Güven Kurtuldu, PhDZürich, Switzerland
Materials Science & Metallurgy.Scientific depth with an industrial focus.
An independent materials science and R&D platform focused on material solutions, additive manufacturing and advanced metallic materials, connecting fundamental understanding with industrial applications.
Expertise
- Engineering & precious metal alloys
- Metallic glasses & quasicrystals
- Thermal & microstructural characterization
- Solidification & nucleation
- Phase transformations & alloy stability
- Mechanical behaviour of metals
Additive Manufacturing
- Alloy design for AM
- LPBF / DED / WAAM
- Printability, cracking & porosity
- Powder selection & reuse decisions
- Heat treatment for target performance
- Build consistency & qualification planning
Industry & Research Projects
- Material selection for demanding service
- Root-cause analysis of component failures
- Alternatives to costly or scarce alloys
- Targeted experiments before scale-up
- Independent review of supplier proposals
- Joint R&D with clear technical milestones
AI-assisted materials research
GK Materials aims to develop AI-assisted research workflows that connect materials literature, experimental data and metallurgical expertise. The goal is to support alloy selection and experiment planning, with results critically assessed against physical principles and experimental evidence.
About
Güven Kurtuldu, PhD
Materials scientist and mechanical engineer specializing in metallic materials, solidification, alloy development and additive manufacturing.
- 2021–2025 · Industrial R&D · Materials selection, testing & product development
- 2015–2020 · Postdoctoral research · ETH Zürich · Department of Materials
- 2014 · PhD · EPFL · Materials Science and Engineering
- 2009 · MSc · Boğaziçi University · Mechanical Engineering
- 2007 · BSc · Boğaziçi University · Mechanical Engineering