Updated on 9 November 2026
Research Partner Available – Urban Carbon & Water Accounting, LCA and Environmental MRV
Assistant Professor of Food Engineering | Sustainability & LCA Expert at Gaziantep University
Gaziantep, Türkiye
About
Looking to Join a DUT 2026 Research Consortium
Dr. Fatih Balcı, Assistant Professor at Gaziantep University, Türkiye, is seeking collaboration opportunities within DUT Call 2026, particularly in the Circular Urban Economies (CUE) and Positive Energy Districts (PED) Transition Pathways.
Our expertise
We offer academic and applied experience in:
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Urban greenhouse gas inventories following the GPC framework
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Water footprint and water balance assessment (ISO 14046)
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Life Cycle Assessment (ISO 14040/44)
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Corporate and product carbon footprint accounting (ISO 14064-1 and ISO 14067)
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Circular resource management and environmental performance evaluation
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Environmental data quality, uncertainty assessment, and MRV
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Digital environmental monitoring and sustainability decision-support methodologies
Our applied work includes municipal greenhouse gas inventories, institutional water footprint assessments, industrial sustainability projects, and methodological contributions to CimpactPro City, a digital platform supporting community-scale GHG accounting.
Potential contribution to DUT 2026
We are interested in contributing to work packages involving:
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Urban environmental baseline assessments and resource-flow analysis.
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Development of carbon, water, and circularity indicators.
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LCA-based assessment of urban sustainability interventions.
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Environmental data integration, quality assurance, and uncertainty evaluation.
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Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) frameworks.
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Evaluation of urban pilots, environmental outcomes, and replicability.
Collaboration sought
We are looking to join an existing international consortium as a research partner, particularly projects involving municipalities, urban utilities, research institutes, and technology developers.
We welcome discussions with consortium coordinators seeking complementary expertise in environmental assessment, digital sustainability monitoring, and urban resource management.
Contact
Dr. Fatih Balcı
Department of Food Engineering
Gaziantep University, Türkiye
Organisation
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