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METU EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE (ESS) ACADEMIC BOARD – RESEARCH INTERSTS (September 2013) NO 1 2 3 PHOTO NAME-SURNAME-DEPARTMENTCONTACT INFO (TEL: 0312-210-) Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner Dept.of Civil Eng.-Coastal and Harbor Eng., yalciner@metu.edu.tr, 5438 Prof. Dr. Altan Baykal, Dept. of Physics,altan@astroa.physics.metu.ed u.tr, 5077 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Gözen, Dept. of Biology, agozen@metu.edu.tr, 5185 # OF STUDENTS MS-PHD ADVISOR AND CO-ADVISOR Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- RESEARCH INTERESTS / THESIS TITLES (ONGOING-OFFERED) 1-Climate Change and Coastal Processes 2-Coastal Impacts and Mitigation Strategies Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---1-Robust stochastic regression analysis with spatially autocorrelated errors 2-Modeling the spatial distribution of soil properties by using stochastic regression 4 5 Prof. Dr. Ayşen Dener Akkaya, Dept. of Statistics, akkay@metu.edu.tr, 5329 Prof. Dr. Ayşen Yılmaz Institute of Marine Sciences, (ESS Director), ayilmaz@metu.edu.tr, 3660, 2908 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 3-Comparison of stochastic climate models 4-Ranked set sampling methodology for environmental data Contribution to thesis where “Robust Statistical Inference, Stochastic Models, Time Series, Autoregressive Models and their applications are involved. 1-Climate change impacts on primary production and economically important fish stocks in the Black Sea; Ongoing; Selin Küçükavşar; MS; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Ercan (ECON) Advisor: 1 MS Co-advisor: 2 MS, 1 PhD 2-Marine ecosystems under anthropogenic pressures – marine pollution and economic lost 3-Aquatic environments under high atmospheric CO2 and ocean acidificationimpacts on marine living resources 4-Sustainable development of marine fisheries / aquaculture by taking into account the impacts on marine ecosystems 6 7 8 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahar Gedikli, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, gedikli@metu.edu.tr, 7030 Assist. Prof. Dr. Barış Kaymak, Dept. of Environmental Eng. bkaymak@metu.edu.tr, 5873 Prof. Dr. Bülent Gültekin Akınoğlu, Dept. of Physics, bulo@metu.edu.tr, bulent@newton.physics.metu.edu.tr, 5064 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: 1 PhD Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 1- Sustainable urban development 1-Implications of the impacts of global warming on water quality of drinking water sources 1-Analysis of sunshine duration between 1970 and 2010 for Turkey, Graduated (2012-1), (Uğur Yıldırım; MS; Co-adivisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Ömer Yılmaz (GEOE) Advisor: 2 MS Co-advisor: 1 MS, 1 PhD 2-Nucleer versus Solar (PV): The comparison of their feasibilities at a small scale, Ongoing; Abdullah Buğrahan Karaveli; MS; Co-advisor: Prof.Dr. Uğur Soytaş (BA) 3-Interrelations and possible links between the human induced climate change and natural climate variability-A historical and global perspective 9 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bülent İçgen, Dept. of Environmental Eng. bicgen@metu.edu.tr, 5858 1-Impact of global warming on the formation of toxic algal blooms in drinking water reservoirs Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 2-The effect of increased carbon dioxide on aquatic microbial populations due to the global warming 3-Potential of microorganisms to reduce the atmospheric burden of carbon dioxide and methane 10 11 Prof. Dr. Celal Ferdi Gökçay, Dept. of Environmental Eng., cfgokcay@metu.edu.tr, 5876 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Can Cemal Bilgin, Dept. of Biolgy cbilgin@metu.edu.tr, 5017, 3128 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---1-The Green Spaces of Ankara: Progress, interconnections and naturalness, Ongoing; Aydan Özkil; MS; Assoc. Prof.Dr. Hüseyin Çağatay Keskinok (CRP) Advisor: 2 MS Co-advisor: 1 PhD 2- Quantifying the Ecological Footprint of Middle East Technical University: Towards becoming an ecological campus, Ongoing; Yeliz Galioğlu, MS, Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahar Gedikli (CRP) 3-Impact of climate change on forestry in Mediterranean Turkey: Range shifts, productivity and