Education
- Ph.D. (EE), Stanford University, 1997
- M.S. (EE), Bilkent University, Turkey, 1991
- B.S. (EE), Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 1989
Teaching Interests
Professor Degertekin’s teaching interests include courses in mechanical engineering fundamentals with emphasis on micro- and nanoscale engineering, acoustics, and sensor design. He engages students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, fostering hands-on learning and interdisciplinary integration of engineering principles in microfabrication, microsystems, and medical device technologies.
Research Interests
Professor Degertekin’s research focuses on the development of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microfluidic technologies, particularly in ultrasonic transducers and biosensors. His work advances miniaturized devices for biomedical applications, exploring novel fabrication methods, device integration, and acoustofluidic phenomena to enable sensitive detection and manipulation at microscale dimensions.
Recent Publications
- FL Degertekin, C Arvanitis, Multi-functional sparse phased arrays for guiding focused ultrasound therapies, US Patent 12,427,344, 2025.
- MS Kilinc, C Arvanitis, FL Degertekin, A figure of merit for transcranial ultrasound transmission based on coupled elastic-thermal analysis, Physics in Medicine & Biology 70 (23), 235013, 2025.
- JM Meacham, AG Fedorov, FL Degertekin, Systems and methods for mitigating particle aggregation caused by standing wave and transient acoustophoretic effects, US Patent App. 19/290,579, 2025.
- L JIANWEI, FL Degertekin, S Satir, RJ Linder, Cmut medical devices, fabrication methods, systems, and related methods, US Patent App. 18/866,149, 2025.
- H Lee, RP Zangabad, C Kim, V Menezes, J Park, FL Degertekin, ..., Quantitative acoustic monitoring of ensembles of weakly nonlinear microbubble oscillations in optically inaccessible environments, arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.22292, 2025.