Burak Basaran, Ph.D.
Instructional Professor
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Office 226, Sugar Land Academic Building
Phone 713-743-6761
Fax 713-743-4032
Email bbasaran [at] central.uh.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey, 1996
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, 2000
- M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2003
- Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2009
- Postdoc, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2009-2011
Classes
- MECT 1330 - Engineering Graphics
- MECT 1364 - Materials and Processes I
- MECT 2354 - Introduction to Mechanics
- MECT 3330 - Advanced Engineering Graphics
- MECT 3342 - Elements of Plant Design
- MECT 3355 - Strength of Materials
- MECT 3358 - Dynamics of Mechanisms
- MECT 4275 - Senior Design Project I
- MECT 4323 - Applications in Stress Analysis
- MECT 4372 - Materials Technology
Research Interests
- Smart materials (Shape Memory Alloys & Polymers)
- Light metals
- Composite materials
- Superalloys
- Armor materials
- Computer aided design, manufacturing & development of innovative materials test platforms
- Synthesis & development of innovative materials in green energy applications (wind & solar)
- Development of innovative teaching techniques, tools & curriculum in materials & mechanical engineering education
Awards & Honors
- UH Provost's Teaching Excellence Award, 2025
- UH CCE Technology Division Non-Tenure Track Teaching Excellence Award, 2023-24
- UH Cullen College of Engineering (CCE) Instructional Faculty Award, 2023-24
- UH College of Technology NTT Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2020
- Nominated and inducted to Marquis Who’s Who, 2019
- Recipient of NSF all-inclusive travel grant to ASEE 2018 Conference at Salt Lake City, UT
- Member of Golden Key International Honor Society, 2011
- Best Technical Presentation & Paper Award in Materials Science, 35th AIAA Dayton-Cincinnati Aerospace Science Symposium, 2010
- 1st place in Student Research Week Poster Competition, Texas A&M University, 2008
- Fulbright Scholarship for International Exchange Students Program: M.S. studies at Texas A&M University, Mechanical Engineering Department, 2000-2003
- ASME Auxiliary scholarship for non-American students: 2000-2001 academic year
- Dean's award for Outstanding Graduation: 3rd place among class of 1996, Mechanical Engineering, Osmangazi University, Eskisehir, Turkey
Peer-reviewed Journal Publications
- H.E. Karaca, S.M. Saghaian, H. Tobe, E. Acar, B. Basaran, M. Nagasako, R. Kainuma, R.D. Noebe, "Diffusionless phase transformation characteristics of Mn75.7Pt24.3", Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 589, (2014) 412-415
- H.E. Karaca, S.M. Saghaian, G. Ded, H. Tobe, B. Basaran, H.J. Maier,R.D. Noebe, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Effects of nanoprecipitation on the shape memory and material properties of an Ni-rich NiTiHf high temperature shape memory alloy", Acta Materialia (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2013.08.048
- H.E. Karaca, I. Kaya H. Tobe, B. Basaran, M. Nagasako, R. Kainuma, Y. Chumlyakov, "Shape memory behavior of high strength Ni54Ti46 alloys", Materials Science and Engineering: A, Vol. 580, 2013, Pages 66-70
- H.E. Karaca, E. Acar, G.S. Ded, B. Basaran, H. Tobe, R.D. Noebe, G. Bigelow, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Shape memory behavior of high strength NiTiHfPd polycrystalline alloys", Acta Materialia 61 (2013) 5036-5049
- H.E. Karaca, A.S. Turabi, B. Basaran, A.K. Pathak, I. Dubenko, N. Ali, Y.I. Chumlyakov, P. Li, "Compressive Response of Polycrystalline NiCoMnGa High-Temperature Meta-magnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, Vol. 22, n. 10, pp. 3111, 2013
- E. Acar, H.E. Karaca, B. Basaran, F. Yang, M.J. Mills, R.D. Noebe, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Role of aging time on the microstructure and shape memory properties of NiTiHfPd single crystals", Materials Science and Engineering: A, v 573, pp. 161-165, 2013
- J.A. Monroe, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, Ito, R.Y. Umetsu, R. Kainuma, K. Koyama, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Direct measurement of large reversible magnetic-field-induced strain in Ni-Co-Mn-In metamagnetic shape memory alloys", Acta Materialia, v 60, n 20, pp. 6883-6891, 2012
- H.E. Karaca, B. Basaran, I. Karaman and Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Stress-Induced Martensite to Austenite Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys," Smart Materials and Structures, v 21, n 4, 2012
- H.E. Karaca, E. Acar, B. Basaran, R.D. Noebe, G. Bigelow, A. Garg, F. Yang, M.J. Mills and Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Effects of aging on [111] oriented NiTiHfPd single crystals under compression", Scripta Mater. (2012), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.06.028
- H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, Y.I. Chumlyakov, B. Basaran and H.J. Maier, "Compressive Response of NiFeGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals," Scripta Materialia, submitted to Acta Materialia, 2011
- H.E. Karaca, S. Saghaian, B. Basaran, G.S. Bigelow, R.D. Noebe, Y.I. Chumlyakov, "Compressive Response of Nickel-rich NiTiHf High Temperature Shape Memory Single Crystals along the [111] Orientation", Scripta Materialia, v. 65, n. 7, pp 577-580, 2011
- W. Ito, B. Basaran, R.Y. Umetsu, I. Karaman, R. Kainuma, K. Koyama, K. Ishida, "Shape Memory Response in Ni40Co10Mn33Al17 Polycrystalline Alloy", Mater. Trans., Vol. 51, pp 525, 2010.
- H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, Y.I. Chumlyakov, H.J. Maier, "Magnetic Field-Induced Martensitic Phase Transformation in NiMnCoIn Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Advanced Functional Materials (Invited), Vol. 19, pp 1-16, 2009.
- H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, A. Brewer, B. Basaran, Y.I. Chumlyakov , H.J. Maier, "Shape Memory and Pseudoelasticity Response of NiMnCoIn Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 58, Issue 10 pp. 815-818, 2008.
- H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, D.C. Lagoudas, Y.I. Chumlyakov , H.J. Maier, "On The Stress-Assisted Magnetic Field-Induced Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Acta Materialia, Vol. 55, p 4253-4269, 2007
- I. Karaman, B. Basaran, H.E. Karaca, A.I. Karsilayan, "Energy harvesting martensite variant reorientation mechanism in a NiMnGa magnetic shape memory alloy", Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 90, n 17, p 172505, 2007
- H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, D.C. Lagoudas, Y.I. Chumlyakov, H.J. Maier, "One-way Shape Memory Effect Due to Stress-Assisted Magnetic Field-induced Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 55, pp. 803-806, 2006.
- I. Karaman, H.E. Karaca, B. Basaran, D.C. Lagoudas, Y.I. Chumlyakov , H.J. Maier, "Stress-assisted Reversible Magnetic Field-induced Phase Transformation in Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys", Scripta Materialia, Vol. 55., pp. 403-406, 2006.
- H.E. Karaca, I. Karaman, B. Basaran, Y.I. Chumlyakov, H.J. Maier, "Magnetic Field and Stress Induced Martensite Reorientation in NiMnGa Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Single Crystals", Acta Materialia, Vol. 54, pp.233-245, 2006.