Adjunct Faculty

Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Kibaroğlu

Educational Background​​

B. Sc. Ankara University
M. Sc. University of Reading
Post Graduate Bilkent University

Research Interests

  • Transboundary Water Politics
  • International Water Law
  • Turkish Water Policy
  • Political Geography and Environmental Security

Prof. Dr. Raaj Ramsankaran (Indian Institute of Technology)

Educational Background

B. E. Coimbatore Institute of Technology (CIT), Bharathiar University
M. E. College of Engineering Guindy (CEG), Anna University
Ph. D. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee

Research Interests

  • Remote sensing (RS) of rainfall: Algorithm development, Validation and Applications
  • Remote Sensing of Cryosphere: Snow depth, Glacier dynamics; Snow Avalanche monitoring
  • Hydro-Geodesy: GNSS meteorology and GNSS Reflectometry for Cryosphere
  • Data Assimilation in Hydrology
  • Machine Learning (ML) Applications in Remote Sensing of Essential Climate Variables
  • Distributed Hydrological Modelling: Simple to Complex process modelling
  • Open GIS based Spatial Decision Support System
  • UAV surveying in High Altitude Regions; UAV based 3D modelling, UAV Remote Sensing for CoastalStudies

Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Gökçekuş (Near East University)

Educational Background

B. Sc. Ankara University
M. Sc. Ankara University
Ph. D. Middle East Technical University

Research Interests

  • Water resources
  • Climate change
  • Sustainability
  • Smart cities, and clean energy

Prof. Dr. Dornadula Chandrasekharam - TÜBİTAK Fellow (Indian Institute of Technology)

Educational Background​​

M. Sc. Indian Institute of Technology
Ph. D. Indian Institute of Technology

Research Interests

  • Volconology
  • Geotermics
  • Groundwater Pollution
  • Hydrogeochemistry
  • Saltwater Intrusion into Coastal Aquifers

Dr. Sanem Acikalin Cartigny (Newcastle University)

Educational Background

B. Sc. Hacettepe University
M. Sc. Osmangazi University
Ph. D. Osmangazi University

Research Interests

  • Paleontology
  • Geology
  • Paleoclimatology

RECEP ÇAKIR, Ph.D., LG (Licensed Geologist)

Educational Background​​

Ph.D.  (2005):  Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering, Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University.

M.Sc. (1997): Department of Geosciences, Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University. Thesis:

M.Sc. (1992): Marine Geology and Geophysics, Inst. Of Marine Sciences and Technology (IMST), Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.

B.Sc. (1989): Department of Geophysical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. 

Research Interests

  • Seismic Modeling with Finite-Difference Method.
  • Marine Seismic Sources and Signals
  • GIS-Based Seismic Hazard Assessment
  • Effects of Site Response on Earthquake Hazard