Abdulkerim Kar

Background

Kar, Abdulkerim was born on February 15, 1951 in Rize, Turkey. Son of Yusuf and Ayse (Bas) Kar.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Istanbul Technology University, 1973. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1980.

Career

Research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1980; assistant professor, Istanbul Technology U., 1980-1983; assistant professor, King Fahd U., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1983-1989; associate professor, King Fahd U., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1989-1996; professor engineering, Marmara U., Istanbul, Turkey, since 1996.

Achievements

• Abdulkerim Kar has been listed as a noteworthy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President New England Turkish Student Association, Cambridge, 1976-1980, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Islamic Society, Cambridge, 1976-1979. Lieutenant United States Army, 1976-1977. Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Turkish Chamber of Mechanical Engineers.

Interests

• Avocations: reading and thinking, painting.

Connections

Married Umit Kabahasanoglu, August 13, 1985. 1 child, Yusuf Canada.

Father:

Yusuf Kar

Mother:

Ayse (Bas) Kar

Spouse:

Umit Kabahasanoglu

child:

Yusuf Canada Kar