Experience

South Dakota Mines

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2020 - Present



University of Wisconsin-Platteville

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2018 - Aug 2020



The University of Toledo

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assisstant

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  I am a researcher in Sustainability Engineering Lab at the University of Toledo (https://defneapul.wikispaces.com/home). My research area is life cycle assessment of third generation PV cells. This project is funded by NSF, Sustainable Energy Pathway Program and we are collaborating with the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization. (https://www.utoledo.edu/research/pvic) I am a researcher in Sustainability Engineering Lab at the University of Toledo (https://defneapul.wikispaces.com/home). My research area is life cycle assessment of third generation PV cells. This project is funded by NSF, Sustainable Energy Pathway Program and we are collaborating with the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization. (https://www.utoledo.edu/research/pvic)



Plastic Technologies, Inc.

• Holland, OH

• Sustainability Intern

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2018



Roppe Holding Company

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Sustainability Intern

  • Feb 2016 - Dec 2016

   Prepared Corporate Sustainability Report according to updated GRI Standards  Conducted Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for flooring products (tiles, rubber, hardwood products, etc.)  Created a database to show raw material surveys of vendors  Searched the bio-based replacements to improve the chemical formulas of tile and rubber flooring products  Prepared Corporate Sustainability Report according to updated GRI Standards  Conducted Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for flooring products (tiles, rubber, hardwood products, etc.)  Created a database to show raw material surveys of vendors  Searched the bio-based replacements to improve the chemical formulas of tile and rubber flooring products



Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi / Middle East Technical University

• Türkiye
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2014

  RESEARCHER in an air quality project, Investigation of the possibility to increase the source resolution in receptor modeling by increasing the variety of natural source tracers, granted by The Scientific and Technological Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)  Sampled trace elements in PM2.5 and PM10 airbones by stacked filter unit(SFU) in urban and sub-urban stations  PM 10 determination via BetaGauge, and responsible for setting up and calibrate the instrument  Measured Black Carbon concentration in PM2.5 samples via Aethalometer  Made the measurements via hot plate-microwave digestion RESEARCHER in “Evaluation of inorganic compounds (SO2, NO2, O3, and BTEX) in urban atmospheres in Turkey, granted by Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Turkey  Responsible for lab procurements and relations with the customers  Supervision and managing undergrad researchers  Sampled and measured SOx particulates  Responsible for the experiments and started up & calibrated of Ion Chromatography and GC-FID RESEARCHER Assistant for Green Energy Production from Pistachio Hull Waste granted by Republic of Turkey – Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEP)  Conducted bio-methane production experiments of the pistachio hull waste samples  Measured gas concentrations via GC-TCD  Designed the reactors, cultivated the biological culture



Kalite ve Çevre Kurulu

• Türkiye
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Certification Expert

  • Apr 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Processed and controlled the certification documents of Cement Manufacturing Facilities, Turkey within the scope of following standards: OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Certification ISO 9001 Quality Management Certification ISO 14001 Environment Management System Certification - Processed and controlled the certification documents of Cement Manufacturing Facilities, Turkey within the scope of following standards: OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Certification ISO 9001 Quality Management Certification ISO 14001 Environment Management System Certification



Ertem

• Türkiye
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chemical Engineer

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2012