Burak Demirel

Vice Director of IESc / Head of Environmental Technology Division
Office: 
HKC-311
e-mail: 
burak.demirel@bogazici.edu.tr
Phone: 
+90 212 359 4600
Interest Areas: 

 

Biogas Engineering

Anaerobic Biotechnology for Wastewater and Waste Treatment

Solid Waste Management

 

Education: 

Ph.D., Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, TR, 2003

M.S., Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, TR, 1996

B.S., Metallurgical Engineering Department, Istanbul Technical University, TR, 1994

Academic Career: 

Associate Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 2011-Present

Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 2009-2011

Post-Doctoral Researcher, DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg), Faculty of Life Sciences, Hamburg, 2005-2008

Research and Teaching Assistant Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 1997- 2005

Recent Projects: 
  1. “Sürdürülebilir Sulama için Disiplinler Arası Çok Kurumlu Ağ”, TÜBİTAK (The Scientific & Research Council of Turkey) - British Council, 2019-2022.
  2. “Removal and discharge of microplastics from wastewater treatment plants of Istanbul”, Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2019-2021.
  3. “Influence of bio-organocolloids on aggregation behavior of engineered nanoparticles during light-initiated reactions in the environment”, Boğaziçi University Research Fund, 2018-2020.
Selected Publications: 
  1. Vardar, S., Demirel, B., & Onay, T.T. (2022). Impacts of coal fired power plants for energy generation on environment and future implications of energy policy for Turkey. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29, 40302-40318.
  2. Vardar, S., Demirel, B., & Onay, T.T. (2022). Degradability of bioplastics in anaerobic digestion systems and their effects on biogas production: a review. Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology, 21, 205-223.
  3. Vardar, S., Demirel, B., Onay, T.T., & Kideys, A. (2021). Evaluation of microplastics removal efficiency at a wastewater treatment plant discharging to the Sea of Marmara. Environmental Pollution, 289, 117862.
  4. Karal, E., Küçüker, MA., Demirel, B., Copty, N.K. & Kuchta, K. (2021). Hydrometallurgical recovery of neodymium from spent hard disk magnets: A life cycle perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 288, 125087.
  5. Akyol, Ç., Ozbayram, E.G., Demirel, B., Onay, T.T., Ince, B. & Ince, O. (2019). Linking nano-ZnO contamination to microbial community profiling in sanitary landfill simulations. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26, 13580-13591.