Ender CİĞEROĞLU

Prof. Dr. Ender CİĞEROĞLU is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. from The Ohio State University, and B.Sc./M.Sc. degrees from METU.

His research focuses on nonlinear vibrations, friction modeling, gear dynamics, structural dynamics, and vibration control. He has authored over 40 journal articles and conference papers in leading journals like Nonlinear Dynamics and Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. His work includes development of microslip friction models and advanced vibration analysis techniques for turbomachinery and mechanical systems.

Awarded the 2011-2012 METU Educator of the Year Award, Prof. CİĞEROĞLU is an active member of ASME and has served as conference secretary for multiple Savunma Teknolojileri Kongresi events. He has supervised numerous undergraduate research projects on mechanical vibrations and numerical methods.

Prof. CİĞEROĞLU teaches courses such as Nonlinear Vibrations, Numerical Methods, and Mechanical Design. His contributions include developing educational resources like Mathcad tutorials for engineering students and actively participating in academic service roles including editorial work for conferences and journals.