Dr. Murat Aymelek is a Lecturer in Management with expertise in supply chain and maritime logistics. He holds a Ph.D. in Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering  from the University of Strathclyde and an M.Sc. in Marine Transport with Management (Shipping and Logistics) from Newcastle University. He obtained his B.Sc. degree in Maritime Transport Management Engineering from Istanbul University. 

Previously, Murat worked as an Assistant Professor and Section Leader of Maritime Transport Engineering in Turkey. He also had Postdoctoral researcher experiences in Turkey and the University of Galway in Ireland. He contributed to several international research projects and supervised Ph.D., MSc, and Executive Masters students. He joined many peer-review processes and has two years of industrial experience in international logistics. He is currently Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Maritime Transport and Logistics.

Murat's research interest relates to maritime and port management, freight transport, supply chain management, and decision-making. He is currently working on intermodal transport, autonomous ships, shipping digitalisation, shipping energy efficiency, and port sustainability.

Murat is interested in the supervision of both Master's and Doctorate level students willing to do research in the fields of maritime transport, logistics, supply chain management, business analytics, and business information systems. 

Murat uses various innovative teaching techniques to create an interactive learning environment for students. He involved teaching of following modules in the School of Business and Law:

International Logistics and Finance (Postgraduate)

Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Postgraduate)

Logistics and Supply Chain Management Project (Postgraduate)

Research Methods for Master's Degrees (Postgraduate)

Managing Systems and Operations (Undergraduate)

Information Systems and Decision Making (Undergraduate)

Operations and Process Management (Undergraduate)