Areas of interest:
Water Energy Food Ecosystem Nexus
Watershed Modeling
Regional Hydro-Climate Modeling
Impacts of Climate Change
Diffuse Pollution
Degree:
June 2023 Ph.D., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, Türkiye
June 2016 M.S., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, Türkiye
June 2014 B.S., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, Türkiye
PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS
- Özcan, Z., Willaarts, B., Klessova, S. et al.From nexus thinking to nexus implementation in South Europe and beyond: mutual learning between practitioners and policymakers. SNF 32, 6 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00550-024-00538-w
- Özcan, Z., Köksal, M.A., Alp, E., 2020, Evaluation of Water–Energy Nexus in Sakarya River Basin, Turkey. In: Naddeo, V., Balakrishnan, M., Choo, KH. (eds) Frontiers in Water-Energy-Nexus—Nature-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13068-8_105
- Özcan Z., Kentel, E. and Alp, E., 2017, Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in a Semi-Arid Region with High Agricultural Activity, Agricultural Water Management, Vol. 540, 40-49. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377417303025
- Özcan Z., Başkan O., Düzgün, H.B, Kentel, E., and Alp, E., 2017, A pollution fate and transport model application in a semi-arid region: Is some number better than no number?, Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 595, 425–440. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717307702
- Özcan, Z., Kentel, E., Alp, E., 2016. Determination of unit nutrient loads for different land uses in wet periods through modelling and optimization for a semi-arid region. J. Hydrol. 540, 40–49. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.05.074. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169416303511
PUBLICATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
- Alp E., Özcan Z., Özcan C., Özel B., Başkan O., Demir Y., Kentel Erdoğan E., Aydınalp Köksal M., “Evaluation of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus with the Focus on Climate Change in a Semi-arid Watershed”, WEFTECT2020, USA, October 5, 2020.
- Özcan Z., Aydınalp Köksal M., Alp E., “Evaluation of Water-Energy Nexus in Sakarya River Basin”, Turkey 2nd Water Energy NEXUS Conference, Salerno, Italy, November 14 -17, 2018, ss.421-424
- Özcan Z., Aydınalp Köksal M., Alp E., “Least Cost Optimization in Middle Sakarya River Basin with the focus on Water-Energy Nexus” AGU Fall Meeting 2019, San-Francisco, December 9 – 13, 2019
- Özcan, Z., Alp, E., “Evaluation of Mitigation Strategies for Diffuse Phosphorus Pollution in a Shallow Lake through Integrated Modelling Approach”, IWA-PPFW2017, İzmir, March 22-24, 2017,
- Özcan, Z., Hatipoğlu, A., Başkan, O., Düzgün, H. Ş., Kentel E., Alp, E., “Integrated Watershed Management for Lake Mogan with the focus of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution”, WEFTEC 2015, Chicago, September 26-30, 2015,
- Özcan, Z., Kentel, E., Alp, E., “Determination of nutrient loads in Mogan watershed through modeling approach”, DIPCON 2015, Berlin, September 13-18, 2015.
- Yücel, Ö., Özcan, Z., Alp, E., “Prediction of Water Quality Parameters Using Statistical Methods: A Case Study in a Specially Protected Area, Ankara, Turkey”, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 15-19, 2014,
- Özcan, Z., Yücel, Ö., Alp, E., “Phosphorus Budget for Lake Mogan, Ankara, Turkey”, 8th Shallow Lakes Conference, Antalya, October 12-17, 2014.
THESES
- Ph.D. Thesis
Title: A Holistic Framework for Evaluating the Sustainability of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus Under Multiple Socioeconomic and Climate Change Conditions
https://open.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/104529
Institution: Middle East Technical University
Year: 2023
- M.Sc. Thesis
Title: Evaluation of the Best Management Practices to Control Agricultural Diffuse Pollution in Lake Mogan Watershed with SWAT Model
https://open.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/25775
Institution: Middle East Technical University
Year: 2016
SCHOLARSHIPS
- Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher, August 2019 – June 2020, California, USA.
- ERASMUS, European Commission, March 2012 – July 2012, Padova, Italy.
HONORS / AWARDS
- METU Course Performance Award (June 2018)
- METU Parlar Foundation Thesis Award (December 2016)