Murat M Tiryakioglu

Areas of Expertise

Metal Casting

Aluminum Alloy Metallurgy

Mechanical Behavior of Metals and Alloys

Heat Treatment

Statistics of Materials

Statistical Experimentation

Quality Assessment and Improvement

Problem Identification, Solution Development and Continuous Improvement

Education

Ph.D., University of Birmingham (UK), Metallurgy and Materials (2002)

Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla, Engineering Management (1993)

M.Sc., University of Missouri-Rolla, Engineering Management (1991)

B.Sc., Bogazici University, Mechanical Engineering (1990)

Biography

Dr. Murat Tiryakioglu grew up in a foundry business that his family still owns and operates in Istanbul, Turkey. Before becoming the director of the School of Engineering at UNF in July 2010, he was a Distinguished (University) Professor at the Department of Engineering at Robert Morris University, Moon Township, Pennsylvania. He received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Metallurgy and Manufacturing Engineering from Bogazici University in 1990. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri-Rolla (UMR) in 1991 and 1993, respectively. He received another Ph.D. in 2002, from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, on Metallurgy and Materials. Dr. Tiryakioglu is also Certified as a Quality Engineer (CQE) by the American Society for Quality (ASQ). He worked at the Boeing Company, in Wichita, Kansas briefly before moving on to academic life in 1995. He taught at Western Kentucky University (WKU) where he founded the Advanced Manufacturing Institute, and later at Robert Morris University (Pittsburgh, PA) where he served as a University (Distinguished) Professor of manufacturing engineering, where he was recognized for his service-learning activities involving local manufacturers. Dr. Tiryakioglu started his current position as the Director of School of Engineering at the University of North Florida in 2010. Since joining UNF, Dr. Tiryakioglu has collaborated with Jacksonville Six Sigma Symposium and JEA to involve engineering students in problem solving and continuous improvement methods and their applications to help solve issues in non-profit organization in Jacksonville.

As the author or co-author of two book chapters and over 100 technical papers and reports, and the editor of eight books, Dr. Tiryakioglu’s research interests include process design for high quality castings, optimization and modeling of heat treatment of aluminum alloys, process-structure-property relationships in metals, statistical modeling and quality and reliability improvement methods. He served as a consultant to several companies including Tyco, Sumitomo, Alcoa, GM, Ford and Chrysler.

Dr. Tiryakioglu’s contributions to manufacturing engineering and metallurgy have been recognized internationally. He was awarded the inaugural John Campbell Medal from the Institute of Cast Metals Engineers in UK in 2010. Dr. Tiryakioglu was also selected a Young Leader in Light Metals by TMS (2001), and was awarded the Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer by SME (2004).
 

Awards

John Campbell Medal, Institute of Cast Metals Engineers (UK) 2010.

Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer, Society of Manufacturing Engineers 2004.

Young Leader in Light Metals, TMS, 2001 

Certificate of Achievement, American Society for Quality, 1996.

Certificate of Outstanding Performance, the Boeing Company, 1994.
 

Affiliations

Certified Quality Engineer (1993- ), American Society for Quality

Member of TMS, American Society for Quality

Grants and Contracts Awarded

Y. M. Ertekin, M. Tiryakioglu: “Effect of Aging Conditions and Alloy Content on the Machinability of Al-Si-Mg Alloys”, KY/NSF EPSCoR, 2000, $12,000.

M. Tiryakioglu, W.-P. Pan, H.T. Leeper. "Optimization of Heat Treatment of Al-Si-Mg Alloys", KY/DOE EPSCoR, 1999, $43,500.

M. Tiryakioglu: “Quench Sensitivity of Cast Aluminum Alloys”, KY/NSF EPSCoR, 1999, $12,000.

M. Tiryakioglu: “Program of Distinction: Advanced Manufacturing Institute”, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1999, $75,000.

M. Tiryakioglu: “Optimization of Heat Treatment for Cast Aluminum Alloys”, KY/NSF EPSCoR, 1998, $15,000.

M. Tiryakioglu: “Donation from Stratasys Inc. for the purchase of a FDM 2000 Rapid Prototyping System”, 1998, $85,000.

M. Tiryakioglu, H.T. Leeper, A. Shindhelm: “Establishment of a Cross-Departmental Workstation Laboratory and a “the Factory of the Future” National Science Foundation, 1997, $280,000.

M. Tiryakioglu: “Minimizing Quench Distortion in Aluminum Parts” KY/NSF EPSCoR, 1996, $15,000.
 

Publications & Presentations

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS:

1. J. Campbell, M. Tiryakioglu: “Bifilm Defects in Ni-Based Alloy Castings” submitted to Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B.

2. A. Goncu, A. K. Akgul, O. Imamoglu, M. Tiryakioglu and M. Tiryakioglu “An analysis of the extreme returns distribution: the case of the Istanbul Stock Exchange” Applied Financial Economics, v. 22, pp. 723-732, 2012.

