Lecturer of Gaziantep University, Turkey
Dr. Ayşe Yeter Günal is an accomplished civil engineer and academic with a profound expertise in hydraulics, water resources management, and the application of GIS and artificial intelligence in civil engineering. She has dedicated over two decades to teaching and research at Gaziantep University, where she has made significant contributions to the understanding and development of innovative solutions in civil engineering. Her work spans a variety of crucial areas, from the optimization of water systems in crisis zones to the modeling of environmental changes affecting water resources.
Publication profile
Education
Ayşe Yeter Günal completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering at the Middle East Technical University, Gaziantep Faculty of Engineering, on September 23, 1991. She then pursued her Master’s degree, completing her thesis on the thermal properties of clay soils under the supervision of Mehmet Arslan Tekinsoy at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Institute of Science, on September 13, 2001. Ayşe further advanced her education by earning a Doctorate in 2015 from Gaziantep University, Institute of Science, with a thesis titled “Study on synthetic and unit hydrographs by using GIS and artificial intelligence techniques,” under the guidance of Aytaç Güven.
Experience
Dr. Ayşe Yeter Günal has had a distinguished career at Gaziantep University, where she has served in various academic roles. Starting as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, Geotechnics Division, from 1992 to 2017, she later became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Hydraulics Division, from 2014 to 2018. Throughout her career, she has significantly contributed to the fields of geotechnics and hydraulics, supervising numerous theses and publishing extensively in international journals.
Research focus
Dr. Ayşe Yeter Günal’s research interests encompass a broad spectrum of civil engineering topics, including:
- Synthetic and unit hydrograph analysis using GIS and artificial intelligence techniques
- Water quality assessment using AI methods
- Simulation of scouring around bridge piers using hydraulic modeling
- Climate change impact on hydrological parameters and water resource management
- Optimization of water distribution systems, especially in challenging environments such as tented camps
Publication top notes
- Günal, A. Y., & Al Taha, K. (2024). Wastewater issue in IDPs Camps Northwest Syria. International Journal of Innovative Research in Engineering Applications and Management, 11(3), 19-24.
- Khurshid, F., & Günal, A. Y. (2024). Harnessing earthquake-generated glass and plastic waste for sustainable construction. Turkish Journal of Engineering, 8(2), 394-402.
- Yaman, Ü., & Günal, A. Y. (2024). Trend analysis of meteorological parameters and drought analysis in the Murat River Basin. Adıyaman Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi, 11(22), 110-124.
- Günal, A. Y., & Mehdi, R. (2024). Prediction of runoff coefficient under the effect of climate change using adaptive neuro inference system. Journal of University of Babylon for Engineering Sciences (JUBES), 31(4), 26-40.
- Günal, A. Y., & Mehdi, R. (2023). Computation of flow coefficient via a non-deterministic approach of fuzzy logic called SMRGT based on meteorological properties. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, 17, 695-708.
