Dissertations & Theses 2018

Ph.D. Dissertations
Aydın Sarıkurt, Derya. Remediation of DNAPLs in saturated porous media: Cosolvent flushing and sherwood correlation.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nadim K. Copty
 
Gürün, Kanat. The phylogeographic history, taxonomy and conservation of two cave-dwelling bat species: Miniopterus schreibersii and Myotis capaccinii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raşit Bilgin
 
Önlü, Serli. On the aquatic toxicity of diverse chemicals: Development of novel In silico models towards selected aquatic organisms under the framework of reach regulation.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Melek T. Saçan
 
Şalcıoğlu, Aslı Ş. Phylogeography and evolutionary history of whiting (Merlangius merlangus) and picarel (Spicara spp.) along the Turkish coastal waters.
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raşit Bilgin
 
M.Sc. Theses
 
Bakırdöven, Murat. Behavioural interplay and prepotancy comparison between wolbachia and haplotype-associated reproductive barriers between two populations of Tetranychus urticae Koch. 
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raşit Bilgin
 
Bozan, Mahir. Biomethane potential of pre-treated macroalgae and corn stover by Trametes versicolor entrapped in Ca-alginate beads.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bahar İnce
 
Civelek, İlkay. Global phylogeographic comparisons and dietary analyses of gray wolf and red fox from Sarıkamış and Yenice in Turkey using genetics and genomics approaches.
Thesis Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raşit Bilgin
 
Çalışıyor, Aslınur. Anaerobic biodegradation of petroleum based waste.
Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Bahar İnce and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevcan Aydın
 
Çelik, Göksu. Multistage recovery process of biophenolic antioxidants with focus on hydroxytyrosol from olive mill wastewater concentrates.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Işıl Balcıoğlu
 
Gökçe, Selen. Toxicity assessment of pesticides with no ecotoxicological data to freshwater algae.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Melek T. Saçan
 
Günel, Gülşah. Improvement of biomethane production using rumen bacteria in anaerobic cattle manure digesters.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bahar İnce
 
Kahraman, Elif N. Integrating in silico and in vitro approaches: Cytotoxicity and enzymatic activity of xenobiotics in different fish cell lines.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Melek T. Saçan
 
Kıyak, Gizem. Evaluation of mechanisms of increasing soil quality via plant-microorganism interactions in a mine tail.
Thesis Supervisors: Assist. Prof. Dr. M. Ali Khalvati and Assoc. Prof. Dr. N.C. Tolga Emre
 
Kubilay, D. Selin. Modeling evolution and dissemination of resistance under temporally changing antimicrobial concentration.
Thesis Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Ulaş Tezel
 
Mirhanoğlu, Adnan. Systems approach and modeling for sustainable groundwater irrigation: A case study in Mardin Kiziltepe Plain.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel 
 
Ocak, Semra. Political ecology of pollution control failure in Ergene basin of Thrace, Turkey.
Thesis Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel and Assist. Prof. Dr. İrem Daloğlu Çetinkaya
 
Sakallıoğlu, E. Tuğçe. Leaching behavior of ZnO nanoparticles in municipal solid waste.
Thesis Supervisor:  Prof. Dr. Burak Demirel
 
Sefiloğlu, F. Öykü. A multiresidue analytical method for the determination of organic contaminants in agricultural soil.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Işıl Balcıoğlu
 
Süzergöz, Birgül. The prediction of chlorine consumption of organic molecules in drinking water treatment.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Melek T. Saçan
 
Temel, Melis. Sustainable water management for the future at Saritepe-Kilyos Campus of Bogazici University. 
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Orhan Yenigün
 
Teoman, Cahit Berk. Establishing a culture of environmental sustainability in a university: A case study of Boğazici University.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Nilgün Cılız
 
Yazar, Mahir. The policy mobility of energy efficiency and green gentrification in the urban renewal of Istanbul.
Thesis Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Ali Kerem Saysel