Fatih Ertuğrul Öz is postdoctoral research fellow currently. He holds BSc degree in Manufacturing Engineering department at Istanbul Technical University, MSc and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering Department at Boğaziçi University. His research interests are Damage Mechanics, Mechanical Characterization, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) in composite materials and sandwich structures. He has more than 10 years research experience with 5 years industrial experience.