He joined Koc University, after he received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003. He manages Mechanical Characterization and Microfabrication facilities. His research efforts are geared towards mechanical property measurement at the micro and nanoscale including the development of accompanying testing devices with specific micro electromechanical systems (MEMS)-based actuation and readout components in the small-scale force regime. Current focus is placed on batch-compatible fabrication of Si nanowires and development of integration philosophies of these nanowires with MEMS in nanomechanical resonator and piezoresistive strain gage applications.