Erkan Öterkuş
SUNY Empire Innovation Associate Professor

(joining January 2026)

Education

• PhD, Aerospace Engineering, University of Arizona, USA, 2010
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, İzmir Institute of Technology, Turkey, 2002
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey, 2008

Professional Experience

• SUNY Empire Innovation Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Stony Brook University, USA, 2026 - Incoming
• Director, Ocean Energy Research Unit (OERU), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2022-present
• Professor (Chair), Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2021-present
• Director, PeriDynamics Research Center (PDRC), University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 2019-present
• 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 to December 2011

Research Interests

Professor Erkan Öterkuş' research mainly focuses on the structural analysis of a wide range of 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). He is the co-author of numerous publications, including the first book on peridynamics, as well as journal and coference papers. His recent research areas include Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Corrosion Damage, Desalination, Digital Twin & Structural Health Monitoring, Energy Storage, Fluid-Structure Interactions, Fracture in Lithium-Ion Batteries and Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Energy, Ice-Structure Interactions, Isogeometric Analysis, Mechanics of Electronic Packages, and Robotic Welding.