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FAZIL ERDOAN
Pages 94-97

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... and MS (1949) degrees in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Istanbul and in 1952 came to the United States to pursue his PhD at Lehigh.
From page 96...
... The 3-day event drew many of the world's foremost experts in the two fields, including many of the more than 40 PhD recipients whom Erdoğan supervised throughout his career. In remarks at the symposium, Ferdinand Beer, a former chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department, credited Erdoğan, with colleagues George Sih and Paul Paris, for bringing to Lehigh a "truly international reputation" in fracture mechanics.
From page 97...
... One side of Professor Erdoğan that might be less well known was his love of teaching and the excellent mentoring he provided to his graduate students. "As a student who took several courses from him I can attest that he was an excellent teacher," said Feridun Delale, professor of Mechanical Engineering at the City College of New York and a former PhD student and postdoc of Erdoğan.


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