Didem Ozevin, PhD, PE

1. Danawe, H., Ozevin, D., & Tol, S. Structurally embedded gradient index lens for guided wave amplification in polymers. Composite Structures, 117868, 2024.
2. Zhang, T., Zhang, L., Ozevin, D., & Attard, T. Multi-Scale Ultrasonic Imaging of Sub-surface Concrete Defects. Measurement Science and Technology, 35(3), 035901, 2023.
3. Zhu, X., Yang, D., Pan, H., Karimi, H. R., Ozevin, D., & Cetin, A. E. A novel asymmetrical autoencoder with a sparsifying discrete cosine Stockwell transform layer for gearbox sensor data compression. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, 127, 107322. doi:10.1016/j.engappai.2023.107322, 2024.
4. Khan, T. M., Taha, R., Zhang, T., & Ozevin, D. Multi-frequency MEMS acoustic emission sensor. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 362, 114648, 2023.
5. Zhang, T., Mahdi, M., Issa, M., Xu, C., & Ozevin, D. Experimental study on monitoring damage progression of basalt-FRP reinforced concrete slabs using acoustic emission and machine learning. Sensors, 23(20), 8356, 2023.
6. Tayfur, S., Zhang, T., Mahdi, M., Issa, M., & Ozevin, D. Cluster-based sensor selection framework for acoustic emission source localization in concrete. Measurement, 219, 113293, 2023.
7. Xu, C., Lu, Y., Daly, M., & Ozevin, D. Nondestructive Characterization of Multiscale Defects in an Aluminum Alloy After Cold Spray Repair. Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 42(3), 75, 2023.
8. Tayfur, S., Zhang, T., Mahdi, M., Issa, M. and Ozevin, D. “Cluster-based Sensor Selection Framework for Acoustic Emission Source Localization in Concrete,” Measurement, 219, 2023.
9. Ampadi Ramachandran, R., Chi, S.-W., Srinivasa Pai, P., Foucher, K., Ozevin, D., & Mathew, M. T. “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning as a Viable Solution for Hip Implant Failure Diagnosis—Review of Literature and in Vitro Case Study,” Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 61(6), 1239–1255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-023-02779-1, 2023.
10. Ozevin, D., and Kessler, S. “The Dependence of Acoustic Emission Behavior on Prior Fatigue Loading History,” Frontiers in Built Environment, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2022.981327, 2022.

Chairman of Acoustic Emission Working Group (AEWG) 2019-2021.

Chair of 10th Conference of International Structural Engineering and Construction (ISEC) Society, https://www.isec-society.org/ISEC_10/

Co-Chair of 9th International Conference on Acoustic Emission, Chicago, June 17-20, 2019.

Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering (2005) Lehigh University

M.S. Civil Engineering (2000) Bogazici University, Turkey

B.S. Civil Engineering (1997) Bogazici University, Turkey

Professional Engineer, Illinois

American Society of Civil Engineering

Fellow of Acoustic Emission Working Group

International Society of Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure

Bridging Structural Design and Monitoring for Improved Damage Detection in Large-Scale Structures, Thornton Tomasetti, June 7, 2024.

Manipulating Elastic Waves in Solids with Phononic Crystals to Advance Nondestructive Evaluation Methods, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, November 29, 2023.

History and Future Outlook of Acoustic Emission Sensors, Keynote Presentation at 26^th International Acoustic Emission Symposium in Kawasaki City, Japan, October 31, 2022.

Bridging Structural Design and Structural Health Monitoring, Keynote Presentation at 14^th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, Turkey, September 6, 2021.

Structural Design with Damage Detection Philosophy, Keynote Presentation at 10^th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Porto, Portugal, July 1, 2021.

Insights on Road Infrastructure Health Monitoring, ACEC/IDOT District 1 Innovations/Technology Brown Bag Lunch and Learn, April 15, 2020.

The Implementation of Periodic Topologies and Acoustic Metamaterials to the Design of Infrastructure Systems, Invited Talk, Materials Research Society (MRS), April 26, 2019.

Towards Structural Design with Integrated Damage Detection Philosophy, Department of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology, October 18, 2018.

Creep Damage Detection in 410 Stainless Steel using Acoustic Micro Imaging, Fracture and Lifetime of Materials, In Honor of Prof. Alexander Chudnovsky's 80th Birthday, 18th U.S. National Congress for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, June 4-8, 2018

Presented four technical presentations at AEWG-57, Chicago IL, May 13-15, 2015, two technical presentations at AEWG-58, Philadelphia PA, May 2016, two technical presentations at AEWG-59, Seattle WA, May 2017 and three technical presentations at AEWG-60, Charleston SC, June 2018, five technical presentations at AEWG-61, Chicago, IL June 2019.

2023-2026

DOE NEUP
Subwavelength Ultrasonic Imaging for Rapid Qualification of Additively Manufactured Nuclear Structures and Components
(Collaboration with University of Michigan, Argonne National Laboratory, Westinghouse)
$1,000,000

2022-2025

DOE NEUP
Dual Mode High Temperature MEMS Ultrasonic Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Liquid Metal Reactor
(Collaboration with Argonne National Laboratory, MISTRAS Group)
$785,024

2021-2024

Department of Education
EXTending civil infrastructure REsiliency for Multihazards and Extreme events (EXTREME)
(PI: L. Sneed, co-PIs: D. Ozevin, F. Ansari, M. Daly, C. Foster)
$951,195

Completed Research Grants

2020-2022

NSF
PFI-TT: MEMS Acoustic Emission Device for Real-time Damage Detection in Infrastructures
$249,976

2019-2022

NSF
Collaborative Research: Conformal Gradient-Index Lenses for Ultrasonic Wave Amplification and Improved Diagnostics (Collaboration with University of Michigan)
$358,294

2016-2020
NSF
NSF CAREER: Engineered Spatially Periodic Structure Design Integrated with Damage Detection Philosophy (single PI)
$500,000

2015-2019
NSF
Assessing Microstructural Damage Using Nonlinear Ultrasonics and Multiscale Numerical Modeling (co-PI, PI: Chi, co-PI: Indacochea)
$358,294

2016-2018
UI Labs

DMDII
Intelligent Welding: Real Time Monitoring, Diagnosis, Decision and Control using Multi-sensor and Machine Learning (PI, co-PIs: Indacochea, Derrible, Ziebart and Industrial Partners as ITW and IMS)
$1,014,115

(50% cost sharing)