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
Nuclear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, General 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.

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

Section Editors

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

Negin Melek
Assoc. Prof. Negin Melek
Gümüşhane Univversity
Electrical Engineering (Other), Signal Processing, 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.

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Düzgün
Gümüşhane Univversity
Material Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity
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Prof. Dr. Mustafa Engin Başoğlu
Gümüşhane University
Electrical Energy Transmission, Networks and Systems, Electrical Machines and Drives, Photovoltaic Power Systems, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Resources
Prof. Dr. Abdullatif Çalışkan
Gümüşhane Univversity
Particle and High Energy Physics
Turan Uysal
Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing , Industrial Raw Material, Mineral Processing/Beneficiation, Manufacturing Metallurgy

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.

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

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
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Prof. Dr. İsmet Sezer
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, MAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ PR.
Renewable Energy Resources , Internal Combustion Engines, Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering
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.

Serkan Öztürk
Prof. Dr. Serkan Öztürk
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Statistical Analysis, Geological Sciences and Engineering, Seismology, Seismology and Seismic Exploration
Mesut Melek
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mesut Melek
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Deep Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Biomedical Engineering (Other), Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing
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.

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
Prof. Dr. Ertekin Öztekin
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Structural Dynamics, Construction Materials
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
BB
Prof. Dr. Bilge Bahar
Gümüşhane üniversitesi mühendislik ve doğa bilimleri fakültesi gıda müh. bölümü
Crop and Pasture Breeding, Cereals and Legumes, Plant Physiology
Lale Cona
Assoc. Prof. Lale Cona
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Matematik Bölümü
Applied Mathematics, Operator Algebras and Functional Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations, Difference Equations and Dynamical Systems
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
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Geomatic Engineering (Other), Photogrametry, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Gökhan Külekçi
Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Külekçi
Gümüşhane üniversirtesi
Excavation Mechanics, Drilling and Blasting in Rock Engineering, Rock Mechanics and Fortification, Mining Engineering, Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety in Mines, Mining Methods and Mine System Analysis, Mine Design, Management and Economy
SN
Prof. Dr. Salim Serkan Nas
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, İNŞAAT MÜHENDİSLİĞİ PR.
Water Resources and Water Structures, Water Resources Engineering, Treatment Facility Design
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, Statistical Data Science, Data Engineering and Data Science
Cemalettin Baltacı
Prof. Dr. Cemalettin Baltacı
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü
Analytical Chemistry, Quality Assurance, Chemometrics, Traceability and Metrological Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds, Food Sciences, Food Chemistry and Food Sensory Science
YK
Asst. Prof. Yildiz Köse
KARADENİZ TEKNİK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Manufacturing and Service Systems, Optimization in Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Multiple Criteria Decision Making
AR
Calculus of Variations, Mathematical Aspects of Systems Theory and Control Theory

Secretary

Ersin Büyük
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ersin Büyük
Gümüşhane Üniversity, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Geophysical Engineering
Applied Geophysics, Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods in Geophysics, Gravimetrics, Computational Modelling and Simulation in Earth Sciences
Salih Türk
Instructor Salih Türk
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Computer Software, Empirical Software Engineering, Software Testing, Verification and Validation, Software Quality, Processes and Metrics, Automated Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering
NG
Software Quality, Processes and Metrics
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
RD
Food Sciences (Other), Food Engineering
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
Geodesy, Deep Learning, Modelling and Simulation, Geomatic Engineering
SS
Res. Assist. Salih Sıvırcık
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, MADEN MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, CEVHER HAZIRLAMA ANABİLİM DALI
Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing , Industrial Raw Material, Metalic Mines
ÖK
Dr. Ömer Karpuz
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, GUMUSHANE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Chemical Engineering (Other), Materials Science and Technologies, Food Engineering

Co-Editor

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