Dr. Tugrul Daim is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Management. He is also the director of the Technology Management Doctoral program at Portland State University. Dr. Daim leads a research group on Technology Evaluations and Research Applications. His group has had more than 20 PhD graduates. He is currently advising more than 15 PhD students. Over 15 visiting scholars from all around the world have joined his group in the last decade. Dr. Daim is recognized worldwide for his research leadership in roadmapping and forecasting technologies. He has published over 200 refereed journal papers, more than 20 special issues and more than 20 books. He made more than 200 conference presentations and gave several keynote lectures. He sits on the board of many academic institutions and industrial organizations.

Awards & Honors

• Honorary Chair Professor title by Chaoyang University of Technology (2019)
• R&D Advisory Board member for TUPRAS (Turkey) (2018)
• Leading Research Fellowship at National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow (2018-2020)
• David E Wedge Award for Excellence in Teaching by Portland State University (2017)
• President of Omega  Rho, International Honor Society in Operations Research and Management Science (2014 - 2016)

Nimir Elbashir, Professor, Petroleum Engineering and Chemical Engineering at Qatar.

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University - 2004
• M.S., Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - 1998
• B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Khartoum - 1994

Research Interests

Research responsibilities include:

• Director of Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station Gas and Fuels Research Center: a major research center that involves 30 faculty members from both the Qatar and College Station campuses of Texas A&M University
• Chair of the ORYX GTL Gas-to-Liquid Technology Excellence Program

Research interests include:

• Design of advanced midstream and downstream natural gas processing units including reactors, catalysts and conversion processes to ultra-clean fuels and value-added chemicals

Awards & Honors

• Faculty Excellence Award, Texas A&M University Qatar - 2017
• Laboratory Safety Excellence Award, Texas A&M University - 2017
• Genesis Research Excellence Award, Texas Engineering Experiment Station - 2016
• Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching – College Level, Texas A&M University Association Former Students - 2015
• Dean’s Leadership Award for Outstanding Service, Texas A&M University - 2015 

Prior to his appointment as a founding professor of sustainability at HBKU in 2014, Professor Koç held professor, director, chair and dean positions at different universities in Turkey and the USA between 2000-2014. He has a PhD degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University (1999) and an Executive MBA degree from the University of Sheffield, UK (2014). He has published 130+ publications in various international journals and conferences; edited three books; organized, chaired, and co-chaired various international conferences, workshops and seminars on design, manufacturing and product development. In addition to his academic and educational activities, he provides consulting services to industry, government and educational institutes for strategic transformation, business optimization, organizational efficiency, lean operations, restructuring and reengineering initiatives. He has taught courses across a range of subjects, including product/process/business innovation and development; medical design and production; energy and efficiency; computer-aided engineering, design and manufacturing; modern manufacturing technologies; manufacturing system design; material forming plasticity; and the mechanical behavior of materials.

Prof. Dr. Fahrettin Öztürk is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at TAI Motor Sanayii A.Ş., Deputy General Manager at Turkish Aerospace Industries A.Ş. and a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University.

Professor Öztürk received all of his degrees in Mechanical Engineering and graduated from Konya Selçuk University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1992 with the first rank. He then received his M.S. degree from University of Pittsburgh, PA, USA in 1996 and Ph.D. degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA in 2002. During his time in the USA, he worked at the General Electric Research Center for 3 years.

Prior to joining Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii A.Ş., Professor Öztürk worked at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University (formerly Niğde University) and Khalifa University (formerly The Petroleum Institute (PI)). Dr. Öztürk's main areas of expertise are Sheet Metal Forming, Materials Processing and Characterization, Lightweight Materials, Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Additive Manufacturing, Friction Stir Welding, and Mechanically Clad Corrosion Resistant Alloy Pipes. He has published numerous Journal Articles, Books, Book Chapters, Conference Papers and also writes columns on various topics. He contributes to the awareness of the society.

Education

• PhD (1996 - 2002), Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, USA.
• MS (1994 -1996), Mechanical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
• Bachelor (1988 - 1992), Mechanical Engineering, Selcuk University, Konya, TURKEY. (Graduated as the first in his department)

Prof. Bekir Özçelik has received his MSc and PhD degrees from Çukurova University (Adana-Turkey), completing the experimental part of his PhD thesis, related to harmonic and non-harmonic susceptibilities of various magnetic materials as anti-, ferro-magnetic and spin-glasses, at the Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory (Leiden University- Holland) between 1988 and 1990. He currently holds a position as Professor at Çukurova University. His research work deals with high-Tc superconductors, thermo-electrics, magnetic materials and nano particle materials. He keeps intensive scientific collaborations with the University of Zaragoza in Spain and the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) at Tsukuba-Japan. He has published more than 120 peer reviewed journal articles and 4 problem solution books in Mathematics.