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Assist. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Özcan

Assist. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Özcan

Assist. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Özcan

Assistant Professor · Vice Chairperson · Department of Environmental Engineering 
E-mail: zozcan@metu.edu.tr
Phone: +90-312-210-5873
Office: 102

Positions Held

Academic Positions Held
  • 10/2025 – Present, Assistant Prof., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department
  • 11/2023 – 09/2025, Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California, Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
  • 11/2022 – 11/2023, Project Assistant/Postdoctoral Scholar, Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Department
  • 03/2014 – 11/2022, Project/Teaching Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department
Administrative Duties
  • 11/2025 – Present, Vice Chairperson, Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department

Education

  • 09/2016 - 06/2023, Ph.D., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, Turkey
  • 08/2019 – 06/2020, FULBRIGHT Scholar, University of California Davis, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
  • 09/2014 – 06/2016, M.S., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, Turkey
  • 03/2012 – 07/2012, ERASMUS Semester at University of Padova, Italy
  • 09/2008 – 06/2014, B.S., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department Turkey

Publications in Refereed International Journals

  1. Özcan, Z., Iseri, Y., Ulloa, F. et al, 2025. Hybrid physical–statistical framework for seasonal streamflow forecasting in the Upper Feather River Basin, California. Sci Rep 15, 31968. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-15932-7
  2. Özcan, Z., Köksal, M.A., Alp, E., 2025. An integrated modeling approach to assess water-energy nexus in a semi-arid watershed. Environ. Model. Softw. 185, 106326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106326
  3. Özcan, Z., Trinh, T., Kavvas, M.L., Alp, E., 2024. Assessment of climate change for predicting water–energy–food–ecosystem nexus vulnerability in a semi-arid basin. J. Water Clim. Chang. jwc2024703. https://doi.org/10.2166/wcc.2024.703
  4. Özcan, Z., Willaarts, B., Klessova, S., Caucci, S., Prista, L., Adamos, G., Laspidou, C., 2024. From nexus thinking to nexus implementation in South Europe and beyond: mutual learning between practitioners and policymakers. Sustain. Nexus Forum 32, 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00550-024-00538-w
  5. Özcan, Z., Köksal, M.A., Alp, E., 2020, Evaluation of Water–Energy Nexus in Sakarya River Basin, Turkey. In: Naddeo, V., Balakrishnan, M., Choo, KH. (eds) Frontiers in Water-Energy-Nexus—Nature-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13068-8_105
  6. Özcan Z., Kentel, E. and Alp, E., 2017, Evaluation of the Best Management Practices in a Semi-Arid Region with High Agricultural Activity, Agricultural Water Management, Vol. 540, 40-49. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377417303025
  7. Özcan Z., Başkan O., Düzgün, H.B, Kentel, E., and Alp, E., 2017, A pollution fate and transport model application in a semi-arid region: Is some number better than no number?, Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 595, 425–440. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969717307702
  8. Özcan, Z., Kentel, E., Alp, E., 2016. Determination of unit nutrient loads for different land uses in wet periods through modelling and optimization for a semi-arid region. J. Hydrol. 540, 40–49. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.05.074. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169416303511

