Honors and Awards:

• UB STOR Inventor Award for patent: 7,417,174 (2008)


• Reifler Award (2003, 2004 and 2005).


• Third place: Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Graduate Research Award for Kuntal Samanta’s Master’s research work advised (2005).


• Interdisciplinary Research and Development Fund award, University at Buffalo (2003).


• North Carolina State University, Graduate Research Assistantship (sponsored by NSF) (1999, 2000).


• North Carolina State University, Graduate Teaching Assistantship (1996, 2000).


• Turkish Ministry of Education, Scholarship for Graduate Study Abroad (1995).

Professional Affiliations:

• Senior Member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) (2001-present).


• Senior Member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) (2001-2005, -present).


• Member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (2002-2004).


• Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) (2001-2003).


• Research Specialist in The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) (2004-present).