- U. S. Editor-in-Chief of TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CARE (1999-2006).
- Editorial Board of the JOURNAL OF BIOENGINEERING (1976-1979). This journal has merged with Annals of Biomedical Engineering.
- Literature Review Board of THE SHOCK AND VIBRATION DIGEST as a reviewer in the areas of 1. Interaction of acoustic pulses with fluid-loaded shell structures and 2. Human response to vibration environments (1975-1985).
- Editorial Board of Insan ve Kainat (Human and Universe), Science and Technology Magazine of Turkey (1985-1991).
- Member of the SECTAM XIX Editorial Committee (1997-98)
- Invited reviewer of papers on Biodynamic Modelling for the Vth International IRCOBI Conference on the Biomechanics of Impacts, September 9-11, Birmingham, ENGLAND.
- Since 1969 I have been serving as a referee for the JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS, JOURNAL OF BIOENGINEERING, journal of biomedical engineering, ASME, ESDA and others.
- My research work on head injury was quoted by Professor Werner Goldsmith of the University of California in over four pages (600-604, 620, 627) of the first major book on Biomechanics, entitled "BIOMECHANICS: Its Foundations and Objectives," edited by Y.C. Fung, N. Perrone and M. Anliker, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1972.
- Session Chairman for the BIOMATERIALS session of the Midwest Biomedical Engineering Conference and Workshop, April 11-12, 1975.
- Session Chairman for the BIOMECHANICS session of the Second Biomedical Engineering Conference and Workshop, May 7-8, 1976.
- Session Chairman during the second day of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Progress in Biomechanics, July 10-Il, 1978.
- Session Chairman for the ARTIFICIAL HIP JOINTS session of the Third Meeting of the European Society of Biomechanics, Jan. 21-23, 1982.
- Served as a panelist for the lecture by Dr. Stephen Perren sponsored by Battelle Endowment program for Technology and Human Affairs, Feb. 18, 1982.
- Served on the National Organizing Committee of IFAC Symposium on Control Aspects of Prosthetics and Orthotics, 1982.
- Served as a Scientific Co-Director of NATO Advanced Study Institute on Biomechanics of Normal and Pathological Human Articulating Joints, Sintra-Estoril Hotel, Portugal, June 20-July 1, 1983.
- Session Chairman for the MECO '85, the IASTED-ITU International Symposium on Measurement and Control, July 23-25, 1985.
- Session Chairman for the BIOMECHANICS II Session at the 22nd Annual Meeting of Society of Engineering Science, October 7-9, 1985.
- Organizer and Presider for the session on Analysis of Shells at the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Specialty Conference - Mechanics Computing in 1990's and Beyond, Columbus, Ohio, May 19-22, 1990.
- Served on the Local Organizing Committee of the 1991 ASME Applied Mechanics and Bioengineering Summer Conference, June 17-19, 1991.
- Session Chairman for the Vibration and Stability of Structures II session of the 1991 ASME Applied Mechanics and Bioengineering Summer Conference, June 17-19, 1991.
- Organizer of the Biomechanics Symposium at the First European Joint Conference on Engineering Systems Design & Analysis (ESDA), Istanbul, Turkey, June 29-July 3, 1992.
- Organizer of the Biomechanics Symposium at the Second Biennial European Joint Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis (ESDA), London, England, July 4 - July 7, 1994.
- Organizer of the Biomechanics Symposium at the Third Biennial European Joint Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis (ESDA), Montpellier, France, July 1 - July 4, 1996.
- Developer and Chairperson of the Bioengineering session at the Second World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology, Austin, TX, December 1-4, 1996.
- Organizer of the Healthcare Engineering Symposium at the World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology, Berlin, Germany, July 6 - July 9, 1998.
- Developer and Chairperson of Healthcare Technology – II session at The Fifth Biennial World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology (IDPT), Dallas, TX, June 4-8, 2000.
- Program Committee Member of The Fifth Biennial World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology (IDPT), Dallas, TX, June 4-8, 2000.
- Program Committee Member of The Sixth Biennial World Conference on Integrated Design and Process Technology (IDPT), Pasadena, CA, June 23-28, 2002.
- International Scientific Committee Member of BIOMED 2003, TR Northern
Cyprus, October 10-12, 2003.
Committees Served, Chaired & Special Appointments
- Departmental Graduate Committee (1971-1974).
- Biomedical Engineering Curriculum and Course Coordination Subcommittee (1971-72, 1972-73).
- Biomedical Engineering Center Coordinating Committee (1973 -1995).
- Biomedical Engineering Center Research Subcommittee (1973 -1995).
- Dismissals & Reinstatements Committee of the College of Engineering (1973-1975).
- Chairman of the Dismissals & Reinstatements Committee of the College of Engineering (1974).
- Presidential-Medalist Competition Committee (1993-1995).
- Dean’s Executive Committee (1995 - ).
- University of South Alabama Campus Director for the Alabama Space Grant Consortium (ASGC, 1995-1999).
- Faculty Adviser to The Ohio State University Chapter of Theta Tau, the National Professional Engineering Fraternity (1990- 1995).
- Faculty Advisor for Tau Beta Pi Alabama Epsilon Chapter (1995- ).
Public Service & Related Activities
- Vice-President of the Turkish-American Association of Central Ohio (1983-84).
- President of the Turkish-American Association of Central Ohio (1984-86; 1991-1993).
- Offered by Turgut Ozal, the Prime Minister of Turkey, a position to serve as an Under Secretary on his cabinet, 1985.
- Appointed Vice President for the Midcentral Region of the ATAA (Assembly of Turkish American Associations) at the Annual Convention held on November 9, 1991 in Washington, D.C.; elected to the same post at the next Annual Convention held on June 7, 1992 in N.Y.C, (1991-1994).
