Prof. MUSTAFA YÜCEL


Institute of Marine Sciences, Marine Geology & Geophysics


WoS Research Areas: Natural Sciences (Sci), Environment/Ecology, Engineering, Natural Sciences General, Agriculture & Environment Sciences (Age), Engineering Computing & Technology (Eng), Environmental Sciences, Engineering Ocean, Multidisciplinary Sciences


Avesis Research Areas: Marine Sciences and Technology, Oceanography, Geological and Geophysical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, Biogeochemical Cycles, Engineering and Technology


Names in Publications: Yucel M., Yuecel M.

Email: muyucel@metu.edu.tr
Office Phone: +90 324 521 3434
Web: https://www.deepsearedox.com
Office: C-104
Address: ODTU Deniz Bilimleri Enstitusu, 33731 Erdemli-Mersin

Metrics

Publication

112

Publication (WoS)

48

Publication (Scopus)

49

Citation (WoS)

1448

H-Index (WoS)

22

Citation (Scopus)

1550

H-Index (Scopus)

23

Citation (Scholar)

1211

H-Index (Scholar)

18

Project

33

Thesis Advisory

14

Open Access

15
UN Sustainable Development Goals

Biography

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Yücel is a biogeochemical oceanographer pursuing a fundamental understanding of how redox reactions underpin ocean health, Earth evolution and search for life in alien worlds. After obtaining a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering (with a minor in philosophy of science) in METU, Turkiye; he pursued a doctorate degree Chemical Oceanography PhD at UDel (USA). After postdoctoral stays in UPMC, France and Geomar, Germany, Prof Yücel returned to METU and started to establish an independent research group. Since 2023, he is a full professor of oceanography. Presently his research group consists of 10 graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with over 50 publications in international peer-reviewed venues. 


Since 2015
Yücel has completed 12 projects, and led crucial pieces of work in multiple deep-sea cruises in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, participating  a total of 8 deep-sea submarine dives. Dr Yücel have also led expeditions as chief scientist during R/V Bilim-2 cruises in The Black Sea, Marmara and the Mediterranean Sea. The last several years that have been dedicated to establishing an productive research group also coincided with significant internationalization of research and an increased focus on global scale questions such as influence of tectonics on bioegochemical cycles  or how to develop sustainable marine economy in redox-active systems such as the Black Sea as evidenced by the two competitive H2020 Coordinatorships (Black Sea CONNECT and BRIDGE-BlackSea) he has been co-leading on behalf of METU.   Since 2023, Prof Yücel started leading the ERC Consolidator Grant ‘DeepTrace’ that will run until the 2028. He is also currently the PI of 2 other EU Horizon projects and a co-investigator in 4 more national projects.


Mustafa Yücel has won several awards, including Turkish Academy of Sciences Young Investigator Award and Science Academy Foundation of Turkey Science Award, becoming the first marine scientist in Turkiye who reached these honors.



Education

2005 - 2010

2005 - 2010

Doctorate

University of Delaware, College Of Ocean, Earth And Environment, United States Of America

2000 - 2005

2000 - 2005

Undergraduate Minor

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Philosophy, Turkey

2000 - 2005

2000 - 2005

Undergraduate

Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Turkey

Dissertations

2010

2010

Doctorate

New perspectives in sulfur-iron cycling at the ocean- seafloor interface: The Black Sea sediments and deep-sea hydrothermal vents

University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean and Environment

Research Areas

Marine Sciences and Technology

Oceanography

Geological and Geophysical Oceanography

Chemical Oceanography

Biogeochemical Cycles

Engineering and Technology

Academic Positions

2023 - Continues

2023 - Continues

Professor

Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Sciences, Marine Geology & Geophysics

2017 - 2023

2017 - 2023

Associate Professor

Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Sciences, Marine Geology & Geophysics

2015 - 2017

2015 - 2017

Assistant Professor

Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Sciences, Marine Geology & Geophysics

