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Mehmet Yilmaz

Mehmet Yilmaz, Assistant Professor

Environmental Engineering

My research interests are inter-disciplinary, covering environmental, geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering and chemistry. I specifically focus on solid waste containment system design and assessment, landfill gas emission controlling, carbon dioxide attenuation and mineralization, wind and geothermal energy geotechnics, life cycle assessment of renewable energy systems, and contaminant transport through porous and nonporous media.

Classes

  • CE 413 Collection System Design
SIU Mehmet Yilmaz Engineering B, Room 30
618-453-7838
mehmet.yilmaz@siu.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (2018)
  • M. Sc. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (2014)
  • B. Sc. Environmental Engineering, Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey (2010)

Honors and Awards

  1. Geosynthetic Institute (GSI) Fellowship Grant Award, USA (2016)
  2. Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison (Fall 2017)
  3. Honored Instructor Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Fall 2016)
  4. Honored Instructor Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Fall 2017)
  5. ASCE Geo Institute, Small Grant Award (Summer 2017)

Publications:

Selected Journal Publications

  1. Hang Zhai, Qiyuan Chen, Mehmet Yilmaz, Bu Wang. 2023. “Enhancing aqueous carbonation of calcium silicate through acid and base pretreatments with implications for efficient carbon mineralization.” Environmental Science and Technology.

  2. Mehmet Yilmaz, James M. Tinjum, Connor Acker, Brooke Marten. 2021. “Transport mechanisms and emission of landfill gas through various cover soil configurations in an MSW landfill using a static flux chamber technique.” Journal of Environmental Management.

  3. Mehmet Yilmaz, Jongwan Eun, J. M. Tinjum, and D. O. Fratta. 2021. “In-Service Response of Shallow On-Shore Wind Turbine Generator Foundation.” Geotechnical and Geological Engineering Journal.

Selected Conference Proceedings

  1. Mehmet Yilmaz, Yu Tan, Craig H. Benson, Tuncer B. Edil, Sabrina Bradshaw. 2023 “Characterization of black sticky material (aka, black goo) clogging leachate collection system.” 9th International Conference on Environmental Geotechnics, Greece.

  2. James Tinjum, Mehmet Yilmaz, Evan Heeg, Shubham Attri, Dante Fratta, David Hart, 2023. “Energy Efficiency and life cycle assessment of district-scale geothermal exchange field.” Stanford Geothermal Workshop.

  3. Hyunjun Oh, Connor Acker, James M. Tinjum, Mehmet Yilmaz. 2022 “Performance Evaluation of Four Landfill Liner Systems using Numerical Modeling and Life Cycle Assessment.” Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS), California, USA.