recruitment 4-Land use change in a growing city and its ecological consequences 12 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Voyvoda, Dept. of Economics, voyvoda@metu.edu.tr, 2056 Advisor: 1 Ph D Co-advisor: 1 PhD 1- Consumption Based GHGs Emissions: Effect of demographic dynamics and impact on international trade, Ongoing; Mehmet Kemal Demirkol; Ph. D., CoAdvisor:--2-Energy-economy-environment modeling 3-Macroeconomic analysis of environmentally relevant policies 4-International climate policy and resource management 13 14 15 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ela Babalık Sutcliffe, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, ebaba@metu.edu.tr, 2263 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elçin Kentel, Dept. of Civil Eng., ekentel@metu.edu.tr, 5401 Assist. Prof. Dr. Emre Alp, Dept. of Environmental Eng. emrealp@metu.edu.tr, 5853 16 Prof. Dr. Faika Dilek Sanin, Dept. of Environmental Eng., dsanin@metu.edu.tr, 2642 17 Prof. Dr. Filiz B. Dilek, Dept. of Environmental Eng. fdilek@metu.edu.tr, 5877 Advisor: 1 MS Co-advisor: ---- 1-Environmental impact assessment approach to the high speed train investments in Turkey: Assesment of greenhouse gas emissions change, Ongoing; Gülçin Dalkıç; MS; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof.Dr. Hediye Tüydeş Yaman (CE) Advisor: ---Co-advisor: 3 MS Advisor: 2 MS Co-advisor: 1 PhD Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 1-Water resource protection plans using artificial neural network systems to aid decision support mechanisms, Ongoing; Ezgi Akar; MS, Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kentel Elçin (CE) 2- Determination of requirements for establishing a water framework directive compliant monitoring programme in Turkey, Ongoing; Özge Hande Sahtiyancı; MS; Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Elçin Kentel (CE) 1-Cleaner production opportunity assesment at a composite manufacturing facility, Ongoing; Bengisu Tan; MS; Co-Advisor:---2-Integrated nutrient removal, greenhouse gas mitigation and bio-fuel and bio-product generation by using microalgal and anaerobic microbial cultures 18 Prof. Dr. Göksel Niyazi Demirer, Dept. of Environmental Eng., goksel@metu.edu.tr, 5867 Advisor: 1 MS Co-advisor: ---- 3-Production of Renewable Energy and Biobased Industrial Chemical Products from Wastes 4-Preventative Environmental Management for Municipalities 5-Cleaner (sustainable) production in industry 6-Industrial symbiosis as tool for climate change mitigation and adaptation 7- Life cycle assessment as a tool for environmental management 1-Economic valuation of agricultural biodiversity in terms of climate change adaptation, Ongoing; Eren Aslıhak; MS; Co-advisor: ----) 19 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Ercan, Dept. of Economics, hercan@metu.edu.tr, 2068 2-Environmental cost benefit analysis of power generation facilities, Ongoing; Özge Önenli, PhD; Co-advisor: Dr. Bora Kat (TÜBİTAK) Advisor: 1 MS, 2 PhD Co-advisor: 1 MS 3-Economic analysis approach in river basin management plans within the context of EU Water Framework Directive and its adaptability to Turkey, Ongoing; Bahar Sel, PhD; Co-Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Emre Alp (ENVE). 4-Climate Change and Energy Policy of Turkey. 5-How will climate change affect agricultural crops in Turkey? An Economic Impact Analysis 20 21 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hakan Işık Tarman, Dept. of Engineering Sciences, tarman@metu.edu.tr, 2385 Prof. Dr. Hami Alpas, Dept. of Food Eng., imah@metu.edu.tr, 5618 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- Advisor: 1 PhD Co-advisor: ---- 1- Plant and food biosecurity within the context of international environmental politics: The role of institutional mechanisms, Ongoing; Filiz Yeni; Ph.D.; Coadvisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Güneş (IR) 22 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Helga Ida Rittersberger Tılıç, Dept. of Sociology, helgat@metu.edu.tr, 5987 23 Assoc. Prof. Dr. İpek İmamoğlu, Dept. of Environmental Eng., ipeki@metu.edu.tr, 5861 24 Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Ömer Yılmaz, Dept. of Geological Eng. ioyilmaz@metu.edu.tr, 5717 Advisor: 1 PhD Co-advisor: ---- 1-Impacts of climate change on agriculture and ecosystem services as sources for livelihood: