Irem Y. Tumer

Irem Y. Tumer is an American mechanical engineer and academic administrator serving as the vice president for research and innovation at Oregon State University (OSU). A former researcher at Ames Research Center, specialized in system-level design and analysis for complex engineered systems. In 2024, she was named the 2025 chair of the Council on Research for the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).