Prof. DİLEK FUNDA KURTULUŞ

Academic Positions

2019 - Continues Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2017 - 2019 Associate Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2009 - 2017 Assistant Professor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2008 - 2009 Lecturer PhD

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2005 - 2008 Research Assistant PhD

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2006 - 2006 Expert PhD

Université d''Orléans, CNRS, Institut de Combustion Aérothermique Réactivité et Environnement, UPR3021
2006 - 2006 Expert PhD

Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mecanique et d''Aérotechnique, LEA
2000 - 2005 Research Assistant

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Managerial Experience

2017 - 2018 Deputy Head of Department

Middle East Technical University, Havacılık Ve Uzay Mühendisliği Bölümü
2012 - 2015 Coordinator of Faculty Training Program

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2012 - 2015 Deputy Head of Department

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2009 - 2015 Erasmus Program Institutional Coordinator

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering
2009 - 2012 Deputy Head of Department

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aerospace Engineering

Non Academic Experience

2013 - Continues Kurucu Ortak

EKOFLY Spin Off Company, Kurucu Ortak
2019 - 2022 Danışman

ETC-Turkey - Environmental Tectonics Corporation, Danışman
2018 - 2018 Başuzman Araştırmacı

TÜBİTAK Uzay, Başuzman Araştırmacı
2013 - 2018 Başuzman araştırmacı

TÜBİTAK UZAY, Başuzman araştırmacı
2011 - 2011 The Jean J. Ginoux Lecturer

Von Karman Institute, The Jean J. Ginoux Lecturer
2011 - 2011 Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility program

TU Delft, Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility program
2006 - 2006 Window of Science Visit

AFRL, Window of Science Visit
2006 - 2006 Post doktora

ENSMA Université de Poitiers, Post doktora
2006 - 2006 Post doktora

CNRS Orléans, Post doktora

Courses

Postgraduate
Introduction to Space Science

EXPERIMENTAL AERODYNAMICS
Undergraduate
AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN I

ASE451

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN II

Introduction to Atmospheric Physics

AERODYNAMICS II

AERODYNAMICS I

FLUID MECHANICS

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING LABORATORY

DYNAMICS

Supervised Theses

Implementation of an actuator disc model using blade element theory for propellers into SU2 software

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

K.YENİPAZAR(Student), Postgraduate, 2023
UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SYMMETRIC AIRFOIL AT LOW REYNOLDS NUMBERS

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

M.GÜNEY(Student), Postgraduate, 2023
2D AND 3D UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF A VERY LIGHTAIRCRAFT'S WING

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

B.ANILIR(Student), Postgraduate, 2023
VIBRATION CONTROL OF THIN STRUCTURES USING A REINFORCEMENT LEARNING CONTROL

Kurtuluş D. F., Ferhat I.(Co-Advisor)

S.WANYONYI(Student), Postgraduate, 2023
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF AERIAL WILDFIRE FIGHTING TACTICS WITH HETEROGENEOUS FLEETS USING AN AGENT BASED SIMULATION FRAMEWORK

Kurtuluş D. F., Björn N.(Co-Advisor)

N.ÇIĞAL(Student), Postgraduate, 2023
Unsteady aerodynamics of plunging and stationary symmetric airfoils at low Reynolds numbers

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

K.PEERZADA(Student), Postgraduate, 2023
MODEL BASED PRELIMINARY DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION OF AIRCRAFTS

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

M.ÖZDEMİR(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
Modeling of the hawkmoth wing and its implementation in a four-bar flapping wing mechanism

Kurtuluş D. F., Arikan K. B.(Co-Advisor)

A.ALTUGA(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
Unsteady aerodynamics of cambered airfoils at low Reynolds number

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

T.AHMED(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
MODELLING AND CONTROL OF 3D FLAPPING FLIGHT

Kurtuluş D. F., Arikan K. B.(Co-Advisor)

Ö.ÇALIŞ(Student), Postgraduate, 2022
Biyo-esinlenmiş çırpan kanat modellerinin aeroelastik analizleri

Güler M. A., Kurtuluş D. F. (Co-Advisor)

M.BEKTAŞ(Student), Postgraduate, 2020
Design and analysis of a VTOL tilt-wing UAV

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

H.ÇAKIR(Student), Doctorate, 2020
DESIGNING AUTOPILOT AND GUIDANCE ALGORITHMS TO CONTROL TRANSLATIONAL AND ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS OF A FIXED WING VTOL UAV

Kurtuluş D. F., Arıkan K. B.(Co-Advisor)

A.GÜÇLÜ(Student), Doctorate, 2020
A stochastic disassembly line balancing problem with hazardous tasks

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Advisor)

C.Beker(Student), Postgraduate, 2020
Aerodynamic and inertial characterization of a generic flapping wing mechanism

Turgut A. E., Kurtuluş D. F. (Co-Advisor)

C.BEKER(Student), Postgraduate, 2020
Investigation of the flexible missile fins under aerothermal loading

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

E.ÖZKÖKDEMİR(Student), Postgraduate, 2018
Investigation of the flexible missile fins under aerothermal loadings

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Advisor)

E.Özkökdemir(Student), Postgraduate, 2018
Static aeroelastic modeling and parametric study of stacking sequence for laminated composite missile fins

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

G.MURAT(Student), Postgraduate, 2018
Pressure field estimation from particle image velocimetry data

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

E.GÜNAYDINOĞLU(Student), Doctorate, 2018
Aerodynamic Investigation of a Model Scale Helicopter Rotor in Ground Effect

Kurtuluş D. F., Sezer Uzol N. (Co-Advisor)

M.Şahbaz(Student), Postgraduate, 2017
Parametric investigation of hull shaped fuselage for amphibious UAV

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Advisor)

