Prof. Dr. Zafer İlken is a Turkish

Turkey

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 educator, university administrator and the author/co-author of numerous scientific papers, who has been serving (since 2006) as the third rector of the İzmir Institute of Technology

Izmir Institute of Technology

İzmir Institute of Technology is a public research university in İzmir, Turkey. İYTE maintains a strong emphasis on the natural sciences and engineering.The medium of instruction in all the departments of İYTE is English.-History and General Information:...

, founded in 1992.

Zafer İlken received his degrees in mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering

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 from Ankara

Ankara

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's Middle East Technical University

Middle East Technical University

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 (B.Sc., 1982) and İzmir

Izmir

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's Dokuz Eylül University

Dokuz Eylül University

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 (M.Sc., 1987 and Ph.D.

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, 1990). Among his research writings, which have been published in a number of scientific journals, have been:

External links

• Zafer İlken, Professor, İYTE Department of Mechanical Engineering http://www.iyte.edu.tr/mechweb/people/professors/zilken.htm