Tuba Hande Ergüder Bayramoğlu

Prof. Dr. Tuba Hande Ergüder Bayramoğlu is a full Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering at Middle East Technical University's College of Engineering since 2022, with continuous service since 1998 progressing from Research Assistant to Professor. She holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from METU (2005) and maintains active leadership roles including METU Engineering Faculty Executive Board Member (2019-2022) and METU Biotechnology Steering Committee Member (2018-present).

• Ph.D., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, June 2005
• M.S., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, September 2000
• B.S., Middle East Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department, June 1998

Her research integrates anaerobic biotechnology with resource recovery, focusing on renewable energy production from waste streams through bio-granulation, nitrogen removal, and microalgal systems. Key innovations include DAMO-Anammox co-cultures for greenhouse gas mitigation and silver nanowire water filters. Her work bridges molecular microbial characterization with industrial applications in waste valorization.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals dominant trends in wastewater-to-energy conversion (73% of works), advanced nutrient removal (60%), and nanomaterial applications (27%). The research demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between microbial ecology, reactor engineering, and circular economy principles, with increasing emphasis on climate mitigation since 2019.

Scientific Awards:

• FABED Eser Tümen Outstanding Achievement Award (2014)
• METU Academic Performance Award (2011-2015)
• TUBITAK Project Performance Award (2018)

She has supervised 24 theses (14 completed M.Sc., 2 Ph.D., 8 ongoing) and secured 22 research grants totaling >3.2 million TL, including COST Action CA21146 (2022-2026) on purple bacteria biotechnology. Her consulting projects with Votorantim Çimentos and Biomeksan demonstrate strong industry translation of research.

Her laboratory work focuses on integrated anaerobic-aerobic systems, with recent expansions into DAMO microorganisms and microalgal-bacterial consortia for simultaneous wastewater treatment and CO2 sequestration, utilizing advanced molecular techniques for process optimization.