Dr. Atila Ertas

Dr. A. Ertas is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Academy for Transdisciplinary Studies at Texas Tech University. He received his Master's and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He had 12 years of industrial experience prior to pursuing his graduate studies. Dr. A. Ertas has been the driving force behind the conception and development of the transdisciplinary model for education and research. He was a Senior Research Fellow of the ICC Institute at the University of Texas Austin (1996–2019), a Fellow of ASME, a Fellow of the Society for Design and Process Science (SDPS), a Founding Fellow of the Luminary Research Institute in Taiwan, and an honorary member of International Center for Transdisciplinary Research (CIRET), France. Dr. Ertas has earned both national and international renown in engineering design. He is the author of several books and has published over 200 scientific papers and book chapters that cover many engineering technical fields. Dr. Ertas' contributions to teaching and research have been recognized by numerous honors and awards. He has published over 200 scientific papers and book chapters that cover many engineering technical fields. He has been the PI or Co-PI on over 40 funded research projects. Under his supervision, more than 190 MS and Ph.D. graduate students have received degrees.