Faculty
Prof. Dr. Alper Baba
Chair
Educational Background
B. Sc. Dokuz Eylül University
M. Sc. Dokuz Eylül University
Ph. D. Dokuz Eylül University
Research Interests
- Groundwater contamination
- Environmental Geology
- Hydrogeology
- Geothermal Energy
- Engineering Geology
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Prof. Dr. Şebnem Elçi
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc. Dokuz Eylül University
Ph. D. Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests
- Numerical Modeling of Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport in Lakes and Reservoirs
- Stratified Flows
- Shoreline Erosion
- Field Measurement Techniques
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Prof. Dr. Gökmen Tayfur
Educational Background
B. Sc. Istanbul Technical University
M. Sc. Istanbul Technical University
Ph. D. University of California, Davis
Research Interests
- Overland Flows
- Channel Flows, Erosion/Sediment Transport
- Chemical Transport
- GIS Applications for Hydrological Watershed Management
- FL, ANN and GA in Water Resources Engineering
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Prof. Dr. Orhan Gündüz
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc. Georgia Institute of Technology & Middle East Technical University
Ph. D. Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Interests
- Surface and subsurface water quality
- Environmental modeling
- Numerical methods in environmental engineering
- Flow and contaminant transport in surface and subsurface waters
- Dynamic interactions of surface and subsurface systems
- Source/sink terms in environmental modeling
- Environmental impact assessment
- Geographic information systems
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Prof. Dr. Mehmet Polat
Educational Background
B. Sc. Dokuz Eylül University
M. Sc. Dokuz Eylül University & The Pennsylvania State University
Ph. D. The Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests
- Mineral Preparation / Processing
- Nano-Micro Particle Synthesis and Characterization
- Hydrometallurgy And Leach Processes,Solid-Liquid Waste Treatment
- Surface And Colloid Chemistry
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Prof. Dr. Ali Can Demirkesen
Educational Background
B. Sc. Yıldız Technical University
M. Sc. Yıldız Technical University & The Ohio State University
Ph. D. The Ohio State University
Research Interests
- Geosciences
- Environmental Monitoring and Assessment
- Spatial Analysis
- Geographic Information Systems
- Remote Sensing
- Digital Map Production
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Prof. Dr. İpek Akpınar
Educational Background
B. Sc. Istanbul Technical University
M. Sc. Istanbul Technical University
Ph. D. University College London
Research Interests
- Relations Between Modernity, City, Citizen, and Politics
- Collective and Cultural Memory
- Participation in the Design Process
- Architectural, and Urban Design Education
- Architectural Theory and History
- Architectural and Urban Representation, Everyday Life, Architectural ethics.
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Prof. Dr. Hülya Yüceer
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc. Middle East Technical University
Ph. D. İzmir Institute of Technology
Research Interests
- Architectural Conservation
- Cultural Heritage and conflict
- Adaptive reuse of historic buildings
- Design in historic environment
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Prof. Dr. Koray Velibeyoğlu
Educational Background
B. Sc. Dokuz Eylül University
MUD. Izmir Institute of Technology
Ph. D. Izmir Institute of Technology
Research Interests
- Urban Design
- Rural and Regional Planning
- Urban Theory and Planning Theories
Assoc. Prof. Bergüzar Özbahçeci
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc. Middle East Technical University
Ph. D. Middle East Technical University
Research Interests
- Coastal engineering
- 2D and 3D physical modeling of coastal structures
- Wave hydrodynamics and wave-structure interactions
- Design of coastal structures
- Wave climate and statistical applications
- Wave measurement and the analysis of wave data
- Numerical modeling
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Assoc. Prof. Hatice Eser Ökten
Educational Background
B. Sc. Istanbul University
M. Sc. Istanbul Technical University
Ph. D.University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Interests
- Wastewater treatment
- Microbial ecology
- Advance oxidation and membran processes in water treatment
- Thermodynamic modeling in biosensor applications
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Assoc. Prof. Hakan Yıldız
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc. Middle East Technical University
Ph. D. Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Research Interests
- Biomimetic and nanoplasmonic biosensors
- Affordable diagnostic tools and bioelectronics for medical devices
- Polymer chemistry
- Applied polymer sciences
- Physical chemistry
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz GERÇEK
Educational Background
B. S. Gazi University
M. Sc. Middle East Technical University
Ph. D.Middle East Technical University
Research Interests
- Spatial Analysis
- Geographic Information Systems
- Remote Sensing
- Urban Sustainability and Resilience
- Urban Quality of Life
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Assoc. Prof. Bedrettin Subaşılar
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc.State University of New York at Stony Brook
M. Sc.Middle East Technical University
Ph. D.State University of New York at Stony Brook
Research Interests
- Raditative Heat Transfer Modelling
- Climate Change/Global Warming
- Applied Mathematics/Scientific Computer Programming
- Processing of Large Data Sets
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Assoc. Prof. Ünver Özkol
Educational Background
B. Sc. İstanbul Technical University
M. Sc. Illinois Institute of Technology
Ph. D. Illinois Institute of Technology
Research Interests
- Turbulent and Separated Flows in machinery
- Experimental fluid mechanics (Optical techniques, thermal anemometry and flow visualization)
- Heat transfer enhancement
- Cooling of Electronic Equipment with single and multiphase heat transfer
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Assoc. Prof. Aslı Yüksel Özşen
Educational Background
B. Sc. Ege University
M. Sc. Kumamoto University
Ph. D. Kumamoto University
Research Interests
- Biomass Degradation in Hot-Compressed Water
- Bio-Oil Production
- Supercritical Fluid Technologies
- Wastewater Treatment
- Electrolysis in Subcritical Water
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Asst. Prof. Doğan Kısacık
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc. Christian Albrechts University of Kiel
Ph. D. Universiteit Gent
Research Interests
- Hydrodynamics of coastal/marine areas
- Coastal/marine structure design and applications
- Sediment transport and coastal morphology
- Natural disasters (tsunami, storm surge, floods, etc.) and climate change
- Marine renewable energy (wind, current, wave)
- Integrated coastal, marine and watershed management
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Asst. Prof. Nicel Saygın
Educational Background
B. Sc. Dokuz Eylül University
M. Sc. Clemsone University
Ph. D. University of Colorado
Research Interests
- Rural and Regional Planning
- Conservation Planning and Enviromental Planning
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Asst. Prof. Hale Demirtepe
Educational Background
B. Sc. Middle East Technical University
M. Sc. Middle East Technical University
Ph. D. Middle East Technical University
Research Interests
- Remediation of contaminated soils, sediments
- Fate of pollutants in the environment via laboratory and modeling studies
- Biotic and abiotic degradation of persistent organic pollutants
- Indoor contamination and human exposure assessment
- Semi-volatile organic compounds
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Asst. Prof. Mehmet Ali Küçüker
Educational Background
B. Sc. Kocaeli University
M. Sc. Boğaziçi University
Ph. D. Hamburg University of Technology
Research Interests
- Solid Waste Management
- Circular Economy
- E-Waste
- Bio/hydrometallurgy
- Recycling and Recovery of Metals
- Microalgae
- Biotechnology
- Waste to Energy
- Carbon Budget After the Land Use Change
- Determination of Asbestos
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