Mechanical Engineering

DILEK CAKIROGLU

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**** * ** ****** #** Stillwater, OK-74074 *****.*********@*****.*** 405-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS__________________________________________________________

• Excellent laboratory skills related to material property testing, characterization and development

• Ability to design and set up experiments in laboratory environment

• Advanced knowledge in polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, wet chemistry and solid mechanics

• Leadership experience on campus organizations and on research laboratory

EDUCATION _____________________________________________________________________________

Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering Dec 2008

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Thesis: “An exploratory investigation of viscoelastic nanoindentation on polyvinyl acetate”

Master of Science, Polymer Science and Technology Jun 2006

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

Thesis: “Electrochemical synthesis and characterization of polyaniline thin films”

Bachelor of Science, Engineering Physics Dec 2002

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________________

Research Assistant, Mechanical Engineering Aug 2006-Dec 2008

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

• Applied innovative small scale mechanical testing on the polymer materials successfully

• Designed experimental setup for a small scale mechanical testing on the polymer materials at high

temperatures

• Characterized surface properties of polymer materials via atomic force microscopy

• Determined causes of equipment failure and implemented improvements at high temperatures testing

• Developed procedures to increase the efficiency of mechanical testing equipment at high temperatures

• Instructed research group members concerning mechanical testing equipments

Research Assistant, Polymer Science and Technology Sep 2004-Jun 2006

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

• Conducted electrochemical synthesis of polymer resin

• Fabricated polymer thin films on metallic surfaces

• Characterized polymer thin films utilizing FT-IR, UV-Vis, cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical

impedance spectroscopy

• Analyzed the laboratory test data using parstat electrochemical analyzer

Teaching Assistant, Engineering Physics Jan 2005-Jun 2005

Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey

• Assisted undergraduate students in Physics Laboratory

SKILLS___________________________________________________________________________________

Laboratory: Hysitron triboindenter, atomic force microscopy, FT-IR, UV/Vis, parstat electrochemical analyzer,

cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

Computer: C programming language, Matlab, Mathematica, AutoCAD, Origin scientific graphing and analysis

software, Microsoft Office

Affiliation: President of Turkish Student Association in Oklahoma State University

Willing to Travel and Relocate

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