Tuğrul Özel

Tuğrul Özel is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Rutgers and the Director of Manufacturing and Automation Research Laboratory (MARLAB). He received his Ph.D. degree from Ohio State University in 1998. His research programs focus on advanced manufacturing, smart manufacturing, AI and machine learning applications in manufacturing automation, additive manufacturing, precision machining, laser materials processing, physics-informed machine learning, computational modeling and optimization of advanced manufacturing processes, and development of innovative micro/nano devices, processes, and integrated manufacturing systems. He has established an internationally recognized research program in the precision machining and additive manufacturing of advanced materials including alloy steels, titanium, and nickel-based superalloys. He has published four edited books; Intelligent Machining (2009), Micromanufacturing: Design and Manufacturing of Micro-Products (2011), Biomedical Devices: Design, Prototyping and Manufacturing (2016), and Modern Manufacturing Processes (2020). He published over 175 peer-reviewed articles in leading engineering journals and conferences. His journal articles received high number of citations (over 10,000) and his current author h-index is 50 in Google Scholar database. He has been on the scientific committee of over 60 international conferences, chaired numerous conference sessions, delivered 70 conference presentations, and planetary papers. He recently delivered two Keynote papers in 70th CIRP General Assembly and 3rd International Conference on Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing in 2021. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems, Associate Editor of ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Editorial Board Member of several other journals. His research has been well funded by the National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce-NIST, TK Tribology Research Foundation NASA/New Jersey Space Grant Consortium, and industry. He has graduated 6 Ph.D. and 22 Masters students, and supervised 20 visiting PhD or Master’s students, and 15 Aresty Research assistants, and many undergraduate student projects in these research areas. He is a senior member of SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers), ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), ASTM International and former Associate Member of CIRP-International Academy for Production Engineering.

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