Özgür ZEYDAN
Assoc. Prof.
Environmental Engineer


About

Özgür ZEYDAN earned his Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering from Middle East Technical University in 2002. He pursued his Master’s degree at Zonguldak Karaelmas University between 2006 and 2008 and completed his Ph.D. at Kocaeli University from 2009 to 2014.

He served as an instructor at Zonguldak Karaelmas (later renamed Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit) University for 12.5 years (2003-2015). In July 2015, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, a role he held until January 2016. In 2016, Dr. Zeydan conducted postdoctoral research at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GATECH), School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. Since then, he has been working as an Assistant Professor at Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Department of Environmental Engineering.

On January 19, 2022, he earned the title of Associate Professor. Dr. Zeydan is also a contributing author to the 6th National Communication of Turkey under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Mission: To boldly teach that no one has teached before.

Vision: His knowledge will change the world.



Education


Bs.
Middle East Technical University, Department of Environmental Engineering
1997-2002
Msc.
Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Institute of natural and Applied Science, Department of Environmental Engineering
2006-2008
Phd.
Kocaeli University, Institute of natural and Applied Science, Department of Environmental Engineering
2009-2014
Post-doc
Georgia Institute of Technology, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2016


Certificates

 

Programming Certificates

 

GIS / RS Certificates



Awards


  • TÜBİTAK 2219 Post-doctoral Researcher Fellowship, 2016.
  • Special Prize, International Student Symposium IF IM CAD, April 19, 2019 Bucharest, Romania

Mobility


  • Erasmus+ Staff Mobility, University of Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia, 2024.


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