CURRICULUM VITAE
Name and Title : Dr. A. Ünal Şorman, Professor Key Qualifications :
Hydrological models (component-integrated) with remote sensing (RS) and geographic
information systems (GIS) integration with weather prediction models.
- Statistical and stochastic tools applied to hydrologic problems (modeling approach for flood forcast-real time estimation etc)
- Water balance approach (mass, energy and heat) in various scale of catchment
- Snow melt modeling using satellite data (SEVIRI,NOAA and SSM/I,AMSR-E)
Project Assignment
Water resources projects planning, design and management, integration of atmospheric models with land surface processes, subsurface and subsurface flow integration (runoff-infiltration and recharge). Flow forecasting of hazards global changes affecting of floods.
Personal
Date and place of birth : May, 31, 1943, Ankara –Turkey Marital status : Married, 2 children
Nationality : Turkish
Adress : Dean of Faculty Of Enginnering : Near East Üniversity
e-mail : aliunal.sorman@neu.edu.tr
Professional education and academic degrees
1965 B.Sc in Civil Engineering of METU, Ankara, Turkey 1966 M.Sc in Civil Engineering of METU, Ankara
1967 Instructor Civil Engineering of METU, Ankara
1972 Ph.D Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga, USA
Professional experience:
1965-66 Research Engineer in Directorate of Electrical Work-Survey Dept.
Ankara
1966.67 Research assistant at METU, Ankara, Turkey 1967.68 Instructor at METU, Ankara
1968.72 Research assistant at Ga Tech, Atlanta, Ga
1972.82 Asst. Prof.Dr at METU, Civil Engineering Dept. Ankara
1982.84 Part time instructor at METU and a Project Manager of a Private Firm in Ankara
1984.95 Academic Staff member of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, KSA
1995-Present Full time staff as Prof.Dr. of Civil Engineering at METU, Ankara Consultant The State Meteorological Organization (DMİ) (1976-78)
The State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) (1997-Present)
The State Water-Land Research Inst. (KHAE) (1996 – 97) The various private Companies
2005- Delegate and expert for Domain ESSEM from Turkey to European Cooperatıon in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research (COST)
2006 Internal report evaluator for the Action of COST 719, The use of GIS in Climatology and Meteorology.
Professional membership
American and European Geophysical Union (AGU-EGU) National Hydrological Program of Unesco (IHP)
Chambers of Turkish Civil Engineers (IMO)
Turkish Hydrological Scientific Commision (TUHK-University representative) Granted research projects
Year AFP (University Research Funded Project)
97-98 97-03-03-09 UA/CBS hidrolojik modellere uygulanarak taşkınların ön tahmini (Flood forecasting using hydrologic models with RS/GIS) 98.99 98-03-03-01 Spatially distributed hydrologic model applications 99-00 99-03-03-13 Water budget of Lake Van in Turkey
AGUDOS (Sponsored project by outside organizations) 0.2 0007-022-0001 Hidrolojik model ile Taşkın analiz pilot projesi
(Flood analysis for pilot project using hydrologic model)
TUBİTAK (Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council)
95.97 TUBİTAK-YDABÇAG 200-GBS kullanılarak taşkın hidrografın saptanması (Determination of flood hydrograph using GIS)
97.99 TUBİTAK-INTAG 826 Kıyı bölgesi su basma alanlarının UA/CBS ile belirlenmesi
(Determination of flood inundation areas in coastal region using RS/GIS) 0.2 TUBİTAK-INTAG 830 Van gölü su bütçesinin UA ile hesaplanması
(Determination of mass water balance of lake Van using RS)
02-04 TUBİTAK-INTAG I843 Stream network planning using entropy, neural network DPT (State Planning Organisation)
99-00 ODTÜ Kampüsünde GBS uygulamaları (Application of GIS in METU Campus)
1.4.1 03-03DPT2001 UA/GBS ile yersel ve zamansal dağılımlı hidrolojik modelleme (Spatially/temporally distributed hydrologic modeling using RS/GIS) NATO-SfS (Science for Stability and Peace)
96-00 96-01-055 Establishment of satellite based observation and its application in Turkey TO REMOSENS
00-01 97-7994 Application of SRM by RS/GIS over the Central Asia EUmetsat Sponsored Project
2005.10 Satellite Application Facility on Support to Operational Hydrology and Water Management (H-SAF) PI for snow parameters for Mountainous areas
Languages
Conversation Reading Writing
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
German Poor Fair Poor
Supervised completed reseach subjects (M.Sc and Ph.D thesis) M.Sc
1. Application of snowmelt runoff model (SRM) in Turkey using RS/GIS Mr.
Ilgaz Kaya
2. A RS/GIS approach in hydrologic modeling Mr. Arda Şorman
3. Application of the SLURP model in snowmelt runoff modeling using RS/GIS
Mr. Engin Uzunoğlu
4. Spatially distributed hydrologic modeling using RS/GIS techniques Miss.
Aynur Şensoy
5. Integration of RS/GIS on snowmelt modeling Mr. Ahmet Emre Tekeli
6. Flood innendation mapping using HEC-RAS model and GIS Mr. Veysel Doğanoğlu
7. Assesment Water budget of Lake Van Mr. Serant Erdemir
8. Modeling of spatially varied precipitation records over a basin Ms. Zerrin Başbuğ
9. Regional Frequency approach based on L-moments using flood records
Mr. Altan Okur.
Ph.D
1. Physically Based point snowmelt modelling and its Distribution in Upper Euphrates basin by Aynur Sensoy, March 2005
2. Operational Hydrological Forecasting of Snowmelt Runoff by RS/GIS Integration by A Emre Tekeli ,May 2005
3. Evaluation and modelling of Streamflow data: by Nermin Sarlak, June 2005
4.Use of satellite Observed seasonal snow cover in hydrological modelling and snow runoff prediction by A Arda Sorman, June 2005
5.Radar based backscattering approach to determine areal soil moisture for hydrological model applications by Musa Yimaz (on going)
