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Melih Papila Faculty Member

melihpapila@sabanciunivedu

(216) 483 9546

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http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/~mpapila/

Jobs

Instructor

Education

B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering at the Middle East Technical University, 1990; M.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering at the Middle East Technical University, 1995; Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at University of Florida, 2001.

Areas of Interest

Smart Materials and Structures, Optimization and Testing of Composite Materials, Structural Analysis, Design of Experiments and Surragate Models

Memberships

ASTM - American Society for Testing and Materials ASME - American Society Of Mechanical Engineers AIAA - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics SPE - Society of Plastics Engineers

Publications

Karakaya, Nursel and Papila, Melih and Özkoç, Güralp (2020) "Overmolded hybrid composites of polyamide-6 on continuous carbon and glass fiber/epoxy composites: 'an assessment of the interface'", Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol.131 (SCI)

Mehraeen, Shayan and Sadeghi, Sahl and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Papila, Melih and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2018) "Polyvinylidene ﬂuoride grafted poly(styrene sulfonic acid) as ionic polymer-metal composite actuator", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.279, 157-167 (SCI)

Papila, Melih (2018) "Design of and with thin-ply non-crimp fabric as building blocks for composites", Science and Engineering of Composite Materials, Vol.25, No.3, 501-516 (SCI)

Baysal, Mustafa and Bilge, Kaan and Yılmaz, Bengisu and Papila, Melih and Yürüm, Yuda (2018) "Preparation of high surface area activated carbon from waste-biomass of sunflower piths: Kinetics and equilibrium studies on the dye removal", Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, Vol.6, No.2, 1702-1713 (ESCI)

Baysal, Mustafa and Bilge, Kaan and Yıldızhan, Melike Mercan and Yorulmaz, Yelda and Öncel, Çınar and Papila, Melih and Yürüm, Yuda (2018) "Catalytic synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes at low temperatures", Nanoscale, Vol.10, No.10, 4658-4662 (SCI)

Bilge, Kaan and Yorulmaz, Yelda and Javanshour, Farzin and Ürkmez, Ayça and Yılmaz, Bengisu and Şimşek, Eren and Papila, Melih (2017) "Synergistic role of in-situ crosslinkable electrospun nanofiber/epoxy nanocomposite interlayers for superior laminated composites", Composites Science and Technology, Vol.151, 310-316 (SCI)

Mehraeen, Shayan and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye and Papila, Melih and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak (2017) "Investigation of electrochemical actuation by polyaniline nanoﬁbers", Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.26, No.9 (SCI)

Mohamadi, Mahboube and Garmabi, Hamid and Papila, Melih (2017) "Conjugated dual-phase transitions in crystalline/crystalline blend of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(ethylene oxide)", Polymer Bulletin, Vol.74, No.6, 2117-2135 (SCI)

Özden-Yenigün, Elif and Bilge, Kaan and Sünbüloğlu, Emin and Bozdağ, Ergün and Papila, Melih (2017) "High strain rate response of nanofiber interlayered structural composites", Composite Structures, Vol.168, 47-55 (SCI)

Bilge, Kaan and Ürkmez, Ayça and Şimşek, Eren and Papila, Melih (2016) "Stabilized electrospinning of heat stimuli/in situ crosslinkable nanofibers and their self-same nanocomposites", Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol.133, No.43 (SCI)

Bilge, Kaan and Yılmaz, Bengisu and Papila, Melih (2016) "Sound-tracking of failure events in cross-ply composite laminates under tension", Composite Structures, Vol.153, 421-427 (SCI)

Ghobadi, Sajjad and Mehraeen, Shayan and Bakhtiari, Rokhsareh and Shamloo, Bahar and Sadhu, Veera Bhadraiah and Papila, Melih and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2016) "PVA/PANI/rGO ternary electrospun mats as metal-free anti-bacterial substrates", RSC Advances, Vol.6, No.95, 92434-92442 (SCI)

