Sinem Mollaoglu, PhD, LEED AP, CGP
Dr. Sinem Mollaoglu is an applied scientist of project teams in the built environment workforce. She is an architectural engineer with expertise in sustainable construction.
Her work contributes to 'sustainable engineering project delivery and workforce through study of teams, multi-level systems, and human-technology partnerships.'
To date, she has brought about $3.5M in external funds from agencies including National Science Foundation, National Housing Endowment, National Academy of Sciences and International Partnering Institute.
Dr. Sinem's academic and industry engagements in leadership roles span local, state, and national/international levels and showcase her versatility and impact.
Leadership
Dr. Sinem was the Program Director of MSU's Construction Management for over four years before transitioning to her current position in 2023 as the Faculty Excellence Advocate for MSU's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR).
Select Works/ Initiatives
- PI of Future of Work Grant ($1.4M) for Augmenting Human Cognition in Project Teams
- She has served on the editorial boards of:
- ASCE’s Journal of Construction Engineering and Management for over 10 years
- Engineering Project Organization Journal since 2018
- Led several applied research initiatives in partnership with industry. See Guidebook for Integrating Collaborative Partnering into Traditional Airport Practices)
- Has co-led MSU's Housing Education & Research Initiative
- Iniator and Faculty Advisor of MSU's Professional Women Builders
Dr. Sinem continues her engaged, community-based scholarly work through her appointments in research, teaching, and service; while, she consistently finds the greatest joy and influence in her work through connecting and collaborating with her interdisciplinary research team members, mentees, colleagues, and students.
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Select Honors, Awards, and Recognitions
- Dr. Sinem is one of the MSU AgBio Research Fellows
- She is a recipient of:
- MSU CANR's 'You Belong Here Award'
- Association General Contractors of America's 'National Fellowship Award'
- National Association of Home Builders' 'National Educator of the Year Award'
- Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence, 'Highly Commended Paper Award' as the lead author for "Diffusion of Green Building Guidelines as Innovation in Developing Countries."
- She was recognized as the top contributing author to green building research.1
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1 Darko A. and Chan, A. (2016). Critical Analysis of Green Building Research Trend in Construction Journals. Habitat International. Volume 57, October 2016, Pages 53-63.
Dr. Sinem is a mother of two. She is a U.S. citizen with Mediterranean descent. She believes busy hands bring calm and creativity to the mind. Her go to activities for such state are drawing, knitting, gardening, and kite-flying. One of her favorite quotes is by Adam Grant from Originals: How Nonconformists Move the World:
"The greatest shapers don’t stop at introducing originality into the world. They create cultures that unleash originality in others."