Burak Ozdoganlar

Burak Ozdoganlar is a Ver Planck Endowed Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Associate Director of the Engineering Research Accelerator. He holds courtesy faculty positions in Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering. Ozdoganlar earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan (1999), M.S. degrees from Ohio State University (1993, 1995), and a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (1991).

• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan (1999)
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Ohio State University (1995)
• MS, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Ohio State University (1993)
• BS, Aeronautical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (1991)

Ozdoganlar’s research focuses on multi-scale manufacturing processes (macro/micro/nano), precision engineering, structural dynamics, and modal testing, with applications in biomedical device fabrication, microneedle arrays, soft electronics, and 3D ice printing for vascular networks. His work bridges computational modeling with experimental validation.

Recent scientific awards include the 2023 AIMBE College of Fellows induction, ASME Fellow (2019), and NSF CAREER Award (2006). He served as interim CTO of the Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute and chaired the ASME-MED Manufacturing Equipment Technical Committee.

Ozdoganlar leads projects in scalable manufacturing for implantable medical devices, bioelectric medicine, and wearable robotics. His lab develops 3D ice-printed vascular templates for tissue engineering and liquid metal circuits for soft electronics, funded by institutions like the Manufacturing Futures Institute and ARPA-H.