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., 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 
• Karahan, S. M., & Gündüz, O. (2025). Hydrological insights from SWOT: Comparative analysis of water surface elevation and area time series from Hydrocron API. Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 40, 101790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsase.2025.101790 
• Şamiloğlu, B., Baba, A., Marijuan Cuevas, R., & Gündüz, O. (2025). Nature-based solutions in island water management: A case study from Bozcaada (Türkiye). Journal of Environmental Management, 394, 127348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127348