Ahmet Ozan CELIK

111 Hancock Hall, Virginia Tech,                                                                Kelso S. Baker Environmental Hydraulics Laboratory

Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA                                                                       Website: www.hydraulicslab.cee.vt.edu

e-mail: aocelik@vt.edu

Tel: 540 231 2357    

M.S. Civil Engineer / Hydraulics & Water Resources Engineer

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Graduate Student, Virginia Tech, (PhD) Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program

M.S., Istanbul Technical University, Hydraulics and Water Resources Eng., May 2004

(Thesis: Velocity profiles, turbulence characteristics and bending effect on open channel flow through vegetation)

B.S., Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering, Istanbul, May 2002

Key Qualifications: Fluid Mechanics, Open Channel Flow, Sediment Transport, Physical modeling, Water Resources Planning and Management, Wave Hydrodynamics, Physical and Numerical Modeling of Coastal Structures.

VIRGINIA TECH, CEE Department & ME Department 

Research Assistant, 08/10/2005-present (http://www.hydraulicslab.cee.vt.edu/im.html)

Teaching Assistant, 08/10/05 - 05/09/06

ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, Civil Engineering Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

Teaching & Research Assistant, 05/28/2003 - 07/10/2005 (member of cserg/itu)

ANADOLU UNIVERSITY, Engineering Faculty, Civil Eng. Department, Eskisehir, Turkey

Teaching Assistant, 10/11/2002 - 04/20/2003

      

Yagci O., Kirca V. S. O.,  Kabdasli M. S., Celik A. O., Unal N. E., Aydingakko A. (2006). "An experimental model application of wavescreen : Dynamic pressure, water particle velocity, and wave measurements", Ocean engineering, vol. 33-10, pp. 1299-1321

Celik A. O., Kabdasli M.S.,"Hydraulic Resistance of non-submerged vegetation in wetlands" ,4th Black Sea Conference: Environmental Protection Technologies for Coastal Areas ,9 - 11 June 2004 - Varna, Bulgaria

(In Turkish) Unal N. E., Kabdasli M. S., Yagci O., Celik A. O., Kirca V. S. O., AYDINGAKKO A., "Dalga Sonumlenmesinde Kazikli Dalga Perdesinin Kullanimi",TMMOB IMO 5. Ulusal Kiyi Muhendisligi Sempozyumu, 5 - 7 Mayis 2005

Valyrakis M., Diplas P., Dancey C., Akar T., Celik A. O.,"Development of a hybrid adaptive neuro-fuzzy system for the prediction of sediment transport", International Conference on Fluvial Hydraulics: River Flow, 6-8 Sep 2006

Emirate of Oman, Sohar Industrial Area Intake and Discharge Structure: Physical Investigation of Armor Layer Stability and Hydraulic Performance Evaluation, 2003

Emirate of Oman, Sohar Industrial Area Intake and Discharge Structure: Physical Modeling of Heat Dispersion and Environmental Effects of Heat Pollution at the Coast, 2003

Erdemir Completion of Coastal Protection Structure; Design and Physical Modeling Study, 2003

Iskenderun Imported Coal Fired Power Plant Conceptual Planning at the Civil Portion of Marine Terminal: Wave Analysis, Transformation and Agitation, 2003

Iskenderun Imported Coal Fired Power Plant Conceptual Planning at the Civil Portion of Marine Terminal: Numerical Modeling of  The Effect of Terminal Construction on Thermal Discharge, 2003

Izmir Tuzla Container Terminal Design,  2003

Aqaba Naval Harbor, Physical Model Analysis of the Wavescreen, Aqaba Bay, Jordan, 2004

Eregli Coastal Protection Structure Model Tests, 2004

Soyak-Horozgedigi Caisson Breakwater Model tests, 2005