Hamit KENAN

Vice Head of Department

Hamit KENAN

    Hamit KENAN

    Vice Head of Department

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    hamit.kenan@antalya.edu.tr

Hamit KENAN

Vice Head of Department

Dr. Hamit Kenan completed his undergraduate education between 2006 and 2011 in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering at Uludağ University and Yıldız Technical University. He received his master’s degree in 2015 from the Structural Mechanics Program at Istanbul Technical University and his Ph.D. degree in 2022 from the Structural Mechanics Program at Yıldız Technical University.

His academic interests include the seismic behavior of cranes, finite element analysis, mechanical performance of functionally graded auxetic structures, and machine design. Within this scope, he has taken part in research projects supported by TÜBİTAK and various universities.

At the undergraduate level, he teaches the following courses: Computer-Aided Technical Drawing I-II, Materials Science, Manufacturing Methods I-II, Machine Elements I-II, Introduction to Finite Element Method, and Computer-Aided Design.

Dr. Kenan served as a research assistant at Yıldız Technical University between 2014 and 2022. Since 2022, he has been working as a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Antalya Bilim University. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the Department and the Erasmus Coordinator.

Research Interests:

  • Seismic behavior of crane systems

  • Seismic performance of elevators

  • Mechanical properties of functionally graded auxetic structures

  • Finite element analysis of machine elements

Education:

  • Bachelor's – Uludağ University, 2011 (Mechanical Engineering)

  • Master's – Istanbul Technical University, 2015 (Mechanical Engineering)

  • Ph.D. – Yıldız Technical University, 2022 (Mechanical Engineering)