2013 - 2015

2013 - 2015

Researcher

Geomar Helmholtz Centre For Ocean Research Kiel

2010 - 2012

2010 - 2012

Researcher

Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie: Paris VI

2005 - 2010

2005 - 2010

Research Assistant

University of Delaware

Managerial Experience

2019 - Continues

2019 - Continues

Head of Department

Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Sciences, Marine Geology & Geophysics

2016 - Continues

2016 - Continues

Assistant Director of the Institute

Middle East Technical University, Institute of Marine Sciences

Courses

Postgraduate

Postgraduate

GEOCHEMISTRY OF SEDIMENTS

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF SEAFLOOR ECOSYSTEMS

INTRODUCTION TO OCEANOGRAPHY

Global Biogeochemistry

Supervised Theses

Continues

Continues

Doctorate

GEOCHEMICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF EDREMIT BAY

Yücel M.

P.Çağatay(Student)

Continues

Continues

Doctorate

CO-MOBILIZATION OF KEY COFACTOR METALS IN MODERN OCEAN REDOX BOUNDARIES

Yücel M. (Advisor)

N.ALIMLI(Student)

Continues

Continues

Postgraduate

INVESTIGATION OF N2 FIXATION ACROSS THE REDOXCLINE IN THE BLACK SEA

Yücel M. (Advisor)

Z.Ayral(Student)

Articles

All (52)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (46)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (46)
Scopus (50)
Other Indexes (1)

Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences

2024

2024

1. eDNA METABARCODING FOR SPATIOTEMPORAL MONITORING OF BLACK SEA MARINE BIODIVERSITY

DURGUT B., YÜCEL M., KARAHAN A.

43rd CIESM CONGRESS, Palermo, Italy, 14 - 18 October 2024, vol.43, pp.65, (Full Text)

2024

2024

4. Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity in the Black Sea through eDNA Metabarcoding

DURGUT B., YÜCEL M., KARAHAN A.

10th Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium, Çanakkale, Turkey, 23 - 25 July 2024, vol.10, pp.87, (Summary Text)

2022

2022

15. DISSOLVED OXYGEN CHANGES AND METABOLIC PROCESSES IN THE WATER COLUMN OF THE MARMARA SEA DURING AND AFTER THE MUCILAGE EVENT

Mantıkcı A. M., Yücel M., Örek H., Uysal Z., Salihoğlu B.

III. ULUSAL DENİZLERDE İZLEME VE DEĞERLENDİRME SEMPOZYUMU, Antalya, Turkey, 6 - 09 December 2022, pp.57-58, (Summary Text) Creative Commons License

2022

2022

16. DIGITAL TWIN AND MANAGEMENT PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE SEA OF MARMARA

Salihoğlu B., Yücel M., Tezcan D., Fach B. A., Örek H., Arkın Ş. S., et al.

III. Ulusal Denizlerde İzleme ve Değerlendirme Sempozyumu, Antalya, Turkey, 6 - 09 December 2022, pp.39-40, (Summary Text) Creative Commons License Sustainable Development

2022

2022

17. VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE MUCILAGE IN THE SEA OF MARMARA (JUNE-JULY 2021)

Mantıkcı A. M., Örek H., Yücel M., Salihoğlu B., Tezcan D.

III. ULUSAL DENİZLERDE İZLEME VE DEĞERLENDİRME SEMPOZYUMU, Antalya, Turkey, 6 - 09 December 2022, pp.113-114, (Summary Text) Creative Commons License

2022

2022

18. MARMARA DENİZİ’NDE OKSİJENİN TÜKENMESİ VE MÜSİLAJIN ETKİLERİ

MANTIKÇI M., YÜCEL M., ÖREK H., UYSAL Z., KAZAK M., ARKIN Ş. S., et al.

5. ULUSAL DENİZ BİLİMLERİ KONFERANSI, Trabzon, Turkey, 01 June 2022, pp.1-236, (Summary Text) Sustainable Development

2022

2022

19. KARADENİZ TÜRKİYE KARASULARINDA MEVSİMSEL BİRİNCİL ÜRETİM

MANTIKÇI M., UYSAL Z., YÜCEL M., ÖREK H., SALİHOĞLU B.

