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, General Physics, Atomic and Molecular 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.

Section Editors

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.

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

Prof. Dr. Abdullatif Çalışkan
Gümüşhane Univversity
Particle and High Energy Physics
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Düzgün
Gümüşhane Univversity
Material Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity
MB
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
CY
Mineralogy- Petrography, Geological Sciences and Engineering
Serkan Öztürk
Prof. Dr. Serkan Öztürk
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ
Geological Sciences and Engineering, Statistical Analysis, Seismology and Seismic Exploration, Seismology
Filiz Karabudak
Asst. Prof. Dr. Filiz Karabudak
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Engineering
ÇE
Prof. Dr. Çiğdem Saydam Eker
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi
General Geology, Inorganic Geochemistry, Organic Geochemistry, Sedimentology
Hatice Çatal Reis
Assoc. Prof. Hatice Çatal Reis
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, GUMUSHANE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Photogrametry, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Image Processing

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.

Turan Uysal
Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing , Manufacturing Metallurgy , Mineral Processing/Beneficiation, Industrial Raw Material

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Turan Uysal received his B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from İnönü University (2008) and worked as a Research Assistant in the same department between 2010 and 2018. He conducted postdoctoral research in Mineral Processing Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 2019 and later served as the Mineral Processing Group Coordinator at Munzur University’s Rare Earth Elements Research and Application Center (2021–2023). Since 2024, he has been a faculty member in the Department of Mining Engineering at Gümüşhane University, and in 2025 he was a visiting researcher at the Indonesian National Research Center (BRIN) focusing on rare earth elements.

His research focuses on ore beneficiation and rare earth elements, particularly hydrometallurgy, solvent extraction, and techno-economic evaluation of mineral processing routes. He has taken part in EU and TÜBİTAK (1001, 3501, 2218) projects, led a TÜBİTAK-3501 project, and contributed to multiple institutional research projects. He is the author of more than 18 SCI-E indexed journal publications.

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Prof. Dr. İsmet Sezer
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, MAKİNE MÜHENDİSLİĞİ PR.
Automotive Combustion and Fuel Engineering, Internal Combustion Engines, Renewable Energy Resources
Lale Cona
Assoc. Prof. Lale Cona
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Matematik Bölümü
Ordinary Differential Equations, Difference Equations and Dynamical Systems, Operator Algebras and Functional Analysis, Applied Mathematics
Mehmet Merdan
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Merdan
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, GUMUSHANE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICAL ENGINEERING PR.
Stochastic (Probability ) Process, Applied Mathematics, Partial Differential Equations, Ordinary Differential Equations, Difference Equations and Dynamical Systems
BB
Prof. Dr. Bilge Bahar
Gümüşhane üniversitesi mühendislik ve doğa bilimleri fakültesi gıda müh. bölümü
Plant Physiology, Cereals and Legumes, Crop and Pasture Breeding
Abdullah Kaygusuz
Prof. Dr. Abdullah Kaygusuz
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Isotope Geochemistry, Mineralogy- Petrography

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.
Oceanography, Applied Geophysics, Disaster and Emergency Management, History of Science, Türkish Political Hİstory, Marine Geology and Geophysics , Earthquake Engineering, International Relations, Space, Maritime and Aviation Law

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.
 

Mesut Melek
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mesut Melek
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ
Signal Processing, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (Other), Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning
KK
Asst. Prof. Dr. Kağan Kılınç
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi Genetik ve Biyomühendislik Bölümü
Biological Sciences, Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics, Bioengineering (Other), Health Sciences
Selim Şen
Prof. Dr. Selim Şen
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GÜMÜŞHANE MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU
Wood Protection Technology, Nonwood Forest Products Industry, Forestry Sciences
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
Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Photogrametry, Geomatic Engineering (Other)
Gökhan Külekçi
Assoc. Prof. Gökhan Külekçi
Gümüşhane üniversirtesi
Mine Design, Management and Economy, Mining Methods and Mine System Analysis, Engineering, Drilling and Blasting in Rock Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety in Mines, Rock Mechanics and Fortification, Mining Engineering, Excavation Mechanics
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
Data Engineering and Data Science, Statistical Data Science, Calculus of Variations, Mathematical Aspects of Systems Theory and Control Theory
Cemalettin Baltacı
Prof. Dr. Cemalettin Baltacı
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Mühendislik ve Doğa Bilimleri Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü
Natural Products and Bioactive Compounds, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Quality Assurance, Chemometrics, Traceability and Metrological Chemistry, Food Sciences, Food Chemistry and Food Sensory Science

Secretary

ÖK
Res. Assist. Ömer Karpuz
GUMUSHANE UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS AND BIOENGINEERING
Food Engineering, Wastewater Treatment Processes, Separation Processes, Environmental and Sustainable Processes, Materials Science and Technologies, Water Treatment Processes, Chemical Engineering (Other)
Salih Türk
Instructor Salih Türk
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Software Testing, Verification and Validation, Software Quality, Processes and Metrics, Automated Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Computer Software, Empirical Software Engineering
İB
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 Üniversity, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Geophysical Engineering
Computational Modelling and Simulation in Earth Sciences, Applied Geophysics, Electrical and Electromagnetic Methods in Geophysics, Gravimetrics
NG
Software Quality, Processes and Metrics
MK
Res. Assist. Mehmet Ali Küçük
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Wireless Communication Systems and Technologies (Incl. Microwave and Millimetrewave)
MM
Res. Assist. Mert Meral
Gümüşhane Üniversitesi
Mining Engineering (Other)
SS
Res. Assist. Salih Sıvırcık
GÜMÜŞHANE ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK VE DOĞA BİLİMLERİ FAKÜLTESİ, MADEN MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, CEVHER HAZIRLAMA ANABİLİM DALI
Industrial Raw Material, Chemical-Biological Recovery Techniques and Ore Dressing , Metalic Mines
Last Update Time: June 29, 2026