Prof. Dr. Mehmet Lütfi Süzen

Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems Laboratory
Geological Engineering Department
Middle East Technical University (M.E.T.U.)
Ankara 06531 TURKEY

Personal

Date of birth: May 22nd, 1972
Place of Birth: Ankara
Marital Status: Married

Areas of Interest:

Remote Sensing
Geographic Information Systems
Natural Hazards and Risk Assessment
Engineering Geology
Applied Geomorphology
Scuba Diving

Education:

Ph.D : M.E.T.U. Geol. Eng. Dept. (1996- 2002)
Data Driven Landslide Hazard Assessment using Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing
Supervisor: Prof.Dr. Vedat DOYURAN

Post-Graduate Diploma : AGS3. ITC (1997)
Applied Geomorphology and Engineering Geological Survey Postgraduate Diploma at International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands by Netherlands Fellowship Programme during September 1996 - July 1997 (11 months)

M.Sc. : M.E.T.U. Geol. Eng. Dept. (1996)
Lacustrine Mineral Facies of Pelitçik Basin (Galatean Volcanic Province)
Supervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr.Asuman TÜRKMENOGLU

B.Sc. : M.E.T.U. Geol. Eng. Dept. (1994)
Lycee : TED Ankara College (Mathematics section-1989)
Secondary : TED Ankara College (1986)
Primary : TED Ankara College (1983)

Language

 English (TOEFL, 270/300)

Memberships

A. Turkish Clay Sciences National Committee
B. The Chamber of Turkish Geological Engineers
C. The Turkish Association of Petroleum Geologists
D. The National Geographic Society
E. The Professional Diving Instructors Corporation (PDIC) – Open Water Diver

Scholarships

Given by: Netherlands Fellowship Programme
Duration: September 1996 - July 1997
Place: International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences, Enschede, The Netherlands
Attended Programme: AGS3. Applied Geomorphology and Engineering Geological Survey Postgraduate Diploma Course

Courses Given

 
GEOE 431 Introduction to Remote Sensing

GEOE 445 Aerial Photography

GEOE 447 Digital Terrain Analysis
GEOE 528 Remote Sensing
GEOE 557 Geographical Information Systems in Earth Sciences

GEOE 559 GIS models in Natural Hazard Assessment
 

Awards

ODTÜ, Prof. Dr. M. Parlar Egitim ve Arastirma Vakfi (METU, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Education and Research Foundation) 2004-2005 ögretim Yili ODTÜ Yilin Egitimcisi Ödülü (PARLAR METU Educator of the Year)

ODTÜ, Gelistirme Vakfi, Genç Arastirmaci Basari Ödülü (Young researcher achievement award), 2007

ODTÜ, Prof. Dr. M. Parlar Egitim ve Arastirma Vakfi (METU, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Education and Research Foundation) 2007-2008 ögretim Yili ODTÜ Yilin Egitimcisi Ödülü (PARLAR METU Educator of the Year)

ODTÜ, Prof. Dr. M. Parlar Egitim ve Arastirma Vakfi (METU, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Education and Research Foundation) 2009-2010 ögretim Yili ODTU Egitimde Üstün Basari Ödülü (PARLAR Outstanding Performance in Education Award)

 Supervised Ph.D Theses

B. Taner San, 2008, Hyperspectral Image Processing of EO-1 Hyperion Data for Lithological and Mineralogical Mapping

Çagil Kolat, 2010, Developing a Geotechnical Microzonation Model for Yenisehir (Bursa) Settlement Area 

 Supervised MSc.Theses

Erdem Yetkin, 2003, Alteration Mapping by Remote Sensing: Application to Hasandag-Melendiz Volcanic Complex

Dilekli Naci, 2004, Exploring the Relationship between the Socioeconomic Structure and Some Topographic Variables in Çankiri

Sener Basak, 2004, Landfill Site Selection by Using Geographical Information Systems

Domaç Aysegül, 2004, Increasing the Accuracy of Vegetation Classification Using Geology and DEM

I. Alper Fulat, 2005, Investigating Time Series Shoreline Changes by Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS

Nesrin Tüfekçi, 2006, GIS Based Geothermal Potential for Western Anatolia

Sertaç Akar, 2007, Offshore Oil Slick Detection with Remote Sensing Techniques

Çagatay Yilmaz, 2007, GIS based Landslide Susceptibility Mapping in Devrek (Zonguldak – Turkey)

Nihat Serkan Öztan, 2008, Evaporate Mapping in Bala Region (Ankara) by Remote Sensing Techniques

Bükay Muratoglu, 2009, Monitoring Bakacak and Bülbülderesi Landslides with Photogrammetric Techniques

Inci Akkök, 2009, Geological Mapping Using Remote Sensing Technologies

Mehmet Bilgekaan Çintimur, 2010, Evaluation of Settlement Sites Beyond the Scope of Natural Conditions and Hazards by Means of GIS Based MCDA: Yesilirmak Catchment

Ünal Okyay, 2012, Lithologic Discrimination and Mapping by Aster Thermal Infrared Imagery