Nazan Okur

Prof. Nazan Okur is a Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. Her research focuses on textile materials science, sustainable fashion, and composite materials. She leads projects on acoustic insulation composites and functional fabric development funded by BAP grants. With an h-index of 51 and 10+ awards, her work spans textile innovation, consumer behavior analysis, and efficiency modeling in retail.

Research interests include:

• Vortex Spun Yarn Mechanics
• Hybrid Composite Design
• UV-Protective Functional Fabrics
• Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Applications
• Impact of Pandemics on Fashion Consumption

Notable contributions include:

• Developing STF-impregnated ballistic fabrics
• Modeling fast-fashion consumer adoption
• Creating cyclodextrin-based nanofiber composites
• Evaluating retail efficiency in Turkish apparel sector

Has supervised 3 theses and holds awards like Dr. Akın ÇAKMAKCI Award (2012) and Rieter International Student Award (2011). Active in university-industry collaboration and international research networks.