Dr. Süleyman İpek was born in 1987 in Diyarbakır, Türkiye. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Diyarbakır, Türkiye. In 2010, he graduated from the Civil Engineering Department at Gaziantep University (Gaziantep, Türkiye) and commenced employment as a research assistant at the Engineering and Architecture Department of Bingöl University (Bingöl, Türkiye).

He holds a Master's degree and a doctorate in Civil Engineering from the Institute of Science and Technology at Gaziantep University, respectively, awarded in 2013 and 2019. He was subsequently appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Architecture Department at Bingöl University. In 2023, he was awarded the Associate Professor degree in Civil Engineering by the Presidency of the Interuniversity Board of Türkiye. In 2024, he was appointed to the role of Associate Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at Bingöl University. In September 2024, he relocated from Bingöl University to the Civil Engineering Department at Yasar University (İzmir, Türkiye), where he continues to be employed.

His research interests lie primarily in the areas of modeling and concrete technology. In particular, he is engaged in investigations into the fresh and hardened properties of concrete, the mechanical and fracture performances of concrete, the production and examination of special types of concrete utilizing waste and commercially available materials, and the modeling of the properties of construction materials and the performance of structural members.

Dr. İpek has published extensively in the field, with over 50 articles in an internationally and nationally indexed journal, as well as three book chapters. He has also participated in 15 international and national congresses, conferences, and symposia, where he presented 15 full-text papers/abstracts. Additionally, he has served as a coordinator and scholar on two TUBITAK-funded projects.

Kind regards,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman İPEK
Civil Engineering Department
Yaşar University
İzmir/Türkiye
Phone: +90 (542) 313 4421
e-mail: suleyman.ipek@yasar.edu.tr

Prof. Dr. Selami SELVİ, Çanakkale Onsekizmart Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Biyoloji Bölümünden 2002 yılında  mezun olmuştur. Balıkesir Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Biyoloji Bölümü Botanik ABD’de 2003-2005 yılları arasında yüksek lisansını, aynı enstitüde 2005-2011 yılları arasında doktorasını tamamlamıştır. Halen Balıkesir Üniversitesi Altınoluk Meslek Yüksekokulu Bitkisel ve Hayvansal Üretim Bölümünde Öğretim üyesi olarak akademik hayatına devam etmektedir. Bitki Morfolojisi ve Anatomisi, Bitki Sistematiği, Bitki Ekolojisi Etnobotanik, Etnofarmakoloji ve Bitki Biyokimyası üzerine çalışmalar yapmaktadır.

Dr. Erhan Sulejmani
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Food Technology and Nutrition, University of Tetova, North Macedonia

Dr. Erhan Sulejmani earned his Doctorate in Technical Sciences in Food Technology from the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. His doctoral research, supported by an international TUBITAK-funded project, was conducted at the Department of Food Engineering, İnönü University in Malatya, Turkey, and focused on biochemical and chemical changes during the ripening of hard cheeses.

He holds a Master of Agricultural Sciences in Dairy Technology, also from Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, where he investigated the quality of white brined cheese under varying processing conditions. He completed his undergraduate studies in Veterinary Medicine in 2005.

Since 2006, Dr. Sulejmani has been active in academia, teaching and researching in the fields of dairy and meat processing technologies, food chemistry, and food hygiene. He was appointed Assistant Professor (Docent) in 2016 at the University of Tetova. He has participated in numerous national and international projects and is fluent in English.

His research interests include traditional and functional dairy products, cheese biochemistry, food quality and safety, and innovative food processing methods.