Background
Sancaktar, Erol was born on July 13, 1952 in Ankara, Turkey. Son of Mehmet Ali and Ulker Mualla (Elveren) Sancaktar. came to the United States, 1974.
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Erol Sancaktar
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Bachelor of Science in Mech. Engineering, Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, 1974; Master of Science in Mech. Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1979.
Career
Teaching assistant, Robert College, Istanbul, 1972-1974; instructor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1977-1978; visiting scholar, Kendall Company, Boston, 1985-1986; associate professor, Clarkson U., Potsdam, New York, 1984-1995; professor, U. Akron (Ohio), since 1996. Consultant to the United Nations Development Programme, 1987, Aluminum Company of America, 1990-1991, United States Army Benet laboratories, 1991.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (associate technical editor transactions of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Journal of Mech. Design since 1995, editor Reliability, Stress Analysis and Failure Prevention: Aspects of Composite and Active Materials, Issues in Fastening &Joining, Composite & Smart Structures, Numerical & Federal Energy Administration Methods, RiskMinimization, elected chair RSAFP technical steering committee).
Connections
Married Teresa Sue Sancaktar, February 16, 1979. Children: Orhan Ali, Errol Alan.