3. P.D. Eason, J.A. Fewkes, S.C. Kennett, T.J. Eden, K. Tello, M.J. Kaufman, M. Tiryakioglu : “On the Characterization of Bulk Copper Produced by Cold Gas Dynamic Spray Processing in As Fabricated and Annealed Conditions”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 528, pp. 8174-8178, 2011.

4. D. Hudak, M. Tiryakioglu: “On Comparing the Shape Parameters of Two Weibull Distributions”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 528, pp. 8028-8030, 2011.

5. M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell, C. Nyahumwa: “Fracture Surface Facets and Fatigue Life Potential of Castings”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, v. 42B, pp. 1098-1103, 2011.

6. M. Tiryakioglu, D. Hudak: “Guidelines for 2-Parameter Weibull Analysis for Flaw-Containing Materials”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, v. 42B, pp. 1130-1135, 2011.

7. M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell: “Weibull Analysis of Mechanical Data for Castings: A Guide to the Interpretation of Probability Plots”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, v. 41A, pp. 3121-3129, 2010.

8. M. Tiryakioglu, R.T. Shuey: “Quench Sensitivity of 2219-T87”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 527, pp. 5033–5037, 2010.

9. M. Tiryakioglu: “On Estimating the Fracture Stress and Elongation of Al-7%Si-0.3%Mg Alloy Castings with Single Pores”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 527, pp. 4546–4549, 2010.

10. M. Tiryakioglu, R.T. Shuey: “Modeling Quench Sensitivity of Aluminum Alloys for Multiple Tempers and Properties: Application to AA2024”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, v. 41A, pp. 2984-2991, 2010.

11. A. Sirinterlikci, Ö. Uslu, N. Behanna, M. Tiryakioglu: “Preserving Historical Artifacts Through Digitization and Indirect Rapid Tooling”, International Journal of Modern Engineering, v. 10, n. 2, pp. 42-48, 2010.

12. M. Tiryakioglu, G. Ökten, D. Hudak, R.T. Shuey, J.P. Suni: “On Evaluating Fit of the Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner (LSW) Distribution to Particle Size Data”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 527, pp. 1636–1639, 2010.

13. M. Tiryakioglu: “On Fatigue Life Variability in Cast Al-10%Si-Mg Alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 527, pp. 1560–1564, 2010.

14. J. Campbell, M. Tiryakioglu: “Review of the Effect of P and Sr on Modification and Porosity Development in Al-Si Alloys”, Materials Science and Technology, v. 26, pp. 262-268, 2010.

15. M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell: “Quality Indices for Aluminum Alloy Castings: A Critical Review”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, v. 40, pp. 802-811, 2009.

16. M. Tiryakioglu, D. Hudak, G. Ökten: “On Evaluating Weibull Fits to Mechanical Testing Data”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A527, pp. 397-399, 2009.

17. M. Tiryakioglu, G. Ökten, D. Hudak: “Statistics for Estimating the Population Average of a Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner (LSW) Distribution”, Journal of Materials Science, v. 44, pp. 5754-5759, 2009.

18. M. Tiryakioglu: “On the Relationship Between Statistical Distributions of Defect Size and Fatigue Life In 7050-T7451 Thick Plate and A356-T6 Castings”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 520, pp. 114-120, 2009.

19. M. Tiryakioglu: “The Relationship between Defect Size and Fatigue Life Distributions in Al-7%Si-Mg Alloy Castings”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, v. 40, pp. 1623-1630, 2009.

20. B. Campbell, M. Tiryakioglu: “Quantitative Analysis of Holes Produced in Laser Micromachining: A New Quality Index”, Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (Transactions of ASME), v. 131, p. 031011-1, 2009.

21. M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell: “Ductility, Structural Quality and Fracture Toughness of Cast Al-Cu-Mg-Ag (201) Alloy Castings”, Materials Science and Technology, v. 25, pp. 784-789, 2009.

22. M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell, N.D. Alexopoulos: “On the Ductility Potential of Cast Al-Cu-Mg (206) Alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A506, pp. 23-26, 2009.

23. N.D. Alexopoulos, M. Tiryakioglu: “On the Uniform Elongation of Cast Al-7%Si-0.6%Mg (A357) Alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A 507, pp. 236-240, 2009.

24. D. Hudak, M. Tiryakioglu: “On Estimating Percentiles of the Weibull Distribution by Linear Regression”, Journal of Materials Science, v. 44, pp. 1959-1964, 2009.

25. M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell, N.D. Alexopoulos: “On the Ductility of Cast Al-7%Si-Mg Alloys”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, v. 40A, pp. 1000-1007, 2009.

26. N.D. Alexopoulos, M. Tiryakioglu: “The Relationship between Fracture Toughness and Tensile Properties of A357 Cast Aluminum Alloy”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A., v. 40A, pp. 702-716, 2009.