The Case of Mardin Ongoing; Melike Kuş; Ph.D.; Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof.Dr. Uğur Murat Leloğlu (GGIT) Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 1-paleo-climate and sea-level change records in marine and terrestrial environments and their applications 1-Investigating water resources potential on basins of Eastern Turkey using hydroclimatological modeling system, Ongoing; Yaman Çankaya; MS; Coadvisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Koray Kamil Yılmaz (GEOE) 2- Impacts of climate change on hydrological basins of Turkey, Ongoing; Batuhan Eren Engin; MS; Co-adivisor: Prof. Dr. Ayşen Yılmaz (IMS) 25 Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Yücel, Dept. of Civil Eng. iyucel@metu.edu.tr, 2487 Advisor: 3 MS Co-advisor: 1 PhD 3-Potential effects of global climate change on groundwater quantity and quality, Ongoing; Özgür Günhan; MS; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof.Dr. Koray Kamil Yılmaz (GEOE) 4-Climate change impacts on the hydroclimatologic extremes in Turkey: Floods, droughts and their economic consequences 5- Estimating changes in water resources of hydrologic basins in Turkey using climate projections 6- Earth system model performance improvement: Data assimilation, downscaling through statistical and dynamical approaches Prof. Dr. Kahraman Ünlü, Dept. of Environmental Eng., kunlu@metu.edu.tr, 5869 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 27 Assist. Prof. Dr. Koray Kamil Yılmaz, Dept. of Geological Eng. yilmazk@metu.edu.tr, 2682, 2689 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: 2 MS 28 Prof. Dr. Mahmut O. Karslıoğlu, Dept. of Civil Eng. karsliog@metu.edu.tr, 2440 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---1. Using different Biological Quality Elements (BQE) in order to assess the ecological quality of the lakes according to Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000). 29 Prof. Dr. Meryem Beklioğlu Yerli, Dept. of Biology, meryem@metu.edu.tr, 5154 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 2. Determination of reference state of lakes in ecological quality of the lakes according to Water Framework Directive (WFD, 2000). 3. Climate change and ecological state of lakes 4. Valuation of services and goods that lake ecosystems offer 30 Prof. Dr. Musa Doğan, Dept. of Biology, doganm@metu.edu.tr 5158 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---1- A comparative analysis of efficiency and carbon dioxide mitigation potential of residential heating systems in Turkey, Ongoing; Nezih Enes Evren, MS; CoAdvisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Elçin Kentel (CE) 31 Assist. Prof. Dr. Osman Balaban, Dept. of City and Regional Planning, obalaban@metu.edu.tr, 2251 Advisor: 1 MS Co-advisor: ---- 2-Investigation of the links between urban development and climate change 3-Efficacy of strategies for urban sustainability and low-carbon urbanism 32 Prof. Dr. Özlem Yılmaz Özdemir, Dept. of Business Administration, yozlem@metu.edu.tr, 3061 4-Energy efficiency in urban transportation and buildings sector 1-Analysis of food crisis in a developing country versus a developed one in terms of populations, incomes, and prices, Ongoing; Selin Özokçu, MS; Coadvisor: Dr. Ayşegül Akın (FAO) Advisor: 1 MS Co-advisor: ---- 2-Understanding household responses to natural hazards related to climate change 3-Investigating market mechanisms to mitigate risks occurring because of climate change 1-Carbon dioxide emission, energy consumption and economic growth: a comparative analysis based on panel data for high income, upper middle income and middle income countries, Ongoing; İzzet Arı, Ph.D.; Co-advisor:--- 33 Prof. Dr. Ramazan Sarı, Dept. of Business Administration, rsari@ba.metu.edu.tr 3068 Advisor: 3 PhD Co-advisor: ---- 2-Determination of impacts of climate change on some sectors in Turkey and making a climate change policy for Turkey, Ongoing; Mehmet Ufuk Atay, Ph.D.; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. İsmail Yücel (CE) 3-The South Stream Natural Gas Pipeline Project: Political, economical and environmental-social analysis of it in the perspective of Turkey, Russia and the EU trilateral energy relations, Ongoing; Kürşad Tosun, Ph.D.; Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oktay Fırat Tanrısever (IR) 34 Prof. Dr. Raşit Turan, Dept. of