Ercan BALIKCI, Ph.D.

Achievements in Research and Development:

1. Crystal Growth (DESIGNED/BUILT GROWTH UNITS, 12 PUBLICATIONS)
* Crystal growth techniques (Bridgman, Czochralski, Float Zone, and Heat Exchanger)
* Solidification (casting) processes 
* x-ray radiographic visualization and fluid flow studies of crystal growth
* Melt growth of semiconductors (Germanium, Silicon, Ge-Si, Gallium, Indium) and Al-Ni alloys

2. High Temperature Materials (PRODUCED 11 PUBLICATIONS)
* Superalloys and intermetallics
* Physical metallurgy, heat treatments, and microstructure development.
* Mechanical properties
* Physical properties
* Property-microstructure relationship

3. Processing and characterization (EXPERT LEVEL)
* Metallographic sample preparation (polishing and etching)
* Light microscopy
* Electron microscopy (SEM, TEM) and X-ray techniques
* Compositional characterization (Auger, XPS, EDS, WDS, EPMA, 4-point probe, etc.)
* Thermoelectric properties (Seebeck, Peltier)
* Tensile, creep, and fatigue tests
* Thermal expansion tests
* Failure analysis 
* Physical metallurgy and microstructure-property-failure mode relationships
* Digital image analysis

4. Instrumentation (DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED COST SAVING SYSTEMS)
* Computerized power control
* Computerized temperature control
* Computerized crystal growth systems
* Computerized heating/melting systems 
* Displacement transducers (LVDTs, extensometers)
* Fine translation/rotation systems 
* Computerized mechanical / thermal property tests
* Machining 

Work Experience:

Sept. 03 – Sept. 04 Post Doctoral Research Associate, Aerospace Engineering Department, 
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Responsibilities: X-ray radiographic visualization and fluid flow studies of crystal growth. Semiconductor materials, NiTi alloys, Al-Ni alloys, etc.

August 00 – Sept. 03 Post Doctoral Research Associate, Materials Science and Engineering Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
Responsibilities: Coordinating an international, NASA supported single crystal growth project.
                  Designing/building crystal growth units and carrying out growth experiments.

1999 - August 2000 Military service, NATO Headquarters, Engineer Branch, Izmir, TURKEY. 
Responsibilities: Training Turkish and American Sergeants in computer controlled HVAC systems.

1997 – 1998 Research Associate, Mechanical Engineering Department, Southern University, BR, LA, USA.
Research work: Mechanical and thermal property tests of superalloys and intermetallics. 

1996 – 1998 Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Eng. Dept., Louisiana State University, BR, LA, USA. 
Responsibilities: Teaching the materials lab.
 
1992 – 1993 Research and Teaching Assistant, Mechanical Metallurgy, Technical Education Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, TURKEY.
Responsibilities: Teaching the metallography lab.

1990 – 1992 Vice Principal for Industrial Coordination, Haydarpasa Technical High School, Istanbul, TURKEY. 
Responsibilities: Coordination between the industry and the school.
 
Education: 

1994 – 1998 Ph.D., Engineering Sciences: Materials Science and Engineering; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
 
1988 – 1991 M.S., Science and Technology Institute, Marmara Univesity, Istanbul, TURKEY. 

1984 – 1988 B.S., Metallurgy, Technical Education Faculty, Marmara University, Istanbul, TURKEY. 

Honors and Awards:

1. 1st place among the graduates of 1988 (MUTEF, Undergraduate Metallurgy Program). 
2. Turkish Higher Education Council Scholarship for graduate studies abroad, 1993. 
 
Languages: 

1. Turkish (native)
2. English (advanced)

Projects Developed:
1. High Temperature Mechanical and Physical Properties of Superalloy IN738LC, 1996, NASA. 
2. Metastable Liquid Phase Separation, 2001, NASA. 
3. Growth of Si-Ge Crystals by the AHP Technique, 2003, DOE.
4. In-situ Monitoring of Si-Ge Crystal Growth, 2003, NASA.
5. Intermetallic Ni-Al Alloys, research in progress.


SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS:

Refereed Journal Publications: 
1.	Ercan Balikci and R. Abbaschian: "The Seebeck Coefficient of the Solid and Liquid Germanium", submitted for publication in
Materials Science and Engineering B, March 2004.

2.	Ercan Balikci, A. Deal, and R. Abbaschian: "Detached Crystal Growth from Melt by the Axial Heat Processing (AHP) Technique",
in press in the Journal of Crystal Growth, 2004.

3.	Ercan Balikci, A. Deal, R. Abbaschian, et al. “A Study On The Morphological Stability Of Faceted Interfaces In Antimony
Doped Germanium Single Crystals Grown By The AHP Method”, Journal of Crystal Growth and Design, volume 4(2), March-April 2004, pp. 377-381.

4.	Ercan Balikci, A. Deal, and R. Abbaschian: "Antimony Doped Germanium Single Crystals Grown From The Melt By The Axial Heat 
Processing (AHP) Technique", the Journal of Crystal Growth, volume 262, February 2004, pp. 581-593.

5.	Ercan Balikci and A. Raman: “Characteristics of the ’ Precipitates at High Temperatures in Ni-base Polycrystalline
Superalloy IN738LC”, Journal of Materials Science, volume 35(14), 15 July 2000, pp. 3593-3597.

