Speakers

Ismail Koyuncu

Place of Birth : Turkey
Born : 1974
Position : Director of National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Field of study : Environmental Engineering, Environmental Nanotechnology, Membrane Technologies
H. Index : 26

Dr. Koyuncu earned a B.Sc., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, in 1995, 1997 and 2002, respectively. He has completed a-year-post doctorate studies at Rice University, USA in 2003 and 2-months-post doctorate studies in Belgium. He also worked as a visiting professor at Rice University for one year in 2004. He worked as a Research Assistant at Istanbul Technical University between 1996-2004 and is currently working as a Professor in Environmental Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University. He worked as a Dean of graduate school, Senate and Board Member of Istanbul Technical University between 2012-2018. Now, he is the director of National Research Center on Membrane Technologies. He is also member of Turkish Academy of Sciences since 2012. He was awarded with The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Young Scientist Award (2008), and Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) International Award 2009 (in the field of Environment). His research areas are water and wastewater treatment and reuse, advanced water treatment technologies, membrane technologies, environmental nanotechnology, environmental effects of nanoparticles, hydraulics of water and wastewater treatment plants. He has more than 130 journal papers and 200 conference presentations.

Fabrication of composite MF and UF flat sheet membranes, Fabrication of hollow fiber membranes, Membrane surface coating, Forward osmosis process, Membrane Distillation, Gas separation with membrane technology, Modelling of organic ion effect for salt removal by nanofiltration membranes, Membrane surface characterization and determination of real surface roughness, Dual-layer biofilm model and its application to salt-dye mix solution, Determination of the effect of flowrate and solution chemistry on membrane biofilm layer, Membrane biofilm resistance modelling, Developing microscopic techniques for the presentation of changes in biofilm layer occur on membrane surfaces, Development of novel techniques to decrease the membrane fouling, Determination of the characteristics of precipitates on the RO and NF membranes for various conditions, The effect of pretreatment for advanced water treatment, Development of new wastewater recovery techniques by using membrane systems, Water treatment by submerged membrane systems , Determination of solubility kinetics of deposits on the membrane surface, Characterization of nanoparticles, Environmental effects of nanoparticles, Environmental nanotechnology, Infrastructure planning and design principles, Hydraulics of treatment plants

• Director of National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, Istanbul Technical University, (2010-continues)

• Dean of ITU Graduate School of Science, Engineering and Technology, Istanbul Technical University, (August 2012-August 2018)

• Istanbul Technical University Rectorate executive board member, (August 2012- August 2018)

• Istanbul Technical University Rectorate Senator, (August 2012- August 2018)

• Professor, Istanbul Technical University Environmental Sciences and Engineering Department, (since 2010)

• Visiting Professor, Rice University Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, (2004-2005)