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Dr. Tugce Baser is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, specializing in Geotechnical Engineering. Her research interests include unsaturated soil mechanics, energy geotechnics, trenchless technologies, and sustainable and resilient geotechnical systems. Over the past five years, Dr. Baser has been awarded honors by international institutions and invited as a keynote speaker, has co-authored journal papers and refereed conference articles, and has supervised students. Dr. Baser is a reviewer for international scientific journals in the fields of geotechnical engineering, renewable energy, and heat transfer. She received her PhD degree in Geotechnical Engineering from University of California San Diego in 2017. Dr. Baser is a member of ASCE G-I, ISSMGE, and CGS where she is actively engaged with the student and professional development. 

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I am looking for a highly motivated graduate student to work with me on a very specific topic that focuses on analytical modeling of heat transfer in soils for a short term (Preferably 3-6 months). The candidates with a background in analytical/computational heat transfer are encouraged. 

Tugce Baser, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

 

 
Email: tbaser@illinois.edu

 

Address:
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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RESEARCH INTERESTS
ResearchInterests
  • ​​​​​Unsaturated soils

  • Shallow thermal energy storage and geo-exchange systems

  • Coupled constitutive relationships of thermal and hydraulic properties

  • Sustainability in energy related geotechnical applications

  • Centrifuge modeling 

  • Trenchless Technologies (HDD)

EDUCATION
2017

Ph.D.

Structural Engineering (Geotechnical Focus)

University of California San Diego

Thesis Title: Coupled Heat Transfer and Water Flow in Soil-Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Systems Installed in Unsaturated Soil Profiles

2009

B.Sc.

Geological Engineering (Geotechnical Focus)

Cukurova University

Thesis title: Numerical Analysis of Landslides in Malihidirli Town, Adana

EDUCATION
HONORS & AWARDS
HONORS & AWARDS
  • The nominee of the 6th International Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference (ISSMGE)

September 2017, Seoul, Korea

  • The scholar of “Top Global University Project” at Kyoto University GSGES Spring School Program

Feb 16 – March 8, 2017, Kyoto, Japan

  • Best theme (Energy Related Geoenvironmental Technology) Paper Award 7th ICEG (2014)

  • Visiting Graduate Research Scholar of Council of Higher Education of Turkish Republic

University of Colorado Boulder August-December 2011. 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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  • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member

  • International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), Member

  • Canadian Geotechnical Society, Member

  • International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), Member

  • ISSMGE, Young Member Presidential Group, Bulletin Editor (2017-Present)

  • ASCE SLC, Public Relations Committee Chair, (2017-2018)

  • ASCE Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization at UCSD, SLC (2015-2017) â€‹â€‹

  • The California Geotechnical Engineering Association at UCSD, President (2015-2017)

PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS

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Technical Journal Publications

J1. Gao, N., Baser, T., Deng, S., and Bayat, A. (2018)."Pressure Management of Drilling Fluid in Horizontal Directional Drilling: An Operational Review". In review: ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management.

J2. BaÅŸer, T. and McCartney, J.S. (2018). “Transient performance evaluation of solar thermal energy storage in a geothermal borehole array”. In review: Geothermics

J3. BaÅŸer, T., Tartakovsky, D., Dong, Y., Lu, N., Moradi, A., Smits, K., and McCartney, J.S (2018). “Role of Water Vapor Diffusion and Nonequilibrium Phase Change in Geothermal Energy Storage Systems in the Vadose Zone.” ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (Accepted).

J4. BaÅŸer, T., Lu, N., and McCartney, J.S. (2016). “Operational response of a soil-borehole thermal energy storage system.” ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering. 04015097-1-12. 10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0001432.

J5. Kolay, E. and BaÅŸer, T., (2016). “The effect of textural characteristics on the engineering properties of the basalts from Yozgat region, Turkey.” JGSI (In press)

J6. Kolay, E., BaÅŸer, T., 2014. Estimation of the Dry Unit Weight of Compacted Soils Using General Linear Model and Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks, Applied Soft Computing, Vol 18, pp. 223-231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2014.01.033.

J7. Kayabali, K., BaÅŸer, T., Balci, M.C., and Kolay, E., 2013. Evaluation of the hydraulic conductivity of saturated, fine-grained soils using small-size centrifuge, EJGE, Vol. 18, pp 2383-2395.

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Book Chapters

B1. BaÅŸer, T., Traore, T. and McCartney, J.S. (2016). “Physical modeling of coupled heat transfer and water flow in soil-borehole thermal energy storage systems in the vadose zone.” In: Geothermal Energy: An Emerging Resource. C.B. Dowling, L.J. Florea, and K. Neumann, eds. GSA Books. Boulder, CO. Geological Society of America Special Paper 519. 1-13.

 

Technical Conference Publications

  1. Baser, T. (2018). "EFFECT OF HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISMS ON THERMAL RESPONSE OF HORIZONTAL HEAT EXCHANGERS". CGS GeoEdmonton 2018, Edmonton, Canada.

