GOZDE BAKIOGLU | Civil engineering | Best Research Article Award

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Assist Prof Dr. GOZDE BAKIOGLU | Civil engineering | Best Research Article Award

Assistant Professor, Marmara University, Turkey

Gözde BAKIOĞLU is an accomplished Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering at Marmara University, Turkey. She has a robust academic background and extensive research experience in transportation engineering, with numerous publications in high-impact journals. 🚀📚

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Education

Gözde earned her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) with a GPA of 3.86, graduating as a high honor student in 2022. She was a visiting graduate student at the University of Toronto from 2019 to 2020. She also holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from Bogazici University and dual BSc degrees in Civil and Geomatic Engineering from Yıldız Technical University, where she ranked first in her department. 🎓🌟

Experience

 

  • Assistant Professor, Marmara University (February 2024 – Present)
    Gözde currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Marmara University, focusing on civil engineering courses and research.
  • Teaching & Research Assistant, Istanbul Technical University (January 2015 – February 2024)
    She was a Teaching and Research Assistant at ITU in the Department of Transportation Engineering.
  • Full-Time Engineer, Sur Construction Company (June 2013 – April 2014)
    Gözde worked as a full-time engineer at Sur Construction Company, gaining practical industry experience. 🏫🔬

Research Interests

Her research interests include sustainable transportation strategies, the adoption of autonomous vehicles, traffic safety, and the optimization of transportation systems. She employs advanced decision-making and fuzzy set theory methods in her work. 🧠🚗

Awards

Gözde has received numerous accolades, including the First Ranked Award in Geomatic Engineering, a Research Scholarship for Doctoral Studies Abroad from YOK-YUDAB, and TÜBİTAK Incentive Awards for International Scientific Publications (UBYT). 🎖️🏆

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Alice Di Donna | Geotechnical engineering | Best Researcher Award

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Assist Prof Dr. Alice Di Donna | Geotechnical engineering | Best Researcher Award

Doctor, Université Grenoble Alpes, France

Alice Di Donna, born on August 7th, 1985, is an Italian citizen and an accomplished academic in civil and mechanical engineering. With a robust career centered around energy geostructures and geotechnical engineering, she currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Grenoble Alpes. Her professional journey reflects a blend of teaching, research, and practical engineering experience.

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Education 🎓

Alice earned her PhD in Mechanics from EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2014 with a thesis on “Thermo-mechanical aspects of energy piles.” She holds an MEng in Civil Engineering from Politecnico di Torino, Italy, where she graduated with honors in 2009. Additionally, she completed an MSc in Mechanics, Energy, and Solid Modelling through the Erasmus Program at Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France.

Experience 💼

Since 2017, Alice has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Grenoble Alpes. Prior to this, she was a Post-Doctoral Research and Teaching Associate at Politecnico di Torino from 2014 to 2017, where she also collaborated professionally with Teknema Progetti srl. Her work has consistently focused on THM coupled behavior of geomaterials and energy geostructures.

Research Interests 🔬

Alice’s research interests are deeply rooted in the study of thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behavior of geomaterials, energy geostructures, and the broader applications of geothermal energy in civil engineering. Her work often intersects with urban planning and the sustainable use of geothermal resources.

Awards 🏆

Alice has been recognized for her contributions to geotechnical engineering with several awards, including the prestigious Scott Sloan Best Paper Award in 2023 and the Jean Kerisel Award in 2020. She has also been invited to deliver keynote lectures and has been acknowledged for her innovative research on energy geostructures.

Publications 📚

Di Donna, A., Rotta Loria, A., Laloui, L. (2016). Numerical study of the response of a group of energy piles under different combinations of thermo-mechanical loads. Computers and Geotechnics, 72, 126-142. Cited by 75 articles

Laloui, L., Di Donna, A. (2013). Energy geostructures: Innovation in underground engineering. John Wiley & Sons. Cited by 150 articles

Di Donna, A., Cecinato, F., Loveridge, F., Barla, M. (2017). Energy performance of diaphragm walls used as heat exchangers. Proceeding of the ICE, Geotechnical Engineering. Cited by 50 articles