Department of Forest Products
Engineering provides a wide range of programs which focus on improving the use
of renewable, lignocellulosic resources. Undergraduate degrees prepare students
for careers in the activities on the scientific, technical and management
problems of forest products industry. In order to achieve these, the people in
our department provide professional education, reveal new knowledge and timely
information in improving engineered wood products that made from wood and other
lignocellulosic raw materials such as veener and plywood, particleboard,
fiberboard, furniture and construction elements, pulp, paper and chemicals,
impregnation, MDF, OSB, adhesives, forest byproducts. The department has four
professional graduate programs under the guidance of number of qualified
faculty members. These programs provide a broad education on:
- Wood Mechanics and Technology
- Forest Biology and Wood Preservation Technology
- Forest Industry Machinery and Business
- Forest Products Chemistry and Technology
The programs organized to variety of
specialized and interdisciplinary topics.
What is Forest Products Engineer?
Forest Products Engineer is quite
simply the utilization of forest resources to maximise their value added
products. These utilization processes include; pulp and paper industry, timber
manufacturing processes, physical and chemical modification wood products,
composite panel manufacturing and related topics.
Following a 4 years of education,
successful students receive a B.Sc. Diploma and are called Forest Products
Engineers.
The Forest Products Profession
The duration of the undergraduate
education is four year. First two years, department has the curriculium to
provide students with an understanding of the basic principles and background
knowledge in engineering that they can pursue further study and work. For that
reason, some follow-up undergraduate courses in calculus, physics and chemistry
have been offered. The third and fourth year lectures include basic
professional subject that are given students in order to interact and solve
problems in forest products industry. The last year lecture includes compulsory
and elective courses. Teaching is by lectures, tutorials and practical work in
the laboratories. All students must take a project in the final year.
Assessment for lecture courses is one midterm examination and one final
examination. The average grade is determined as the sum of mid-term examination
(40%) and final examination (60%).
Head of Department
Prof. Dr. Halil Turgut ŞAHİN
Academic Staff
- Prof. Dr. 4
- Assoc.Prof. Dr. 3
- Asst.Prof. Dr. 2
- Res.Asst. 2
Total 11
Coordinator of Mevlana
Assoc.Prof. Dr. İlhami Emrah
DÖNMEZ
Coordinator of Erasmus
Prof. Dr. Halil Turgut ŞAHİN
Coordinator of Farabi
Prof. Dr. Halil Turgut ŞAHİN
Academic Staff
Wood Mechanics and Technology
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömer Ümit YALÇIN
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuğba YILMAZ AYDIN
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Gürcan GÜLER
Forest Biology and Wood Preservation Technology
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlhami Emrah DÖNMEZ
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Ali VAR
Forest Industry Machinery and
Business
- Prof. Dr. Abdullah SÜTÇÜ
- Res.Asst. Merve CAMBAZOĞLU
Forest Products Chemistry and
Technology
- Prof. Dr. Halil Turgut ŞAHİN
- Prof. Dr. Birol ÜNER
- Prof. Dr. Samim YAŞAR
- Res.Asst. Uğur ÖZKAN