Publications in International Conference Proceedings

  1. Özcan, Z., Kavvas, L. M., Iseri, Y., Imbulana, N., Ulloa Henriquez, F., Snider, E., Anderson, M., Integrated Methodology for Seasonal Flow Forecasting: A Case Study of the Upper Feather River Basin, In Proceedings of the 2025 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI), Anchorage, Alaska, May 2025.
  2. Kavvas, M. L., Iseri, Y., Imbulana, N., Ulloa Henriquez, F., Özcan, Z., Snider, E., Anderson, M., A Seasonal Forecasting System for the Sacramento River Basin in California, In Proceedings of the 2025 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI),  Anchorage, Alaska, May 2025.
  3. Ulloa Henriquez, F., Kavvas, L. M., Iseri, Y., Imbulana, N., Özcan, Z., Snider, E., Daniels, B., Anderson, M., Evaluation of a WEHY-HCM Seasonal Forecasting system of monthly flows for the Yuba River Basin in California, In Proceedings of the 2025 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI), Anchorage, Alaska, May 2025.
  4. Imbulana, N., Kavvas, L. M., Iseri, Y., Ulloa Henriquez, F., Özcan, Z., Snider, E., Anderson, M., Seasonal Inflow Forecasting Based on a Physically Based Hydro-Climatic Model for the Shasta Lake Basin, California, In Proceedings of the 2025 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI), Anchorage, Alaska, May 2025.
  5. Snider, E., Kavvas, L. M., Iseri, Y., Imbulana, N., Ulloa Henriquez, F., Özcan, Z., Anderson, M., Seasonal Flow Forecasting in the Sacramento River Basin: An application in the American River Watershed, In Proceedings of the 2025 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI), Anchorage, Alaska, May 2025.
  6. Özcan, Z., Alp, E., Assessment of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus under Diverse Socioeconomic and Climate Scenarios: The Upper Sakarya River Basin Case. In Proceedings of the 2025 World Environmental & Water Resources Congress (EWRI), Anchorage, Alaska, May 2025.
  7. Alp E., Özcan Z., Özcan C., Özel B., Başkan O., Demir Y., Kentel Erdoğan E., Aydınalp Köksal M., “Evaluation of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus with the Focus on Climate Change in a Semi-arid Watershed”, WEFTECT2020, USA, October 5, 2020.
  8. Özcan Z., Aydınalp Köksal M., Alp E., “Evaluation of Water-Energy Nexus in Sakarya River Basin”, Turkey 2nd Water Energy NEXUS Conference, Salerno, Italy, November 14 -17, 2018, ss.421-424
  9. Özcan Z., Aydınalp Köksal M., Alp E., “Least Cost Optimization in Middle Sakarya River Basin with the focus on Water-Energy Nexus” AGU Fall Meeting 2019, San-Francisco, December 9 - 13, 2019
  10. Özcan, Z., Alp, E., “Evaluation of Mitigation Strategies for Diffuse Phosphorus Pollution in a Shallow Lake through Integrated Modelling Approach”, IWA-PPFW2017, İzmir, March 22-24, 2017,
  11. Özcan, Z., Hatipoğlu, A., Başkan, O., Düzgün, H. Ş., Kentel E., Alp, E., “Integrated Watershed Management for Lake Mogan with the focus of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution”, WEFTEC 2015, Chicago, September 26-30, 2015,
  12. Özcan, Z., Kentel, E., Alp, E., “Determination of nutrient loads in Mogan watershed through modeling approach”, DIPCON 2015, Berlin, September 13-18, 2015.
  13. Yücel, Ö., Özcan, Z., Alp, E., “Prediction of Water Quality Parameters Using Statistical Methods: A Case Study in a Specially Protected Area, Ankara, Turkey”, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 15-19, 2014,
  14. Özcan, Z., Yücel, Ö., Alp, E., “Phosphorus Budget for Lake Mogan, Ankara, Turkey”, 8th Shallow Lakes Conference, Antalya, October 12-17, 2014.

Theses

  1. Ph.D. Thesis
    Title: A Holistic Framework for Evaluating the Sustainability of the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus Under Multiple Socioeconomic and Climate Change Conditions
    Institution: Middle East Technical University
    Year: 2023
    https://open.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/104529
  2. M.Sc. Thesis
    Title: Evaluation of the Best Management Practices to Control Agricultural Diffuse Pollution in Lake Mogan Watershed with SWAT Model
    Institution: Middle East Technical University
    Year: 2016
    https://open.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/25775

Scholarships

  • COST Action | CA20138 | Nexusnet, 6th Call for Short-Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) or Virtual Mobility Activities (VMs), VM Topic 6: Develop publishable proceedings of the Regional Nexus Stakeholder Forum that took place in Split, Croatia on September 28, 2023.
  • COST Action | CA20138 | Nexusnet, 1st NexusNet Training School “Nature and People in the Nexus”, 22 – 26 May 2023, Lisboa, Portugal.
  • Fulbright Visiting Student Researcher, August 2019 – June 2020, California, USA.
  • ERASMUS, European Commission, March 2012 – July 2012, Padova, Italy.

Honors / Awards

  • METU Course Performance Award (June 2018)
  • METU Parlar Foundation Thesis Award (December 2016)

Membership in Professional Societies

  • The International Water Association (IWA)
  • Fulbright Alumni Association Türkiye
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