NURI AKKAS. CURRICULUM VITAE (as of January 2005) PERSONAL: Born in Tavsanli, Turkey, October 20, Turkish citizen. Married.

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1 NURI AKKAS CURRICULUM VITAE (as of January 2005) PERSONAL: Born in Tavsanli, Turkey, October 20, Turkish citizen. Married. Address: Department of Engineering Sciences Middle East Technical University Ankara, Turkey Mobile: (24 hrs) 1: 2: Homepage: EDUCATION: 1. BSCE, Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, MSCE, Clemson University, SC, USA, PhD, Eng Mech, Clemson University, SC, USA, POSITIONS: 1. Advisor, TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey), National Contact Point (NCP), European Union 6 th Framework Program (EU FP6) Thematic Priority 5 (TP5: Food Quality and Safety) Program Committee Member, European Union 6 th Framework Program (EU FP6) Thematic Priority 5 (TP5: Food Quality and Safety) Workpackage Leader, TRAINNET-FUTURE, EU-FP6-TP5 Project, Partner, CEC-ANIMALSCIENCE, EU-FP6-TP5 Project, Partner, RURAL-ETINET, EU-FP6-TP5 Project, Partner, SMESFORFOOD, EU-FP6-TP5 Project, Member of the University Senate, Baskent University, Ankara, Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engng, Baskent University, Ankara, Member of the Faculty Academic Council, School of Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Professor, Eng Sciences, Middle East Technical Univ, Ankara, Chairman, Department of Engineering Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Visiting Professor, Mechanical Eng, Saginaw Valley State University, MI, USA, 1996 Summer. 14. Member of the Faculty Academic Council, School of Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara,

2 15. Member of the Faculty Board, School of Science, Ankara University, Ankara, Member of the Faculty Academic Council, School of Science, Ankara Univ, Ankara, Member of the University Senate, Ankara University, Ankara, Professor, Engineering Physics, Ankara University, Ankara, Dean, Graduate School of Natural & Applied Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Associate Professor, Civil Eng, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Director, Structural Mechanics Laboratory, Civil Eng, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Visiting Associate Professor, Mechanical Eng, Clemson Univ, SC, USA, Visiting Associate Professor, Mechanical Eng and Applied Mechanics, Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, Fulbright Scholar, Mechanical Eng, Univ of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, Coordinator, Bioengineering Research Group, Middle East Technical Univ, Ankara, Assistant Professor, Civil Eng, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Assistant Professor, Civil Eng, Clemson University, SC, USA, Structural Engineer, J.E.Sirrine Co, Greenville, SC, USA, Instructor, Civil Eng, Tri-County Tech College, Pendleton, SC, USA, Research and Teaching Assistant, Civil Eng and Eng Mech, Clemson Univ, SC, USA, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: 1. Invited participant. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Symposium on Buckling of Structures, Harvard University, USA, June 17-21, Lecturer. 14th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Delft, Holland, Lecturer. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Advanced Technobiology, Paris, France, June 30-July 13, Lecturer. Engineering Mechanics Seminar, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, Nov 9, Lecturer. Applied Mechanics Seminar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, February 25, Lecturer. Mechanical Engineering Seminar, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, September 25, Lecturer. Bioengineering Colloquium, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA, December 1, Invited Lecturer. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Analysis and Design of Bridges, Izmir, Turkey, June 28-July 9, Turkish Representative for Working Group B, United Nations Project UNDP/UNESCO RER/79/014 "Earthquake Risk Reduction in the Balkan Region". 2