Mohamadi, Mahboube and Garmabi, Hamid and Papila, Melih (2016) "Effect of miscibility state on crystallization behavior and polymorphism in crystalline/crystalline blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/poly(ethylene oxide)", Macromolecular Research, Vol.24, No.8, 698-709 (SCI)

Ghobadi, Sajjad and Sadighikia, Sina and Papila, Melih and Cebeci, Fevzi Çakmak and Alkan Gürsel, Selmiye (2015) "Graphene-reinforced poly(vinyl alcohol) electrospun fibers as building blocks for high performance nanocomposites", RSC Advances, Vol.5, No.103, 85009-85018 (SCI)

Bilge, Kaan and Venkataraman, S. and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih (2014) "Global and local nanofibrous interlayer toughened composites for higher in-plane strength", Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, Vol.58, 73-76 (SCI)

Bilge, Kaan and Özden Yenigün, Elif and Şimşek, Eren and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih (2012) "Structural composites hybridized with epoxy compatible polymer/MWCNT nanofibrous interlayers", Composites Science and Technology, Vol.72, No.14, 1639-1645 (SCI)

Özden Yenigün, Elif and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih (2012) "MWCNTs/P(St-co-GMA) composite nanofibers of engineered interface chemistry for epoxy matrix nanocomposites", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol.4, No.2, 777-784 (SCI)

Çilingir, Halime Didem and Papila, Melih (2010) ""Equivalent" electromechanical coefficient for IPMC actuator design based on equivalent bimorph beam theory", Experimental Mechanics, Vol.50, No.8, 1157-1168 (SCI)

Alkoy, Ebru Mensur and Papila, Melih (2010) "Microstructural features and electrical properties of copper oxide added potassium sodium niobate ceramics", Ceramics International, Vol.36, No.6, 1921-1927 (SCI)

Özden, Elif and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih (2010) "Engineering chemistry of electrospun nanofibers and interfaces in nanocomposites for superior mechanical properties", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Vol.2, No.7, 1788-1793 (SCI)

Dağdeviren, Canan and Papila, Melih (2010) "Dielectric behavior characterization of a fibrous-ZnO/PVDF nanocomposite", Polymer Composites, Vol.31, No.6, 1003-1010 (SCI)

Mensur Alkoy, Ebru and Dağdeviren, Canan and Papila, Melih (2009) "Processing conditions and aging effect on the morphology of PZT electrospun nanofibers, and dielectric properties of the resulting 3–3 PZT/Polymer composite", Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.92, No.11, 2566-2570 (SCI)

Papila, Melih and Sheplak, Mark and Cattafesta, Louis N. (2008) "Optimization of clamped circular piezoelectric composite actuators", Sensors and Actuators A: Physical , Vol.147, No.1, 310-323 (SCI)

Yördem, Sinan Onur and Papila, Melih and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. (2008) "Effects of electrospinning parameters on polyacrylonitrile nanofiber diameter: an investigation by response surface methodology", Materials & design, Vol. 29, No.1, 34-44 (SCI)

Papila, Melih and Haftka, Raphael T. and Nishida, Toshikazu and Sheplak, Mark (2006) "Piezoresistive microphone design Pareto optimization: Tradeoff between sensitivity and noise floor", Journal of microelectromechanical systems, Vol.15, No.6, 1632-1643 (SCI)

Goel, Tushar and Haftka, Raphael T. and Papila, Melih and Shyy, Wei (2006) "Generalized pointwise bias error bounds for response surface approximations", International journal for numerical methods in engineering, Vol.65, No.12, 2035-2059 (SCI)

Papila, Melih and Haftka, Raphael T. and Watson, Layne T. (2005) "Pointwise bias error bounds for response surface approximations and min-max bias design", AIAA Journal, Vol.43, No.8, 1797-1807 (SCI)

Asghari Arpatappeh, Farzin and Aydemir, Berk Emre and Bilge, Kaan and Papila, Melih, "Multiscale reinforcing interlayers of self-same P(St-co-GMA) nanofibers loaded with MCF for polymer composites and nanocomposites", AIAA Scitech Forum, 2019, AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), January 2019

