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Dr. Berna Tokgoz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Lamar University's College of Engineering. She serves as the MEM Graduate Advisor and has been a faculty member since August 2014. Her research focuses on resilience engineering, risk analysis, and systems engineering with applications in disaster management, port operations, and infrastructure resilience. Dr. Tokgoz has secured numerous research grants and has mentored several graduate students through their degree programs.
Dr. Tokgoz earned her Ph.D. in Engineering Management and Systems Engineering from Old Dominion University in 2012, with a dissertation on "Probabilistic resilience quantification and visualization building performance to hurricane wind speeds." She completed her Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, in 2000, and her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the same institution in 1997, where she ranked 1st among 40 students.
Dr. Tokgoz's research spans multiple domains of resilience engineering and risk analysis. Her work focuses on quantifying resilience in critical infrastructure systems, particularly in the context of natural disasters like hurricanes. She has developed methodologies for assessing the resilience of power distribution networks, utility poles, and port operations. Her research integrates systems engineering approaches with advanced technologies such as drones, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to enhance infrastructure resilience. Dr. Tokgoz also investigates risk assessment methodologies for hazardous materials transportation in port environments, contributing to safer and more resilient maritime operations.
Dr. Tokgoz has received multiple scientific awards including the Academic Leadership for Women Engineering NSF ASSIST Travel Grant in both 2018 and 2017. She was awarded the Ihsan Dogramaci Supreme Success Award in 1997 and ranked 1st in Chemical Engineering at Hacettepe University. Her students have also achieved recognition, with Md Morshedul Alam placing 2nd in an oral presentation at the 5th Annual Texas STEM Conference in 2017, and M. Burak Cankaya placing 2nd in a student poster presentation at the Mission Critical Big Data Analytics Workshop in 2016.
Dr. Tokgoz has advised several graduate students including Md Morshedul Alam (Doctor of Engineering), M. Burak Cankaya (Doctor of Engineering), Ayberk Karakavuz (Master's), and Santhoshi X Kethineedi (Master's). She has secured numerous research grants totaling over $300,000 from Lamar University's Center for Resiliency and other sources, focusing on projects related to community resilience, infrastructure management, and disaster response. Her grant portfolio includes work on drone-based monitoring of pipelines, utility poles, and port operations, as well as risk assessment methodologies for chemical transportation.
Dr. Tokgoz is actively involved with the Center for Resiliency at Lamar University, where she collaborates with researchers across disciplines to address complex resilience challenges. Her work often involves interdisciplinary teams focusing on infrastructure systems, disaster management, and risk assessment. She has developed and taught courses in Risk Management, Systems Engineering, Port Engineering Management, and Project Management, contributing to the education of future engineers in resilience and risk management principles.
