17th International Mineral Processing Symposium

Our Department of Mineral Processing Engineering actively participated at organizing The 17th International Mineral Processing Symposium.

Dry Enrichment of Fine Coal

IMBAT Mining and Energy Corporation, which produces coal in the Soma region, was visited upon the invitation of the company, and the facility was inspected and discussions were held on various improvement works.

Effects of Mineral Based Flame Retardants on Different Types of Polymers, ITU General Research Project Coded MGA-2022-43752

Mineral-based flame retardants are used as filling material in plastics. Fillers are mostly used to reduce costs, but are used to improve or change the properties of the material they are mixed with. Mineral-based flame retardants are environmentally friendly and cost-effective additives without side effects. By enriching ore with flame retardant properties from domestic sources, adding flame retardant properties to widely used materials such as plastic will contribute to the country's economy and increase the safety of people and the environment we live in. The physical, chemical, physicochemical, and mineralogical characterization of the Turkish huntite and brucite deposits to be made within the scope of this project will be carried out by the Department of Mineral Processing Engineering at the ITU Faculty of Mines and ESAN Eczacıbaşı.

Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Coal Ashes and Coal Washery Wastes, TENMAK/TKİ-İTÜ

The recovery of rare earth elements (REE) in coal wastes with high efficiency by using physical and physicochemical method has becoming of utmost importance considering its contribution to the country's economic and environmental benefits.

Horizon Project 821265: Fine Future Innovative Technologies and Concepts for Flotation of Very Fine Grains

Department of Mineral Processing Engineering started an EU-funded project focusing on Fine Future Innovative Technologies and Concepts for Flotation of Very Fine Grains.

Journal Watch

In 2022 several prominent scientific works in the field of earth sciences from our faculty members have been published in highly qualified SCI/SCI-Expanded journals.

Other News from Our Academicians

İTU Nova – İGDAŞ Optimum outlet temperature determination for natural gas distribution gate stations

The project initiated between İTU Nova and İGDAŞ will establish a framework as well as a road map for determining optimum temperatures at RMS/A outlet, reducing both gas consumption for heating and CO2 emissions associated aims at eventually providing the logical core for a smart heating system that would decide the outlet temperature dynamically through various key inputs obtained in real time through the SCADA system. The project is led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Çınar from the Department of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering on the ITU side.

Seismic Waves Approaching Türkiye at Far Distances Illuminate the Mystery of Deep Earth's Interiors of Western Anatolia

Our Ph.D. student from the Geophysical Engineering Department Ceyhun Erman and the members of the Seismology Laboratory and Seismology, Seismotectonic and Geodynamics Research Group (Prof. Dr. Seda Yolsal-Çevikbilen, Doç. Dr. Tuna Eken, Derya Keleş, and Prof. Dr. Tuncay Taymaz), and Prof. Dr. Frederik Tilmann from Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam, Germany have published their recent findings on the complex deformations in the lithosphere and asthenosphere beneath the western Anatolia and Eastern Aegean in the Journal of Geophysical Research–Solid Earth on November 2022.

Career-Long and Annual Impact Scientists from our Faculty

Elsevier and Stanford University's annual list of the world's most influential scientists has been announced. 8 valuable professors from the Faculty of Mines in the "Annual impact" category and 7 in the "Career-long impact" category were included in the list.

Visit from the rector of Bergakademie Freiberg Technical University

Rector of the Technical University of Bergakademie Freiberg, Prof. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Barbknecht and President of Dresden International University, Prof. Dr. Hans Müller-Steinhagen visited Faculty of Mines to establish future collaborations with our department members.

Industry-Academy-Student Meetings

Industry-Academy-Student Meetings were held on June 6-7 at ITU Faculty of Mines İhsan Ketin Conference Hall. Two-day event-The Industry-Academy-Student Meeting was organized under the sponsorship of the TÜMAD Mining Incorporated Company. During this event, our students were able to meet the sector representatives who have shared their experiences and expectations in their fields at various panels which enabled important professional connection opportunities for our students.

Library On Behalf Of Our Faculty Instructor

Due to the large book donation he made in the library of İbrahim Çeçen University, a library was created in the name of Prof. Dr. Fikret Suner, who is a member of in our mining faculty.

Yurtbay Seramik Visit

A long term joint collaboration between ITU Faculty of Mines and Research&Development (R&D) Unit of YURTBAY Seramik Group were planned on a scientific-technological basis and with a value that will be an example of University-Industry cooperation.

Graduate Student Seminars

ITU Faculty of Mines Graduate Seminar Days was held with the participation of students enrolled in the Graduate Education Program between 18-20 April 2022.

Our faculty member receives TUBITAK Science Award

Other news from the Faculty

News from our students

Best Paper Award

New Developments in Geosciences Are in This Book