Hande Girard

I received my Ph.D. with High Honors from Ecole Centrale Paris in 2012. I have served as a researcher/coordinator in numerous national and international aerospace and defense projects since 2007. One of those projects was realized in the frame of an ANR (Agence Nationale de la Recherche) PROCOM Project under the coordination of EADS IW (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. Innovation Works, currently Airbus Group). I published more than 30 scientific papers in several journals and conferences notably in aerospace, mechanics, and materials fields. I held certificates in Project Management for Aerospace Professionals and Aerospace Applications of Systems Engineering both from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Kansas (USA) in 2013 and Data Science from Booz Allen in 2015. I serve as a referee in various scientific journals including Soft Computing, Steel and Composite Structures An International Journal, and Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology.  

My research interests cover structural materials, mechanics of multi-functional composite structures, process design, mathematical modeling, and characterization of materials. Currently, I work as an associate professor of aerospace engineering in Atılım University (Ankara, Turkey). I am the member of European Structural Integrity Society, GDR “Graphene and Nanotubes” GNT, Groupement des Centraliens de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Association de l'Ecole Centrale Paris, Centrale au Féminin.