Academic Rank: Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, Full-Time 

Degrees:
B.S. Mechanical Engineering Middle East Technical University 1960
M.S. Mechanical Engineering Middle East Technical University 1961
Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering University of London 1964 

Affiliations:
Instructor Metallurgical Engineering 1964-1966
Assistant Professor Metallurgical Engineering 1966-1971
Associate Professor Metallurgical Engineering 1971-1977
Professor Metallurgical Engineering 1977-Present 

Other Related Experience :
Visiting Professor, School of Applied Sciences, Sussex University, Sussex,England 1973-1974
Director and founder of Welding Technology and Nondestructive Research Center, 1990- Present
Senator of METU 1988-1993
Chairman of Metallurgical Engineering Department 1983-1988
Dean of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences 1988-1993 

Consulting : 
Member of Advisory Editorial Board of the journal
Materials and Design, Butterworth-Heinemann, UK 1993-Present 

Total Number of Publications During the Last Five Years : 25 

Principal Publications: 1990-1997 
A. Ankara, W. Wallace, A. Fahr, "Damage Tolerance Based Life Prediction of Aero Engine Disks by Eddy Current Inspection", DGZfP-Jahrestagung, Aachen, 22-24 May 1995. 

W.Wallace, M.D.Razienne, A. Ankara, "Techniques For Improved Surface Integrity of Aerospace Aluminum Alloys", Int. Conf. on Surface Eng., Toronto, 218, June 25-27, 1990. 

"Behavior of Composite-to-Composite Bolted Joints," ECCE/1 Int. Conf. on Composite Engineering, New Orleans, Aug. 31, 1994. 

C. Kaynak, A. Ankara, "Short Fatigue Crack Growth in Al 2024-T3 and Al 7075-T6", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, v.43, 769, 1992. 

C. Kaynak, A. Ankara, T.J. Baker, "Initiation and Early Growth of Short Cracks at Inclusions", 1995, to be published in Materials Sci. & Technology. 

A.Ankara, G. Dara, "A Semi-emprical Approach for Single Shear Bearing Strength of CFRP", 927, Ottowa, CANCOM 1993. 

D. Diner, M. Demirtaß, A. Ankara, B. Erdemli, "Failure Analysis of Cementless Acetabular Cup", Journal of Ankara Medical School, v.16, 897, 1994. 

M.J. Folks, G. Kalay, A. Ankara, "The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Properties of PEEK and APC2", Composite Sci. & Tech. v.46, 77, 1993. 

Scientific and Professional Society Memberships : 

Honorary Member, International Community for Composite Engineering (ICCE), August 1994. 

Honours and Awards : 

CENTO Scholarship 1961-1964
European Welding Engineer Degree 1994 

Other Assignment Duties: 

Advising : 2 hr/week
Director of Welding Tech. &NDT Center : 10 hr/week 

Programs Improving Teaching and Professional Competence : 

Self Teaching Workshop at Sussex University, 1974. 

Special Duties of co-op Faculty : 

Member of Award Committee of Metallurgical Engineering Department 

Team Leader of Turkish-German International Project in Welding and NDI