Shear Thickening Fluids in Protective Applications

Selim Gürgen, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Eskişehir Osmangazi University. He is the Director of Eskişehir Vocational School. He received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Gazi University and Middle East Technical University, respectively, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Eskişehir Osmangazi University. He was a visiting researcher at the University of Wollongong for a project on smart materials and worked as a researcher with the School of Transportation at Anadolu University for four years. Before his academic life, he worked as a manufacturing engineer in a joint venture of KMWE-Dutch Aero for three years. Dr. Gürgen has contributed to several industrial and research projects in collaboration with major organizations such as Fiat Automobiles, the Turkish Air Force, and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). He has many publications in refereed international journals and conferences and is co-editor of the book Materials, Structures, and Manufacturing for Aircraft (Springer, 2022). He serves as an editorial member for several international journals. His primary area of research is material science, in particular smart fluids and their applications in defense and aerospace applications. His Ph.D. studies were on shear thickening fluid (STF) and many of his projects and publications focus on STF and its applications.

• Introduction.- STF impregnated textile composites under stab conditions.- Shock absorbing STF systems.- Energy absorbing pads with STF integration.- Deceleration performance in STF embedded sandwich structures.- Design of STF structures for crashworthiness applications.- STF-based flexible body armor applications.- Spall liners with STF for vehicle protection.