3 10. Turkish Representative for Working Group D, United Nations Project UNDP/UNIDO RER/79/015 "Building Construction under Seismic Conditions in the Balkan Region". 11. British Council Visitor. Cambridge, Oxford and Bristol Universities, UK, May Participant. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Mechanisms of Secondary Brain Damage, Mauls/Sterzing, Italy, February 19-23, Lecturer. Bioengineering Seminar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA, Sept 5, Participant. International Workshop on Biocompatibility of Artificial Organs, Ettore Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture, Erice, Italy, March 29 - April 1, Lecturer. European Mechanics Colloquium and NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Biomechanical Transport Processes, Cargese, Corsica, France, Oct 9-13, Panel member. "Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering and Biomechanics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow". Turkish Ministry of Culture and Foundation for Science and Technology. Istanbul, January 24, Delegate. "Concerted Action in Skeletal Implants Meeting: Biomechanics of Total Joint Replacements". Commission of the European Communities, Medical and Health Research Program. Leuven, Belgium, November 22-23, Delegate. "Concerted Action in Skeletal Implants Meeting: Bioactive Glasses, Ceramics and Composites for Implants". Commission of the European Communities, Medical and Health Research Program. Faenza, Italy, April 1-2, Delegate. "Concerted Action in Quantitative Assessment of Osteoporosis: Working Group Meeting on Vibration and Wave Propagation Analysis". Commission of the European Communities, Medical and Health Research Program. Durham, UK, April 12-13, Delegate. "Concerted Action in Skeletal Implants Meeting: Fatigue and Long- Term Behaviour of Implant Materials". Commission of the European Communities, Medical and Health Research Program. Barcelona, Spain, April 18-19, Delegate. "Concerted Action in Skeletal Implants Meeting". Commission of the European Communities, Medical and Health Research Program. London, England, September 14, Participant. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Optimization of Large Structural Systems, Berchtesgaden, Germany, Sept 23 - Oct 4, Lecturer. Kolloquium uber Mechanik, Technische Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany, April 13, Participant. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Advances in the Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist, Brussels, Belgium, May 22-23, Participant. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Developments in Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction, Antalya, Turkey, July 8-16, Session chairman and invited seminar lecturer. International Conference on Education, Practice and Promotion of Computational Methods in Engineering using Small Computers, Dalian. P.R. China, July 30 - August 2, External examiner. PhD thesis of P.K. Biswas, University of Kalyani, W.Bengal, India,

4 28. Delegate. "Concerted Action in Quantitative Assessment of Osteoporosis: Working Group Meeting on Vibration and Wave Propagation Analysis: Fundamental Research on Osteoporosis and Osteoporosis Assessment". Commission of the European Communities, Medical and Health Research Program. Toulouse, France, September 11-12, Participant. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Biochemical and Cellular Mechanisms of Stress Tolerance in Plants, Maratea, Italy, June 20-24, Trainee. Bruel & Kjaer Technical Training Course on Acoustics and Vibration Measurements, Naerum, Denmark, July 5-9, External examiner. PhD thesis of D. Dutta, Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, India, Member of the Scientific Committee. Eighth National Mechanics Congress, Antalya, Turkey, September 6-10, Seminar Speaker. Advanced Workshop on Composite Biomaterials Technology and Applications, International Center for Science and Technology, Trieste, Italy, October 4-8, Delegate. "Assessment of Bone Quality in Osteoporosis". BIOMED 1, Commission of the European Union, Medical and Health Research Program. Leuven, Belgium, April 7-8, Delegate. "Concerted Action in Skeletal Implants Meeting". Commission of the European Union, Medical and Health Research Program. Paris, France, May 20, Member of the Organizing Committee. Symposium on Dynamical Systems, Bursa, Turkey, December 16-17, Member of the Editorial Board. International Journal for Engineering Analysis and Design, Wiley Eastern Limited. Chief Editors: J.N.Reddy, C.Krishnamoorthy and K.N.Seetharamu, Delegate. "Assessment of Bone Quality in Osteoporosis". BIOMED 1 Workshop, Commission of the European Union, Medical and Health Research Program. Leuven, Belgium, May 18-21, Participant. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Computer Simulation in Materials Science, Ile d'oleron, France, June 6-16, Member of the Conference Editorial Board. The Sixth International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Cambridge, England, August 28-30, Member of the Scientific Committee. Ninth National Mechanics Congress, Urgup, Turkey, September 4-8, Member of the Scientific Committee. The Second National Biomedical Science and Technology Symposium, Ankara, Turkey, September 21-23, Participant. The Ninth International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials, Riga, Latvia, October 17-20, Member of the Turkish Delegation, UNESCO General Conference 28th Session, Paris, November 4-11, Delegate. "Concerted Action in Skeletal Implants Lifetime Testing and Simulation Subgroup Meeting". Commission of the European Union, Medical and Health Research Program. Barcelona, Spain, April 17-18, Participant. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Engineering Ceramics, Smolenice Castle, Slovakia, May 12-15, Developer of Session No Bioengineering III, ASME Third Biennial 4