5. ULUSAL DENİZ BİLİMLERİ KONFERANSI, Trabzon, Turkey, 1 - 03 June 2022, pp.1-236 Sustainable Development

2022

2022

20. CHANGES OBSERVED ON THE MARMARA SEA ECOSYSTEM DURING RECENT YEARS AND SOLUTIONS

Salihoğlu B., Yücel M., Örek H., Tuğrul S., Tezcan D.

V. Ulusal Deniz Bilimleri Konferansı, Trabzon, Turkey, 1 - 03 June 2022, pp.199-200 Sustainable Development

2018

2018

31. Solution and (nano)particulate chemistry within the dynamic mixing zone of the first 2 meters of hydrothermal vent orifices

Luther G., Estes E., Findlay A., YÜCEL M., Gartman A., Rosas R., et al.

255th National Meeting and Exposition of the American-Chemical-Society (ACS) - Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water, Louisiana, United States Of America, 18 - 22 March 2018, vol.255 identifier

2017

2017

34. Marmara Denizi için Bütünleşik Modelleme Sistemi

SALİHOĞLU B., TUĞRUL S., ÖZKAN K., TEZCAN D., YÜCEL M.

Marmara denizi Sempozyumu, Turkey, 21 - 22 November 2017, (Summary Text)

2015

2015

41. From anoxic seas to seafloor hotspot ecosystems Deep carbon cycle through sulfur dependent biogeochemical pathways

YÜCEL M.

EastMed Symposium 2015: Regional Cooperation in Eastern Mediterranean Sea Research, 19 - 21 October 2015 Sustainable Development

2015

2015

42. Oceanographic and Seafloor Ecosystem Research in METU Turkey

YÜCEL M.

IUCN Workshop on Mediterranean Deep-Sea Ecosystems, 8 - 09 September 2015 Sustainable Development

2015

2015

43. Carbon oxidation and fixation through sulfur dependent pathways on the seafloor

YÜCEL M., Le Bris N., Sommer S.

Deep Carbon Observatory Second Early Career Scientist Meeting, 31 August - 05 September 2015

2015

2015

44. Functioning of marine chemosynthetic ecosystems A biogeochemistry perspective

YÜCEL M., Giovannelli D., Dale A., Sommer S., Le Bris N.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium Turkey, Turkey, 6 - 07 August 2015, (Summary Text) Sustainable Development

Books

2022

2022

1. MARMARA DENİZİ’NİN GÜNCEL OKSİJEN DURUMU VE MÜSİLAJIN ETKİSİ

MANTIKCI A. M., ÖREK H., YÜCEL M., UYSAL Z., ARKIN Ş. S., SALİHOĞLU B.

in: Marmara Denizi 2022 Sempozyumu Bildiriler Kitabı, ÖZTÜRK BAYRAM, ERGÜL HALİM AYTEKİN, YALÇINER AHMET CEVDET, ÖZTÜRK HÜSEYİN, SALİHOĞLU BARIŞ, Editor, TÜDAV, İstanbul, pp.18-24, 2022

2022

2022

2. MARMARA DENİZİ’NDE YAYILI KAYNAKLARDAN GELEN KİRLİLİĞİN AZALTILMASI İÇİN MEVCUT OLAN METOTLAR VE UYGULANMA ALANLARI

ÖZHAN K., ÖZKAN K., SALİHOĞLU B., YÜCEL M., FACH SALİHOĞLU B. A., ÖREK H., et al.

in: Marmara Denizi 2022 Sempozyumu Bildiriler Kitabı, ÖZTÜRK BAYRAM, ERGÜL HALİM AYTEKİN, YALÇINER AHMET CEVDET, ÖZTÜRK HÜSEYİN, SALİHOĞLU BARIŞ, Editor, TÜDAV, İstanbul, pp.113-119, 2022

