Publisher: Gumushane University

Argentum Journal of Engineering

Publication Model: Periodical Publication (June - December)

Journal Boards

Editor-in-Chief

Necati Çelik
Prof. Dr. Necati Çelik
Gümüşhane University
Nuclear Physics

Editor

Selim Kaya
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selim Kaya
Gümüşhane Univversity
General Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear Physics

Selim Kaya, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics Engineering at Gümüşhane University, Türkiye. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Karadeniz Technical University in 2013, specializing in atomic and molecular physics. His research interests include atomic and molecular physics, X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy, radiation–matter interactions, nuclear radiation shielding, and computational physics. Dr. Kaya has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and conference proceedings and has participated in several funded research projects. He serves as a reviewer for numerous international journals and actively contributes to editorial and academic quality assurance activities. His current research focuses on advanced radiation shielding materials, spectroscopy, and interdisciplinary applications of physics and engineering.

MG
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Güvercin
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Data Engineering and Data Science, Data Models, Storage and Indexing, Big Data, Data Structures and Algorithms, Modelling and Simulation

Section Editors

Selim Kaya
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selim Kaya
Gümüşhane Univversity
General Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Nuclear Physics

Selim Kaya, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics Engineering at Gümüşhane University, Türkiye. He obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from Karadeniz Technical University in 2013, specializing in atomic and molecular physics. His research interests include atomic and molecular physics, X-ray and gamma-ray spectroscopy, radiation–matter interactions, nuclear radiation shielding, and computational physics. Dr. Kaya has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications in international journals and conference proceedings and has participated in several funded research projects. He serves as a reviewer for numerous international journals and actively contributes to editorial and academic quality assurance activities. His current research focuses on advanced radiation shielding materials, spectroscopy, and interdisciplinary applications of physics and engineering.

İD
Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Düzgün
Gümüşhane Univversity
Material Physics, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity, Condensed Matter Physics
MB
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Engin Başoğlu
Gümüşhane University
Renewable Energy Resources , Photovoltaic Power Systems, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Drives, Electrical Energy Transmission, Networks and Systems
AÇ
Prof. Dr. Abdullatif Çalışkan
Gümüşhane Univversity
Particle and High Energy Physics
Negin Melek
Assoc. Prof. Negin Melek
Gümüşhane Univversity
Signal Processing, Electrical Engineering (Other), Electrical Engineering

Assoc. Prof. Negin Melek is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Gümüşhane University, Türkiye, where she also serves as the Head of the Telecommunications Division. Her research interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science, biomedical signal processing, healthcare analytics, and telecommunications systems. She has authored numerous scientific publications in national and international journals. She actively serves as a reviewer for various SCI, SCI-Expanded, and other internationally indexed journals and continues her teaching and research activities at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Mesut Melek
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mesut Melek
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Signal Processing, Machine Learning Algorithms, Biomedical Engineering (Other), Electrical Engineering, Deep Learning
İS
Prof. Dr. İsmet Sezer
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, MAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ PR.
Internal Combustion Engines, Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering, Renewable Energy Resources
Abdullah Kaygusuz
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kaygusuz
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Mineralogy- Petrography, Isotope Geochemistry

Abdullah Kaygusuz was born in Polatlı (Ankara) in 1967. He completed his primary education in Çaykara (Trabzon) and his secondary education in Araklı (Trabzon). He received his Bachelor's degree in Geological Engineering from Karadeniz Technical University in 1989, his Master's degree in 1992, and his Doctorate (PhD) in 2000 from the same university.

 Between 1993 and 1998, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Geological Engineering (Institute of Science) at Karadeniz Technical University, and between 1998 and 2000, he worked as a Research Assistant in the Department of Geology at Gümüşhane Engineering Faculty. From 2000 to 2012, he served as an Assistant Professor, and from 2012 to 2018, as an Associate Professor in the Department of Geological Engineering at Gümüşhane Engineering Faculty. He received the title of Professor in 2018 and currently serves as a Professor in the Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gümüşhane University. His areas of expertise and research include mineralogy-petrography, mineral chemistry, isotope geochemistry, magmatic petrology, geochronology, and plutonic-volcanic rocks. To date, he has served as a project manager and researcher in TÜBİTAK, BAP (Scientific Research Project), and DPT (State Planning Organization Project) projects. He is married to Çiğdem Kaygusuz and has two children.

Nafız Maden
Prof. Dr. Nafız Maden
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, GUMUSHANE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, GEOPHYSICS ENGINEERING PR.
History of Science, Türkish Political Hİstory, Disaster and Emergency Management, Oceanography, Applied Geophysics, International Relations, Space, Maritime and Aviation Law, Earthquake Engineering, Marine Geology and Geophysics

Nafiz MADEN is currently working on the geostrategic importance of Turkey's surrounding seas such as the Mediterranean, Aegean, and Black Seas. His expertise areas are gravity, magnetic, heat flow, and tectonics of the Eastern Pontides. He also worked on the crustal structure of Turkey and the surrounding seas, the observations of the northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in Anatolia/the Middle East, and the secular variation of the magnetic declination angle in Turkey.
 

