
Associate Teaching Professor & Undergraduate Program Director
Materials Science and Engineering
Phone: | 848-445-4513 |
Fax: | 732-445-2873 |
Email: | eka@soe.rutgers.edu |
Office: | CCR-114 |
Link to Dr. Akdogan's Google Scholar Page
Useful Links for Prospective Undergraduates:
- What is Materials Science & Engineering?
- Why Materials Science & Engineering is Awesome?
- What does a Materials Scientist & Engineer do?
Teaching and educational interests, and academic service
Dr. Akdoğan is passionate about teaching core and advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, covering a diverse range of topics including mechanical properties of engineering materials, chemical thermodynamics of materials, microprocessing of ceramics, the structure of engineering materials, solid-state theory of engineering materials, EMO properties of materials, physical metallurgy, and phase transformations. He served or is currently serving as a faculty mentor to undergraduate students in the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, James J. Slade Scholars Program, ARESTY Program, and the School of Engineering Honors Academy at Rutgers University. Dr. Akdoğan is the founding Faculty Coordinator of the undergraduate Metals Concentration Certificate Program and was the Academic Advisor for the Class of 2021. He is the recipient of the 2019 Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching at Rutgers University, and the Rutgers Engineering Governing Council's Professor of the Year Award in MSE for academic years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22. Since June 2020, he serves as the Undergraduate Program Director. He is a full member of the MSE graduate faculty since March 2021.
Teaching Assignments
Professor Akdoğan's teaching responsibilities for the 2022-2023 academic year are listed below. The
numbers within parentheses are the course credits. Total teaching credits per AY is 16.
Spring 2023
• Thermodynamics of Materials (4), 14:635:206
• Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01
• Theory of Solid State Materials (3), 16:635:503
Fall 2022
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01 and 02
Physical Metallurgy (3), 14:635:362
Spring 2022
Thermodynamics of Materials (4), 14:635:206
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01
Theory of Solid State Materials (3), 16:635:503
Fall 2021
Introduction to Materials Science & Engineering (3), 14:635:203 (In person on Busch
Campus; Akdogan & Klein)
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01 (Synchronous on RU Webex)
Physical Metallurgy (3), 14:635:362 (In person on Busch Campus)
Summer 2021
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407 (Synchronous on RU Webex)
Spring 2021
Thermodynamics of Materials (4), 14:635:206 (Synchronous on RU Webex)
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01 (Synchronous on RU Webex)
Theory of Solid State Materials (3), 16:635:503 (Synchronous on RU Webex)
Fall 2020
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01 (Synchronous on RU Webex)
Physical Metallurgy (3), 14:635:362 (Synchronous on RU Webex)
Spring 2020
Thermodynamics of Materials (4), 14:635:206
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01
Theory of Solid State Materials (3), 16:635:503
Summer 2020
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407
Fall 2019
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01
Physical Metallurgy (3), 14:635:362
Spring 2019
Thermodynamics of Materials (3), 14:635:206
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01
Theory of Solid State Materials (3), 16:635:503
Summer 2019
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407
Fall 2018
Mechanical Properties of Materials (3), 14:635:407:01 & 02
Physical Metallurgy (3), 14:635:362
Spring 2018
Thermodynamics of Materials, 14:635:206
Mechanical Properties of Materials, 14:635:407:01
Theory of Solid State Materials 16:635:503