Dr Ergun Gungor is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Cambridge. He contributes to teaching across the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering Tripos programmes, with particular involvement in operations management, strategy and marketing, production systems, industry engagement, professional skills and project-based learning. His teaching draws on real-world industrial challenges and uses experiential and practice-based approaches to help students connect analytical concepts with manufacturing decision-making.

Ergun holds a BSc in Environmental Engineering from Cukurova University, an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and a PhD in Industrial Sustainability from the University of Cambridge. His research focuses on resource efficiency, circular and regenerative manufacturing, net-zero transitions and digitally enabled employee engagement, including the use of real-time data and gamification to improve sustainability and manufacturing performance. He works closely with industry through collaborative research projects and the Institute for Manufacturing’s Sustainability Association, helping organisations translate sustainability ambitions into practical improvements.