M. Pınar Mengüç

M. Pinar Menguc currently serves as the FYE Chair Professor at Özyeğin University since July 2022 and has held the position of Director at CEEE / EÇEM - Center for Energy, Environment and Economy since 2009. Prior to these roles, M. Pinar Menguc was an Emeritus Alumni Professor in Engineering and Alumni Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky from 1985 until June 2021, and served as the Founding Head of the Mechanical Engineering department at Özyeğin University from October 2008 to February 2019. M. Pinar Menguc also had a tenure as Vice President at Synergetic Technologies Inc. from January 2004 to December 2012. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University (1980-1985) and both a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (1972-1980), complemented by a foundational education at Ankara Fen Lisesi (1969-1972).