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3:35-4:25 p.m.
121 Earth & Engineering Science Building

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Over 30 years of experience delivering results using statistical process improvement and organizational health methods. Clients include manufacturing, higher education, and nonprofits.

PhD, Industrial Engineering, Penn State1988

MS, Industrial Engineering, Penn State, 1986

BS, Industrial Engineering, Penn State, 1982

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3:35-4:25 p.m.
121 Earth & Engineering Science Building

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Yue Fan is currently an Associate Professor at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He received his Ph.D. degree from MIT in 2013, and then worked at Oak Ridge National Lab as a Eugene P. Wigner Fellow from 2013 to 2016. His primary research interest is to provide a substantive knowledge on mechanics and microstructural evolution in complex systems via predictive modeling, and thus facilitate the development of new science-based high performance materials with novel functions and unprecedented strength, durability, and resistance to traditional degradation and failure. Some honors and recognitions he has received include “TMS-JIMM International Scholar”, “TMS MPMD Young Leaders Professional Development Award”, “NSF Career Award”, “Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award” (by ORAU), and “Haythornthwaite Young Investigator Award” (by ASME-Applied Mechanics Division).

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3:35-4:25 p.m.
121 Earth & Engineering Science Building

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Dr. Atilla Ozgur Cakmak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Grand Valley State University (GVSU), Michigan. He joined GVSU in 2021, and his primary research interests lie in the areas of metasurfaces and antennas. Dr. Cakmak has authored or co-authored more than 25 peer-reviewed publications and actively contributes to the scholarly community as an associate editor, topical editor, and reviewer in his field.

Dr. Cakmak earned his Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Bilkent University, Turkey, in 2012. In 2013, he joined The Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization (CNEU) as a postdoctoral researcher, focusing on solar cell technologies. He later served as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Penn State, beginning in 2018, where he taught courses in nanolithography and nanophotonics within the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics. As a mentor and educator, Dr. Cakmak is deeply committed to undergraduate and master’s student supervision, fostering hands-on research experiences and professional development through his teaching and research activities.

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