Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Ahu Celebi, Ph.D.

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Research Assistant Professor

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Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Commonwealth Science and Innovation Centre–CSIRO Australia
  • Ph.D., Anadolu University, Ceramic Engineering
  • B.S., Sakarya University, Material Science Engineering

Awards and Honors

  • NSF I-Corps Project Award (2025)
  • Marie Sklodowska-Curie Global Fellowship proposal score (96/100, above funding threshold) (2022)
  • Outstanding Advisor Award (2020)
  • Outstanding Women Faculty Award (2017)
  • First Woman Entrepreneur Faculty Award, Mariano Marcos State University (2017)
  • TUBITAK Fellowship (2015)

Research Interests

  • Additive Manufacturing for Metals, Ceramics, Glass and Polymers
  • Material Characterization for Metals, Ceramics, Glass and Polymers
  • Machine Learning for Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing Processes
  • Metamaterial Structures
  • Sustainable Manufacturing
  • Engineering Education

The Integrated Design and Manufacturing Lab at The University of Toledo investigates the effects of manufacturing process parameters on material and part performance. Current research areas include material characterization, manufacturing process modeling and machine learning to support sustainable and intelligent manufacturing solutions.

Last Updated: 5/28/26