5 European Joint Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, Montpellier, France, July 1-4, Member of the Conference Editorial Board. The Third International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Budapest, Hungary, Aug 21-23, S.P.Roy Memorial Lecturer and Member of the International Scientific Advisory Committee. Third International Conference on Vibration Problems, Siliguri, India, November 27-29, Member of the Editorial Board. Structural Engineering Review, An International Journal, Elsevier Science. Chief Editors: BHV Topping and RL Sack, Member of the Editorial Advisory Board. Computers and Structures, Elsevier Science. Chief Editors: KJ Bathe and BHV Topping, Member of the Conference Editorial Board. Fourth Intenational Conference on Civil Engineering, Tehran, Iran, May 4-6, Participant. The Fourth International Meeting and Seminar on Ceramics, Cells and Tissues: Ceramic-Polymer Composites, Faenza, Italy, May 22-24, Participant. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Multilayered and Fibre- Reinforced Composites: Problems and Prospects, Kiev, Ukraine, June 2-6, Member of the Conference Editorial Board. The Mouchel Centenary Conference on Innovation in Civil and Structural Engineering Structures, Cambridge, England, August 19-21, Lecturer, Centre for Research in Computational and Applied Mechanics, University of Cape Town, South Africa, May 19, Member of the Advisory Committee. 9th International Conference on Modern Materials and Technologies, Forum on New Materials, Topical Symposium XI, Materials in Clinical Applications, Florence, Italy, June 14-19, Invited Lecturer. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures, Troia, Portugal, July 12-24, Member of the Conference Editorial Board. The Fourth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Edinburgh, Scotland, Aug 18-20, Visitor. Institutes of Physics and Mathematics, Rostov State University, Russia, October Member of the Scientific Committee. Eleventh National Mechanics Congress, Abant, Turkey, September 6-10, Member of the Conference Editorial Board. The Seventh International Conference on Civil and Structural Engineering Computing, Oxford, England, September 13-15, Member of the Editorial Board. International Journal of Computational Engineering Science, Imperial College Press. Chief Editors: JN Reddy, KY Lam, and CS Krishnamoorthy, Member of the Editorial Advisory Board. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (Building and Housing). Chief Editor: A Kaveh, Invited Opening Session Lecturer. 8th International Symposium of Macedonian Association of Structural Engineers, Ohrid, Macedonia, September 30 October 2, Participant. XX CILAMCE: 20 th Iberian - Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering, Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 3-5, Member of the International Scientific Committee. The Sixth Annual Seminar and Meeting on Ceramics, Cells and Tissues, Faenza, Italy, March 9-11, Member of the Conference Editorial Board. The Fifth International Conference 5

6 on Computational Structures Technology, Leuven, Belgium, September 6-8, Member of the Scientific Advisory Board. The First MIT Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, USA, June 12-14, MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: 1. Bioengineering Research Group, Middle East Technical University, Coordinator. 2. Turkish National Committee of Earthquake Engineering, Turkish National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Earthquake Engineering Research Center, Middle East Technical Univ, Member of the Editorial Board, DOGA, Journals of the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Member of the Special Expertise Commission on Science, Research and Technology, Prime Ministry State Planning Organization, Member of the Turkish Chapter of Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Founding member, Fulbright Association, Member of the General Assembly, UNESCO National Commission of Turkey, Member of the Administrative Board, UNESCO National Commission of Turkey, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS: 1. Fulbright Scholarship, Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey, Mutual Educational Exchange Grant under the joint sponsorship of the United States Department of State and the Fulbright Commission of Turkey, University of California, Berkeley, USA, Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Scholarship, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Tsukuba, Japan, Summer The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Promotional Award, Middle East Technical University Prof. T. Somer Achievement Award, CONFERENCES ORGANIZED: 1. First National Bioengineering Symposium Middle East Technical University, Ankara, May 12-14, Member of the Organizing Committee. 2. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Progress in Biomechanics Ankara, July 10-21, Director. 3. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Biomechanics of Cell Division Istanbul, October 12-17, Director. 4. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells Istanbul, September 3-13, Director. 5. First National Conference on Computational Mechanics Istanbul, June 8-11, Member of the Organizing Committee. 6