Lale Cona
Assoc. Prof. Lale Cona
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Matematik Bölümü
Operator Algebras and Functional Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations, Difference Equations and Dynamical Systems, Applied Mathematics
EÖ
Prof. Dr. Ertekin Öztekin
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Structural Dynamics, Construction Materials
Turan Uysal
Manufacturing Metallurgy , Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing , Industrial Raw Material, Mineral Processing/Beneficiation

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Turan Uysal completed his undergraduate education in the Department of Mining Engineering at İnönü University and worked as a research assistant in the same department. In 2019, he conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Mineral Processing Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. Between 2021 and 2023, he served as the Coordinator of the Mineral Processing Group at the Rare Earth Elements Research and Application Center of Munzur University. Since 2024, he has been working as a faculty member in the Department of Mining Engineering at Gümüşhane University. His research focuses on ore beneficiation and rare earth elements, hydrometallurgy, solvent extraction, and techno-economic evaluation of mineral processing operations.

KK
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kağan Kılınç
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi Genetik ve Biyomühendislik Bölümü
Health Sciences, Bioengineering (Other), Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics, Biological Sciences
Hatice Çatal Reis
Assoc. Prof. Hatice Çatal Reis
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, GUMUSHANE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Image Processing, Deep Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Photogrametry

Hatice Çatal Reis is an associate professor at Dept. of Geomatics Engineering at Gümüşhane University. 
Hatice obtained her PhD from the Department of Geomatic Engineering at Yildiz Technical University and was a visiting researcher at the University of Melbourne.
Her research focuses on pattern recognition and the application of artificial intelligence, particularly in image processing, medical disease detection, crack detection, vegetation health assessment, earthquake analysis, and building health assessment.

ÇE
Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Saydam Eker
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi
Sedimentology, Organic Geochemistry, Inorganic Geochemistry, General Geology
Filiz Karabudak
Asst. Prof. Dr. Filiz Karabudak
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Engineering
CY
Mineralogy- Petrography, Geological Sciences and Engineering
Mehmet Merdan
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Merdan
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, GUMUSHANE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICAL ENGINEERING PR.
Ordinary Differential Equations, Difference Equations and Dynamical Systems, Partial Differential Equations, Applied Mathematics, Stochastic (Probability ) Process
Serkan Öztürk
Prof. Dr. Serkan Öztürk
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Statistical Analysis, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Seismology, Seismology and Seismic Exploration
BB
Prof. Dr. Bilge Bahar
Gümüşhane üniversitesi mühendislik ve doğa bilimleri fakültesi gıda müh. bölümü
Crop and Pasture Breeding, Cereals and Legumes, Plant Physiology
Selim Şen
Prof. Dr. Selim Şen
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Forestry Sciences, Nonwood Forest Products Industry, Wood Protection Technology
Yener Top
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yener Top
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Forest Industry Engineering
MG
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akıf Günen
Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences
Geomatic Engineering (Other), Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Photogrametry
Gökhan Külekçi
Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Külekçi
Gümüşhane üniversirtesi
Excavation Mechanics, Mine Design, Management and Economy, Mining Methods and Mine System Analysis, Drilling and Blasting in Rock Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Fortification, Mining Engineering, Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety in Mines
SN
Prof. Dr. Salim Serkan Nas
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, İNŞAAT MÜHENDİSLİĞİ PR.
Water Resources Engineering, Treatment Facility Design, Water Resources and Water Structures
Halil Anaç
Assoc. Prof. Halil Anaç
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TORUL MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Dynamical Systems in Applications, Applied Mathematics

Stokastik Kısmi Diferensiyel Denklemler, Fark Denklemleri, Fractional Partial Differential Equations, Integral Transform

Mohammadreza Mahmoudı
Calculus of Variations, Mathematical Aspects of Systems Theory and Control Theory, Data Engineering and Data Science, Statistical Data Science
Cemalettin Baltacı
Prof. Dr. Cemalettin Baltacı
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü
Quality Assurance, Chemometrics, Traceability and Metrological Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds, Food Sciences, Food Chemistry and Food Sensory Science
YK
Asst. Prof. Yildiz Köse
KARADENİZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Multiple Criteria Decision Making, Manufacturing and Service Systems, Optimization in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering
AR
Calculus of Variations, Mathematical Aspects of Systems Theory and Control Theory

Secretary

Salih Türk
Instructor Salih Türk
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Computer Software, Requirements Engineering, Automated Software Engineering, Software Quality, Processes and Metrics, Software Testing, Verification and Validation, Empirical Software Engineering
MK
Res. Assist. Mehmet Ali Küçük
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Wireless Communication Systems and Technologies (Incl. Microwave and Millimetrewave)
İlhami Barut
Lecturer İlhami Barut
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, ELEKTRİK-ELEKTRONİK MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, ELEKTRONİK ANABİLİM DALI
Circuits and Systems
Ersin Büyük
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ersin Büyük
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Computational Modelling and Simulation in Earth Sciences, Applied Geophysics, Seismology, Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods in Geophysics, Geothermal
NG
Software Quality, Processes and Metrics
RD
Food Sciences (Other), Food Engineering
SS
Res. Assist. Salih Sıvırcık
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, MADEN MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, CEVHER HAZIRLAMA ANABİLİM DALI
Metalic Mines, Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing , Industrial Raw Material
MM
Res. Assist. Mert Meral
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Computer Vision, Mining Engineering (Other)
Ahmet Yavuzdoğan
Res. Assist. Dr. Ahmet Yavuzdoğan
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, HARİTA MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ
Modelling and Simulation, Deep Learning, Geodesy, Geomatic Engineering
ÖK
Dr. Ömer Karpuz
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, GUMUSHANE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Materials Science and Technologies, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering (Other)

Co-Editor

MG
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Güvercin
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Data Engineering and Data Science, Data Models, Storage and Indexing, Big Data, Data Structures and Algorithms, Modelling and Simulation
Last Update Time: August 2, 2026