Prof. Dr. Arcan F. Dericioglu received his Ph.D. from The University of Tokyo in Materials Science (2002) and has lectured and conducted research at various academic institutions in Japan and in the USA. Currently, he is a full professor at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering of the Middle East Technical University, Türkiye. His active research topics are heat treatment and phase transformations, additive manufacturing (3D printing) of metallic materials, steel alloy design, microwave processing (ceramics and metals), and electromagnetic interference shielding and radar absorbing materials/composites.
Over the last 20 years, Prof. Dr. Dericioglu has led numerous academic and industrial research projects in materials and process development, supported by national and international funding agencies. He has also evaluated and monitored many research projects for various funding agencies.
Since 2018, Prof. Dr. Dericioglu has been directing the R&D activities of Asil Çelik A.Ş., one of Türkiye’s leading special steel producers. In this capacity, he develops and coordinates research projects on new alloy design, quality and efficiency improvement, as well as reduction of CO2 emissions. In support of the steel industry's sustainability focus and the EU Green Deal's future targets, he is actively exploring process enhancements and the potential for implementing hydrogen at different stages of steel production.