








Tuğrul Özel,
Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor
School of Engineering
Industrial&Systems Eng.
Rutgers
University
96
Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
+1
(848) 445-1099
ozel@rutgers.edu
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RESEARCH
SUMMARY
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Professor
Özel's research has been well funded (over $1 million as sole or lead-PI) by
the National Science Foundation, Department of
Commerce-National Institute of Standards and Technology,
NASA/New Jersey Space Grant Consortium, Taiho Koygo Tribology Research Foundation and industry
(e.g. United Technologies Research Center, 3-M Research & Development Center). His
collaborative projects were funded over $1 million from various sources as
well and provided funding visiting scholars to conduct collaborative
international research at Rutgers Manufacturing & Automation Research
Laboratory under Professor Özel's supervision.
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At Rutgers, Professor
Özel has received several prestigious federal grant awards including 4 awards
from National Science Foundation, 1 award from National Institute of Standards
and Technology, 1 award from NASA Space Grant, and grants from Taiho Kogyo
Tribology Research Foundation and industry (e.g. United Technologies, 3M
Company) totaling nearly $900K since 2008. He also participated in a European
Commission Research Directorate grant ($900K) for international research
exchange for biomedical devices design, prototyping and manufacturing which
allowed him to host visiting scholars and advising visiting students as a
thesis committee member.
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Professor
Özel's current research projects include advanced manufacturing,
additive manufacturing using laser powder bed fusion and
fused filament fabrication,
precision/micro-machining, micro-needle array fabrication and
biomanufacturing, predictive modeling of machining induced
surface integrity, nanosecond pulsed laser materials processing
of ceramic materials and computational modeling and
multi-objective optimization of advanced manufacturing processes.
RESEARCH TOPICS
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Additive and Hybrid Manufacturing Processes
- Biomanufacturing and 3D Printing
- High Speed Machining of Aerospace Alloys and
Composites
- Precision Machining
- Laser Processing and Micromachining
- Micro/Nano-Manufacturing
Processes and Process Control
- Modeling, Simulation and
Optimization of
Advanced Manufacturing Processes
- Mechatronics, Automation, and Control Systems
SELECTED EXTERNAL FUNDING AWARDED
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3M Company Research
& Development, Corporate grant agreement, 10/01/2017-09/14/2018 T. Özel
(Sole-PI).
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Taiho Kogyo Tribology Research Foundation (TTRF),
"Measurement and Identification of Variable Friction on Micro-Textured
Tungsten Carbide Cutting Tool Surfaces in High Speed Machining,”
07/01/2017 - 06/30/2018, $30,000, T. Özel (Sole-PI).
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National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Predictive Modeling for
Laser Based Powder Metal Additive Manufacturing of Nickel-Based Alloyed
Parts, Measurement Science and Engineering, 07/01/2014 - 06/30/2015
(extended to 06/31/2016,
$99,417,
T. Özel (Sole-PI).
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National Science Foundation,
Predictive Modeling and
Optimization of Machining Induced Surface Integrity with Applications in
Titanium and Nickel-Based Alloyed End Products, CMMI,
Manufacturing Machines and Equipment, $388K, 2011-2014 (extended 2015), T. Özel (sole PI).
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National Science Foundation,
EAGER: Pulsed Laser Assisted
Exfoliation of Single Crystalline SiC Thin Layers for Cost Effective
Micro-Device Fabrication, CMMI,
Materials Processing and Manufacturing, $130K, 2011-2012, T. Özel (PI) and
G. Celler (co-PI).
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European Commission Research Directorate-General,
FP7-PEOPLE-2009-IRSES, International Research Exchange For Biomedical Devices Design, Prototyping
and Manufacturing, J. Ciurana- Univ. Girona, Spain (PI), E. Ceretti-
Univ. Bresca, Italy (co-PI), P. Bartolo- Inst. Polytech. Leira (co-PI), C.
Rodriguez- Tech Monterrey, Mexico (co-PI), J.V. Lopes De Silva CTIR, Brazil
(co-PI), T. Özel (co-PI), €745,200 (04/01/2010- 03/31/2014).
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National Science Foundation, REU, Collaborative Research: Improving Machinability of Titanium Alloys using
Physics-based Simulation Modeling, CMMI,
Manufacturing Machines and Equipment, 2009-2011, T. Özel (sole PI).
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National Science Foundation,
Collaborative Research: Improving Machinability of Titanium Alloys using
Physics-based Simulation Modeling, CMMI,
Manufacturing Machines and Equipment, 2008-2011, T. Özel (sole PI).
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United Technologies Research Center, Investigations on Influence of Machining-Induced Strain, Stress and
Temperature Fields on White-Etch Layer Formation in IN-100 Super Alloy,
Phase I & Phase II, 2007, T. Özel (sole PI).
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