Prof. Dr. Yusuf ALTINTAŞ
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of British Columbia


Professor Altintas obtained his Bachelor from Istanbul Technical University (1975), M.Sc. (1980) and Ph.D. (1987) in Canada. He worked as a machine tool manufacturing engineer in Turkey (1977-1978), process development engineer in Pratt & Whitney Canada in Montreal (1980-1981), and the principal engineer of Canadian Institute of Metalworking in Hamilton (1981-1982). He joined University of British Columbia and founded Manufacturing Automation Laboratory in 1986. He conducts research on metal cutting, machine tool vibrations, control and virtual machining. He has published 141 archival journal and 95 conference articles with over 12300 citations with h index of 60 (Google Scholar), and a widely used "Manufacturing Automation: Principals of Metal Cutting Mechanics, Machine Tool Vibrations and CNC Design. 1st ed. 2000, 2nd ed.:2012. His research laboratory created advanced machining process simulation (CUTPRO), virtual part machining process simulation (MACHPRO) and open-modular 5 axis CNC system (Virtual CNC), which are used by over 180 companies and research centers in the field of machining and machine tools worldwide.

Professor Altintas is the fellow of Royal Society of Canada, CIRP, ASME, SME, CAE, EC, Tokyo University, P&WC, AvH and ISNM. He received Pratt & Whitney Canada's (P&WC) university partnership (1997), APEG BC's Meritorious Achievement (2002), APEG BC R.H. McLachlan (2010), UBC Killam Teaching Prize of Engineering (2011), Gold Medal of Engineers Canada (2011), SME Albert M. Sergent Progress Award (2012), NSERC Synergy Award, ASME Blackall Machine Tool and Gage best journal paper award, and the special scientific award of Republic of Turkey in Science and Engineering (2013). He holds an Honorary Doctorate Degrees from Stuttgart University (2009) and Budapest University of Technology (2013).

He currently directs NSERC CANRIMT Machining Research Network across Canada. He holds the NSERC – P&WC Industrial Research Chair Professorship to develop next generation Virtual High Performance Machining Technology since 2002.

Mechanical Engineering Professor Yusuf Altintas Honoured By The President Of Turkey