Reader
- 51cg
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- Email Address
- mehmet.kartal@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272495
- Office Address
School of Engineering, 51cg, Fraser Noble Building (room 252), King’s College Aberdeen, AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
- School/Department
- School of Engineering
Biography
Work Experience
Reader in Mechanical Engineering, 51cg, 08/2021 - Present
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, 51cg, 08/2016 - 07/2021
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, 51cg, 09/2014 - 07/2016
Post-doctoral Research Assistant, University of Oxford, 01/2008 - 08/2014
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Director of Post-Graduate Research Students (2022-present)
Post-Graduate Research Officer (2025-present)
Programme Coordinator for the MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering (2017 -2023)
Programme Coordinator for the MSc in Advanced Structural Engineering (2021 -2023)
Coordinator of Non-Destructive Testing Services (μCT) (2016 - present)
- External Memberships
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Panel member of the Royal Society’s Newton International Fellowships Committee (2025-present)
External Examiner for MSc programmes at Liverpool John Moores University (2022-present)
Associate Editor of International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2024-present)
Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (2020-present)
Panel member of the Royal Society's International Exchanges Committee (2016-2023)
External Examiner for PhD vivas (2016-present)
Guest Editor of Metals (2021-2023)
Reviewer for
- Additive Manufacturing
- Experimental Mechanics
- International Journal of Fatigue
- Wear
- Materials & Design
- Composites Part A
- Engineering Fracture Mechanics
- International Journal of Solids and Structures
- International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
- The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
- Tribology International
- ZAMM - Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik
- The Journal of Engineering
- Strojniški vestnik – Journal of Mechanical Engineering
- International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping
- Research
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Research Overview
Micromechanical modelling
Contact mechanics
Residual stresses and eigenstrain theory
Experimental mechanics
Mechanics of materials
Funding and Grants
External Grants Awarded
- M.E. Kartal. 3D in-situ based methodology for optimizing the mechanical performance of selective laser melted aluminium alloys. EPSRC, £101k, 2018-2021
- M.E. Kartal, A. Karadimos and R.D. Neilson. Designing new Umbelicals for deep sea applications (Phase 2). Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (Phase 2), £260, 2018-2020
- M.E.Kartal, A. Karadimos and R.D. Neilson. Designing new Umbelicals for deep sea applications (Phase 1). Oil and Gas Innovation Centre, £68k, 2017-2018
- M.E. Kartal. Multiscale Experimental and Computational Techniques for Optimizing Selective Laser Melting Additive Manufacturing Process Parameters. NSIRC/TWI PhD Sponsorship 2016, £44k, 2016-2019
- M.E. Kartal., I. Guz and M. Kashtalyan. KTP between 51cg and Westerton. Department of Trade and Industry (Knowledge Transfer Partnership), £150k, 2016-2017.
- M.E. Kartal. Three-dimensional in-situ measurements of deformation using the x-ray microscope and microtest stage. The Royal Society Research Grant, £15k, 2015-2016.
- A.C.F. Cocks and M.E. Kartal. Measurements of residual stresses in ultra-thick steel welds and analysis of relationship between residual stresses and fatigue fracture. Welding and Joining Research Group Technical Research Laboratories POSCO, $50k, 2011-2013.
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
EM3028:Engineering Materials
EG4529/EM4529 Nonlinear Mechanics
EG5096 Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
EG50T7 Subsea Construction, Inspection and Maintenance
EG5565 MEng Group Design
EG4013 MEng/BEng Individual Projects in Mechanical Engineering
- Publications
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Investigation of Novel Post-Thermal Treatments of Alloy 718 Fabricated by Modulated Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Materials Science and Engineering A, vol. 849, 143502Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A Multiscale Constitutive Model for Metal Forming of Dual Phase Titanium Alloys by Incorporating Inherent Deformation and Failure Mechanisms
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 30, no. 2, 025008Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Deformation of AlSi10Mg parts manufactured by Laser Powder Bed Fusion: In-situ measurements incorporating X-ray micro computed tomography and a micro testing stage
Procedia Structural Integrity, vol. 35, pp. 168-172Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Effect of Hydrogen and Defects on Deformation and Failure of Austenitic Stainless Steel
Recent Developments in Analytical Techniques for Corrosion Research. Toor, I. U. (ed.). Springer International Publishing AG, pp. 235-257, 23 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Mesoscale Model for Predicting Hydrogen Damage in Face Centred Cubic Crystals
Physical mesomechanics, vol. 24, pp. 588-597Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
Evolution of internal pores within AlSi10Mg manufactured by laser powder bed fusion under tension: As-built and heat treated conditions
Materials & Design, vol. 204, 109645Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Computational Modelling of Microstructural Deformation in Metastable β Titanium Alloys
UK Association of Computational Mechanics ConferenceContributions to Conferences: Abstracts- [ONLINE]
Enhancing strength and toughness of adhesive joints via micro-structured mechanical interlocking
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, vol. 105, 102775Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Friction of flat and micropatterned interfaces with nanoscale roughness
Tribology International, vol. 153, 106563Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Tailorable and Repeatable Normal Contact Stiffness via Micropatterned Interfaces
Tribology Letters, vol. 69, 106Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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