6.	Ercan Balikci, R.A. Mirshams, and A. Raman: “Tensile Strengthening in Nickel-Base Superalloy IN738LC”, Journal of Materials 
Engineering and Performance, volume 9(3), June 2000, pp. 324-329.

7.	Ercan Balikci: “Corrosion of Metal Matrix Composites”, Journal of Corrosion, Corrosion Association, METU, Ankara, Turkey,
volume 10:1-3, May 2000, pp. 3-9.

8.	Ercan Balikci, A. Raman, and R.A. Mirshams: “Microstructure and Texture Effect on the Thermal Expansion of a Variously Aged
Polycrystalline Superalloy IN738LC”, Metallurgical and Materials Transac-tions A, volume 30A, November 1999, pp. 2803-2808.

9.	Ercan Balikci, R.A. Mirshams, and A. Raman: “Fracture Behavior of the Superalloy IN738LC with Vari-ous Precipitate Microstructures”,
Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 265A, June1999, pp. 50-62.

10.	Ercan Balikci, R.E. Ferrell, Jr., and A. Raman,: “Preferred Orientations in the Superalloy IN738LC After Different Aging
Heat Treatments”, Zeitschrift Für Metallkunde, vol. 90, February 1999, pp. 141-146.

11.	Ercan Balikci, R.A. Mirshams, and A. Raman: “Microstructure Evolution in Polycrystalline IN738LC in the Range 1120 to 1250oC”,
Zeitschrift Für Metallkunde, vol. 90, February 1999, pp. 132-140.

12.	Ercan Balikci, A. Raman, and R.A. Mirshams: “Influence of Various Heat Treatments on the Microstruc-ture of Polycrystalline IN738LC”,
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, volume 28A, October 1997, pp. 1993-2003.

Conference Proceedings: 

13.	I.V. Friazinov, M.P. Marchenko, R. Abbaschian, E. Balikci, A. Deal, "Numerical Simulation of Faceted Single Crystal 
Growth by the AHP Method" Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Single Crystal Growth and Heat and Mass Transfer, 
Obninsk, Russia, 22-26 September 2003.

14.	A. Deal, E. Balikci, and R. Abbaschian, "Faceted Growth and Kinetics of Doped Germanium Single Crys-tals", 2003 TMS Annual
Meeting and 15th International Symposium on Experimental Methods for Micro-gravity Materials Science, San Diego, California,
2-6 March 2003.

15.	R. Abbaschian, E. Balikci, A. Deal, M. Gonik, V.D. Golyshev, E. Leonardi, G. de Vahl Davis, P.Y.P. Chen, and V. Timchenko,
"Investigating Morphological Stability of Faceted 
Interfaces with Axial Heat Processing (AHP) Technique", Proceedings CD of 2002 NASA Microgravity Materials Science Conference, 
Von Braun Center, Huntsville, Alabama, 25-26 June 2002.

16.	A. Deal, E. Balikci, and R. Abbaschian, "Axial Heat Processing of Semiconductor Single Crystals", Journal of Microgravity
Materials Science, 13th Annual AeroMat Conference and 14th International Symposium on Experimental Methods for Microgravity
Materials Science, Orlando, Florida, 10-11 June 2002.

17.	A. Deal, E. Balikci, R. Abbaschian, V. Golyshev, M. Marchenko, and E. Leonardi: "Single Crystal Growth with Axial Heat Processing
(AHP) Method", Proceedings CD of the Conference on International Space Sta-tion Utilization, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 
15-18 October 2001.

18.	S.V. Boykova, V.D. Golyshev, M. Gonik, V.B. Tsvetovsky, R. Abbaschian, and E. Balikci, " Influence of Varying Crystal Growth 
Conditions on the Behavior of Dopant Distribution for AHP Growth of Ge Crys-tals", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference,
Single Crystal Growth and Heat & Mass Transfer, edited by V.P.Ginkin,  Obninsk, Russia, vol. 4, 24-28 September 2001, pp. 863-872.

19.	E. Balikci, A. Deal, R. Abbaschian, M.A.  Gonik, and V.D. Golyshev:  “Growth Of Antimony Doped Ger-manium Single
Crystals By A Submerged Heating Technique”, Proceedings CD of the 2nd Pan Pacific Basin Workshop on Microgravity Sciences, 
Pasadena, California, 1-4 May 2001.

20.	E. Balikci, A. Raman, and R.A. Mirshams: “Dissolution Characteristics of Precipitates at High Temperatures in Ni-Base Superalloy
IN738LC", Abstracts Book, MRS 1997 Fall Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, 1-5 December 1997, p. 48.

21.	E. Balikci, A. Raman, and R.A. Mirshams: "Microstructure Development in Ni-Base Superalloy IN738LC", TMS Materials Week'97,
Indianapolis, Indiana, 14-18 September 1997. 

22.	Z. X. Li, E. Balikci, R.A. Mirshams, and A. Raman: “Tensile Properties and Fracture Behaviors in Gamma TiAl Alloy and TiB2 Particle
Reinforced TiAl Composite”, Proceedings of the ASEE, Gulf-Southwest Sec-tion Meeting, The University of Texas at San Antonio,
Texas, 27-29 March 1996, pp. 791-794.

23.	R.A. Mirshams, E. Balikci, Z.X. Li, and A. Raman: “Effect of TiB2 Particles on the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of
Titanium Aluminides”, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Composites Engineering –ICCE/2”, Ed. by David Hui,
New Orleans, Louisiana, 21-25 August 1995, pp. 511-512. 
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