Dr. Banu Yildiz is an expert in waste management with experience in sustainable water/wastewater treatment systems, low cost adsorbents, landfill management, dewatering of sludge, zero waste technology, air quality control and life cycle assessment. She holds PhD in Civil Engineering and MSc and BSc in Enviornmental Enginerring. Before her current appointment at KU, she was a faculty member at the Civil Engineering Department at Case Western Reserve University and was a post-doctoral associate at the Civil Engineering Department at Florida International University. She was awarded by multiple national and international awards for environmental engineering applications in water and wastewater treatment. She is a guest speaker at seminars and lectures and she mentors several undergraduate/graduate students for research competitions.
Yard waste to low-cost adsorbent: The effect of pyrolysis temperature and feedstock on date palm-derived biochar utilization in water and wastewater treatment
Performance and life cycle/life cycle coast assessment of low cost adsorbents’ application in drinking water/wastewater treatment
Nanochar application for removal of emerging contaminants from contaminated water
Outdoor and indoor air quality relations and impact on human health
Low Cost Desalination
