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Yahya KARA

Yahya KARA

Post Doctoral Research Fellow at KAUST

  • Joined: 2022
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Positions

Post Doctoral Research Fellow Feb 2023 -

Mechanics of Composites for Energy and Mobility, KAUST

Developing and testing bioinspired polymer composite structures

Additive manufacturing of polymer composites

Developing polymer composite tubes and pipes for energy applications

Supervising MSc and PhD students

PhD student & Research Assistant Sep 2018 - Dec 2022

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Polymeric nanofiber manufacturing via electrospinning and melt blowing
Modeling polymer composite materials and structures
Polymer additive manufacturing methods
Thermal and mechanical characterization of polymer composites
Teaching laboratory courses in the area of Polymer Science and Engineering for BSc and MSc students
Supervising BSc and MSc students thesis

Product Development Engineer Mar 2017 - Aug 2022

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Product Design -railway, bus & truck shock absorbers-
Testing of New Designed Shock Absorbers
Engineering Analysis
Research & Development (R & D)
Material Test & Design

Education

Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2018 - 2022

Field of study: Mechanical Engineering, Polymer Engineering
Degree: PhD

Development and investigation of nano- /microfiber mats and their composites

Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2016 - 2018

Field of study: Mechanical Engineering
Degree: MSc

Degree Thesis: Parameter study of a shear aided electrospinning machine

Atatürk University 2011 - 2016

Field of study: Mechanical Engineering
Degree: BSc

Honors Student

Graduate GPA: 3.03 / 4

Degree Thesis: Mechanical behavior of helical springs made of carbon nanoparticle additive fiber reinforced polymer composites

Skills

 Work-related software: SolidWorks, AutoCAD

 Technical skills: Research, development, testing, and characterization of polymers (thermosets, thermoplastic and elastomers), polymer and related composite material’s dynamic and static mechanical testing (tensile, bending, etc.), DMA, DSC, SEM, TGA, FTIR, XRD, impact testing (falling weight, Charpy, Izod, etc.), rheology testing, optical measurement systems, biodegradation and composting tests

 Work-related experiences: polymer extrusion technologies (bottle blowing, film extrusion, compounding, etc.), rubber mixing and compounding, 3D printing technologies (SLA, FDM), electrospinning, melt blowing, vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM), hand (wet) layup (fiber-reinforced polymer composite production), compression molding

Keywords: AutoCAD, Business Development, CAD, composites, electrospinning, melt blowing, nanofabrication, polymeric materials, polymer science, Solidworks

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