Zeynep Başaran Bundur E-mail: zeynep.basaran@zyegin.edu.tr zynpbsrn@gmail.cm http://rcid.rg/0000-0003-1398-4021 ÖZYEĞIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ÇEKMEKÖY, 34987, ISTANBUL PHONE: +902165649453 Date f birth: 26/06/1985 CURRENT POSITION 01/10/2013 Present Assistant Prfessr Engineering Faculty/ Civil Engineering Department Özyeğin University, Istanbul, Turkey EDUCATION 10/08/2009 19/08/2013 Dctr f Philsphy (Ph.D.) Dissertatin: Bimineralizatin in Cement-Based Materials: Inculatin f vegetative cells. Advisr: Prf. Raissa Duglas Ferrn. 10/08/2009 15/08/2011 Master f Science (MSc.) Reprt: Investigating the Influence f Bacillus pasteurii n Cement-Based Materials Advisr: Prf. Raissa Duglas Ferrn. 09/2005 06/2009 Bachelr f Science (BSc.) Bğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey GPA: 3.48/4.00, Ranked 2 nd ut f 50 students in the class f 2009 09/2000 06/2005 American Rbert Cllege, Istanbul Turkey (RC,05) PREVIOUS POSITIONS 04/01/2013 17/08/2013 Teaching Assistant
10/08/2009 04/01/2013 Graduate Research Assistant Cnstructin Materials Research Grup Cncrete Durability Center Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, Bimimetic, Bimineralizatin Develped a natural, envirnmentally friendly biminerals t mdify the mechanical prperties f cement-based material. Develped a bi-smart material in rder t increase the service life f cement-based structures. Evaluated micrstructure, hydratin kinetics, cmpressive strength, prsity, and electrical resistivity f cement-based materials. Evaluated the metablic activity f micrrganisms in cement-based materials. 01/04/2007 01/06/2009 Undergraduate Research Assistant Bğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey Rhelgy f Cement Based Materials, Fibre Reinfrced Cncrete Micrscpic analysis f fibre rientatin in fibre reinfrced cncrete 15/07/2008 15/09/2008 Intern Engineer Nurl-Gama, Dha, Qatar Awarded with this internship by Turkish Wmen Assciatin in Dha. Frm ver 300 candidate, nly 3 engineers were awarded with this internship. Cnstructin f Al-Shaqab Racetrack wned by Qatar Fundatin Design and manufacturing 3-D space trusses, their implementatin in field 20/02/2008 10/06/2008 Part-time Engineer Tuncel Engineering Cmpany, Istanbul, Turkey Static design f the Hayder Aliyev Cnventin Center Cmmunicatin and netwrking with freign partners 01/01/2008 15/02/2008 Intern Engineer ENKA, Istanbul, Turkey Structural Design Department Structural design f extensin building in Mscw City Prject Perfrm SAP 2000 and ETABs simulatins f the building 01/06/2007 01/08/2007 Intern Engineer ENKA, Istanbul, Turkey Architecture Design Department Wrked n architectural design f Dnstry Plaza Prject FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 10/2014 10/2016 TUBITAK Career Develpment Grant (CAREER), The Scientific and Technlgical Research Cuncil f Turkey, Turkey 09/2012 08/2013 Jhn E. Breen Endwed Presidential Fellwship in Structural Engineering, The University f Texas at Austin, USA 09/2009 01/2013 Graduate Research Assistantship Fellwship, The University f Texas at Austin, USA 07/2008-09/2008 Internship Schlar in Dha, Awarded by Qatar Turkish Wman
Assciatin RESEARCH 10/2014 present Bimineralizatin fr self-healing cement-based materials, TÜBİTAK-3501 Prject, Ozyegin University Istanbul, Turkey, Primary Supervisr * The prject gal is the creatin f innvative self-healing cement-based material via use f bimineralizatin * T measure the perfrmance f the bimineralized healing agent * One graduate research assistant (Ali Amiri) and ne undergraduate research assistant (Cenk Karacaev) are wrking n the prject. 09/2009 08/2013 Bimineralizatin in cement-based materials: Inculatin f vegetative cells, The University f Texas at Austin, Austin, USA, Graduate Research Assistant. * Develped a natural, envirnmentally friendly biminerals t mdify the mechanical prperties f cement-based material. * Develped a self-healing mrtar fr micr-cracks at early ages. * Develped a bi-smart material in rder t increase the service life f cementbased structures. * Evaluated micrstructure, hydratin kinetics, cmpressive strength, prsity, and electrical resistivity f cement-based materials. * Evaluated the metablic activity f micrrganisms in cement-based materials. Dissertatin: Bimineralizatin in Cement-Based Materials: Inculatin f vegetative cells. Departmental Reprt: Investigating the Influence f Bacillus pasteurii n Cement-Based Materials. TEACHING ACTIVITIES 01/10/2013 Present Assistant Prfessr CE 203: Strength f Materials CE 205: Cnstructin Materials CE 209: Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics CE 391: Engineering Certificate- Cncrete Materials ME 211: Engineering Mechanics: Statics MIM 207: Mechanics f Materials Engineering Faculty/ Civil Engineering Department Özyeğin University, Istanbul, Turkey 04/01/2013 17/08/2013 Teaching Assistant CE 314: Prperties and Behaviur f Engineering Materials
INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 01/10/2013 Present Faculty member, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 01/10/2013 Present Primary Supervisr f Cnstructin Materials Labratry, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 01/04/2014 Present Member, Internship Cmmittee, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 15/01/2013 17/08/2013 Undergraduate Student Advisr, The University f Texas at Austin, USA - Student: Sarah Lynn Williams (Pursued n MSc. n Self-healing Bacterial cncrete at UT Austin, awarded with SMART Fellwship by US Department f Defence due t her wrk with Dr. Bundur) 15/01/2013 17/08/2013 Undergraduate Student Advisr, Texas Research Experience, TREX, The University f Texas at Austin, USA- Student: Alex Olivas (Pursued n MSc. n Micrbilgically imprved sil blcks at UT Austin) 15/01/2012 17/05/2012 Undergraduate Student Advisr, Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering, GLUE Prgram, The University f Texas at Austin, USA - Student: Sarah Lynn Williams 15/01/2012 17/05/2012 Undergraduate Student Advisr, The University f Texas at Austin, USA - Student: Jamie Neville (Pursued her career in Structural Engineering) COMMISSIONS OF TRUST 23/07/2012 Present Reviewer, Jurnal f Materials in Civil Engineering 01/ 2014 Reviewer, Cnstructin and Building Materials 12/ 2013 Reviewer, Bulletin f Earthquake Engineering MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES 15/07/2013 Present Member, ACI Cmmittee 236- Materials Science 05/2011 Present Member, American Ceramic Sciety 06/2009 Present Member, American Cncrete Institute 05/2010 Present Member, Wmen in Engineering Sciety 01/2012-05/2012 Graduate Advisr, Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering (GLUE) OUTREACH Vlunteer, EXPLORE UT. UT Austin, March 2013. Demnstratin n Cncrete Vlunteer Science and Engineering Club. UT Austin, December 2012. Civil Engineering demnstratin in Ann Richards Elementary Schl Vlunteer, Austin Children s Museum, Demnstratin n Cncrete, UT Austin, March 2012 Vlunteer Science and Engineering Club. UT Austin, Octber 2011. Civil Engineering demnstratin in Ann Richards Elementary Schl Vlunteer, Austin Children s Museum, Demnstratin n Cncrete, UT Austin, July 2011.
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS Zeynep Basaran, Raissa Ferrn, Mary J Kirisits. Bimineralized cement-based materials: impact f inculating vegetative bacterial cells n hydratin and strength. Cement and Cncrete Research, v. 67 (2015), pp. 237-245. ISBN: http://dx.di.rg/10.1016/j.cemcnres.2014.10.002 Bin Zhang, Zeynep Basaran, Paramita Mndal, Raissa Duglas Ferrn. Use f Bimineralizatin in Develping Smart Cncrete Inspired by Nature. Internatinal Jurnal f Materials and Structural Integrity. (In press). Zeynep Basaran, Sung W Bea, Raissa Ferrn, Mary J Kirisits. Bimineralizatin in cement based materials: Metablic state f Sprsarcina pasteurii. (In submissin prcess t CCR) Sarah Lynn Williams, Zeynep Basaran, Raissa Ferrn, Mary J Kirisits. Examining the mrphlgy f micrbially induced calcium carbnate precipitatin. (In preparatin) Zeynep Basaran, Raissa Ferrn, Mary J Kirisits. Influence f internal curing reservirs n bimineralizatin in cncrete. (In Preparatin) CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ( * indicates the presenter) Zeynep Basaran*, Mary J Kirisits, Raissa Ferrn. Use f pre-wetted lightweight aggregates as an internal nutrient surce in bi-mineralized mrtar - Will be presented at the 11th Internatinal Cngress n Advances in Civil Engineering. Octber 21-25,2014. Istanbul, Turkey. The full manuscript is accepted and will be published in ACE 2014 prceeding bk. Zeynep Basaran, Raissa Ferrn*, Bacterial cncrete: Metablic state f S. pasteurii in cement-based materials American Cncrete Institute Cnventin Octber 20-24, 2013. Phenix, AZ, USA. Shukui Liu*, Zeynep Basaran, Raissa Ferrn, Jinying Zhu. Mnitring the self healing prcess f bimimetric mrtar using cda wave interfermetry methd Quantitative nn-destructive evaluatin (QNDE) Cnference. July-25-29, 2013. Baltimre, MD, USA. Raissa Ferrn*, Zeynep Basaran, Mary J Kirisits. Sustainable cement-based materials: A Bimimetic Apprach First Internatinal Cnference n Cncrete Sustainability. May 27-29,2013. Tky Japan. Zeynep Basaran*, Mary J Kirisits, Raissa Ferrn. Pster Presentatin: 2nd Annual American Ceramic Sciety Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, USA- Influence f Bimineralizatin in Cement-Based Materials Zeynep Basaran*, Mary J Kirisits, Raissa Ferrn. Oral Presentatin: 3rd Annual American Ceramic Sciety Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA- Influence f Bacillus Pasteurii in Cement-Based Materials.
References Prf. Raissa Duglas Ferrn, Bimineralizatin in self-healing cncrete, Prf. Mary J Kirisits, Prf. Nilufer Ozyurt Zihniglu, Civil Engineering Department Bğaziçi University