Başer, Gülnur and Bilge, Kaan and Uyanik, Nursli and Papila, Melih, "Investigation of the strength and failure envelopes of non-crimp glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites based on in-situ polymerized cyclic oligomers", 15th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM15), Venice, Italy: European Society for Composite Materials 2012

Bilge, Kaan and Başer, Gülnur and Papila, Melih, "Effect of TEX on the strength and failure envelopes of non-crimp glass fiber composites", 15th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM15), Venice, Italy: European Society for Composite Materials 2012

Özden Yenigün, Elif and Atılgan, Canan and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih, "Tracing the superior thermo-mechanical properties in nanocomposites of crosslinked fillers at the interface: molecular point of view", 15th European Conference on Composite Materials (ECCM15), Venice, Italy: European Society for Composite Materials 2012

Bilge, Kaan and Özden Yenigün, Elif and Şimşek, Eren and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih, "Strength of hybrid composites reinforced with surface modified polymer/MWCNTs nano-composite interlayers", 18th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM18), Seul, Korea: ICCM (International Committee on Composite Materials ) 2011

Özden Yenigün, Elif and Atılgan, Ali Rana and Bilge, Kaan and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Atılgan, Canan and Papila, Melih, "Designed-in molecular interactions lead to superior thermo-mechanical properties in nanocomposites", 2010 MRS Fall Meeting, UK: Cambridge University Press Academic and Professional Books 2011

Özden, Elif and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih, "Electrospun polymer/MWCNTs nanofiber reinforced composites", MRS Fall Meeting 2009, Warrendale, PA: MRS (Materials Research Society) 2010

Mensur Alkoy, Ebru and Papila, Melih, "Electrical properties of CuO doped-KNN ceramics and 1-3 piezocomposites", 2009 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, USA: IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), September 2009

Menşur Alkoy, Ebru and Dağdeviren, Canan and Papila, Melih, "Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 nanofibers produced by electrospinning process", Su, J. and Wang, L. P. and Furuya, Y. and TrolierMcKinstry, S. and Leng, J. (eds.), 2008 MRS Fall Meeting (Symposium V on Materials, Devices, and Characterization for Smart Systems), Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA: MRS (Materials Research Society) 2009, 79-84

Çilingir, Halime Didem and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih, "The effect of IPMC parameters in electromechanical coefficient based on equivalent beam theory", Bar-Cohen, Yoseph (ed.), Smart Structures/Nondestructive Evaluation for Health Monitoring + Diagnostics, USA: SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering), April 2008

Dağdeviren, Canan and Gülleroğlu, Mert and Gülgün, Mehmet Ali and Papila, Melih, "ZnO nanofiber production via electrospinning", 4. Ulusal Nanobilim ve Nanoteknoloji Konferansı (NanoTr4), İstanbul: İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi 2008

Dağdeviren, Canan and Papila, Melih, "Dielectric properties of ZnO/PVDF flexible composites", SAMPE | Fall Technical Conference 2008 Multifunctional Materials: Working Smarter Together, USA: SAMPE (Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering) 2008

Öğüt, Erdem and Yördem, Sinan Onur and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih, "Poly (vinylidene fluoride)/zinc oxide smart composite material", Dapino, Marcelo J. (ed.), SPIE: Smart Structures and Materials & Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, Bellingham WA, USA: SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering, March 2007, 65260Q-2

Yördem, Sinan Onur and Papila, Melih and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Öğüt, Erdem and Gülleroğlu, Mert, "Piezoelectric polymer and ceramic ultrafine fibers for piezocomposite films", Mallick, P.K. (ed.), American Society for Composites, 21st Technical Conference, Interdisciplinary Micosystems Group, September 2006

