Prof. Dr. Cemal Meran was born on April 03, 1972. He holds undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 1993. He obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the Turkey at Pamukkale University (2001). In April 2013 he was promoted to Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering. He also carries administrative responsibility including, Manager of Center of Materials Research and Application since 2009. His areas of interest are joining methods, welding metallurgy, production methods, materials science and characterization of the joints. Professor Meran's current research can be broadly classified as friction stir welding of similar or dissimilar metals. Focus is on friction stir welding of especially elevated temperature metals such as steels or stainless steels, etc.He was deserved honorary awards of the Prof. Fryderyk Staub Golden Owl in 2012 for achievements in promoting the Polish science and higher education on the international arena and for achievements in collaboration with the Polish scientific community of materials engineering. He is member of Editorial Key Reviewers Committee of some international journals such as Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Archives of Materials Science and Engineering, Archives of Computational Materials Science and Surface Engineering, some Turkish Journal Materials and Metallurgy, Engineers and Machine. He was chair of alumni association of Pamukkale University from 2002 to 2005.He has married, and has got two child.