She holds a B.S. degree in Aeronautical Engineering from METU (2002), an M.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Penn State University (2004), and a Ph.D degree in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University (2010). Before joining METU, she was employed at General Electric Company for eleven years where she held several positions in engineering and management. She has expertise in hot gas path aero design and thermal design of gas turbine engines. During her Ph.D, Dr. Kahveci worked at the short-duration rotating rig facility of the Gas Turbine Lab at The Ohio State University investigating the film-cooled first-stage turbine vane heat transfer. In June 2015, Dr. Kahveci received the Gas Turbine Award, which is the prestigious ASME gas turbine industry award that recognizes outstanding contributions to the literature.