Kivanc Avrenli

Professor of Practice
Kivanc
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Avrenli earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from Bogaziçi University (formerly Robert College) in Istanbul, Turkey, the first American college established outside of the borders of the U.S. He obtained a second M.S. degree in statistics and his Ph.D. in civil engineering with an emphasis on commercial aviation safety from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Avrenli's teaching interests focus on applied statistical methods, probability theory, statistical modeling and design of experiments. Prior to Whitman, he taught Applied Statistics and Probability at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was included seven consecutive times with an "outstanding" rating in the “List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students.” In 2014, he received the Alumni Award in Teaching Excellence. At Whitman, he will teach courses in managerial statistics.
Commercial Aviation Safety, Adaptive Flight Planning, Empirical Modelling of Aircraft-Bird Strikes, Traffic Flow Modelling, Highway Safety.

Publications

  • A Kinematic Methodology to Optimize the Landing Trajectory for the Boeing 737 Jet Undergoing Total Loss of Thrust

    2017 Journal of Transportation Safety & Security,9,1,82-104, Dempsey, B., Richards, S.

  • Is "Green Dot" Always the Optimum Engines-out Glide Speed on the Airbus

    2015 Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education and Research,24,3,33-63, Dempsey, B.

  • Assessment of the Engines-out Flight Performance of a Commercial Jet

    2015 International Journal of Aviation Systems, Operations and Research,1,2,35-54, Dempsey, B.

  • A Kinematic Approach to Segmented-Trajectory Generation for the Total Loss of Thrust Emergency

    2015 Aviation,19,3,139-148, Dempsey, B.

  • Statistical Analysis of Aircraft-Bird Strikes Resulting in Engine Failure

    2014 Journal of the Transportation Research Board,2449,14-23, Dempsey, B.

  • Flagger Effects in Reducing the Likelihood of Rear-End Collisions for in-Platoon Vehicles in Work Zones

    2013 Journal of the Transportation Research Board,2337,9-16, Ramezani, H., Benekohal, R.

  • Field and Software Evaluation of Illuminance from LED Luminaires for Roadway Applications

    2013 Journal of the Transportation Research Board,2384,55–64, Benekohal, R., Medina, J.

  • Four Regime Speed-Flow Relationships for Work Zones with Police Patrol and Automated Speed Enforcement.

    2012 Journal of the Transportation Research Board,2272,35–43, Ramezani, H., Benekohal, R.

  • Traffic Flow Characteristics and Capacity in Police-Enforced and Intelligent Work Zones.

    2011 Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences , Benekohal, R., Ramezani, H.

  • Jul 25, 2025

    Received - Best Faculty & Class Marshal

    Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program
  • Jul 26, 2024

    Received - Best Faculty & Class Marshal

    Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program
  • Jul 01, 2022

    Received - Best Faculty & Class Marshal

    Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program
  • May 01, 2022

    Received - Faculty of the Year

    Whitman School of Management
  • May 01, 2021

    Received - Faculty of the Year

    Whitman School of Management
  • May 01, 2020

    Received - Undergraduate Faculty of the Year

    Whitman School of Management
  • Jul 26, 2019

    Received - Best Faculty & Class Marshal

    Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program
  • Apr 12, 2019

    Received - 2018-2019 Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Teaching Recognition Award

    Syracuse University
  • Jul 27, 2018

    Received - Best Faculty & Class Marshal

    Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program
  • May 15, 2018

    Received - Whitman Teaching Fellow Award

    Dean's Office, Whitman School of Management
  • Jul 28, 2017

    Received - Best Faculty & Class Marshal

    Whitman School of Management, Defense Comptrollership Program
  • May 03, 2017

    Received - Faculty Recognition Award

    Office of Disability Services at Syracuse University
  • Jul 01, 2015

    Received - Daniel P. Fambro Student Paper Award

    Institute of Transportation Engineers, Midwestern Section
  • Jan 01, 2015

    Received - Best Graduate Research Paper Award

    Institute of Transportation Engineers, Illinois Section
  • Jan 01, 2015

    Received - Dissertation Completion Grant

    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Jan 01, 2015

    Received - "OUTSTANDING” Rating in the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Students

    Center for Innovation in Learning and Teaching
  • Jan 01, 2014

    Received - Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence

    Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
  • Jan 01, 2014

    Received - Dissertation Travel Grant

    Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Why Plane Window Blinds Have to Be Open During Takeoff and Landing

    June 26, 2024 Newsweek

  • Southwest Airlines Problems Paint Worrying Picture for Other Companies

    May 05, 2024 Newsweek

  • Boeing whistleblower’s account shocked the public – but not the industry

    April 19, 2024 Airport Technology

  • Things To Watch As Boeing's 737 Max Crisis Grows

    February 22, 2024 Law360

  • Want to stop students from using their smartphones in class? Ironically, there’s an app for that.

    September 18, 2018 Washington Post