Handan ERTÜRK, Assist. Prof.

 

     Telephone: +90 (232)-750 62 28, Food Engineering Dept.

      Fax: 750 61 96

      email: handanerturk@iyte.edu.tr

 

      B.S., Department of Food Engineering, Middle East Technical

      University,Ankara, Turkey (1991) 

      M.S., Department of Food Engineering, Middle East Technical

      University, Ankara, Turkey (1994)  

      Ph.D.,  Pennsylvania State University, University Park PA, U.S.A.

      (1998)

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Food / Biology Engineering

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

 

Assistant Professor, İzmir Institute of Technology                                                        1999- Present

Food Engineering Department, Urla, İzmir, Turkey

 

Research assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering                                              1994-1999

The Pennsylvania State University,Agricultural & Biological Enginering

 University Park PA, U.S.A.                                                                        

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

1. Erten Y., f. Özkan ve Ertürk H. 2005. Ankara Bölgesi Kilinin Ayçiçek Yağının Ağartılmasında Kullanılması. Akademik Gıda, Yıl3: Sayı17, s:19-23.

 2. Erten Y., Ertürk H. ve F. Özkan, 2004. Bitkisel yağların ağartılmasında bazı yerli minerallerin ağartma toprağı olarak kullanılması. Türkiye 8. Gıda Kongresi, Bursa. Bildiri kitabı s. 88.

 3. Erdem, İ., Çetin A.E., Büyükkileci A.O. ve H. Ertürk, 2003. Cholesterol analysis by HPLC in egg yolks from Turkish market. 1st International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis, Prague Czech Republic. Abstract Book p.52.

 

4. Zenginyürek, Ö., Türkman A. ve H. Ertürk, 2003. The effects of biosurfactants on the remediation of soils contaminated with pesticides. NATO ASI on emerging technologies and techniques in porous media, Neptun-Olymp, Romania.

 

5. Erturk H. ve P.N. Walker, 2002. Effect of atrazine on algal contamination and sugarcane shoots during photoautotrophic micropropagation. Transactions of the ASAE. 45 (6): 189-191.

 

6. Erturk H. ve P.N. Walker, 2000. Photoautotrophic and heterotrophic micropropagation of sugarcane shoots in controlled environments. Paper No. 004086. American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) uluslararası konferansı, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.

 

7. Erturk H. ve P.N. Walker, 2000. Effects of rooting period, clump size and growth medium on sugarcane plantlets in micropropagation during and after transformation to photoautotrophy. Transactions of the ASAE. 43 (2): 499-504.

 

8. Erturk H., 2000. In situ determination of major and micronutrients in soil with a mobile laser stimulated spectroscopy. 4. Uluslararası Agro and Food Physics konferansı, Istanbul.

 

9. Erturk H. ve P.N. Walker, 2000. Effects of light, carbondioxide and hormone levels on transformation to photoautotrophy of sugarcane shoots in micropropagation. Transactions of the ASAE. 43 (1): 147-151.

 

10. Erturk H., 1999. Yerli killerin bitkisel yağların rafinasyonunda ağartma toprağı olarak kullanılması. 3. Endüstriyel Hammaddeler Sempozyumu, İzmir.

 

11. Erturk, H. 1998. Photoautotrophic micropropagation of sugarcane shoots. Ph.D. Dissertation. The Pennsylvania State University, Agricultural& Biological Engineering Department, University Park PA, U.S.A.

 

12. Erturk H. ve P.N. Walker, 1998. Development of a bioreactor system for photoautotrophic micropropagation of sugarcane. Paper No. 984160. American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) uluslararası konferansı, Orlando FL U.S.A.

 

13. Erturk H., J. Escribens ve P.N. Walker, 1997. Photoautotrophic micropropagation of sugarcane. Paper No. 975045. American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) uluslararası konferansı, Minneapolis MN U.S.A.

 

14. Erturk H. 1994. The use of indigeneous clays as bleaching earth for vegetable oil refining. M.S thesis Middle East Technical University, Food Engineering Department, Ankara.

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT/DEVELOPED:

 

 FE 507 Advanced Instrumental Methods in Food Analysis

 FE 420 Introduction to Biotechnology

 FE 531 Biological Systems Simulation and Modelling

 Special Topics in Biotechnology

 Bitki BiyoteknolojisindeYeni Gelişmeler (kurs notu)

 FE 802 Special Studies

 FE 902 Special Studies