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Research Statement
Dr Zafer Kazancı is a Senior Lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, UK and Director of the Advanced Composites Research Group (ACRG). He is a recognised expert on the behaviour of composite structures under extreme loads and specialises in impact and blast loading. His research expertise also encompasses auxetic structures, crash and crush analysis, bird-strike certification, crashworthiness and ballistic impact.
He has delivered short courses on advanced composite materials and finite element method for engineering and has been invited to speak at workshops on the explosive blast response of composite structures across the world. He is also a member of the International Society of Impact Engineering and Structural Impact Group of ITU.
Dr. Kazancı was at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), K.J. Bathe's Finite Element Research Lab as a Visiting Scientist between the years 2010 and 2011 before becoming an Associate Professor at Turkish Air Force Academy. He was head of the Scientific Supervisory Board and also the ERASMUS Institutional Coordinator of the Turkish Air Force Academy. He got numerous awards from the Air Force Administration for his outstanding academic performance in Aerospace Engineering Department including Best Professor, Superior Service and Academic Excellence Awards.
In 2018, Dr Kazancı was awarded the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship with Bombardier Aerospace where he was leading a programme of technology transfer to serve specific modelling and design capability needs of the industry partner. Dr Kazancı has also led (PI) and worked as co-investigator (CI) on several projects with collaborating international industrial partners, institutions/universities and governmental bodies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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R2499AER: Low-velocity impact analysis of composite sandwich panels utilising auxetic cores
11/06/2018 → 02/09/2019
Project: Research
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Fabrication of triangular corrugated structure using 3D printed continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermosetting epoxy composites
Wang, B., Ming, Y., Zhou, J., Xiao, H., Wang, F., Duan, Y. & Kazancı, Z., Feb 2022, In: Polymer Testing. 106, 107469.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of additively manufactured (3D printed) dual-material auxetic structures under compression
Johnston, R. & Kazancı, Z., 01 Feb 2021, In: Additive Manufacturing. 38, 19 p., 101783.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Experimentally Validated Numerical Method for Investigating the Air Blast Response of Basalt Composite Plates
Süsler, S., Kurtaran, H., Türkmen, H. S., Kazancı, Z. & Lopresto, V., 2020, In: Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 27, 6, p. 441-454Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparison of 3D Printed Conventional and Auxetic Composite Structures Under Quasi-Static Compression for Severe Loading Applications
Burnett, C., Kazancı, Z. & Falzon, B., 07 Jul 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Crushing Investigation of Crash Boxes Filled with Honeycomb and Re-entrant (auxetic) Lattices
Simpson, J. & Kazancı, Z., May 2020, In: Thin-Walled Structures. 150, 14 p., 106676.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile19 Citations (Scopus)178 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Modular Otonom Mini UAV
Kazancı, Zafer (Recipient), 09 Jul 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Royal Academy of Engineering Industrial Fellowship with Bombardier
Kazancı, Zafer (Recipient), Sep 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) Project Performance Award
Kazancı, Zafer (Recipient), 28 Aug 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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DRAF 2022 - International Symposium on Dynamic Response and Failure of Composite Materials
Zafer Kazancı (Member of scientific committee)
21 Jun 2022 → 24 Jun 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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Advance HE Professional Development Course for External Examiners
Zafer Kazancı (Participant)
27 Jan 2021 → 08 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Impact and Crushing Investigation of Industrial Applications Utilising Auxetic Cores
Zafer Kazancı (Invited speaker)
08 Dec 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Low-velocity impact analysis of composite sandwich panels using auxetic cores
Zafer Kazancı (Presenter)
12 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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External Examiner for PhD Viva, The University of Edinburgh
Zafer Kazancı (Examiner)
18 Sep 2019Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination