Cuneyt Sakonder

Muhammet Cuneyt Sakonder earned his Ph.D. degree in Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University. Cuneyt was previously a project engineer at Skipsteknisk A/S for 3 years. Before that, he earned his Master’s degree in Offshore Engineering and his Bachelor’s degree in Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering, both from Istanbul Technical University. Cuneyt’s research focus during his doctoral studies was on the occurrence of reverse fracture in high strength pipeline steels under impact loads. Cuneyt has been awarded Fulbright Ph.D. Scholarship by the Turkish Fulbright Commission and American Bureau of Shipping Scholarship. He also received the best student poster award in SNAME Offshore Symposium in 2023.

Now he is working in TechnipFMC – Houston, USA.