Dissertations & Theses 2019

Ph.D. Dissertations
Akyol, Çağrı. Improvement of biogas production by fungal treatment during the conversion of agricultural biomass into energy and digestate.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bahar İnce
 
Emadian, S. Mehdi. Identification of micropollutants in Ergene river and their biotransformation potential under anaerobic conditions.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ulaş Tezel
 
Kabasakal Güzeloğlu, Leyla. Sustainability assessment of selected dairy farms using social multi criteria approach.
Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel and Prof. Dr. Gökhan Özertan
 
Savun Hekimoğlu, Başak. Sonolytic, sonocatalytic and photocatalytic destruction of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in water.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. H. Nilsun İnce
 
Tunalı, Merve. Recovery of silver and neodymium from aqueous solutions by using microalgae.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orhan Yenigün
 
M.Sc. Theses
 
Akar, Ezgi. Occupational safety dynamics in onshore LNG receiving terminals: A systems modeling approach.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel
 
Akdoğan, Ece. Using environmental niche modelling for investigating the modes of speciation and the impact of global climate change on the distribution of the new world myotis bats
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raşit Bigin
 
Atik Alper, Dilek. Biodiesel production from municipal wastewater treatment plant sludge by direct liquid-liquid lipid extraction method.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ayşen Erdinçler
 
Atmaca, Ezgi. Improving tenth graders' understanding of global carbon cycle: A systems learning approach.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel
 
Babayiğit, Elif. Biodiesel production from petrochemical industry sludge: Direct liquid-liquid lipid extraction method.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ayşen Erdinçler
 
Calda, Burcu. Contributions of plant microbe interactions to enhance drought resistance against forest fires.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Ali Khalvati and Prof. Dr. M. Levent Kurnaz
 
Çalışkan, Elifcan. Optimized production of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids from Chlorococcum novae-angliae.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Berat Z. Haznedaroğlu
 
Çıtak, Ezelnur. An investigation on airborne particulate matter composition at the Sarıtepe Campus, Boğaziçi University.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadim K. Copty
 
Duran, Sıla. Can environmental markets support solar energy development in turkey?
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orhan Yenigün
 
Eken, Anıl. Flood management and control.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orhan Yenigün
 
Eken Türkoğlu, Özgücan. Evaluation of micropollutant toxicity in Ergene River during a dry month.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ulaş Tezel
 
Evranos Kasım, Beyza. Effect of trace elements on biogas production: Maize silage.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Burak Demirel
 
Ezer, Alkor. An assessment of soil erosion using Rusle model: a case study from the marmara region.
Thesis Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Güven and Prof. Dr. M. Levent Kurnaz
 
Gelgör, R. Derya. Chlorella vulgaris based functional food design.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Berat Z. Haznedaroğlu
 
Karaçay, H. Aygün. Molecular and morphological identification of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in Kutahya mine-tailings: Bio-phytoremediating at mine site.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Ali Khalvati
 
Karakaya, Emre. Aerobic biodegradation of dominant micropollutants in the Ergene river by river microcosms and pure cultures of bacteria.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ulaş Tezel
 
Karal, Engin. A life cycle perspective for hydrometallurgical and biohydrometallurgical metal recovery from WEEE.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadim K. Copty
 
Kılınç, Sultan. Modeling water supply and demand balance of Istanbul under future climate and socio-economic change scenarios.
Thesis Supervisors: Assist. Prof. İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Güven
 
Korkmaz, Asude Pelin. Environmental sustainability for selected packaging wastes.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nilgün Cılız
 
Küçükali, Müge. A qsar study on the mutagenic activity of azo dyes and aromatic amine derivatives.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Melek T. Saçan
 
Mammadov, Aydın. Development of electricity production from lignite and hard coal LCA processes for future national database of Turkey.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nilgün Cılız
 
Marangoz, Deniz. Water security index for four neighbour cities in the aegean region incorporating future challenges.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya
 
Okur Akbaş, Rana. Environmental impact comparison for different personal care products in selected accommodation sector: A case study for student dormitories.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nilgün Cılız
 
Sarıgül, Oğuz. Assessment of health-cost externalities of air pollution caused by transit ship traffic in İstanbul.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadim K. Copty
 
Sayın, Fatma Ece. Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi interactions and sewage sludge application on heavy metal phytoremediation in mine tailings.
Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ayşen Erdinçler and Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Ali Khalvati
 
Sevim, Nehir. Analysis of dietary habits of brown bear and lynx in Yenice and Sarikamiş regions, Turkey
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raşit Bigin
 
Şan, Tülay. Modeling heavy metals uptake by plants: A case study of phytoremediation from southern Turkey.
Thesis Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Başak Güven and Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Ali Khalvati
 
Şepitci Serttek, Begüm. Biodegradation of micropollutants in Ergene River during a dry season.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ulaş Tezel
 
Temizel, Merve Melda. Biodegradability of PLA and PET based plastics in soil.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Turgut T. Onay
 
Tunç, Cevat Mutlu. An investigation on direct free cooling potential of climate in key cities of Turkey.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orhan Yenigün
 
Uzun, Ömer. Anaerobic CO-digestion of cow manure, food waste and waste activated sludge with Trametes versicolor pre-treatment under mesophilic condition.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bahar İnce
 
Ülger, Berivan. Evaluation of bioplastics biodegradation under landfill conditions.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Turgut T. Onay
 
Yakşi, Korcan. Impact of cosolvents on the interphase mass transfer of NAPLs in porous media.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadim K. Copty
 
Yılmaz, Zeynep. An in silico approach for estimating the activity of vector control chemicals targeting Aedes aegypti and their aquatic toxicity.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Melek T. Saçan