  2. Baser, T., Dong, Y., Lu, N., McCartney, J.S., 2017. “Evaluation of coupled thermal and hydraulic relationships used in simulation of thermally-induced water flow in unsaturated soils”. PanAm Unsat-2017, Dallas, TX. (Accepte

  3. Baser, T., (2017). “Transient heat transfer in vertical ground heat exchangers”. ISSMGE 6IYGEC 2017, September 16-17, Seoul, South Korea.

  4. McCartney, J.S. and BaÅŸer, T., (2017). “Role of coupled process in thermal energy storage in the vadose zone”. ISSMGE CPEG2 2017, September 6-7, Leeds, UK. (KEYNOTE)

  5. McCartney, J.S., BaÅŸer, T., Zhan, N., Lu, N., Ge, S., and Smits, K., (2017). “Storage of Solar Thermal Energy in Borehole Thermal Energy Storage Systems”. IGSHPA Technical/Research Conference and Expo Denver March 14-16, 2017.

  6. BaÅŸer, T., Dong, Y., and McCartney, J.S. (2016). “Heat content in soil-borehole thermal energy systems in the vadose zone.” ICEGT 2016: 1st International Conference on Energy Geotechnics. Kiel. Aug. 29-31. 1-8.

  7. BaÅŸer, T., Dong, Y., Lu, N., and McCartney, J.S. (2016). “Role of considering non-constant soil thermal parameters in the simulation of geothermal heat storage systems in the vadose zone.” Proc. 8AYGEC 2016. Astana, Kazakhstan, Aug. 6-8. 6 pg.

  8. BaÅŸer, T., McCartney, J.S., Moradi, A., Smits, K., and Lu, N. (2016). “Impact of a thermohydraulic insulating layer on the long-term response of soil-borehole thermal energy storage systems.” GeoChicago 2016: Sustainability, Energy, and the Geoenvironment. Chicago. Aug. 14-18. pp. 125-134.

  9. BaÅŸer, T. and McCartney, J.S. (2015). “Development of a full-scale soil-borehole thermal energy storage system.” Proc. IFCEE 2015. San Antonio, TX. Mar. 17-21. ASCE. pp. 16081617.

  10. BaÅŸer, T and McCartney, J.S. (2015). Thermal Energy Storage in Borehole Heat Exchanger Arrays. International Symposium on Energy Geotechnics. SEG2015. Barcelona, Spain, June 2-4. 4.

  11. BaÅŸer, T., Linkowski, D., and McCartney, J.S. (2014). “Heat storage in soil -borehole thermal energy storage systems in the vadose zone.” Proc. 7th ICEG. Nov. 10-14. Melbourne. pp. 18. 5.

  12. McCartney, J.S., Baser, T., and Lu, Ning (2014). Characterization of a Soil-Borehole Thermal Energy Storage System. GSA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC. 19-22 October.

  13. McCartney, J.S., Alsherif, N., Coccia, C.J.R., Stewart, M.A., BaÅŸer, T., Traore, T., and Goode, J.C. III (2014). “Unsaturated Soil Mechanics in Geothermal Energy Applications.” Unsaturated Soils: Research & Applications (UNSAT 2014). Sydney, Australia. Jul. 2-4. N. Khalili, A. Russell, A. Khoshghalb, eds. 835-842. 6

  14. Kayabalı, K., Balcı, M. C. and BaÅŸer, T., Preliminary results from a small geotechnical centrifuge for consolidation tests: Proc. Of Third Int’l Conf. on New Developments in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, June 28-30 2012, Near East University, Nicosia, TRNC, 820-827.

  15. BaÅŸer, T., Kolay, E., and Akçe, M.A., 2011. The effect of basalt textures on some empirical relationships. Proceedings of the X. Regional Rock Mechanics Symposium, pp 231-237, METU, Ankara. 

  16. Kolay, E. and BaÅŸer, T., 2010. Estimation of dry unit weight of soils by ANN. 7th  International Symposium on the Eastern Mediterranean Geology, 18-22 October, Cukurova University, Turkey. 

   

Educational Papers and Articles  

E1. BaÅŸer, T., Zheng, Y., and Zayed, M., (2016). “Lessons Learned from Geo-Legends.” GeoStrata: The Magazine of the GeoInstitute of ASCE. http://geostrata.geoinstitute.org/departments/2015-05-06p20-29/

E2. http://www.environmentalbiophysics.org/borehole-thermal-energy-storage-improved-design/ 

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Keynote and Invited Lectures

  1. "Effects of temperature on soil behavior in geotechnical systems", San Diego State University, Nov 2017

  2. "Underground Thermal Energy Storage for Sustainable Development: Available Methods for Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage". 1st International Underground Resources and Energy Conference, Yozgat, Turkey, 2016.

  3. "Geothermal Energy Storage in Unsaturated Soils"1st International Underground Resources and Energy Conference, Yozgat, Turkey, 2016.

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