Bekir Cevik | Welding Technology | Research Excellence Award

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Prof. Dr. Bekir Cevik | Welding Technology | Research Excellence Award

Duzce University | Turkey

Prof. Dr. Bekir ÇEVİK is a seasoned materials and welding engineer, currently serving as Professor at Düzce Üniversitesi, Turkey. He holds two bachelor’s degrees one in Metal Education from Gazi Üniversitesi (2006) and another in Mechanical Engineering followed by a master’s  and PhD  in Metal Education from Gazi University. He earned his associate professorship (Doçentlik) in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. Over his academic career, he has authored dozens of peer-reviewed papers of document are 27 than scopus is 10 and citation is 331 and led extensive research on welding technologies particularly in joining marine-grade aluminium  welding of dissimilar metals, residual stress in welded joints, and mechanics and microstructural behaviour of welded and welded-composite materials. His research spans friction stir welding , gas-metal arc welding  flux-cored arc welding , TIG welding and laser welding, with applications in shipbuilding, structural steels, agricultural machinery, and sustainable biocomposites. He has also contributed to understanding residual stresses and mechanical integrity in welded and composite structures. His broad interests cover welding technology, materials science, composite and biocomposite materials, structural mechanics, and sustainable material design. Through his work, he has significantly advanced knowledge in welding metallurgy, structural joining, and material performance making important contributions to both academic research and industrial applications.

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Çevik, B., Özer, A., & Özçatalbaş, Y. (2014). Effect of the welded joint applied on stressed elements on residual stresses and mechanical properties. Materials Testing, 56(4), 279–284.

Durgutlu, A., Findik, T., Gülenç, B., Kaya, Y., Kahraman, N., & Çevik, B. (2015). Effect of continuous and pulsed currents on microstructural evolution of stainless steel by TIG welding. Practical Metallography, 52(11), 627–637.

Çevik, B., Özçatalbaş, Y., & Gülenç, B. (2016). Friction stir welding of 7075-T651 aluminium alloy. Practical Metallography, 53(1), 6–23.

Çevik, B., Özçatalbaş, Y., & Gülenç, B. (2016). Effect of tool material on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welding. Materials Testing, 58(1), 36–42.

Çevik, B., Gülenç, B., & Durgutlu, A., Findik, T. (2016). The effect of cold and hot reformation process to mechanical properties of deformed automobile chassis material. Mechanika, 22(5), 376–379.

Morteza Taheri | Materials Characterization | Best Researcher Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Morteza Taheri | Materials Characterization | Best Researcher Award

Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST)  Tehran | Iran

Dr. Morteza Taheri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Advanced Materials and New Energies at the Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), focusing on advanced manufacturing, laser processing, and protective coatings. He holds an M.Sc. in Materials Science with a specialization in material selection and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, where his doctoral research explored the influence of Nd:YAG pulsed-laser welding parameters and heat treatment on GTD superalloy joints. He also completed a postdoctoral program centered on Ni-Cr/cBN laser coatings and the enhancement of wear behavior through ultrasonic assistance. Dr. Taheri has collaborated extensively with knowledge-based companies, contributing to major industrial projects involving the development of high-entropy alloys, anti-wear automotive coatings, laser cladding of gas turbine blades, advanced heat-treatment strategies for superalloys, and additive manufacturing of titanium alloys. He has authored more than scientific publications, achieving an h-index of 20, over 864 citations, and more than 56 research documents based on Google Scholar metrics. His research interests include laser welding, laser cladding, additive manufacturing, high-entropy alloy coatings, tribology, microstructural evolution, and the wear and corrosion behavior of advanced materials. His contributions have earned recognition such as Publons Top Reviewer honors, highlighting his impact within materials science.

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Featured Publications

Taheri, M., & Razavi, M. (2022). Effect of TiC on the microstructure of GTD-111 superalloy processed by laser powder bed fusion. Materials Letters, 133091.

Taheri, M., Vashian, S., Zamani, N., Torkamany, P., Heidarpour, I., & Torkamany, M. J. (2022). Measurement of local creep life of laser cladding coatings by small punch creep test. Engineering Failure Analysis, 106524.

Taheri, M., Davar, A., Beni, M. H., Jam, J. E., Zamani, M. R., & Alizadeh, A. (2022). The impact toughness of Nd:YAG laser-welded GTD-111 superalloy joints. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 1–11.

He, Y., Taheri, M., Zou, Y., Lashkari, A., Shirvani, K., Beirami, K., & Moghaddam, A. P. (2024). Investigating the microstructure and tribological properties of ZrB₂ and ZrB₂/TiB₂ coatings applied by ultrasonic field-assisted laser cladding. Materials Letters, 365, 136449.

Wu, Z., Taheri, M., Shirvani, K., Raji, E., Torkamany, M. J., & Jelodar, R. T. (2024). Development of NiCrFeCoBX eutectic high-entropy alloy coating by laser cladding: Investigation of microstructural, solidification, corrosion, and wear properties. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 129428.