Email
guceri@wpi.edu
Office
Higgins Lab 109
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x4692
Education
1976 Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
1969-70 B.Sc., M.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Selcuk Guceri is a distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WPI, where he also served as the inaugural Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering from 2011-2013. Dr. Guceri earned his undergraduate degree from ODTÜ/METU in Turkey and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He began his academic career at the University of Delaware, establishing major research programs in composite materials and energy. In 1993, he moved to the University of Illinois at Chicago to serve as the Department Head of Mechanical Engineering, further expanding his expertise in manufacturing processes and renewable energy. In 2000, Dr. Guceri became the Dean of Engineering at Drexel University, where he transformed the college into a nationally recognized program, earning him several prestigious awards.
His research and teaching career spans over four decades, focusing on advanced manufacturing technologies, composite materials, and energy systems. Dr. Guceri has been honored with numerous teaching excellence awards, a testament to his dedication to education and students. After battling colon cancer in 2013, Dr. Guceri transitioned to focus on teaching, where he continues to inspire and mentor the next generation of engineers.
Email
guceri@wpi.edu
Education
1976 Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
1969-70 B.Sc., M.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ankara, Turkey
Dr. Selcuk Guceri is a distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at WPI, where he also served as the inaugural Bernard M. Gordon Dean of Engineering from 2011-2013. Dr. Guceri earned his undergraduate degree from ODTÜ/METU in Turkey and his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He began his academic career at the University of Delaware, establishing major research programs in composite materials and energy. In 1993, he moved to the University of Illinois at Chicago to serve as the Department Head of Mechanical Engineering, further expanding his expertise in manufacturing processes and renewable energy. In 2000, Dr. Guceri became the Dean of Engineering at Drexel University, where he transformed the college into a nationally recognized program, earning him several prestigious awards.
His research and teaching career spans over four decades, focusing on advanced manufacturing technologies, composite materials, and energy systems. Dr. Guceri has been honored with numerous teaching excellence awards, a testament to his dedication to education and students. After battling colon cancer in 2013, Dr. Guceri transitioned to focus on teaching, where he continues to inspire and mentor the next generation of engineers.
Office
Higgins Lab 109
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x4692
Scholarly Work
“Accelerated Osteoblast Differentiation on Three-Dimensional Polycaprolactone Scaffolds”, Yıldırım E.D., Besunder R., Pappas D., Allen F., Guceri S., and Sun W., Biofabrication, 2009, in press.
“Effect of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma on The Attachment And Proliferation of Osteoblasts Cultured over Poly (-Caprolactone) Scaffolds”, Yıldırım E.D., Ayan H., Vasilets V.N., Fridman A., Guceri S., Sun W., Plasma Processes and Polymers , Vol.5, Issue 1, p:58-66, 2008.
“Assisted Mapping Epileptic Regions of Brain for Invasive Intracranial Electroencephalography”, Yıldırım E.D., Ayan H., Chang R., Sperling M. R., Gorniak R., Guceri S., Sun W., in book titled “Rapid Prototyping Techniques in Medical Applications” from Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) (in press).
“Precision Extruding Deposition for Freeform Fabrication of Poly (ε-Caprolactone) and Poly (εCaprolactone)-Hydroxyapatite Tissue Scaffolds”, Shor L., Yıldırım E.D., Guceri S., and Sun W., in book titled “Printed Biomaterials: Rapid Prototyping in Medicine and Surgery”, Editor Roger Narayan and Yuan-Shin Lee, Springer, (in press).
“Fabrication and plasma treatment of 3D Polycaprolactone Tissue Scaffolds for Enhanced Cell Functions”, Yıldırım E.D., Besunder R., Guceri S., Allen F., and Sun W., Virtual and Physical Prototyping, 2008, Vol.3, Issue 4, 2008.
Patents
Other Inventor(s):
Ayushka Shrestha '19, Azita Bakhtyari ’19 , Tim Tetreault ’19 , Justin Nguyen ’19
Other Inventor(s):
Jillian Chu, Alexander Kim, Joseph Pagliuca