Meet the Research Team
Dr. Gokce KOR BICAKCI
The Experienced Researcher
Dr. Gokce Kor Bicakci is a distinguished Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoc researcher at Boğaziçi University's Institute of Environmental Sciences in Istanbul. Passionate about waste-to-energy processes, she's dedicated to minimizing waste and maximizing resource recovery while tackling the risks of emerging contaminants. Her notable project, "RADIOFREPOLIS," investigates energy-efficient radio frequency pretreatments on micropollutants, funded by the European Commission's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship. As a young woman scientist who is working on improving waste-to-energy processes and preventing risks of PPCPs to human and ecosystem, she is also looking to establish a solid publication record by increasing number publications related to research area.
She earned her Ph.D. degree in the field of Environmental Biotechnology from the Institute of Science and Technology at the Istanbul Technical University (in Turkey) in January 2019, where she focused on investigating effect of microwave pretreatment on fate of antimicrobials & conventional pollutants during anaerobic sludge digestion and biosolids quality for land application. During her doctorate, she recognized with the “International Research Fellowship” by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, and carried out her Ph.D. research abroad in the University of British Columbia (BC, Canada). She joined UBC Bioreactor Technology Group in the School of Engineering at the UBC Okanagan Campus to conduct laboratory and research activities as part of her scholarship.
She's been internationally recognized, with accolades including the “ISO 2018 Environment Award” by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, and the “GWP Award Turkey” by the German Water Partnership. Completing her M.Sc. at Istanbul Technical University (Istanbul, Turkey) in 2012, Dr. Kor Bicakci delved into the removal of micropollutants in biological systems. Additionally, she gained invaluable experience as an environmental engineer in an R&D firm. With a foundation in Environmental Engineering and a minor in Mechanical Engineering in Marmara University (Istanbul, Turkey), Dr. Kor Bicakci seamlessly merges her multidisciplinary background, solidifying her impactful scientific journey.