Hikmet Selli Aybar

Background

Hikmet Selli Aybar was born on March 31, 1956, in Urfa, Turkey, to Abdulaziz Aybar and Nazmiye Alpan Aybar.

Education

Aybar earned a License Diploma from the Technology University Istanbul in 1978 and completed an Advance License Diploma at the same institution in 1982. He later continued his studies in the United States at The Ohio State University, receiving a Master of Science degree in 1987 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1992. His academic training combined physics engineering, nuclear engineering, and advanced technical research.

Career

Aybar began his academic career as an instructor at Kara Elmas University in Zonguldak, Turkey, where he taught from 1980 to 1983. He subsequently served at Yildiz University in Istanbul between 1983 and 1984, continuing his involvement in engineering education and technical instruction.

After relocating to the United States for doctoral study, he worked as a research associate at The Ohio State University from 1988 to 1989. His research activity during this period coincided with growing international interest in nuclear technologies, materials analysis, and nondestructive testing methods.

Following completion of his doctorate in 1992, Aybar returned to Turkey and became a senior research and development engineer with the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority in Ankara, serving until 1995. In this role, he participated in technical research and engineering development connected with Turkey’s nuclear and energy-related scientific infrastructure.

In 1995, he joined Eastern Mediterranean University in Magosa, Northern Cyprus, as an assistant professor. His academic work focused on engineering and applied technical sciences, combining research with university instruction. Between 1992 and 1994, he also served as a member of the Technical Committee on Nondestructive Evaluation for the Turkish Standards Institution in Ankara, contributing to professional and industrial standardization efforts in engineering evaluation technologies.

Achievements

• Aybar developed an international academic and engineering career that bridged Turkish scientific institutions and American graduate research environments. His work in nuclear engineering and nondestructive evaluation contributed to technical research and engineering education during a period of expanding technological specialization in Turkey.
  
  His involvement with the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority and the Turkish Standards Institution positioned him within important national efforts related to scientific research, engineering regulation, and industrial quality standards.
  
  Aybar received the Outstanding Student Award from the Goethe Language Institute in Germany in 1978. He was also awarded a fellowship from the Turkish Atomic Energy Authority between 1989 and 1991 in support of his advanced scientific research and doctoral studies.
  
  

Membership

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (associate).