Ayşen Erdinçler

Office: 
HKC-321
e-mail: 
erdincle@bogazici.edu.tr
Phone: 
+90 212 359 7255
Interest Areas: 

Treatment and management of wastewater sludges

Biological wastewater treatment

Anaerobic treatment processes

Waste to energy

Biogas and biofuel energy from biomass

Education: 

Ph.D.,Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Duke University, USA, 1996

M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Duke University, USA, 1991

M.S., Environmental Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, TR, 1989

B.S., Environmental Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University, TR, 1986

 

Academic Career: 

Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 2008- Present

Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 2002-2008

Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Bogazici University, Istanbul, 1997-2002

Post Doctoral Research Associate, Civil and Environmental Eng., Dept. Duke University, North Carolina, 1996

Teaching and Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Eng. Dept., Duke University, North Carolina, 1995-1996

Research Assistant, Civil and Environmental Eng. Dept., Duke University, North Carolina, 1990- 1991

Research Assistant, Environmental Eng. Dept., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, 1986-1990

Recent Projects: 
  1. Boğaziçi University, Scientific Research Projects Fund (BAP): “Biodiesel production from wastewater sludge and petrochemical industry sludge by using novel direct liquid-liquid lipid extraction”, 2015- . 
  2. The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK): “Management of domestic municipal wastewater sludge”, 2013. 
  3. Boğaziçi University, Scientific Research Projects Fund (BAP): “Investigation of Biogas Production From the Agricultural Crops, Crop Residues and the Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludges by the Anaerobic Digestion”, 2013. 
  4. Boğaziçi University, Scientific Research Projects Fund (BAP): “Pretreatment of Waste Water Sludge at Different pH Conditions by Pulsed Electric Field”, 2010. 
  5. The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK): “Removal of heavy metals from municipal solid waste leachate and municipal wastewater treatment sludge by bioleaching”, 2000-2003.

 

Selected Publications: 
  1. Alagöz A., Yenigün O., Erdincler A. 2015. Enhancement of anaerobic digestion efficiency of wastewater sludge and olive waste: Synergistic effect of co-digestion and ultrasonic/ microwave sludge pre-treatment, Waste Management, 46:182-188
  2. Sanin F. D., Filibeli A., Erdincler A., Cokgör E., Kentel E., Ayol A., Alagöz A., Pehlivanoglu Mantaş E., Sener G., Saygılı G. 2014. Regulatory Framework in Sludge Management: Examples from Around the World, Journal of Residuals Science and Technology, 11(2):49-54
  3. Insel H.G., Kendir E, Ayol A., Erdincler A., Arıkan O. A.,Imamoglu İ., Alagöz A., Gencsoy E.B., Sanin F. D., Büyükkamacı N., Karatas Ö., Saygılı G., Sener G., Cokgör E., Filibeli A. 2013. Current Situation and Future Perspectives in Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Sludge Management in Turkey, Journal of Residuals Science and Technology, 10(3):133-138
  4. Taner M. U., Ustun B., Erdincler A. 2011. A simple tool for the assessment of water quality in polluted lagoon systems: A case study for Kucukcekmece Lagoon, Turkey, Ecological Indicators, 11(2):749-756
  5. Akgoze Aydin G., Agaoglu B., Kocasoy G., Copty N. K. 2011. Effect of temperature on cosolvent flooding for the enhanced solubilization and mobilization of NAPLs in porous media, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 186:634-644