Academics

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilüfer TALU
Chair of Department

Educational Background

BA: Dokuz Eylül University, Architecture Department, 1996
MSc: İzmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design Department, 2002
PhD: İzmir Institute of Technology, Architecture Department, 2008

 

Research Interests

  • Design Culture
  • Social Context
  • Product Design

Assist. Prof. Dr. Bahar EMGİN
Vice Chair of Department

Educational Backround

BA: İstanbul Technical University, Industrial Design Department, 2006
MSc: İzmir Economy University, Design Studies, 2008
PhD: Bilkent University, Visual and Cultural Studies, 2014

Research Interests

  •  Design History 
  •  Material Culture
  •  Science and Technology Studies
  • baharemgin@iyte.edu.tr

Prof. Dr. Nuri BAŞOĞLU

Educational Background

BS: Industrial Engineering Department, Bogazici University, 1982 
MSc: Production Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, Istanbul University 
PhD: Production Management, Graduate School of Business Administration, Istanbul University, 1990

Research Interests

  • Management of Inovation
  • Technology Adoption 
  • Dissemination of Technology

Prof. Dr. Alexander van ECK

Educational Backround

BS: History of Art and Architecture, State University of Groningen, 1983 
MSc: Art History, University of Amsterdam, 1987
PhD: Humanities, Free University of Amsterdam, 1995

Research Interests

  • Renaissance Art
  • Baroque Art
  • Levantine Art
  • alexandervan@iyte.edu.tr

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayça TUNÇ COX
Vice Dean

Educational Background

BA: Ege University, Radio-Television-Cinema Department, 2002
MSc: Ege University, Radio-Television-Cinema Department, 2005
PhD: Royal Holloway College,University of London, Media Arts Department, 2011

Research Interests

  • Diasporic Cinema
  • International Cinema
  • Design and Cinema

Inst.Yankı GÖKTEPE

Educational Background

BA: Dokuz Eylül University, Architecture Department, 1995
MSc: İzmir Institute of Technology, Industrial Design Department, 2000

Research Interests

  • Packaging Design
  • Medical Design
  • Product Design

Inst. Canberk YURT

Educational Background

BA: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2014
MSc: İzmir University of Economics, Design Studies, 2019
PhD Candidate: İzmir University of Economics, Design Studies

Research Interests

  • Product Design
  • Sustainability
  • Circular Design

Part-time Instructors

Utku YÜCELMİŞ

Educational Background

BA: İzmir University of Economics, Industrial Design Department, 2014 
MSc: Middle East Technical University, Industrial Design Department, 2018

Work Interests

  • Product design
  • Product Development Processes and Project Management
  • Product Design for the Defense Industry
  • Design for Manufacturability

Hakan DİNİZ

Educational Background

BA: Middle East Technical University, Industrial Design Department, 2006
MSc: Rhode Island School of Design, Industrial Design Department, 2010

Work Interests

  • Product design,
  • Toy design,
  • Game design,
  • Packaging design,
  • Strategic design

Research Assistants

Res. Asst. Ayça BÜYÜKÇINAR

Educational Background

BA: Istanbul Technical University, Industrial Product Design Department, 2008
MSc: Istanbul Technical University, Art History Department, 2015
PhD Candidate: İstanbul Technical University, Industrial Design Department

Research Interests

  • Product Design
  • User-centered Design
  • Co-design with Children

Res. Asst. Ceyda ÇOLAK

Educational Background

Bs: Eskişehir Technical University, Industrial Design Department, 2017
MSc Student: Eskişehir Technical University, Industrial Design Department 

Research Interests

  • Product Design

Res. Asst. Hatice Nur BOYAN

Educational Background

BA: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2019
MSc Student: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department

Research Interests

  • Craft and Design
  • Design Fixation
  • Product Design

Res. Asst. Zeynep OĞRAK

Educational Background

BA: Karabük University, Industrial Design Department, 2018
MSc: Gazi University, Industrial Design Department, 2021
PhD Candidate: Mimar Sinan University, Industrial Design

Research Interests

  • User experience
  • Interaction Design
  • Emotional Design