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Biography
Dr. Ismail Çiçek was graduated from the Marine
Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 1990. He received his Master of Science diploma in
1995 and Ph.D. in 1999 from the Mechanical Engineering Department at Texas Tech
University. He was involved in the development of many national and
international projects and programs in Turkey, including the establishment of
the Simulator Center at ITU Maritime Faculty (ITUMF) Marine Equipment Test
Center (METC) at ITUMF, and the International Dual-Diploma Program between the
State University of New York and ITU Maritime Faculty.
Dr. Cicek gained engineering and leadership
experience in the United States Department of Defence projects and programs as
systems development engineer for 15 years between 1997 and 2012. Dr. Cicek led the development of various
engineering systems for platforms including C-5, C-17, KC-10, KC-135, and C-130
E/H/J. Dr. Cicek’s experience includes
unmanned aerial vehicle development where he utilized the Geographical
Information Systems (GIS) and Malfunction Data Recorder Analysis Recorder
System (MADARS) development. He received
many critical awards at the positions he served, due to the excellent team-work
and his detail oriented and energetic personality. These include Terra Health’s Superior Client
Award in 2009 and Engineering Excellence Award in 2010 as well as an
appreciation letter from the USAF Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC), signed by
the commander in charge.
Dr Cicek is currently teaching at Istanbul
Technical University Maritime Faculty, Tuzla, Istanbul. His main research
interest is the development of ship simulators for use in education and
training of students as well as officers working on-board ships.
Dr Cicek developed Ship Engine Room Simulator
(SERS) through nationally funded projects in Turkey. The SERS is now certified
by an IACS member classification society, Class NK, and several institutions
started using the SERS in their marine engineering education can training.
Contact
- cicekism@itu.edu.tr
- Other Email
- ism@drcicek.com
- Web Page
- http://akademi.itu.edu.tr/cicekism/
- Office
- ITU Marine Equipment Test Center (İTÜ Denizcilik Teçhizatı Test Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi)
- Address
- İTÜ Denizcilik Fakültesi Postane Mah. Sahilyolu Cad. İTÜ DETAM / GTTM (Test Merkezi) Binası. 2. Kat Tuzla, İstanbul