Name:
Aysun Sofuoglu
 
Education:
PhD in Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
MSc in Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
BSc in Chemical Engineering, IstanbulTechnicalUniversity
 
Experience:
23 years of research and teaching, 14 year-as faculty member at Izmir Institute of Technology, Dept. of ChE (2000- )
 
Research Area(s):
Ambient air pollution
Dry deposition
Hazardous Air Pollution
Industrial Air Pollution
 
 
Courses:
 
Undergraduate
CHE 219 Environmental Chemistry
CHE 336 Pollution Prevention
ENG 301 Technical Writing and Communication
CHE 421 Engineering Design
CHE 311 Chemical Engineering Lab. I
 
Graduate
CHE 533 Mass Transport in Environmental Engineering
 
Graduate Students:
Elif Güngörmüş
 
Publication List (peer reviewed, SCI):
 
Sofuoglu, S.C., Güzelkaya, H., Akgül, Ö., Kavcar, P., Kurucaovalı, F., and Sofuoglu, A., “Speciated arsenic concentrations, exposure, and associated health risks for rice and bulgur”, FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY, Vol. 64, pp.184–191, 2014.
 
Sofuoglu, S.C., Yayla, B., Kavcar, P., Ates, D., Turgut, C., and Sofuoglu, A., “Olive Tree, Olea europaea L., Leaves as a Bioindicator of Atmospheric PCB Contamination”, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, Vol. 20, pp.6178–6183, 2013.
 
Sofuoglu, S.C., Sofuoglu, A., Holsen, T.M., Alexander, C.M., Pagano, J.J., “Atmospheric Concentrations and Potential Sources of PCBs, PBDEs, and Pesticides to Acadia National Park”, ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION, Vol. 177, pp. 116–124, 2013.
 
Ocak, Y., Kılıçvuran, A., Eren, A.B., Sofuoglu, A., and Sofuoglu, S.C., “Exposure to particulate matter in a mosque”, ATMOSPHERIC  ENVIRONMENT, Vol. 56, pp. 169–176, 2012.
 
Sofuoglu, SC., Aslan, G., Inal, F., Sofuoglu, A., “An assessment of indoor air concentrations and health risks of volatile organic compounds in three primary schools” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, Vol. 214, pp. 36-46, 2011.
 
Sofuoglu, A., Kiymet, N., Kavcar, P., Sofuoglu, SC., “Polycyclic and Nitro Musks in Indoor Air: a Primary School Classroom and a Women’s Sport Center” INDOOR AIR, Vol. 20, pp. 515-522, 2010.
 
Inal, F., Yetgin, S., Aksu G.T., Simsek, S., Sofuoglu, A., Sofuoglu, S.C., “Activated Carbon Adsorption of Fuel Oxygenates MTBE and ETBE from water” WATER AIR SOIL POLLUTION, Vol. 204, pp. 155-163, 2009.
 
 
Baytak, D., Sofuoglu, A., Inal, F., Sofuoglu, S.C., “Seasonal variation in drinking water concentrations of disinfection by-products in IZMIR and associated human health risks” SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,  Vol. 407, pp. 286-296, 2008,
 
 
Sofuoglu, S.C., Tayfur, G., Birgili, S., Sofuoglu, A., “Forecasting Ambient Air SO₂ Concentrations Using Artificial Neural Networks” ENERGY SOURCES PART B, Vol.1, pp.127–136, 2006.
 
Demircioglu E., Sofuoglu A., Odabasi M.,  Particle-phase dry deposition and air-soil gas exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Izmir, Turkey,  JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, 186, 1,  328-335, 2011.
 
 
Demircioglu E.,  Sofuoglu A., Odabasi M., Atmospheric concentrations and phase partitioning of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Izmir, Turkey, CLEAN – SOIL, AIR, WATER, 39 (4), 319-327, 2011.
 
