/College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Department of Civil Engineering

Erkan Öterkuş

SUNY Empire Innovation Associate Professor

Erkan Öterkuş

Address

2433 Computer Science

Contact Information

(631) 632-2606

erkan.oterkus@stonybrook.edu

Education

  • PhD, Aerospace Engineering, University of Arizona
  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, Izmir Institute of Technology
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University

Professional Experience

  • SUNY Empire Innovation Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Stony Brook University, USA, 2026 - present
  • Director, Ocean Energy Research Unit (OERU), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2022 - 2025
  • Professor (Chair), Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2021 - 2025
  • Director, PeriDynamics Research Center (PDRC), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2019 - 2025
  • Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2019 - 2021
  • Associate Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2016 - 2019
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2012 - 2016
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, NASA Langley Research Center, January 2011 - December 2011

Research Interests

Erkan Öterkuş's research mainly focuses on the structural analysis of a wide range of civil, marine, and aerospace structures including offshore wind turbines, tidal turbines, wave energy converters, floating solar systems, ship structures, and composite structures. He utilizes some of the state-of-the-art techniques, including peridynamics and the Inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM). Dr. Öterkuş is the co-author of numerous publications, including the first book on peridynamics, as well as journal and conference papers. His recent research areas include Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Corrosion Damage, Desalination, Digital Twin & Structural Health Monitoring, Energy Storage, Failure in Lithium-Ion Batteries and Fuel Cells, Fluid-Structure Interactions, Hydrogen Energy, Ice-Structure Interactions, Mechanics of Electronic Packages, Offshore Renewable Energy, Robotic Welding, and Shipbuilding.