Nurgül Çelik Balcı

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Professor
Istanbul Technical University - Faculty of Mines
Department of Geological Engineering

 Research Topics: Geomicrobiology, Biogeochemistry, Astrobiogeochemsitry

 

Education:

 

B.Sc - Istanbul Technical University, Geology, 1994 

M.Sc. - Istanbul Technical University, Geology, 1998 

 Ph.D. - Istanbul Technical University - Colorado School of Mines, Geology, 2005

 

Research Interests:

Geomicrobiology-Biogeochemistry-Astrobiology: Revealing geochemical, mineralogical and structural imprints of microbial life on modern geological settings and interpret the record of microbial life on the Early Earth

Of note:

National Science Foundation Fellowship for Ph.D. research (2001-03)

The scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey-Construction and Environmental Sciences Research Grant (2002-2004)

Articles Featuring Nurgül Çelik Balcı
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Dr. Nurgul Balci launches An International Project Examining Turkey's Rocks for Future Planetary Missions

An international project, launched by our faculty member Prof. Dr. Nurgül Balcı, aims to develop a planetary and geochemical catalog of rocks from Turkey. The catalog will be used for future missions to Mars and other planets.

Science

Dr. Nurgul Balci has co-authored a new publication in Science of The Total Environment

Science of The Total Environment: "Generation and geochemical characteristics of acid rock drainage (ARD) in Barton Peninsula, King George Island (KGI), maritime, Antarctica"

 

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Geobiology

Dr. Nurgul Balci has co-authored a new publication in the Geobiology

Dr. Nurgul Balci has co-authored a new publication in the Geobiology- Morphological and Microbial Diversity of Hydromagnesite Microbialites in Lake Salda A Mars Analog Alkaline Lake

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Nurgul Balci has new publication in Aquatic Geochemistry

Journal of Aquatic Geochemistry: "Microbial Acid Sulfate Weathering of Basaltic Rocks: Implication for Enzymatic Reactions"

Contact Information

ncelik@itu.edu.tr
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Other Information

Other Affiliations: ITU

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