Education:

Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, September 1989, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Academic and Research Positions in brief:

Professor, February 2006 – present. School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Professor, May 1998 – February 2006. School of Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Visiting Scientist, June 1995 – September 1995, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group, Seattle, Washington, USA.

Principal Awards:

Young Scientist Encouragement Prize (nationwide), given by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, 1995.
Jefferson Goblet Paper Award (nationwide, first place) given by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1989.

Selected Publications:

Atilgan, A. R., Akan, P., and Baysal, C., “Small-World Communication of Residues and Significance for Protein Dynamics,” Biophysical Journal, Vol. 86, 2004, 85 - 91.

Yilmaz, L. S. and Atilgan, A. R., "Identifying the Adaptive Mechanism in Globular Proteins: Fluctuations in Densely Packed Regions Manipulate Flexible Parts," Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 113, No. 10, 2000, pp. 4454 - 4464.

Alparslan, A. K., Sayar, M., and Atilgan, A. R., “A State-Space Prediction Model for Chaotic Time Series,” Physical Review E, Vol. 58, 1998, 2640 – 2643.

Atilgan, A. R., “A Nonlinear Model for the Kinking Behavior of Unidirectional Polymer Matrix Composites,” Zeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (ZAMM), Vol. 78, 1998, 212 - 216.

Hodges, D. H., Atilgan, A. R., Fulton, M. V., and Rehfield, L. W., “Free-Vibration Analysis of Composite Beams,” Journal of the American Helicopter Society, Vol. 36, 1991, 36 - 47.
 

Recent Courses Taught:

Introduction to Nanoscience, Undergraduate Level, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Fall 2007.

Polymer Physics, Undergraduate Level, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Spring 2004, Spring 2008 (scheduled).

System Dynamics, Undergraduate Level, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Fall 2006; Graduate level, Spring 2008 (scheduled).