Associate Professor
Contact Information
Office Bldg-63 Room-256
Phone 966-13-860 4976
Fax 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept)
Websites Personal Page
Education
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN, USA, 1993
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA,1989
B.Sc Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 1983
Courses Taught
- ME 201 Dynamics
- ME 307 Machine Design I
- ME 309 Mechanics of Machines
- ME 403 System Dynamics and Control
- ME 486 Optimization of Mechanical Systems
- ME 552 Advanced Dynamics
- ME 553 Advanced Vibrations
- ME 562 Vibration Measurement and Analysis
- ME 564 Noise and Vibration Control
Research Areas
Vibrations, Substructural Control, Piezoelectric/Magnetostrictive Sensors and Actuators
Representative Publications
- Sunar, M; Sahin, AZ; Yilbas, BS ; Entropy generation rate in a mechanical system subjected to a damped oscillation ;2015
- Malgaca, L; Al-Qahtani, H; Sunar, M ; Vibration Control of Rotating Blades Using Root-Embedded Piezoelectric Materials ;2015
- Al-Gahtani, H; Khathlan, A; Sunar, M; Naffa'a, M ; Local pressure testing of spherical vessels ;2014
- Shuja, SZ; Yilbas, BS; Sunar, M ; Laser Heating and Phase Change Processes: Influence of Laser Pulse Parameters on Temperature and Stress Fields ;2012
- Sunar, M; Al-Shurafa, AM ;The Effect of Disk Location, Shaft Length and Imbalance on Fluid Induced Rotor Vibrations ;2011
- Al-Badour, F; Sunar, M; Cheded, L ; Vibration analysis of rotating machinery using time-frequency analysis and wavelet techniques ;2011
Awards
- Distinguished Teaching & Advising Award at the College of Engineering Sciences, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, during the Academic Year 2000/2001.
- Nomination for the Distinguished Researcher Award, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, during the Academic Year 2000/2001.
- Recognition of Excellence, United Technologies-Carrier, Indianapolis, IN, USA, 1/1993.