7 6. NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biomechanics of Active Movement and Division of Cells Istanbul, September 19-29, Director. 7. Second National Conference on Computational Mechanics Trabzon, September 4-6, Member of the Organizing Committee. 8. Third National Conference on Computational Mechanics Istanbul, November 16-18, Member of the Organizing Committee. SPONSORED RESEARCH: 1. Principal investigator, "Dynamic analysis of a fluid-filled spherical sandwich shell: A model of the human head". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Grant No. TAG-282, Investigator, "Development of a computer program for bridge design". State Highways General Directorate of Turkey, METU Principal Investigator: Prof. C.Yilmaz Investigator, "Fetal skull modelling". National Institute of Health, Grant No. HD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Principal Investigator: Dr. T.Kriewall Subcontractor, "Human joint modelling". Aerospace Medical Research Lab. Grant. The Ohio State University Research Foundation Project No SC1, Columbus, OH, USA. Principal Investigator: Prof. A.Engin Investigator, "Development of a general purpose computer program for solid mechanics". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Grant No. MAG-450. Principal Investigator: Prof. C.Yilmaz Investigator, "Probabilistic assessment of the seismic hazard in Turkey". Turkish Electricity Authority, METU Principal Investigator: Prof. M.Erdik Investigator, "Second Turkish nuclear power plant site selection, evaluation and consultation". Turkish Electricity Authority, METU Principal Investigator: Prof. M.Erdik Investigator, "Karakaya railway bridge: Analysis and consultation". Yuksel Proje Design Firm, Project No. METU Principal Investigator:Prof. C.Yilmaz Investigator, "Seismic risk assessment of the CNAM-2 reactor building". Turkish Atomic Energy Agency, Project No. METU Principal Investigator: Prof. M.Erdik Investigator, "Nuclear power plant site selection and evaluation at Akkuyu and Camalani bays". Turkish Electricity Authority, METU Principal Investigator: Prof. M.Erdik Principal investigator, "Seismic risk assessment of electrical power plant facilities". Turkish Electricity Authority, METU , Principal investigator, " Dynamic modelling of human articulating joints". NATO Scientific Affairs Division, Project No. 308/84, Principal investigator, "The residual variable method in spherical and cylindrical coordinates". Ankara Univ Research Fund, Project No , Principal investigator, "Biomechanics of the division of animal cells". NATO Scientific Affairs Division, Project No. 342/87, 1987 (extended in 1990). 7

8 15. Principal investigator, "The residual variable method applied to the diffusion equation in cylindrical coordinates". Ankara Univ Research Fund, Project No , Principal investigator, "Two-dimensional Toda lattice and analytical and numerical solution of nonlinear lattice vibrations". Ankara Univ Research Fund, Project No , Investigator, "Testing and investigation of the TV antennas with special emphasis on Kars TV tower". Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, Project No. METU Principal Investigator: Prof. C.Yilmaz Principal investigator, "Investigation of the material properties of osteoporotic bones in man and rabbit through mechanical and ultrasonic techniques". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Grant No. MISAG-27, Investigator, "Damage to the public buildings and investigation of the causes in Erzincan earthquake". Ministry of Construction and Settlement, Project No. METU Principal Investigator: Prof. E.Citipitioglu Investigator, "Development of analysis and design methods for static and earthquake analysis of structures built with tunnel form construction technique". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Grant No. INTAG-515. Principal Investigator: Prof. E.Citipitioglu Coordinator, "Collaboration in biomedical materials and biomechanics research, medical device development and education". British Council Academic Link Scheme for Turkey. Collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Research Centre in Biomedical Materials, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, Investigator, "Contribution of non-structural partition walls in earthquake response and incorporation of the conclusions in design codes". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Grant No. INTAG/TOKI-531. Principal Investigator: Prof. E.Citipitioglu Investigator, "Biomechanical analysis of implants used in vertebrae fractures". METU Research Fund No. AFP Principal Investigator: Dr. G.Birlik Investigator, "Production of polymeric membranes and determination of their mechanical properties". METU Research Fund No. AFP Principal Investigator: Prof. M.Ger Investigator, "Production of porous calcium phosphate ceramics, investigation of their biocompatibility in vitro and determination of their biomechanical properties". METU Research Fund No. AFP Principal Investigator: Prof. M.Timucin Sub-project Coordinator, "Assistance to strengthen the infrastructure for high level science and technology activities. Sub-project: Manufacturing of fiber reinforced composites". UNDP Project of the Government of Turkey. State Planning Organization. No. TUR/92/004/A/01/99, Consultant, "The membrane spectrin heat paradox: A biophysical study". USA Office of Naval Research Grant No. N J Principal Investigator: A.E.Sowers. September Investigator, "Production of polyester biopolymers of microbial origin and investigation of their suitability in industrial and biomedical applications". State Planning Organization of Turkey, Project No. AFP DPT.95K

