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Eda Aydogan

Eda Aydogan
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Goodwin Hall, 439
Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Research Interests:

  • Radiation damage in nuclear materials
  • Alloy design for extreme environments
  • Advanced manufacturing
  • Materials Science and characterization
  • Metallurgy

  • 2022 - Outstanding Young Scientist Award, Turkish Academy of Sciences
  • 2021 - Women in Science Fellowship, UNESCO-LOREAL
  • 2019 - International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
  • 2016 - Modelling-Experimentation-Validation Summer School Fellowship
  • 2015 - Distinguished Student Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • 2015 - Spot Award, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • 2015 - Best Poster Award, The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS)
  • 2010-2012 - Graduate Research Fellowship, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

  • 2026-present: Associate Professor, Virginia Tech Mechanical Engineering
  • 2024-2026: Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • 2020-2024: Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University; Ankara, Turkey
  • 2018-2020: Visiting Assistant Professor, Sabanci University
  • 2016-2018: Postdoc, Los Alamos National Laboratory

  • 2016: PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M
  • 2012: master's Degree, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University
  • 2011: Minor Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Production; Middle East Technical University
  • 2010: Bachelor's Degree, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University