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Hande Ozcan is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. She holds a postdoctoral position in Materials Science Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and another postdoc from Texas A&M University. Hande completed her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, along with an M.S. and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. Her research interests focus on phase transformation-driven development of multifunctional bulk single crystals, textured materials, solid-state processing, and crack-resistant, high-strength shape memory ceramics with optimized mechanical functional properties. Hande has contributed to the development of multifunctional ceramics and alloys suitable for extreme environments. She has been recognized with several awards such as the selected presentation at the North American Materials Colloquium Series and the Rising Stars in Mechanical Engineering award from Stanford University. Additionally, she has received a graduate teaching fellowship from Texas A&M University and a prize from the Consortium Advancement Shape Memory Alloy Research Technology for her innovative contributions in material design.
Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.