Mert Yücel YARDIMCI, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Civil Engineering)
Dedicated Civil Engineer with extensive expertise in concrete technology and developing high-performance and sustainable construction materials.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Concrete technology
• Sustainable and Low-Carbon Construction Materials
• Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
• Fiber Reinforced Concrete
• Textile Reinforced Cementitious Composites (TRC)
• Alkali-Activated Binders and Geopolymers
• Concrete rheology
• Active rheology control of cementitious materials
• Chemical admixtures
WORK HISTORY
Jan 2019 - present
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher,
Ghent University, Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Ghent (Zwijnaarde) - Belgium
Mar 2018 – Jan 2019 (on the unpaid leave)
Associate Professor
Istanbul Okan University, Department of Civil Engineering, Tuzla – Istanbul - Türkiye
Aug 2016 - Mar 2018
Freelance Consultancy
Lyksor Chemicals Co. R&D Department, Kemalpasa-Izmir- Türkiye
Sep 2012 – Jul 2016
Assistant Professor
Izmir Gediz University, Department of Civil Engineering, Menemen - Izmir - Türkiye
Jun - Aug 2010
Guest Scientist
RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Building Materials Research, Aachen - Germany
May 2008 – May 2009
Postdoctoral Researcher
Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Haifa - Israel
Mar 2008 – Aug 2012
Assistant Professor
Bulent Ecevit University, Department of Civil Engineering, Zonguldak - Türkiye
Jul 1999 – Feb 2008
Research Assistant
Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Civil Engineering, Izmir – Türkiye
Oct 1998 – Jul 1999
Research Assistant
Bulent Ecevit University, Department of Civil Engineering, Zonguldak - Türkiye
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2008)
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (2001)
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (1997)
Fırat University, Elazığ, Türkiye
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (UCTEA), Turkish Chambers of Civil Engineers
• RILEM (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures) Technical Committee Memberships:
- 292-MCC : Mechanical Characterization and Structural Design of Textile Reinforced Concrete
- 305-PCC : Pumping of Concrete
- ACP : Active Control of Properties of Fresh and Hardening Cementitious Materials
- UMW : Upcycling Powder Mineral “Wastes” into Cement Matrices
Dedicated Civil Engineer with extensive expertise in concrete technology and developing high-performance and sustainable construction materials.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Concrete technology
• Sustainable and Low-Carbon Construction Materials
• Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
• Fiber Reinforced Concrete
• Textile Reinforced Cementitious Composites (TRC)
• Alkali-Activated Binders and Geopolymers
• Concrete rheology
• Active rheology control of cementitious materials
• Chemical admixtures
WORK HISTORY
Jan 2019 - present
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher,
Ghent University, Magnel-Vandepitte Laboratory for Structural Engineering and Building Materials, Ghent (Zwijnaarde) - Belgium
Mar 2018 – Jan 2019 (on the unpaid leave)
Associate Professor
Istanbul Okan University, Department of Civil Engineering, Tuzla – Istanbul - Türkiye
Aug 2016 - Mar 2018
Freelance Consultancy
Lyksor Chemicals Co. R&D Department, Kemalpasa-Izmir- Türkiye
Sep 2012 – Jul 2016
Assistant Professor
Izmir Gediz University, Department of Civil Engineering, Menemen - Izmir - Türkiye
Jun - Aug 2010
Guest Scientist
RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Building Materials Research, Aachen - Germany
May 2008 – May 2009
Postdoctoral Researcher
Israel Institute of Technology (Technion), Haifa - Israel
Mar 2008 – Aug 2012
Assistant Professor
Bulent Ecevit University, Department of Civil Engineering, Zonguldak - Türkiye
Jul 1999 – Feb 2008
Research Assistant
Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Civil Engineering, Izmir – Türkiye
Oct 1998 – Jul 1999
Research Assistant
Bulent Ecevit University, Department of Civil Engineering, Zonguldak - Türkiye
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (2008)
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
- M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (2001)
Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye
- B.Sc. in Civil Engineering (1997)
Fırat University, Elazığ, Türkiye
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
• The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (UCTEA), Turkish Chambers of Civil Engineers
• RILEM (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures) Technical Committee Memberships:
- 292-MCC : Mechanical Characterization and Structural Design of Textile Reinforced Concrete
- 305-PCC : Pumping of Concrete
- ACP : Active Control of Properties of Fresh and Hardening Cementitious Materials
- UMW : Upcycling Powder Mineral “Wastes” into Cement Matrices