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Phillip M. Drayer Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Engineering

Cagatay Tokgoz, Ph.D.

Dr. Tokgoz

Cagatay Tokgoz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Phillip M. Drayer Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Office: Room 2206
Cherry Engineering Building
Phone: (409) 880-8744
Fax: (409) 880-8121
Email: ctokgoz@lamar.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
  • M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
  • B.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bilkent University, Turkey

Awards and Honors

  • Summer Faculty Fellowship, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock, MD (awarded 2023, 2024 & 2025, practiced 2023 & 2024)
  • Summer Faculty Fellowship, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH (awarded 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 & 2023, practiced 2017, 2020 & 2022)
  • Â鶹AV Merit Award (2022)
  • Senior Membership of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • 4 Great Job Awards from Raytheon Technologies Research Center (2011-2016)
  • Outstanding Journal Article Award from the Ohio State University ElectroScience Laboratory (2009)
  • Undergraduate fellowship from Sabanci Foundation, Turkey (1990-1994)
  • Undergraduate fellowship from Bilkent University, Turkey (1989-1994)
  • Rank 94 out of over a million applicants in a nationwide university entrance test, Turkey (1989)

Grants

External Grants: (Total: $209,553)

  • Research Contract (PI), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, (11/16/2020 - 01/31/2022) ($98,095)
  • Research Contract (PI), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, (10/01/2019 - 04/30/2020) ($27,986)
  • Research Contract (PI), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, (06/01/2018 - 09/01/2019) ($83,472)

External Software Support:

  • Campus-wide free floating license for the academic version of Altair software products for 4 years for 1,000 units (Spring 2022-Spring 2026) ($25,200 value).

Internal Grants: (Total: $162,059)

  • Undergraduate Research Grant (URG) (PI), Â鶹AV, (01/23/2026 - 05/31/2026) ($2,000)
  • Undergraduate Research Grant (URG) (PI), Â鶹AV, (01/24/2025 - 05/31/2025) ($2,000)
  • Center for Resiliency (CfR) Grant (Co-PI), Â鶹AV, (11/01/2024 - 08/31/2025) ($25,000) 
  • Center for Resiliency (CfR) Grant (Co-PI), Â鶹AV, (11/01/2023 - 08/31/2024) ($49,061) 
  • Center for Resiliency (CfR) Grant (Co-PI), Â鶹AV, (11/01/2022 - 08/31/2023) ($59,998)
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Grant (PI), Â鶹AV, (04/01/2019 - 08/31/2019) ($4,500)
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Grant (Co-PI), Â鶹AV, (04/01/2018 - 08/31/2018) ($4,500)
  • Proposal Writing Research Enhancement Grant (REG) (PI), Â鶹AV, (09/01/2017 - 08/31/2018) ($15,000)