Tuğrul Özel, Ph.D.
Professor 
School of Engineering
Industrial&Systems Eng. 
Rutgers University
96 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
+1 (848) 445-1099
ozel@rutgers.edu

  AWARDS & HONORS

• Editor in Chief, International Journal of Mechatronics and Manufacturing Systems (2008-present)

• Associate Editor to ASME Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering (2018-2024)

• Editorial Board Member, Material Science in Additive Manufacturing, ACCSCIENCE (2022-present)

• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, MDPI (2020-present)

• Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Elsevier (2013-2021)

• Editorial Board Member, Production Engineering: Research and Development, Springer (2013-present)

• 2018, Certification of Outstanding Contributions in Reviewing, Additive Manufacturing, Elsevier

• 2017, Certification of Outstanding Contributions in Reviewing, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Elsevier

• 2016, Guest Editor, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacturing

• 2014, Fellow Nominee, CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering-College International pour la Recherche en Productique)

• 2014, Ranked 1st on The Top 25 Most Downloaded Articles for CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology – October to December 2013

• 2013, Certification of Excellence in Reviewing, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Elsevier

• 2012, Ranked 1st on The Top 25 Most Downloaded Articles for International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture – January to December 2011 Full Year

• 2010, Associate Member, CIRP (International Academy for Production Engineering-College International pour la Recherche en Productique)

• 2010, NSF Summer Fellowship "Principles of and Advances in Laser Micro/Nano Manufacturing Processes"

• 2010, Ranked 1st and 3rd, Most Cited Articles 2005-2010, The International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Elsevier

• 2010, Most Cited Articles 2005-2010 The Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Elsevier

• 2010, 2009, Top Reviewer of the Journal of Materials Processing Technology

• 2009, NSF-CIRP General Assembly Fellowship

• 2008, Machine Tool Technologies Research Foundation Award.

• 2007, Awarded with Associate Professor title by The Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Turkey.

• 2006, Nomination to Fraunhofer Bessel Research Award.

• 2006, Featured Article in SME's Manufacturing Engineering Magazine, December Issue.

• 2007, 2006, 2005 Rutgers University, FASIP Award.

• 2006, 2005 Rutgers University Research Council Grant Award.

• 2005, Best Paper Award in the 8th CIRP International Workshop on Modeling of Machining Operations in Chemnitz, Germany.

• 2005, Nomination to Best NAMRI Paper Award, with Y.Karpat and E.Zeren.

• 2002, New Jersey Space Grant Consortium Award.

• 1999, New Faculty/ Research Challenge Award, Cleveland State University.

• 1999, Summer Faculty Fellowship, NASA Glenn Research Center, Ohio, 1999.

• 1994-1996, Fellowship from Turkish Higher Education Council.