Gamze Ersan
- Teaching Assistant Professor, College of Engineering & Mines
Contact Info
- Email: gamze.ersan@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.2180
Office Address
Upson Hall II
243 Centennial Drive Stop 8155
Grand Forks, ND 58202-8155
Curriculum Vitae
Websites
Biography
Dr. Ersan is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the College of Engineering and Mines. Prior to this role, she served as an Assistant Research Professor and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) eFellow in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SSEBE) at Arizona State University.
She received her Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering in 2014 from Istanbul University, Turkey. During her doctoral studies, she was awarded an "Overseas Graduate Scholarship" by the Turkish National Science Foundation (NSF) and worked as a visiting researcher at Clemson University, U.S. Following her graduation, she received a grant fellowship from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and returned to Clemson University as a postdoctoral researcher. After a period of parental leave, she resumed her research career as a postdoctoral researcher in SSEBE at ASU, where she was later awarded the ASEE eFellowship, funded by the NSF.
Dr. Ersan is an expert in adsorption and Linear Solvation Energy Relationship (LSER) modeling of various conventional and novel carbon-based nanomaterials. As a faculty member at the University of North Dakota, her current research focuses on developing novel hybrid electrochemical processes for regenerating PFAS-laden carbon-based adsorbents and using machine learning to predict adsorption efficiency on nanomaterials.
She is a mother of two, and in her free time, she enjoys cycling and camping.
ENGR 200: Computer Application in Engineering (Fall and Spring)
ENGR 340: Professional Integrity in Engineering (Spring and Summer)
CE 411: Civil Engineering Materials Laboratory (Fall and Summer)
CE 412L: Soil Mechanics Laboratory (Fall)
Nanotechnology; Adsorption; Computer programming; Statistical analysis; Electro-regeneration of spent media
Certifications:
- Introduction to Machine Learning-Developer Ecosystem Programs, Issued January 8, 2021. Credential ID 374836603141. Global AI Hub and AI Business School.
- Introduction to Python Programming-Developer Ecosystem Programs, Issued December 25, 2020. Credential ID 4360973725651. Global AI Hub and AI Business School.
Awards and Honors
- 2024 ACS Publication Peer Reviewer of Recognition and Appreciation Honor, American Chemical Society.
- Annual Water Quality and Technology Conference, Poster Award, 1st place, 2024
- eFellows Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) with funding provided by the National Science Foundation (NSF), 2022-2024.
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-Turkish NSF) 2219–International Research Scholarship Program, International Postdoctoral Fellow, 2015-2017.
- Annual South Carolina Environmental Conference, Student Poster Award, 1st place, 2013
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-Turkish NSF) 2214/A–International Research Fellowship Program, International Research Fellow, 2012-2014.
Ph.D. Department of Environmental Engineering, Istanbul University, Turkey, 2014
Area of focus: Environmental Engineering and Science
M.S. Department of Civil Engineering, Kahramanmaras University, Turkey, 2010
Area of focus: Environmental Engineering
B.S. Department of Environmental Engineering, Cukurova University, Turkey, 2006
- Teaching Assistant Professor-2025-Present- University of North Dakota, U.S.
- Research Assistant Professor-2022-2025- Arizona State University, U.S.
- Postdoctoral Researcher-2021-2022 -Arizona State University, U.S.
- Visiting Researcher (Parental Leave)-2017-2020- Clemson University, U.S.
- International Postdoctoral Fellow-2015-2017- Clemson University, U.S.
- International Research Fellow-2012-2014- Clemson University, U.S.
- Graduate Research Assistant-2010-2014- Istanbul University, Turkey