Safak Gokhan OZKAN

Prof.Dr. Turkish-German University

Beykoz, Istanbul, Türkiye

About

I am open for full time, part time or consultancy based job offers from national and international mining, processing and technology companies to serve with my 35 years of professional, scientific, academic and managerial experience and aim to present mineral resources for the profitable benefit of humanity with rational, environmental friendly and sustainable modern methods. I currently work for Turkish-German University as a full professor teaching Mineral Processing, Mineral Characterization, Project Planning and Management, Occupational Health and Safety, Scientific Research Techniques and Publication Ethics. Last year, I gained a yearly sabbatical scholarship from TUBITAK and conducted scientific studies on the flotation of fine and ultrafine strategic raw materials at the Helmholtz Institute (HZDR-HIF) in Freiberg, Germany. I have published various scientific and technical conference proceedings and internationally recognized journal articles, especially on the evaluation of borates, boron technology, flotation, recovery of critical minerals and strategic raw materials, coal and energy raw materials technology, design of mining and mineral processing plants, industrial minerals, recycling of mine tailings and metallurgical wastes. I have a huge interest in collaborating with industry, bringing over 30 years of expertise in Global Academic Ranking TOP 2% World's Most Influential Scientists (Elsevier) mineral processing, critical raw materials, and sustainable resource management. As a professor at Turkish-German University and a researcher recognized in the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists, I have dedicated my career to bridging the gap between advanced academic research and industrial application. With robotics and intelligent systems, my research works are aiming to build a sustainable future by transforming mineral ores, tailings and wastes into advanced technological materials.

Experience

  • Professor at Türk-Alman Üniversitesi
    Dec 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

  • Guest Professor at Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology (the HIF)
    Jan 2024 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Professor at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
    Feb 1998 - Dec 2019 · 21 yrs 11 mos

    Professor of Mining and Minerals Engineering

  • Guest Professor at TFH Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences
    Jun 2015 - Sep 2015 · 4 mos

    Alexander von Humboldt Fellow

  • Guest Professor at TU Berlin
    Jun 2008 - Sep 2008 · 4 mos

    Alexander von Humboldt Fellow