I am an Associate Professor in Supply Chain and Operations Management at Daniels School of Business, Purdue University. I received my Ph.D. in Operations Management from Kenan-Flagler Business School, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Before joining Purdue, I was an associate professor of operations management at the Ohio State University.

My current research interests focus on a broad range of sustainability-related issues, including the circular economy, environmental regulations, product returns, and social sustainability in creating opportunities for underserved populations, as well as the evolving dynamics of carbon markets. I also study the environmental impacts of emerging business models, such as platform-based services. Overall, my work integrates regulatory, social, and environmental perspectives to explore how businesses can align profitability with sustainable practices.

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Employment

Associate Professor in Operations Management, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, 2022–present.

Academic Visitor (on Sabbatical), Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, August 2024-December 2024.

Assistant Professor in Operations Management, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, June 2017–2022.

Associate Professor of Operations Management (with tenure), Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University,  June 2017.

Assistant Professor of Operations Management,  Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, July 2010–June 2017.     

Education

Ph.D. Operations, Technology, and Innovation Management, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2010. (Advisors: J.M. Swaminathan and E. Kemahlioglu-Ziya)

M.Sc. Industrial Engineering, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, 2004.

B.Sc. Industrial Engineering, Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, 2002.

Research Interests

Sustainable Operations, Environmental Regulations, Extended Producer Responsibility, Closed-Loop Supply Chain, Operations Marketing Interface

Honors & Awards

• M&SOM Meritorious Service Award, 2021,2022,2023.

• Krannert Young Faculty Scholar Award, 2019.

• Outstanding Reviewer, Decision Sciences Journal, 2017.

• Co-winner, Decision Sciences Institute Elwood S. Buffa Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2011. 

• Outstanding Graduating Student Award, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2010.

• Dissertation Completion Fellowship, UNC Graduate School, 2009-2010.

• Future Faculty Fellowship, UNC Center for Faculty Excellence, 2008.

• M. Wayne Delozier Fellowship, Kenan-Flagler Business School, 2008.