About Me

Biography

Özlem TUNÇ DEDE, Assoc.Prof.

Department of Environmental Engineering
Giresun University, Turkey

Education

  • Post-Doctoral Research (Post-Doc) 2011-2012


    Research Subject: “The Use of Water Quality Index Models for the Evaluation of Surface Water Quality”

    School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA)

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 2002-2008


    Thesis: “Investigation of Ultrasonical and Microbial Removals of C.I. Reactive Orange 107 Textile Dyestuff in Single and in Serial Systems”

    Department of Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University (Turkey) &Chemical Engineering and Plant Design, University of Applied Sciences Cologne (Germany)

  • Master of Science (M.Sc.) 2000-2002


    Thesis: “Removal of Antibiotic Wastes by Adsorption / Biosorption Methods”

    Department of Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University (Turkey)

  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) 1996-2000


    Department of Chemical Engineering

    Hacettepe University (Turkey)

Professional Experience

Research Interest and Experience

  • Water quality analysis and assessment
  • Quality Management System (EN ISO 17025, accreditation, method validation, measurement uncertainty)
  • Adsorption/Biosorption techniques in batch and continuous systems
  • Treatment of textile wastewaters by fungal and ultrasonically methods
  • ICP-MS applications in water analysis
  • Atomic absorption spectroscopy applications
  • UV-Visible spectroscopy applications
  • Ion chromatography applications
  • Applications of HPLC and HPLC/MS in determination of textile dyes

Honors, Awards and Fellowships

  • 20-23 Sept. 2017
    Erasmus+/Staff Mobility for Training Agreement (Erasmus Grant)
    Technische Hochschule Köln, Germany
  • 18-19 Sept. 2017
    TUBITAK Support and Reward Programs to Encourage Participation in International Cooperations (Horizon 2020)
    Satori Final Conference: “Ethics Assessment of Research and Innovation:
    Looking to the future” Belgium/Brussel
  • 12-13 Sept. 2017
    TUBITAK Support and Reward Programs to Encourage Participation in International Cooperations (Horizon 2020)
    SPACE 2017 – Livestock and agriculture brokerage event, Rennes/France
  • Oct 2011 - Sep 2012
    Merit Scholarship Programme for High Technology (Post-Doc), (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
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    Islamic Development Bank, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 2010, 2017
    Support for Scientific Publications
    General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI) (Turkey)
  • 2005, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2018
    Incentive Program for International Scientific Publications
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    The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
  • Oct 2005 - Apr 2006
    Socrates-Erasmus Programme Fellowship
    Hacettepe University, Turkey
    Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany
  • Oct 1996 - Jun 2000
    Merit Scholarship from the Turkish Prime Minister’s Office
    Turkish Prime Minister’s Office