Li, Yawei and Nishida, Toshikazu and Cattafesta, Lou and Sheplak, Mark and Papila, Melih, "Modeling and optimization of a side-implanted piezoresistive shear", SPIE, Smart Structures and Materials 2006: Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems,, April 2006, 711-720

Şimşek, Eren and Yördem, Sinan Onur and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Papila, Melih, "Optimization of superhydrophobic surfaces generated by electrospinning", AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY , [American Chemical Society], March 2006

Papila, Melih and Haftka, Raphael T. and Mason, William H. and Alves, Rafael, "Tailoring wing structures for reduced drag penalty in off-design flight conditions", 10th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference,, September 2004

J15. Ozden, E., Menceloğlu, Y. Z., Papila, M., "Engineering Chemistry of Electrospun Nanofibers and Interfaces in Nanocomposites for Superior Mechanical Properties,” Applied Materials&Interfaces, Vol. 2 (7), pp.1788-93, July 2010.

J14. Alkoy, E. M., Papila, M., "Microstructural Features and Electrical Properties of Copper Oxide Added Potassium Sodium Niobate Ceramics,” Ceramics International, Vol. 36 (6), pp.1921-1927, August 2010.

J13. Cilingir, D., Papila, M., "Equivalent electromechanical coefficient for IPMC actuator design based on equivalent bimorph beam theory,” Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 50 (8), pp.1157-1168, 2010.

J12. Dagdeviren, C., Papila, M., "Dielectric Properties of Fibrous-ZnO/PVDF Nanocomposites” Polymer Composites, Vol. 31(6), pp.1003-1010, June 2010.

J11. Alkoy, E. M., Dagdeviren, C., Papila, M., "Investigation of the processing conditions and aging effect on the properties of PZT nanofibers obtained by electrospinning process” Journal of American Ceramic Society,accepted and published online September 2009.

J10. Papila, M., Sheplak, M., Cattafesta, L., “Optimization of Clamped Circular Piezoelectric Composite Actuators,” Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol. 147 (1), pp 310-323, September 2008.

J9. Yordem, O. S., Papila, M., Menceloglu, Y. Z., “Effects of Electrospinning Parameters on Polyacrylonitrile Nanofiber Diameter: An Investigation by Response Surface Methodology,” Materials & Design Vol. 26 (1) , pp. 33 - 44, January 2008.

J8. Papila, M., Haftka, R. T., Nishida, T. and Sheplak, M., “Piezoresistive microphone design Pareto optimization: tradeoff between sensitivity and noise floor,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Sytems, Vol. 15 (6), pp. 1632 - 1643, December 2006.

J7. Goel, T., Haftka, R. T., Papila, M. and Shyy, W., “Generalized Pointwise Bias Error Bounds for Response Surface Approximations ,” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 65 (12) , pp. 2035 - 2059, December 2005.

J6. Papila, M., Haftka, R. T. and Watson, L. T., “Pointwise Bias Error Bounds and Min-Max Design for Response Surface Approximations,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 43 (8) pp. 1797-1807, August 2005.

J5. Papila, M. and Haftka, R. T., “Implementation of A Crack Propagation Constraint within A Structural Optimization Software,” Journal of International Society for Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Vol. 25 (5-6), pp. 327-338, December 2003

J4. Kim, H., Papila, M., Mason, W. H., Haftka, R. T., Watson, L. T. and Grossman, B., “Detection and Repair of Poorly Converged Optimization Runs,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 39 (12) pp. 2242-2249, December 2001

J3. Papila, M. and Akgun, M. A., “Post-buckling of Composite I-Sections Part 1: Theory,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 35(9), pp. 774-796, 2001

J2. Papila, M., Akgun, M. A., Niu, X. and Ifju, P.,” Post-buckling of Composite I-Sections Part 2: Experimental Validation,” Journal of Composite Materials, Vol. 35(9), pp. 797-821, 2001

J1. Papila, M. and Haftka, R. T., “Response Surface Approximations: Noise, Error Repair, and Modelling Errors,” AIAA Journal, Vol. 38, pp.2336-2343, December 2000