Education:

• Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, ABD
• M.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, ABD & Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
• B.S., Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Research Interests:

• Surface and subsurface water quality
• Environmental modeling
• Numerical methods in environmental engineering
• Flow and contaminant transport in surface and subsurface waters
• Dynamic interactions of surface and subsurface systems
• Source/sink terms in environmental modeling
• Environmental impact assessment
• Geographic information systems

Recent Publications:

• Samadianfard, S., & Gündüz, O. (2026). Decoding cross-correlated hydrochemical drivers for robust nutrient concentration prediction. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 237, 951. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-026-09630-x
• Aşıcı, E. A., Baycan, N., & Gündüz, O. (2026). Global monitoring of PFAS in aquatic environments: Temporal trends, emerging profiles, and exposure assessment challenges. Environmental Research, 305, 124918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.124918  
• Samadianfard, S., Aras, E., Yılmaz Çelik, D., Sattari, M. T., & Gündüz, O. (2026). Hybrid CEEMDAN–deep learning models for COD prediction in wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6EW00014B
• Türkseven, Ö. Y., Baba, A., Marijuan Cuevas, R., & Gündüz, O. (2026). Estimation of groundwater recharge in a Mediterranean island aquifer with CMB and HYDRUS-1D methods: Case study—Bozcaada (Türkiye). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 198, 453. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-026-15281-6
• Baycan, N., Alyürük, N., Kazancı, Y., Alpergün, C., Kara, N., & Gündüz, O. (2026). Microplastic pollution and risk evaluation in the Gediz River. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 26(3), TRJFAS26714. https://doi.org/10.4194/TRJFAS26714