Prof. Dr. Mustafa K. Ürgen is a professor at Istanbul Technical University in the Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department. He has published 219 publications and has been cited 2865 times. Also, he retired in 2023. Academic: Ph.D.: ITU, Institute of Science and Technology, Materials Program, 1986 M.Sc.: ITU, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, 1978 B.Sc.: ITU, Faculty of Mining, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, 1977 Research Interests: Surface Technologies: Diffusion Coating, Vacuum Coating, PVD Coating, Composite Coating, Surface Analysis Corrosion and Corrosion Protection: Mechanisms of Corrosion Reactions Awards: 1988-89: Fellowship, Max-Planck Institut, Institut für Metallwissenschaften, Stuttgart, Germany 1998: IMF Awards - Jim Kape Memorial Medal, for the paper entitled "The Effect of Molybdate Ions on AC Sulphuric Acid Anodised 6063 Aluminium Alloys", Institute of Metal Finishing London, UK.