Faculty

Burak Basaran, PhD

Instructional Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering Technology

Office 394, College of Technology Building

Phone 713-743-6761

Fax 713-743-4032

Email bbasaran [at] central.uh.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey, 1996
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2000
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2003
Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2009
Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2009-2011

Classes

Research Interests

Smart materials (Shape Memory Alloys & Polymers)
Light metals
Composite materials
Superalloys
Armor materials
Computer aided design, manufacturing & development of innovative materials test platforms
Synthesis & development of innovative materials in green energy applications (wind & solar)
Development of innovative teaching techniques, tools & curriculum in materials & mechanical engineering education

Awards & Honors

Fulbright Scholarship for International Exchange Students Program: M.S. studies at Texas A&M University, Mechanical Engineering Department, 2000-2003
Dean's award for Outstanding Graduation: 3rd place among class of 1996, Mechanical Engineering, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
ASME Auxiliary scholarship for non-American students: 2000-2001 academic year
1st place in Student Research Week Poster Competition, Texas A&M University, 2008
Best Technical Presentation & Paper Award in Materials Science, 35th AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium, 2010
Member of Golden Key International Honor Society, 2011

Peer-reviewed Journal Publications

H.E. Karaca, S.M. Saghaian, H. Tobe, E. Acar, B. Basaran, M. Nagasako, R. Kainuma, R.D. Noebe, "Diffusionless phase transformation characteristics of Mn75.7Pt24.3", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 589, (2014) 412-415
H.E. Karaca, S.M. Saghaian, G. Ded, H. Tobe, B. Basaran, H.J. Maier,R.D. Noebe, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Effects of nanoprecipitation on the shape memory and material properties of an Ni-rich NiTiHf high temperature shape memory alloy", Acta Materialia (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.08.048
H.E. Karaca, I. Kaya H. Tobe, B. Basaran, M. Nagasako, R. Kainuma, Y. Chumlyakov, "Shape memory behavior of high strength Ni54Ti46 alloys", Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol. 580, 2013, Pages 66-70
H.E. Karaca, E. Acar, G.S. Ded, B. Basaran, H. Tobe, R.D. Noebe, G. Bigelow, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Shape memory behavior of high strength NiTiHfPd polycrystalline alloys", Acta Materialia 61 (2013) 5036-5049
H.E. Karaca, A.S. Turabi, B. Basaran, A.K. Pathak, I. Dubenko, N. Ali, Y.I. Chumlyakov, P. Li, "Compressive Response of Polycrystalline NiCoMnGa High-Temperature Meta-magnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 22, n. 10, pp. 3111, 2013
E. Acar, H.E. Karaca, B. Basaran, F. Yang, M.J. Mills, R.D. Noebe, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Role of aging time on the microstructure and shape memory properties of NiTiHfPd single crystals", Materials Science and Engineering: A , v 573, pp. 161-165, 2013
J.A. Monroe, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, Ito, R.Y. Umetsu, R. Kainuma, K. Koyama, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Direct measurement of large reversible magnetic-field-induced strain in Ni-Co-Mn-In metamagnetic shape memory alloys", Acta Materialia, v 60, n 20, pp. 6883-6891, 2012
H.E. Karaca, B. Basaran, I. Karaman and Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Stress-Induced Martensite to Austenite Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys," Smart Materials and Structures, v 21, n 4, 2012
H.E. Karaca, E. Acar, B. Basaran, R.D. Noebe, G. Bigelow, A. Garg, F. Yang, M.J. Mills and Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Effects of aging on [111] oriented NiTiHfPd single crystals under compression", Scripta Mater. (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.06.028
H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, Y.I. Chumlyakov, B. Basaran and H.J. Maier, "Compressive Response of NiFeGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals," Scripta Materialia, submitted to Acta Materialia, 2011
H.E. Karaca, S. Saghaian, B. Basaran, G.S. Bigelow, R.D. Noebe, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Compressive Response of Nickel-rich NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Single Crystals along the [111] Orientation", Scripta Materialia, v. 65, n. 7, pp 577-580, 2011
W. Ito, B. Basaran, R.Y. Umetsu, I. Karaman, R. Kainuma, K. Koyama, K. Ishida, "Shape Memory Response in Ni40Co10Mn33Al17 Polycrystalline Alloy", Mater. Trans., Vol. 51, pp 525, 2010.
H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, Y.I. Chumlyakov, H.J. Maier, "Magnetic Field-Induced Martensitic Phase Transformation in NiMnCoIn Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Advanced Functional Materials (Invited), Vol. 19, pp 1-16, 2009.
H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, A. Brewer, B. Basaran, Y.I. Chumlyakov , H.J. Maier, "Shape Memory and Pseudoelasticity Response of NiMnCoIn Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 58, Issue 10 pp. 815-818, 2008.
H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, D.C. Lagoudas, Y.I. Chumlyakov , H.J. Maier, "On The Stress-Assisted Magnetic Field-Induced Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Acta Materialia, Vol. 55, p 4253-4269, 2007
I. Karaman, B. Basaran, H.E. Karaca, A.I. Karsilayan, "Energy harvesting martensite variant reorientation mechanism in a NiMnGa magnetic shape memory alloy", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 90, n 17, p 172505, 2007
H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, D.C. Lagoudas, Y.I. Chumlyakov, H.J. Maier, "One-way Shape Memory Effect Due to Stress-Assisted Magnetic Field-induced Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 55, pp. 803-806, 2006.
I. Karaman, H.E. Karaca, B. Basaran, D.C. Lagoudas, Y.I. Chumlyakov , H.J. Maier, "Stress-assisted Reversible Magnetic Field-induced Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 55., pp. 403-406, 2006.
H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, Y.I. Chumlyakov, H.J. Maier, "Magnetic Field and Stress Induced Martensite Reorientation in NiMnGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals", Acta Materialia, Vol. 54, pp.233-245, 2006.