Assoc.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. Mustafa Parlar Eğitim ve Araştırma Vakfı

(METU, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Parlar Education and Research Foundation)

2004-2005 Lecturer of the Year

 Thesis Supervised:

Erdem Yetkin, 2003, Alteration Mapping by Remote Sensing: Application to Hasandağ-Melendiz Volcanic Complex, 94p., METU – GEOE, Supervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vedat Toprak, Co Supervisor: Assist.Prof.Dr. M.Lütfi SÜZEN

Dilekli Naci, 2004, Exploring the relationship between the socioeconomic structure and some topographic variables in Çankırı, 159p. METU – GGIT. Supervisor: Assist.Prof.Dr. Şebnem Düzgün, Co- Supervisor: Assist.Prof.Dr. M.Lütfi SÜZEN

Şener Başak, 2004, Landfill site selection by using Geographical Information Systems, 114p., METU – GEOE, Supervisor: Prof.Dr. Vedat Doyuran, Co Supervisor: Assist.Prof.Dr. M.Lütfi SÜZEN

Domaç Ayşegül, 2004, Increasing The Accuracy of Vegetation Classification Using Geology and Dem, 80p., METU – GGIT. Supervisor: Assist.Prof.Dr. M.Lütfi SÜZEN, Co- Supervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Can Bilgin

İ.Alper Fulat, 2005, Investigationg Time Series Shoreline Changes by Integration of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems, 144p, Middle East Technical University. Danışman: Assist.Prof.Dr. M.Lütfi SÜZEN

Nesrin Tüfekçi, 2006,  GIS based geothermal potential for Western Anatolia, 107p, METU – GEOE, Supervisor: Assist.Prof.Dr. M.Lütfi SÜZEN; Co- Supervisor: Prof.Dr. Nilgün Güleç