9 Principal Investigator: Prof. G.Alaaddinoglu Investigator, "Production of calcium phosphate bioceramics". State Planning Organization of Turkey, Project No. AFP DPT.95K Principal Investigator: Dr. C.Tas Investigator, "Synthesis of porous calcium phosphate bioceramics". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Project No. MISAG-58. Principal Investigator: Dr. C.Tas Coordinator, An experimental and theoretical investigation and construction of a smart device. The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, DOPROG Program. Collaboration with the Institute of Physics of Rostov University (Prof. VP Sakhnenko), Russia, Principal Investigator, "Improvement of the mechanical properties of unsaturated polyester and epoxy resin and production of composite materials". State Planning Organization, Turkey, AFP DPT96K Senior Researcher and Group Leader for Characterization Tests, The production and application of microbial polyesters in the construction of biodegradable controlled antibiotic release systems and bone fracture repair rods. NATO Science for Stability Project, No. SA.SfS/TU-POLYESTERS. Project Director: Prof. V.Hasirci Principal Investigator, "Production and characterization of polymer based electromagnetic shielding materials for defense and industrial applications". State Planning Organization, Turkey, AFP DPT98K Investigator, "Investigation of the response of human body under various dynamic loads using biomechanical methods". State Planning Organization, Turkey, AFP DPT98K Principal Investigator: Prof. G.Birlik Principal investigator, "Biomechanical investigation of the effects of diabetes and antioxidants on the strength of soft and hard tissues in rats". METU Research Fund No. AFP and AFP Investigator, "Investigation of functional defects in various organs of diabetic rats by biophysical, biomechanical and molecular biological methods". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Project No. SBAG Principal Investigator: Prof. B.Turan Investigator, "Mechanical assessment of mini- and microplate applications in zygoma fractures". The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Project No. SBAG Principal Investigator: Prof. N.Selmanpakoglu BOOKS EDITED: B1. Bioengineering Middle East Technical University Publication, 1976 (in Turkish). Eds: N.Akkas, H.Gulcur, S.Gulen. 186 pages. B2. Progress in Biomechanics Sijthoff and Noordhoff International Publishers, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series E: Applied Science, No. 32, The Netherlands, Proceedings of the NATO Conference. Ed: N. Akkas. 388 pages. B3. Post-Earthquake Damage Evaluation and Strength Assessment of Buildings under Seismic Conditions Vol.4, Building Construction under Seismic Conditions in the Balkan Region, UNDP/UNIDO Project RER/79/015. UNIDO Publ., Vienna

10 Eds: G.Serbanescu, N.Akkas, S.Anagnostopoulos, T.Karman, B.Tozija, L.Tzenov. 260p B4. Biomechanics of Cell Division Plenum Press, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series A: Life Sciences, Vol. 132, New York, Proceedings of the NATO Conference. Ed: N.Akkas. 374 pages. B5. Biomechanics of Active Movement and Deformation of Cells Springer-Verlag, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series H:Cell Biology, Vol.42, Berlin, Proceedings of the NATO Conference. Ed: N.Akkas. 524 pages. B6. Biomechanics of Active Movement and Division of Cells Springer-Verlag, NATO Advanced Study Institute Series H:Cell Biology, Vol.84, Berlin, Proc of the NATO Conference. Ed: N.Akkas. 578 pages. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PAPERS (NATIONAL): CN1. Akkas,N "A biomechanical model of the human head: Fluid filled spherical sandwich shells", Bioengineering (eds: N.Akkas, H.Gulcur, S.Gulen). METU Publication, Ankara, (in Turkish). CN2. Akkas,N "A static approach for the estimation of buckling loads of structures under dynamic loading", Proc Second National Mechanics Conference, ITU Publication, (in Turkish). CN3. Erdik,M., Akkas,N "Earthquake engineering, earthquake risk in Turkey, mitigation of earthquake damage and METU Earthquake Engineering Research Center", METU EERC Report, Ankara. CN4. Akkas,N "Biomechanics of some cell activities", Proc 4th National Mechanics Congress, (in Turkish). CN5. Erdogan,F., Akkas,N "The residual variable method in spherical coordinates", Proc. 6th National Mechanics Congress, Istanbul Technical Univ Press, Istanbul, (meeting: Sept 1989) (in Turkish). CN6. Akkas,N "Cytomechanics", Proc Fifth National Mechanics Congress (eds: M.Dikmen, A.Tezel, E.Inan, H.Boduroglu), Istanbul, 1-35 (meeting: Sept 1987) (in Turkish). CN7. Yavas,O., Akkas,N "Numerical methods in chaotic dynamics", 1st National Computational Mechanics Conference, Istanbul, (meeting: June 1993) (in Turkish). CN8. Yavas,O., Akkas,N "Chaotic dynamic analysis of nonlinear lattices", 7th National Mechanics Conference, Antalya, (meeting: September 1993) (in Turkish). CN9. Sahin,E., Tas,A.C., Timucin,M., Korkusuz,F., Akkas,N "Chemical synthesis of calcium hydroxyapatite bioceramic powders", Proceedings of the 2nd International Ceramics Congress, V.2, Engineering Ceramics, Istanbul, (meeting: October 1994) (in Turkish). CN10. Caliskan,T., Yaman,Y., Akkas,N Analytic modelling of plates interacting with an acoustic medium, Seventh National Machine Theory Symposium, (meeting: September 1995, Istanbul) (inturkish). CN11. Akkus,O., Korkusuz,F., Akkas,N Assessment of fracture healing by use of vibration methods, Proc Second National Symposium on Biomedical Science and Technology (ed: V.Hasirci), (meeting: September 1995, Ankara). 10

