Lecture on Fracture Statistics

I gave a lecture on fracture statistics as a part of the Introduction to Ceramic Materials class at Illinois Institute of Technology. Please click for the lecture notes. Posted 30th October 2013 by Ozgur Keles

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Research projects available with support up to 12$/hr

We are looking for Illinois Institute of Technology graduate and undergraduate students for MMAE project(s) with support up to 12$/hr. If you are interested, please send me an email. Project: Reliability engineering of pharmaceutical tablets and pills The support is up to 12.00$ per hour. 1 Graduate Research Project1 Undergraduate Research ProjectWomen and minorities are […]

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Effective altruism

This blog starts with “If you’re lucky enough to live without want, it’s a natural impulse to want to try and help others.” It is a good read and includes the related presentation.   “**Too often, we try to alleviate the suffering of those immediately in front of us by giving in a “Knee-Jerk” fashion.**Instead, we […]

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Phil Agre’s 66000 words–Networking on the Network

“Networking on the Network: A Guide to Professional Skills for PhD Students” written by Philip E. Agre is an excellent resource to make Ph.D. students and graduates understand the academia and market needs.  Here is the link, also check his other stuff.   Posted 11th September 2013 by Ozgur Keles

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ICMR Summer School on Materials in 3D at UCSB

I spent two weeks in University of California, Santa Barbara, for the Summer School on Materials in 3D. Everything was great except for the duration of the lectures, 90 minutes. All the people in the picture below survived, though. For me, Allosphere demonstration was the most exiting part of the summer school. Allosphere offers a unique platform to combine […]

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New publication in Acta Materialia: Deviations from Weibull statistics in brittle porous materials

Here is the link for my recent publication in Acta Materialia. Co-authors are also my co-advisors without whom this work would not be possible. Deviations from Weibull statistics in brittle porous materials Özgür Keleş, R. Edwin García, Keith J. Bowman Abstract: Brittle porous materials (BPMs) are used for battery, fuel cell, catalyst, membrane, filter, bone graft and […]

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LA From the Plane

I took some pictures on the road to Santa Barbara. Here are pseudo-HDR versions of those pictures. Posted 31st August 2013 by Ozgur Keles

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Public Education Update

I do try to update everything in this space. Here is a small one for my public education page. Figure showing an imaginary museum education situation with emotional responses (skin conductivity) of six students (blue circle) and a teacher (red circle). Positions can also be gathered to generate a point cloud for further correlation. Warhol […]

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Independence Day

Here are some of the pictures I took in Chicago on July 4th. I use Photomatix Pro to generate HDR images. For firework pictures, I just rotated the tripod head except the last one. Posted 7th July 2013 by Ozgur Keles

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Some Questions for Ph.D. Candidates

These questions (at least most of them as far as I remember) are quoted from “Peg B. Single, Demystifying Dissertation Writing, Stylus publishing, 2009.” I keep them as stickies on my desktop for obvious reasons. “How am I spending my time?Is it in line with my long-term success?Is it consistent with how I will be […]

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Kopma Ders Notları (Fracture Notes)

Here is a small lecture series on fracture in Turkish-still developing-please check the Kopma link in the main tab. Henüz hazırlamakta (düzeltilmemiş) olduğum kopma ders notlarının bir kısmına yukarıdaki menüden ulaşabilirsiniz. Her kesik çizgi arasında kalan alan bir konuyu temsil edecek şekildedir ve kendi içinde numaralandırılmıştır. Denklemler ‘D’ olarak gösterilmiştir. Malzeme bilimi üzerine Türkçe kaynak […]

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The Power of Optimism

Here is an inspirational talk by Dr. Filiz Garip. She talks about the power of optimism and the possible outcomes. Click here for the video. Posted 17th May 2013 by Ozgur Keles

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Graduation

It has been a pleasure to work with both of my co-advisors. Dr. Keith J. Bowman’s guidance through research, teaching, and personal development has been invaluable; I thank him for giving me the opportunity to pursue my Ph.D. at Purdue University. In addition, Dr. R. Edwin Garcia’s advice in research has established my theoretical approach […]

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Next Generation Scholars Fair at Purdue University

I attended my second next generation scholars fair at Purdue University. The science fair provides an opportunity for graduate students to interact with junior level high school students and share their research. Below you can find some pictures from the organization and the survey results.   Posted 23rd April 2013 by Ozgur Keles

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Learning Creative Learning at MIT Media Lab

I was searching for another education class after I learned that the course I registered–Models and Modeling Perspective in Engineering Education–has cancelled due to lack of enrollment. Luckily, MIT Media Lab offers a much better course for my interest–Learning Creative Learning (there must be high enrollment). I signed up for the course and I am looking forward to […]

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Purdue Science Talks

Our science for everyone talk group at Purdue University has been gathering for the last six months to discuss cutting-edge research and technology. We decided to expand the scope of our audience. Accordingly, you are encouraged to follow these thought provoking talks at Purdue Science website. Anyone can join our “Science for everyone talk group.” […]

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Presentation: Impact of materials science on society

We had an interesting science talk starting with ancient materials like hammered copper and went to the structure of DNA. Also, birth control in old times and the evolution of condom materials got some attention. Thanks everyone for coming.    Posted 29th January 2013 by Ozgur Keles

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Mentoring the world

The ultimate degree that makes one`s future look the brightest: PhD. Yes, under a lower unemployment rate, those doing their PhDs always publish papers, sometimes write a book, but rarely become famous, and never… Is there anything you imagine that Ph.D.s never do? Not really. So, they also do regular stuff and have their own […]

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Public presentation about materials science at Greyhouse on 01/29/13.

I will give a presentation about materials science in general and its effect on our society. Topics will range from metals and polymers to biological cells and wood. We will meet on 01/29/13 at 8:00PM in Greyhouse, Northwestern and State, West Lafayette, IN. Anyone can join our “Science for everyone” talk group. Posted 22nd January 2013 […]

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