Yahya Kara, PhD

Biography

Dr. Kara earned a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Ataturk University in 2016, MSc. in Mechanical Engineering Modelling from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 2018, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Budapest University of Technology and Economics in 2022. Dr. Kara has over five years of experience in the research and development of polymers, fibers, and composites. Dr. Kara has a proven track record of success developing polymeric nano-/submicron fibers, nanocomposites, and fiber-reinforced polymer composites for various engineering applications. He published highly impacted articles and has two patents as the chief inventor. Dr. Kara has experience in industry-oriented research and development engineering projects in polymer and composite engineering. He is highly skilled in polymer science and engineering, designing and modeling fiber-reinforced polymer composites, nanocomposites, additive manufacturing, dynamic and static mechanical testing, impact testing, rheology, and polymeric materials characterization.

Selected Publications

Yahya Kara, Norbert Krisztián Kovács, Péter Nagy-György, Róbert Boros, Kolos Molnár, A novel method and printhead for 3D printing combined nano-/microfiber solid structures, Additive Manufacturing, 61(5), 103315 (2023), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2022.103315

Yahya Kara, Kolos Molnár, Development of single-polypropylene composites interleaved with MWCNT doped melt-blown fine fiber mats, Polymer Composites, 43(8), 5208, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1002/pc.26812

Yahya Kara, Kolos Molnár, Melt-blown fiber mat interleaving enhances the performance of single-Polypropylene composites, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 41 (23-24):963-974, (2022), https://doi.org/10.1177/07316844221087736

Yahya Kara, Haijun He, Kolos Molnár, Shear-Aided High-Speed Electrospinning: A Needleless Method with Enhanced Jet Formation, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, e49104/1-13, (2020), https://doi.org/10.1002/app.49104

Education

2018 - 2022, Ph.D., Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Materials and Manufacturing Science subprogram, Polymer Engineering part-program, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest (Hungary)
2016 - 2018, MSc., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest (Hungary)
2011 - 2016, B.Sc., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ataturk University, Erzurum (Turkey)
2013 - 2014, B.Sc., Erasmus Exchange Student Mobility, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Debrecen, Debrecen (Hungary)

Professional Profile

2018 - 2022, Department of Polymer Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Műegyetem rkp. 3, 1111 Budapest (Hungary) PhD Student & Research Assistant
2017 - 2018, Kárászy, Szőlőkert utca 11., 1033 Budapest (Hungary), Product development engineer
2017, NISO ENERGY CORPORATION (Start-up / Energy & material research), Sheppard Ave West Unit 2 Toronto, ON, ON879 Toronto (Canada), Scientific supervisor

Awards

2013 - 2014, Erasmus Student Mobility
2014, Erasmus Traineeship
2016, Honors Student
2016, Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Award, MSc Study, Hungary
2018, Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Award, PhD Study, Hungary,
2022, Dissertation Scholarship Award, PhD, Hungary

KAUST Affiliations

Physical Science and Engineering Division

Mechanical Engineering Program

Research Interests Keywords

3D Printed Composites Composite Materials Damage Characterization Mechanical Testing Nanocomposites Thermal Characterisation Sustainable Design Mechanical Characterisation