 
Sofuoglu SC., Aslan G., Inal F., Sofuoglu A., An assessment of indoor air concentrations and health risks of volatile organic compounds in three primary schools, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, 214 (1), 38-46, 2011.
 
 
Sofuoglu A., Kiymet N., Kavcar P., Sofuoglu S., Polycyclic and Nitro Musks in
a primary school classroom and a women’s sport center, INDOOR AIR, 20, 515–522, 2010.
 
Inal F, Yetgin S, Aksu GT,  Simsek S., Sofuoglu A., Sofuoglu S., Activated Carbon Adsorption of Fuel Oxygenates MTBE and ETBE from Water,  WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION,  204, 155-163, 2009.
 
Ocak Y., Sofuoglu A., Tihminlioglu F., Boke H., Protection of marble surfaces by using biodegradable polymers as coating agent,  PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS    66 (3),  213-220, 2009.
 
Kavcar P., Sofuoglu A., Sofuoglu SC., A Health Risk Assessment for Exposure to Trace Metals Via Drinking Water Ingestion Pathway, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYGIENE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH,   212, 216-227, 2009.
 
Baytak D., Sofuoglu A., Inal F., Sofuoglu S.C., Seasonal Variation in drinking water concentrations of Disinfection By-Products in İzmir and associated human health risks, SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,    407 (1), 286-296, 2008.
 
Odabasi  M., Cetin B., Demircioglu E., Sofuoglu A., Air water exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) at a coastal site in Izmir Bay, Turkey, MARINE CHEMISTRY, 109, 115-129, 2008.
 
Odabasi  M., Cetin E., Sofuoglu A., Determination of octanol-air partition coefficient and supercooled liquid vapor pressure of PAHs as a function of temperature: application to gas/particle partitioning in an urban atmosphere, ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 40, 6615-6625, 2006.
 
Cetin B., Ozer S., Sofuoglu A., Odabasi  M., Determination of Henry s law constants of organochlorine pesticides in deionized and saline water as a function of temperature, ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 40, 4538-4546, 2006.
 
 
Odabasi  M., Cetin B., Sofuoglu A., Henry s law constant, octanol-air partition coefficient and supercooled liquid vapor pressure of carbazole as a function of temperature: application to gas/particle partitioning in the atmosphere, CHEMOSPHERE, 62, 1087-1096, 2006.
 
Sofuoglu, S.C., Tayfur, G., Birgili, S., Sofuoglu, A., Forecasting Ambient Air Pollutant Concentrations Using an Artificial Neural Networks in Izmir, Turkey, ENERGY SOURCE, PART B:1, 127-136, 2006.
 
Sofuoglu A., Cetin E., Bozacıoglu,  S.,  Sener D. G., Odabaşı M., Short-term Variation in ambient concentrations and Gas/Particle partitioning of Organochlorine pesticides in Izmir, Turkey, ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 38/27, 4483-4493, 2004.
 
Taşdemir Y., Odabaşı M., Vardar N ., Sofuoglu A., Murphy, T. J., Holsen T. M., Dry deposition fluxes and velocities of PCBs associated with particle, ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 38/25, 2447-2456 (2004).
 
Sofuoglu A., Odabası M, Tasdemir Y., Khalili N., Holsen T.M., Temperature dependence of gas phase PAHs and Organochlorine Pesticide concentrations in Chicago air, ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT,  35, 6503-6510, 2001.
 
Odabası M, Sofuoglu A., Holsen T. M.,  Mass transfer coefficients for PAHs to the water surface sampler: Comparison to modeled results. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT, 35 (9), 1655-1662, 2001.
 
Odabaşı M.,Vardar N., Sofuoglu A., Taşdemir Y., Holsen T. M. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Chicago air. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 227, 57-67, 1999.
 
Odabaşı M., Sofuoglu A., Taşdemir Y., Vardar N., Holsen T. M. Measurement of dry deposition and air-water exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with the water surface sampler. ENVIRON. SCIENCE AND TECHNOL., 33, 426-434, 1999