Work Experience

2007 - 2008: Technical Coordination Engineer in the O/I/D level maintenance and repair processes for aircraft at the Turkish Armed Forces 901 Main Maintenance Center Command. 2012 - 2015: Technical Consultant and Project Coordinator in defense projects led by Undersecretariat for Defense Industries. 2016 - 2021: Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautical Sciences at the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association. 2021 - Aug 2025: Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Ostim Technical University. Sep 2025 - ongoing: Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Atılım University.

2007 - 2008: Technical Coordination Engineer in the O/I/D level maintenance and repair processes for aircraft at the Turkish Armed Forces 901 Main Maintenance Center Command. 2012 - 2015: Technical Consultant and Project Coordinator in defense projects led by Undersecretariat for Defense Industries. 2016 - 2021: Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautical Sciences at the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association. 2021 - Aug 2025: Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Ostim Technical University. Sep 2025 - ongoing: Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Atılım University.

Timeline of Work

Jun 2004 • Ankara, Turquie

Aselsan

Intern
- Implemented stoichiometric analysis in copper plating process at bare-board manufacturing section.
- Took measurements and collected

Aug 2004 • Ankara, Turquie

Turkish Atomic Energy Authority

Intern
- Performed experiments with researchers/engineers.

- Gained experience in nuclear chemistry.

Sep 2005 - Sep 2006 • Ankara, Turquie

Gazi University

Graduate Assistant
Assisted Physics course (FIZ 156):
- Made laboratory exams, corrected students reports, assigned grades.
Assisted Chemical Engineering Design course (CHE 451):
- Held laboratory hours dedicated for computer modeling.
- Demonstrated how to use ChemCAD software and perform analysis requiring such computer program.
- Prepared course notes dealing with the principles of Engineering Ethics.

Sep 2005 - Sep 2007 • Ankara, Turquie

Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources

Researcher/M.Sc. Student
- Involved in the Boren-2006-Ç-02 project under the coordination of Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources/BOREN.
- Investigated a vacuum plasma deposition process for the fabrication of flame retardant halogen-free thermoplastic films.
- Performed fire tests extensively in order to evaluate the flammability (LOI) of polymeric films.
- Enhanced LOI of polymeric films about 25% by boron included plasma polymer deposition.
- Utilized techniques such as thermogravimetry, spectroscopy, force and electron microscopy.

Sep 2007 - Sep 2008 • Ankara, Turquie

Turkish Armed Forces 901st Army Depot Level Maintenance Factory

Technical Coordination Engineer
- Supervised workers engaged in operating equipments to carry out I & D level maintenance and repair operations on aircraft component systems.
- Prepared list of technical conditions for the items in use of/in need of Chemical Processes Unit.
- Conducted and observed testing of items to ensure that functional performance and physical characteristics conformed to military standards and specifications.
- Accepted or rejected items, recorded inspection results.
- Discussed inspection and test results with responsibles.

2010 - 2011 • Région de Paris, France

Ecole Centrale Paris

Enseignant Vacataire - Ecole Doctorale/Nature: CONF
- Trained a group of students on methods for operating laboratory equipments.
- Held laboratory hours dedicated for experimental studies.

Sep 2008 - Feb 2012 • Région de Paris, France

Airbus Group Inc.

Researcher/Ph.D. student
- Involved in the ANR Procom Project (ANR-08-MAPR-0025) coordinated by EADS France.
- Developed a new process for the fabrication of conductive fiber/epoxy composites.
- Investigated and adapted an atmospheric plasma system for the continuous treatment of fibers.
- Used computers extensively to model and analyze experimental data on the basis of statistical methodology.
- Conducted research at scientific institutions with strong focus on material surface science and composite structures: ENS Cachan PPSM UMR 8531, Supelec LGEP UMR 8507, ICM Paris-Est MCMC UMR 7182, ECP MSSMat UMR 8579.

