Evren Yasa
Dr. Evren Yasa leads the Additive Manufacturing group and activities at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), University of Sheffield, UK. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University (Turkey) and has actively been working in additive manufacturing since 2005 when she started her PhD studies at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Her Ph.D. thesis, “Combined Process of Selective Laser Melting and Selective Laser Erosion/Laser Re-melting,” was awarded the Emerald Outstanding Doctoral Research Award. After a short period of postdoctoral study, Dr. Yasa worked as a senior engineer at Tusas Engine Industries, a General Electric joint-venture company specializing in manufacturing aero-engine parts, where she led additive manufacturing projects/activities. Later, she returned to academia as an assistant professor for 5 years. Moreover, she has been working as an independent expert in laser-based manufacturing on behalf of the European Commission. In 2022, she joined AMRC, working closely with the industry to enhance the adoption of additive manufacturing technologies for real-world problems by merging novel research and goal-focused additive manufacturing usability.