Physics, turanr@metu.edu.tr 5069, 7651 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---1-Biosecurity of agricultural products through speciation of pesticides, Ongoing; K.M. Sifatullah, MS; Co-advisor: Prof.Dr. Gürdal Tuncel (ENVE) 35 Prof. Dr. Semra Tuncel, Dept. of Chemistry, semratun@metu.edu.tr 3195 2-Aerosol transport to Eastern Mediterranean: Chemical and physical analyses. A Case Study in Northern Cyprus Advisor: 1 MS Co-advisor: ---- 3-Chemical processes in the Eastern Mediterranean atmosphere, impact on climate 4-Changes in the chemical and physical properties of Saharan dust during the transport, effect on climate 5-Pesticides in food chain: Field To Fork 36 Prof. Dr. Şebnem Düzgün, Dept. of Mining Eng.-GGIT, duzgun@metu.edu.tr, 2668 Advisor: 1 PhD Co-advisor: ---- 1-Assessment and management of land degradation and landscape fragmentation due to nonrenewable resource extraction and related infrastructure by using geospatial technologies in Afsin- Elbistan, Ongoing; Semiha Demirbaş Çağlayan, PhD; Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. C. Can Bilgin (BIOL) 2-Spatial energy resource planning 3-Spatio socio-economic vulnerability assessment Contribution to thesis where spatial data analysis methods and remote sensing technologies are used (as Co-supervisor) 1-Strategic environmental assessment and energy plans in the context of European Union, Ongoing; Mustafa Aydın, Ph.D.; Co-Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahar Gedikli (CRP) 37 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Güneş, Dept. of International Relations, gunes@metu.edu.tr, 2037 Advisor: 2 PhD Co-advisor: 1 MS; 1 PhD 2-The Impact of "Incentives for Renewable Energy Sources" on the achievement of sustainable developments goals in EU Countries, Ongoing; Mehmet Özcan, Ph.D.; Co-Advisor: Dr. Erkan ERDOĞDU (EMRA). 3-Protection and preservation of marine environment: Legal regime for the protected areas 4-Role of the United Nations in the protection of biological diversity: Convention on biological diversity and Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety 1-Mitigation potential of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions of Turkey without hampering the economic growth, Ongoing; Mehmet Olcay Aydemir; Ph.D.; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Voyvoda (ECON) 38 Prof. Dr. Uğur Soytaş, Dept. of Business Administration, soytas@metu.edu.tr, 2048 Advisor: 1 MS, 2 PhD Co-advisor: 1 MS 2-Forecasting of low carbon economy for Turkish public electricity sector based on leap system: Alternative scenarios for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, Ongoing; Hasret Şahin, MS; Co-advisor: Prof.Dr. Bülent Gültekin Akınoğlu (PHYS) 3-Climate change and economic growth, Ongoing; Ahmet Yıldız, Ph.D.; Coadvisor: Prof. Dr. Ayşen Yılmaz (IMS) 4-Global warming, productivity, and income 39 40 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Utku Kanoğlu, Dept. of Engineering Sciences, kanoglu@metu.edu.tr, 4789 Prof. Dr. Ülkü Yetiş, Dept. of Environmental Eng. uyetis@metu.edu.tr, 5868 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---1-Regulatory impact assessment for impelemtation of directive 96/82/EC on the control of major accident hazards in Turkey, Ongoing; Dursun Baş, MS; Co-advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Şule Güneş (IR) Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- 2-Risk analysis of Batman - Dörtyol crude oil pipeline, Ongoing; Sertan Uzun, MS; Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Ayşen Yılmaz (IMS) 3-Carbon footprint of wastewater technologies 41 42 43 Prof. Dr. Zeki Çamur, Dept. of Geological Eng. mzeki@metu.edu.tr, 5707 Prof. Dr. Zeki Kaya, Dept. of Biology, kayaz@metu.edu.tr, 5177 Prof. Dr. Zuhal Akyürek, Dept. of Civil Eng. - GGIT zakyurek@metu.edu.tr, 2481 Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---- Advisor: ---Co-advisor: ---1-Improved snow water equivalent estimation using passive microwave data with multi-layer snowpack emission models, Ongoing; Süheyla Sena Akarca Bıyıklı, PhD; Co-advisor: Prof. Dr. Bülent Gültekin Akınoğlu (PHYS). Advisor: 1 PhD Co-advisor: ---- 2-Flood frequency analysis according to non-stationary conditions. 3-Developing new strategies in water resources management according to climate change. 4-Flood forecasting modeling with data assimilation.