27. M. Tiryakioglu, A. Åžirinterlikçi, A. Bird, A. Harris, K. Kweder: “Repeatability and Accuracy of an Industrial Robot: Laboratory Experience for a Design of Experiments Course”, Technology Interface, v. 9, n. 2, 2009.

28. M. Tiryakioglu, C. Bird, B. Dempsey, J. Harbodin, R. Laughner, T. Maxwell, T. Skelton, M. Wood, A. Åžirinterlikçi, S. Acharya: “Integration of Service Learning into a Fundamentals of Manufacturing Course: A Case Study”, International Journal for Service Learning in Engineering, v. 4, pp. 44-52, 2009.

29. T.C. Sankar, M. Tiryakioglu: “Characterization of the Power Performance of a Novel Vertical Axis Wind Turbine via Computational Fluid Dynamics”, Wind Engineering, v. 32, pp. 559-572, 2008.

30. M. Tiryakioglu: “Fracture Toughness Potential of Cast Al-7%Si-Mg Alloys”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A497, pp. 512-514, 2008.

31. M. Tiryakioglu, D. Hudak: “On Estimating the Fracture Toughness of Al-7Si-Mg Alloys by Sharp-Notch Tensile Test Results”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A498, pp. 501-503, 2008.

32. M. Tiryakioglu: “Statistical Distributions for the Size of Fatigue-Initiating Defects in Al-7%Si-0.3%Mg Alloy Castings: A Comparative Study”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A497, pp. 119-125, 2008.

33. M. Tiryakioglu, N.D. Alexopoulos: “The Effect of Artificial Aging on Tensile Work Hardening Characteristics of a Cast Al-7%Si-0.55%Mg (A357) Alloy”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, v. 39A, pp. 2772-2780, 2008.

34. M. Tiryakioglu, J.T. Staley, Jr., J. Campbell: “The Effect of Structural Integrity on the Tensile Deformation Characteristics of A206-T71 Alloy Castings” Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A487, pp. 383-387, 2008.

35. M. Tiryakioglu, D. Hudak: “Unbiased Estimates of the Weibull Parameters by the Linear Regression Method”, Journal of Materials Science, v.43, pp.1914–1919, 2008.

36. M. Tiryakioglu: “On Estimating the Weibull Modulus by Maximum Likelihood and Moments Methods”, Journal of Materials Science, v. 43, pp. 793-798, 2008.

37. M. Tiryakioglu: “Si Particle Size and Aspect Ratio Distributions in an Al-7%Si-0.6%Mg Alloy during Solution Treatment”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. A473, pp. 1-6, 2008.

38. M. Tiryakioglu: “On the Size Distribution of Fracture-Initiating Defects in Al- and Mg-Alloy Castings”, Materials Science and Engineering A., v. A476, pp. 174-177, 2008.

39. M. Tiryakioglu, D. Hudak: “On Estimating the Weibull Modulus by the Linear Regression Method”, Journal of Materials Science, v. 42, pp. 10173-10179, 2007.

40. M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell: “Guidelines for Designing Metal Casting Research: Application to Aluminium Alloy Castings”, International Journal of Cast Metals Research, v. 20, pp. 25-29, 2007.

41. J.T. Staley, Jr., M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell: “The Effect of Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) on the Fatigue Life of A206-T71 Aluminum Castings” Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 465, pp. 136-145, 2007.

42. M. Tiryakioglu: “Pore Size Distributions in AM50 Mg Alloy Die Castings”, Materials Science and Engineering A v. 465, pp. 287-289, 2007.

43. J.T. Staley, Jr., M. Tiryakioglu, J. Campbell: “The Effect of Increased HIP Temperatures on Bifilms and Tensile Properties of A206 Aluminum Castings” Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 460-461, pp. 324-334, 2007.

44. H. Zahedi, M. Emamy, A. Razaghian, M. Mahta, J. Campbell, M. Tiryakioglu: “The Effect of Fe-Rich Intermetallics on the Weibull Distribution of Tensile Properties in a Cast Al-5%Si-3%Cu-1%Fe-0.3%Mg Alloy”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, v. 38A, pp. 659-670, 2007.

45. M. Tiryakioglu, R.T. Shuey: “Quench Sensitivity of an Al-7%Si-0.6%Mg Alloy: Characterization and Modeling”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, v. 38B, pp. 575-582, 2007.

46. M. Tiryakioglu: “The Effect of Solution Treatment and Artificial Aging on the Work Hardening Characteristics of a Cast Al-7%Si-0.6%Mg Alloy”, Materials Science and Engineering A, v. 427, p. 154–159, 2006.

47. M. Tiryakioglu: “An Unbiased Probability Estimator to Determine Weibull Modulus by the Linear Regression Method”, Journal of Materials Science, v. 41, p. 5011–5013, 2006.