11 CN12. Akkus,O., Akkas,N., Korkusuz,F Investigation of fracture healing using biomechanical methods, Proc XIVth National Turkish Orthopaedics and Traumatology Congress (ed: R.Ege), (meeting: 29 Sept - 4 Oct 1995, Izmir) (in Turkish). CN13. Birlik,G., Sezgin,O., Akkas,N Passenger comfort in air transport, Symposium on Priorities in Space, Aeronautics and Defense Technologies in 2000s, (meeting: April 1999, Istanbul) (in Turkish). CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS PAPERS (INTERNATIONAL): CIN1. Akkas,N., Bauld,N.R "Buckling and postbuckling behavior of shallow spherical sandwich shells under axisymmetric loads", Proceedings of the 12th Midwestern Mechanics Conference, V.6, CIN2. Akkas,N "Response of undersea nuclear power plants during earthquakes", Second International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, Proceedings V.4, Paper No.K4/9. CIN3. Engin,A.E., Akkas,N "Application of a fluid-filled spherical sandwich shell as a biodynamic head injury model for primates", Proceedings: Biodynamic Models and their Applications, CIN4. Akay,H.U., Akkas,N., Yilmaz,C "Analysis of solid-fluid interaction problems with SAPIV", Proceedings of the Second SAP Users' Conference, University of Southern California, Paper No.18. CIN5. Akkas,N "Continuum modeling of head injury", Progress in Biomechanics (ed: N.Akkas), NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series E: Applied Science No.32, Sijthoff and Noordhoff, The Netherlands, CIN6. Akkas,N "Brain injury and instabilities", Advanced Technobiology (ed: B.Rybak), NATO Advanced Study Institute Series E: Applied Science No.31, Sijthoff and Noordhoff, The Netherlands, CIN7. Akkas,N., Yilmaz,C "Dynamics of elastic structures in acoustic media using general purpose finite element programs", The Mathematics of Finite Elements and Applications III-MAFELAP 1978 (ed: J.R.Whiteman), Academic Press, London, CIN8. Yilmaz,C., Akkas,N "Fluid element in SAPIV", Fifth International Conference on Structural Mechanics in Reactor Technology, Proceedings V.B, Paper No. B4/5. CIN9. Akkas,N "Calculations on acoustic approximations", Developments in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ed: J.E.Stoneking), The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, CIN10. Akkas,N., Engin,A.E "Nonlinear mechanics and cell division", 1980 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Bk.No.G00176 (ed: V.C.Mow), CIN11. Engin,A.E., Akkas,N., Kaleps,I "Passive resistive force and moments in human elbow joint", 1980 Advances in Bioengineering, ASME Bk.No.G00176 (ed: V.C.Mow), CIN12. Akkas,N., Engin,A.E "Ultrastructure of animal cells and its role during cytokinesis from a structural mechanics viewpoint", Mechanics of Structured Media (ed: A.P.S.Selvadurai), Studies in Applied Mechanics 5A, Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam, Part A CIN13. Jackson,J.E., Akkas,N "Numerical solution of two and threedimensional fluid-structure interaction problems using general purpose 11