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Academic Distinction
Prof. OZ holds the title of Professor since 2017, having previously served as an Associate Professor from 2012 to 2017 and an Assistant Professor from 2007 to 2012 within the Department of Food Engineering at Ataturk University. His professional duties encompass teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, supervising MSc and PhD theses, and conducting research projects.
Prof. OZ boasts a notable publication record, having authored over 261 peer-reviewed articles and presented 130 papers at both national and international conferences. Additionally, he has actively contributed to over 45 national and international projects while supervising approximately 18 dissertations. His impactful work is reflected in the citation counts, with his publications garnering more than 1350 citations in Web of Science (h-index 23) and 1680 citations in Scopus (h-index 24).
261
Peer-reviewed articles
1682
Citations (Scopus)
18
Dissertation Advisory
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Projects
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Google Scholar
Publication Network
Education
Prof. OZ graduated from the Department of Food Engineering at Atatürk University, Turkey, then he earned an MSc in 2000. Following this, he was awarded his Ph.D. degree in Food Engineering from Atatürk University in 2006. Subsequently, in 2007, Prof. OZ pursued his post-doctoral studies at Pennsylvania State University, USA.
Dissertations
Teaching
Undergraduate (BSc)
- Food Science and Technology (GM 202).
Reaction Kinetics (GM 206).
Food Processing and Analysis Techniques – I (GM 311)
Food Processing and Analysis Techniques – II (GM 312 ).
Catering Technology (GM 409 ).
- Aquaculture Processing Technology (GM 413)
Graduate Project (GM 440 ).
Graduate (MSc & PhD)
- Meat Consumption and Health (FBGM 521).
- Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Compounds in Foods (FBGM 524).
- Cooking and Cooking Methods in Meat Technology (FBGM 529).
- Quality Control and Applied Analyses Methods in Meat and Meat Products (FBG-M617)
Scientific Group Memberships
- 2020 – Continues
- University of Aarhus, Denmark
- 2020 – Continues
- University of Aarhus, Denmark
- 2020 – Continues
- University of Aarhus, Denmark
Editorial Tasks
Editor
- Journal Of Animal And Veterinary Advances
Assistant Editor
- Foods
Special Issue Editor
- Separations
- Foods
Committee Member
- Trends In Food Science and Technology
- Food Chemistry: X
- Food Chemistry
- Journal Of Food Processing and Preservation
- Polish Journal of Food and Nutrition Sciences
- Antioxidants
- Foods
- Plos One
- ATA-Gıda
- Yüzüncü Yil Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi
- Frontiers in Chemistry
- Gazi University Journal of Science
- International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review
- Journal of Food Processing and Preservation
- Journal of Food Science and Engineering
- Journal of Food Processing & Technology
Awards
- The World’s Most Influential Scientists, Stanford University, 2023.
- Scientific Project and Patent Award Ceremony, Atatürk University, 2020-2021.
- Postdoctoral Research Scholarship, TÜBİTAK – Instituto De Agroquimica Y Tecnologia De Alimentos, Spain, 2011.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, USA, 2007.
- Seminar Participation Scholarship, Graz University of Technology, Austria, 2002.