Educational Background

• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering , University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI, USA, 2004

• Thesis: Axial Flux Surface Mounted Permanent Magnet Disc Motors for Traction Drive Applications
  

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering , University of Wisconsin , Madison, WI, USA, 1997
  

• Thesis: Analysis and Design of a Passively Clamped Quasi-Resonant Voltage Source Inverter

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering , Istanbul Technical University , Istanbul, Turkey, 1993
  

• Graduation Project: Analysis of AC and DC Servomotors Used in Automatic Control Systems

• Engineering Consultant, MDS, (2002 - present)

• Senior Project Engineer, Caterpillar, Systems and Control, Peoria, IL (February 2004 - February 2006)
  

• Research Assistant, WEMPEC, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering , University of Wisconsin-Madison (October 1996 - January 2004).
  Conducted research in the areas of radial and axial flux permanent magnet machines, power electronics and drives. Projects include:
  

  • - Eddy current and thermal analysis of a 50kW axial flux PM motor for traction applications

  • - Testing of a new field controlled axial flux PM disc machine

  • - Optimization and FEA analysis of a new cogging torque minimization technique for axial surface mounted PM machines: Alternating magnet pole-arcs in facing rotors

  • - Investigations on motor drives - Systems related issues

  • - Implementation of a 12 kW inverter and controller to drive a new axial flux PM machine for traction applications

  • - Performance comparison of dual rotor radial and axial flux PM BLDC machines

  • - Development, design and optimization of a new axial flux PM motor capable of field weakening

  • - Comparison, design and optimization of radial and axial flux multi rotor motors

  • - Detailed design and investigation of axial flux PM machines including slotted and non-slotted two-rotor-single-stator, two-stator-single rotor and yokeless motors

  • - Design, optimization and performance assessment of slotted and non-slotted radial and axial flux PM motors for low noise applications

  • - Design, modification and implementation of passively clamped quasi-resonant voltage source inverter

• Teaching Assistant, WEMPEC, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Spring 1998).
• Taught a graduate level course: ECE 711 Dynamic and Control of AC Drives
   
• Grader , WEMPEC, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering , University of Wisconsin-Madison (Fall 1998 - Fall 2003)
• Worked as a grader in different graduate level courses: ECE 411 Introduction to Electric Drive Systems, ECE 412 Power Electronic Circuits, ECE 511 Theory and Control of Synchronous Machines, ECE 711 Dynamics and Control of AC Drives.
  
  
• Summer Internship, Turkish Electricity Authority, Sakarya, Turkey (Summer 1992)
  
  
• Summer Internship, SEKA Paper Factory, Giresun, Turkey (Summer 1992)
  
  
• Summer Internship, FORD Otosan Car Inc, Istanbul, Turkey (Summer 1991)