2021

2021

3. Türkiye Derin Denizlerinde Anaerobik ve Kemosentetik Ekosistemler

Yücel M., Akçay I., Sevgen S., Alımlı N., Ermiş E., Tanik G., et al.

in: Extreme Marine Environments of Turkey, Hüseyin Öztürk,Güler Alkan, Editor, Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı (TÜDAV), İstanbul, pp.1-27, 2021

2021

2021

4. İklim Değişikliği, Ekosistem Servisleri ve Bölgesel Yönetim Stratejileri

Salihoğlu B., Şahin Yücel E., Ibello V., Yücel M.

in: İklim Değişikliği Ve Türkiye Denizleri Üzerine Etkileri, Barış SALİHOĞLU,Bayram ÖZTÜRK, Editor, Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı (TÜDAV), İstanbul, pp.1-23, 2021 Creative Commons License Sustainable Development

2021

2021

5. Marmara Denizi’nin Geçirdiği Biyojeokimyasal Değişimler Bağlamında 2021 Müsilaj Patlaması, Güncel Baskılar ve Çözüm Önerileri

Yücel M., Özkan K., Fach B. A., Örek H., Mantıkçı M., Tezcan D., et al.

in: Marmara Denizi'nin Ekolojisi: Deniz Salyası Oluşumu, Etkileşimleri ve Çözüm Önerileri, Muzaffer Şeker, İzzet Öztürk, Editor, TÜBA, pp.249-268, 2021

2021

2021

6. MARMARA DENİZİ’NİN GEÇİRDİĞİ BİYOJEOKİMYASAL DEĞİŞİMLER BAĞLAMINDA 2021 MÜSİLAJ PATLAMASI, GÜNCEL BASKILAR VE ÇÖZÜM ÖNERİLERİ

YÜCEL M., ÖZKAN K., FACH B. A., ÖREK H., MANTIKCI A. M., TEZCAN D., et al.

in: Marmara Denizi'nin Ekolojisi: Deniz Salyası Oluşumu, Etkileşimleri ve Çözüm Önerileri, ÖZTÜRK İZZET, ŞEKER MUZAFFER, Editor, TÜBA, Ankara, pp.250-268, 2021

2021

2021

7. Türkiye Derin Denizlerinde Anaerobik ve Kemosentetik Ekosistemler

YÜCEL M., AKÇAY İ., SEVGEN S., ALIMLI N., ESTİ M.

in: Türkiye'nin ekstrem deniz ortamları, Öztürk, Hüseyin; Alkan Güler, Editor, Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı (TÜDAV), İstanbul, pp.1-27, 2021

2021

2021

8. Marmara Denizi'nin geçirdiği biyojeokimyasal değişimler bağlamında 2021 müsilaj patlaması güncel baskılar ve çözüm önerileri

YÜCEL M., ÖZKAN K., FACH B. A., ÖREK H., Mustafa M., TEZCAN D., et al.

in: Marmara Denizi'nin Ekolojisi: Deniz Salyası Oluşumu, Etkileşimleri ve Çözüm Önerileri, Şeker, Muzaffer; Öztürk, İzzet, Editor, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisinden (TÜBA), Ankara, pp.249-268, 2021

2017

2017

9. Catchment-Sea Interactions in the Black Sea

ÖZKAN K., ÖZHAN K., YÜCEL M.

in: Black Sea Marine Environment: The Turkish Shelf, Sezgin Murat, Bat Levent, Ürkmez Derya, Arıcı Elif, Öztürk Bayram, Editor, Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TÜDAV), İstanbul, pp.98-113, 2017

2017

2017

10. Geology and Geophysics of the Southern Shelf of the Black Sea

Tezcan D., Yücel M., Çifci G.

in: Black Sea Marine Environment: the Turkish Shelf, Murat Sezgin,Levent Bat,Derya Ürkmez,Elif Arıcı,Bayram Öztürk, Editor, Turkish Marine Research Foundation, İstanbul, pp.32-36, 2017

