Biography and expertise

Biography

Dr Mustafa Ucgul has a Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of South Australia. Prior to joining Southern Cross University, he worked at the University of South Australia and has had a long career in tertiary education as a lecturer. Mustafa has a strong interest in computational mechanics and its applications in machinery design (particularly in agricultural machinery design).

I'm a member of SCU's Research Clusters:

  • Harvest to Health

My work contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals

Source: Scopus

Research

With 17 years of research experience in the Turkish and Australian contexts, a major component of his research has focused on the discrete element and finite element method simulations of soil-engaging tools, design of mechanical systems, and thermal analysis of agricultural greenhouses and desalination systems. His Doctorate specialization was in discrete element modelling of soil-sweep tool interaction, and since then, he has undertaken research activities in several GRDC, DPIRD, and other industry-linked projects.

Community engagement

I am serving as a reviewer for several peer-reviewed international journals on agricultural engineering, including Biosystems Engineering, Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, Soil & Tillage Research, Geoderma, Journal of Terramechanics, Agriculture, Soil Use and Management, Agronomy, International Journal of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Applied Engineering in Agriculture and Transactions of ASABE.

Supervision

I carry out research, student supervision, and consultancy in agricultural machinery design and development.

Teaching

I am teaching the following units

  • Engineering Technology and Design (ENGN1003)
  • Engineering Dynamics (MECH 2003)
  • Advanced Manufacturing Systems (MANF3001)
  • Energy and Power Systems (MANI3002)

Other

I am a member of

  • The Institution of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
  • Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects-Chamber of Mechanical Engineers

Links

Honours

Inspiring Educator Award
Southern Cross University, 2024

Organisational affiliations

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Past affiliations

Course Coordinator, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University

Research Fellow, University of South Australia (Australia, Adelaide)

Lecturer, South Australian Institute of Business and Technology

Education

Grad Dip in Education
Second Level Masters Degree, University of South Australia (Australia, Adelaide)
PhD
Doctor of Engineering, University of South Australia (Australia, Adelaide)
MSc (Research)
Master of Engineering(MEng, ME or MEng), University of South Australia (Australia, Adelaide)
MSc
Master of Applied Science(MASc, MAppSc, MApplSc, MASc and MAS), Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University (Turkey, Kahramanmaraş) - KSU
BSc
Bachelor of Engineering(BEng, BE, BSE, BESc, BSEng, BASc, BTech, BSc(Eng), AMIE, GradIETE), Cukurova University (Turkey, Adana)