of the Scientific Editorial Board, “Computer Methods in Materials Science”
• Member of the Scientific Editorial Board, “International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing”
• Member of the Scientific Editorial Board, „Results in Engineering“ (Elsevier)
• Member of the Scientific Editorial Board, “Romanian Journal of Technical Sciences – Applied Mechanics”
• Member of the expert panel, „Heat Treatment and Materials“ (HTM) (Carl-Hanser)

Further Memberships

• Chairman of the Scientific Committee, “The International Conference on High Speed Forming 2021” (ICHSF21)
• Member of the Advisory Committee, “The 13^th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity” (ICTP 2021), Columbus, USA
• Member of the CIRP Communication Committee
• Member of the Scientific Committee, “International Deep Drawing Research Group 2020” (IDDRG), Busan, South Korea
• Member of the Scientific Committee, “International Deep Drawing Research Group 2021” (IDDRG), Lorient, France
• Member of the Scientific Committee, “The 12^th International Conference and Workshop on Numerical Simulation of 3D Sheet Metal Forming Processes” (NUMISHEET 2021), Toronto, Canada
• Member of the Scientific Committee, “The 31th CIRP Design Conference 2021”, Enschede, The Netherlands
• Member of the Standing Advisory Board, “The 13^th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity” (ICTP 2021), Columbus, USA

Expert Activities in Scientific Committees

• AiF – Arbeitsgemeinschaft industrieller Forschungsvereinigung “Otto von Guericke” e. V.
• ANR – French National Research Agency
• Bayerische Forschungsstiftung, Munich, Germany
• CIRP – International Academy for Production Engineering
• DFG – German Research Foundation, Member of Fachkolleqium 401 (Review Board on Production Engineering)
• ESF College of Expert Reviewers
• ICFG - International Cold Forging Group
• KIT - Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China
• The Ohio State University, USA
• The University of Sheffield
• University of Bath
• University of Cyprus
• University of Lisbon
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Expert Activities for Journals

• Acta Materialia
• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Applied Mathematical Modelling
• ASME – Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
• Archive of Applied Mechanics
• CIRP Annals – Manufacturing Technology
• Computational Materials Science
• Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
• Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
• Engineering Computations
• Engineering Fracture Mechanics
• Engineering with Computers
• Energy Reports
• Forschung im Ingenieurwesen
• HTM Journal of Heat Treatment and Materials
• International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
• International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• International Journal of Damage Mechanics
• International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture
• International Journal of Material Forming
• International Journal of Materials and Product Technology
• International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education
• International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
• International Journal of Mechanics and Materials
• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing
• International Journal of Solids and Structures
• Journal Material Characterization – An International Journal on Materials Structure and Behavior
• Journal of Applied Mathematical Methods
• Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics
• Journal of Manufacturing Processes
• Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering
• Journal of Materials Processing Technology
• Journal of Mechanical Engineering
• Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology
• Journal of Production Engineering
• Manufacturing Letters
• Materials
• Materials & Design
• Materials and Manufacturing Processes
• Materials Science and Engineering A
• Mechanics of Materials
• Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
• Steel Research International
• Strain: An International Journal for Experimental Mechanics
• Surface and Coatings Technology
• The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• ZWF Zeitschrift für wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb

2015/Steel Innovation Prize 2015 (Category: Research & Development)

2014/JSTP International Prize for Research & Development in Precision Forging

2014/“ZukunftErfinden NRW”, University competition

2012/Honorary degree Doktor-Ingenieur Ehrenhalber (Dr.-Ing. E.h.) awarded by the Faculty of Engineering, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

2011/Most Innovative Paper Award, IEEE EDUCON

2010/Outstanding Paper Award, Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence

2004/METU Performance Award

2003/METU Performance Award

2002/Mustafa-Parlar Vakfı “METU Best Thesis Award 2001-2002"

2002/METU Performance Award

2002/Traian Vuia Award of the Romanian Academy for the book Formability of Metallic Materials (Springer)

2002/TTGV “The Most Successful Thesis Applied To Industry Awards”

2001/Mustafa-Parlar Vakfı “METU Best Thesis Award 2000-2001"

2000/Mustafa-Parlar Vakfı “METU Best Thesis Award 1999-2000"

2000/METU Performance Award

1999/Vakıfbank 1998-1999 METU Top Performance Award

1996/Scholarship: SEW-Eurodrive Stiftung Professorship Chair (1996-1997)

1987/TÜBITAK Scientific Promotion Award (Tesvik Ödülü)

1985/Gustav-Magenwirth-Preis for the best doctoral thesis