2017

2017

11. Geology and Geophysics of the Southern Shelf of the Black Sea

TEZCAN D., YÜCEL M., ÇİFTÇİ G.

in: Black Sea Marine Environment: The Turkish Shelf, Murat Sezgin, Levent Bat, Derya Urkmez, Elif Arici, Bayram Ozturk, Editor, Turkish Marine Research Foundation, pp.32-51, 2017

2016

2016

12. Deep sea ecosystems of the Eastern Mediterranean

Yücel M., Özkan K., Tezcan D.

in: The Turkish Part of the Mediterranean Sea Marine Biodiversity Fisheries Conservation and Governance, Derya Urkmez,Murat Sezgin,Levent Bat,Bayram Ozturk, Editor, Türkiye Deniz araştırmaları Vakfı, İstanbul, pp.98-113, 2016 Sustainable Development

2016

2016

13. Deep-Sea Ecosystems of the Mediterranean

YÜCEL M., ÖZKAN K., TEZCAN D.

in: The Sea of Marmara Marine Biodiversity Fisheries Conservation and Governance, Turan Cemal, Salihoğlu Barış, Özgür Özbek Elif, Öztürk Bayram, Editor, Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı, İstanbul, pp.366-379, 2016 Sustainable Development

2012

2012

14. Advances in marine benthic ecology using in situ sensors

Le Bris N., Contreira L., Yücel M.

in: Sensors for Ecology, J.-F. Le Galliard,J.-M. Guarini,F. Gaill, Editor, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , Paris, pp.20-30, 2012

2012

2012

15. In situ sensors for benthic ecosystem studies

Le Bris N., Contreira L., Yücel M.

in: Sensors for Ecology, J.-F. Le Galliard,J.-M. Guarini,F. Gaill, Editor, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) , Paris, pp.40-50, 2012

Funded Projects

2022 - 2027

2022 - 2027

Ocean-ICU Improving Carbon Understanding

H2020 Project , RIA Research and Innovation Actions Project

(Project Abstract)
Uygurer Z. P., Salihoğlu B.(Executive), Yücel M.

2023 - 2025

2023 - 2025

Marmara Büyük Deniz Verisi Sağlıklı Deniz Ekosistemi için Büyük Veri

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

SALİHOĞLU B. (Executive), YÜCEL M., TEZCAN D., ŞAHİN YÜCEL E., FACH SALİHOĞLU B. A.

2022 - 2025

2022 - 2025

Ocean-ICU Improving Carbon Understanding

H2020 Project , H2020 Research Infrastructures Project

Fach Salihoğlu B. A., Yücel M., Uygurer Z. P., Salihoğlu B. (Executive)

2022 - 2025

2022 - 2025

Determination of the buffering effect of marine areas against the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere

TUBITAK Project , 3501 - National Young Researcher Career Development Program

(Project Abstract)
Özhan K. (Executive), Yücel M.

2023 - 2024

2023 - 2024

Sea Basin Assistance Mechanism, Black Sea National Hubs

EU Supported Other Project

Yücel M. (Executive), Salihoğlu B.

2021 - 2023

2021 - 2023

Marmara Denizi'nde Plankton Metabolizması Ve Müsilajın Oksijen Tüketimine Etkisi

TUBITAK Project , 1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects

(Project Abstract) (Project Final Report) Creative Commons License
Mantıkcı A. M. (Executive), Uysal Z., Salihoğlu B., Örek H., Yücel M., Arkın Ş. S.

2016 - 2023

2016 - 2023

Mersin Körfezi Sualtı Kanyonlarının Araştırılması

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

TEZCAN D. (Executive), YÜCEL M.

2019 - 2022

2019 - 2022

EMODNET Chemistry Lot 4Sustainable Development

EU Supported Other Project

Yücel M. (Executive), Kıdeyş A. E., Salihoğlu B., Tezcan D., Myroshnychenko V.