E.Sazak(Student), Postgraduate, 2017
Experimental and Numerical Investigation of An S-Duct diffuser that is designed for a Micro Turbojet Engine Powered Aircraft

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

S.Aslan(Student), Postgraduate, 2017
Numerical Analysis of 3D model flapping Flat Plate

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

B.Dizman(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Winglet Design and Analysis for Low Altitute Solar Powered UAV

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

A.İhsan(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Development of Unsteady Models for Flapping Wings’ Controller Design Approach

Kurtuluş D. F., Arıkan K. B.(Co-Advisor)

F.Ormancı(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Design and Testing of a Four-Bar Flapping Wing Mechanism

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

M.Gülay(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Winglet design and analysis for low altitude solar powered UAV

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Advisor)

A.İhsan(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Development of unsteady models for flapping wings' controller design approach

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Co-Advisor), Kurtuluş D.(Co-Advisor)

F.Ormancı(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Experimental and numerical inestigation of an s-duct diffuser designed for a micro turbojet engine powered aircraft

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Advisor)

S.Aslan(Student), Postgraduate, 2016
Cooling Performance Investigation of a Two-pass Rib-Roughened Channel

Kurtuluş D. F., Yasa T.(Co-Advisor)

İ.Kavas(Student), Postgraduate, 2015
Investigation of a Generic Warhead Containing Plastic Bonded Explosive Under Liquid Fuel Fire by Numerical and Test Methods

Kurtuluş D. F., Narin B.(Co-Advisor)

H.Şahin(Student), Postgraduate, 2015
Experimental Analysis of 3-D Sweeping Wings

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

H.Çakır(Student), Postgraduate, 2015
Modelling and Controller Design of a VTOL Air Vehicle

Kurtuluş D. F. (Co-Advisor), Tekinalp O.

A.Sami(Student), Postgraduate, 2015
Numerical Burnback Analysis of Three Dimensional solid Propellant Grains

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

Y.ATA(Student), Postgraduate, 2015
Synthetic Jet Application on a Flapping Airfoil

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

M.Çiftçi(Student), Postgraduate, 2014
Development and Testing of a 3 DOF Tandem Flapping Wing Mechanism

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

T.Mutlu(Student), Postgraduate, 2014
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of a Piezoelectric Flat Plate in Flapping Motion

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

Ö.Harputlu(Student), Postgraduate, 2014
Wind Resource Assessment and Wind Farm Modeling in Complex Terrain: Bodrum Peninsula Case Study using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

S.Özdede(Student), Postgraduate, 2013
Application of Ultrasonic Burning Rate Measurement Method on Closed Bombs

Kurtuluş D. F., Arkun U.(Co-Advisor)

B.Mumcu(Student), Postgraduate, 2013
, Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Pitching/Plunging Airfoils in Hover

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

H.Hızlı(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
The effect of Geometric Design Parameters on the Flow Behavior of a Dual Pulse Solid Rocket Motor During Secondary Firing

Kurtuluş D. F., Ulaş A. (Co-Advisor)

S.Erdem(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
Numerical Investigation of Characteristics of Pitch and Roll Damping Coefficients for Missile Models

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

İ.Kayabaşı(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
Experimental Investigation of Boundary Layer Separation Control using Steady Vortex Generator Jets on Low Pressure Turbines

Kurtuluş D. F. (Co-Advisor), Uzol O.

E.Doğan(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
Numerical and experimental investigation of pitching / plunging airfoils in hover

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Advisor)

H.Hızlı(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
The Effects of geometric design parameters on the flow behavior of a dual pulse solid rocket motor during secondary firing

KURTULUŞ D. F. (Co-Advisor), ULAŞ A. (Co-Advisor)

S.Erdem(Student), Postgraduate, 2012
Dynamical Modeling of the Flow over Flapping Wing by Applying Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and System Identification

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor), Kasnakoğlu C.(Co-Advisor)

O.Durmaz(Student), Postgraduate, 2011
Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics of Flapping Airfoils in Hover and Forward Flight

Kurtuluş D. F. (Advisor)

E.Günaydınoğlu(Student), Postgraduate, 2010
Design and Development of a Mechanically Adjustable Linear Torsion Spring using Cams

Kurtuluş D. F. (Co-Advisor), Yazıcıoğlu Y.

M.KILIÇ(Student), Postgraduate, 2009

Designed Lessons

Undergraduate
Aerospace Engineering Laboratory

Kurtuluş D. F.

Academic and Administrative Experience

2019 - Continues Professor

2017 - 2019 Associate Professor

2009 - 2017 Assistant Professor

2008 - 2009 Lecturer PhD

2005 - 2008 Research Assistant PhD

2006 - 2006 Expert PhD

2006 - 2006 Expert PhD

2000 - 2005 Research Assistant

2017 - 2018 Deputy Head of Department

2012 - 2015 Coordinator of Faculty Training Program

2012 - 2015 Deputy Head of Department

2009 - 2015 Erasmus Program Institutional Coordinator

2009 - 2012 Deputy Head of Department

2013 - Continues Kurucu Ortak

2019 - 2022 Danışman

2018 - 2018 Başuzman Araştırmacı

2013 - 2018 Başuzman araştırmacı

2011 - 2011 The Jean J. Ginoux Lecturer

2011 - 2011 Erasmus Teaching Staff Mobility program

2006 - 2006 Window of Science Visit

2006 - 2006 Post doktora

2006 - 2006 Post doktora

Introduction to Space Science

EXPERIMENTAL AERODYNAMICS

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN I

ASE451

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING DESIGN II

Introduction to Atmospheric Physics

AERODYNAMICS II

AERODYNAMICS I

FLUID MECHANICS

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING LABORATORY

DYNAMICS

Aerospace Engineering Laboratory