Research interests:
- Computer-based : JMP SAS, Polymath, Matlab, Chemkin, ChemCAD, Comsol Multiphysics, Origin Pro, Gywddion, UTHSCSA Image Tool, Image J, Avogadro, ABAQUS.
- Experimental engineering : LOI (ASTM D 2863), Smoke density (ASTM D 2843), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA, DSC), Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), Mechanical testing (IFSS, ILSS, tensile, flexural, etc), Surface energy analysis (DSA), Electrical testing (DC, cavity ring electrode).
- Spectroscopic analysis: FTIR, Raman, Mass, XPS, EDS, EELS.
- Microscopic analysis : SEM, TEM, HRTEM, AFM, LM.

Nov 2012 - Sep 2013 • Ankara, Turquie

SSB - Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı / Presidency of Defence Industries

Technical Consultant
- Provided technical consultancy in the areas of materials science and manufacturing technologies to the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in Turkey to help them specify technical facts in various contracts.
- Prepared an outstanding report covering the analysis and appraisal of current and future national composites market segments.

Sep 2013 - Nov 2015 • Ankara, Turquie

STM

Project Coordinator:
- Coordinated the entire procurement process related to military goods and services along with project management.
- Evaluated shortlisted and/or existing suppliers in consultation with project management.
- Liaised with Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and supplier to ensure receipt of supplies and/or services on time and as per related specifications.

Expert Systems Engineer|Data Science/Data Analytics:
- Implemented analytic methods and tools for optimizing the customer experience.
- Employed statistical methods and scientific computing language (Python, R, Eviews, etc) for analyzing different sorts of operations.
- Performed Granger causality analysis on traffic sensor data in order to capture traffic jam occurances in Istanbul/Turkey.

Dec 2015 - Jul 2021 • Ankara, Turquie

University of Turkish Aeronautical Association

Assistant Professor @ Astronautical Engineering
Courses delivered @ Faculty of Astronautical and Aeronautical Engineering:
(1) AEE 362 Aerospace Structures
(2) AST 484 Impact Dynamics
(3) AEE 464 Finite Element Theory
(4) AEE 491 Composite Materials

Courses delivered @ Faculty of Engineering:
(1)MEC 441 Finite Element Method,
(2) MEC 443 Composite Materials,
(3)MCH 206 Materials Science and Manufacturing Techniques for Mechatronics Engineers,
(4)MEC 478 Transport Phenomena,
(5)MEC 207 Materials Science for Mechanical Engineers,
(6)MEC 466 Materials Selection in Mechanical Design.

Jul 2021 - Aug 2025 • Ostim

OSTİM Technical University

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering | Materials Engineering
@ Aerospace Engineering
@ Materials Science and Engineering "(adjunct)"

Sep 2025 - Present • Atılım

Atılım University

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering

Advising

I advise the community that aims to convey the science and engineering terminology, materials, journals, books, articles, and expressions used in these fields in the most accurate way for production, development and research.

Certificates

Honors & Awards

Dr. Yavuz is a member of Association de l'École Centrale Paris, Groupement des Centraliens de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, GDR-GNT Groupement de Recherche: Graphene-Nanotubes. She serves as a referee in the scientific journals such as the Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Print ISSN: 0021-8995), Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series A2-A3 Physical Sciences and Engineering (Print ISSN 1303-6009), Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology (ISSN: 0002-2667), and Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (Print ISSN: 2374-068X).

Dr. Yavuz is a member of Association de l'École Centrale Paris, Groupement des Centraliens de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, GDR-GNT Groupement de Recherche: Graphene-Nanotubes. She serves as a referee in the scientific journals such as the Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Print ISSN: 0021-8995), Communications Faculty of Sciences University of Ankara Series A2-A3 Physical Sciences and Engineering (Print ISSN 1303-6009), Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology (ISSN: 0002-2667), and Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies (Print ISSN: 2374-068X).