2018 - 2020

2018 - 2020

MERSCIN: International Mersin Science Night Start

H2020 Project , IA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Integration Actions Project

Salihoğlu B. (Executive), Yücel M., Kideyş A. E., Zenginer Yilmaz A.

2017 - 2019

2017 - 2019

Erdemli Zaman Serisi Deniz Araştırmaları 2017

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Research Project

TEZCAN D. (Executive), ÖZKAN K., UYSAL Z., AKOĞLU E., TUĞRUL S., KIDEYŞ A. E., et al.

2016 - 2019

2016 - 2019

Emodnet Ingestion and safe-keeping of marine data

EU Supported Other Project

Yücel M., Tezcan D.

2016 - 2019

2016 - 2019

Denizel Redoks Arayüzlerinde Oluşan Metal Nanoparçacıklarının Kompozisyon ve Morfolojisinin Belirlenmesi

Project Supported by Higher Education Institutions , BAP Other

YÜCEL M. (Executive), ERMİŞ E.

2017 - 2018

2017 - 2018

Marmara Denizi Bütünleşik Model Sistemi: Faz 1

Project Supported by Other Official Institutions

Salihoğlu B. (Executive), Tuğrul S., Fach Salihoğlu B. A., Yücel M., Özhan K., Özkan K., et al.

Activities in Scientific Journals

2018 - Continues

2018 - Continues

Frontiers in Microbiology

Assistant Editor/Section Editor

Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations

2023 - Continues

2023 - Continues

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi

Associate Member

Peer Reviews in Scientific Publications

November 2021

November 2021

FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Journal Indexed in SCI-E

February 2021

February 2021

MARINE GEOLOGY

Journal Indexed in SCI-E

February 2021

February 2021

FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Journal Indexed in SCI-E

April 2020

April 2020

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE

SCI Journal

Scientific Project Refereeing

December 2021

December 2021

TUBITAK Project

1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects, TUBITAK, Turkey

September 2021

September 2021

TUBITAK Project

1001 - Program for Supporting Scientific and Technological Research Projects, TUBITAK, Turkey

Roles in Event Organizations

Aralık 2023

Aralık 2023

Black Teatime with Youth Sustainable Development

Social Activities

Şahin Yücel E., Uygurer Z. P., Salihoğlu B., Yücel M.
Turkey

Haziran 2023

Haziran 2023

Black Sea Young Ambassadors Summer School Sustainable Development

Science / Art Camp or Summer School Organization

Şahin Yücel E., Uygurer Z. P., Salihoğlu B., Yücel M.
İstanbul, Turkey

Ağustos 2022

Ağustos 2022

1st Summer School of the H2020 BRIDGE-BS Sustainable Development

Science / Art Camp or Summer School Organization

Şahin Yücel E., Uygurer Z. P., Yücel M., Salihoğlu B.
İstanbul, Turkey

Kasım 2021

Kasım 2021

Black Sea Young Ambassadors Autumn School - Black Sea CONNECT

Science / Art Camp or Summer School Organization

Şahin Yücel E., Salihoğlu B., Yücel M., Uygurer Z. P.
Mersin, Turkey

Awards

December 2020

December 2020

Research Incentive Award

Mustafa Parlar Foundation

April 2019

April 2019

Bilim Akademisi BAGEP Ödülü

Bilim Akademisi

December 2018

December 2018

TÜBA-GEBİP Ödülü

Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi

November 2017

November 2017

TÜDAV Bilim Ödülü

Türk Deniz Araştırmaları Vakfı - Tüdav



Invited Talks

December 2021

December 2021

From expanding anoxia to recent sea snot events: Biogeochemical transformation of the connected Black Sea - Marmara Sea System in response to multiple stressors

Seminar

University of Leeds-United Kingdom

November 2021

November 2021

Regional Webinar on Greening the Maritime Transport & Preparedness for Marine Pollution Prevention in the Black Sea

Workshop

Coordination of the Common Maritime Agenda of the Black Sea -Turkey

Citations

Total Citations (WOS): 1449

h-index (WOS): 22