Muge Komurcu, Ph.D. (Muge Komurcu Bayraktar) Post-doctoral Research Associate
Department of Geology and Geophysics
Yale University |  | | Office Address | 318 Kline Geology Lab, PO Box 208109
New Haven, CT 06520 | Phone E-Mail | 203-436-9091 muge.komurcu [at] yale [dot] edu |
EducationDoctor of Philosophy, 2011 : Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology, Research Advisor: Jerry Y. Harrington, Ph.D. Master of Science, 2005 : Istanbul Technical University, Meteorological Engineering, Research Advisor: Yurdanur Sezginer Unal, Ph.D. Bachelor of Science, 2004 : Istanbul Technical University, Environmental Engineering, Research Advisor: Kadir Alp, Ph.D. Bachelor of Science, 2003 : (Top of Class of 2003) Istanbul Technical University,Meteorological Engineering, Research Advisor: Yurdanur S. Unal, Ph.D.
HonorsTop Student in Ranking of Class of 2003, Istanbul Technical University, (ITU), Meteorological Engineering, B.Sc. Anne C. Wilson Award Graduate Student Research Award, 2005, Penn State University.
Invited Talks- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Atmospheric Science Division Seminar Series, March 23, 2011.
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Mesoscale Atmospheric Processes Branch Seminar, March 4, 2011.
- Yale University, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate Dynamics Seminar, January 20, 2011.
Journal Articles in ProgressMuge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, "Interactions Between Microphysics and Dynamics in Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds: Isolated Yet Persistent Clouds".
Muge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, "Interactions Between Microphysics and Dynamics in Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds: A Persistent Cloud System With External Forcing". Muge Komurcu, Trude Storelvmo, and coauthors, “Intercomparison of the Phase Partitioning of Water in Mixed-Phase Clouds in GCMs”. Trude Storelvmo, Muge Komurcu, and coauthors, “Inter-Comparison of the Aerosol Indirect Effect of the GCMs”.
Journal ArticlesZikri Bayraktar, Muge Komurcu and Douglas H. Werner, "The Wind Driven Optimization Technique and its Application in Electromagnetics", aAccepted for publication in the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2012. For more infornation on our novel algorithm: http://www.thewdo.com Kadir Alp and Muge Komurcu, Characterization of Pollutant Sources in Istanbul with PM10 and EU Directives, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 2009, Volume 39, No.3/4, pp.204-212.
Conference ProceedingsMuge Komurcu, Trude Storelvmo, Ivy Tan, Ulrike Lohmann, Yuxing Yun, Joyce E. Penner, Yong Wang, Xiaohong Liu, Toshihiko Takemura, Inter-Comparison of the Phase Partitioning of Cloud Water among Global Climate Models, International Conference on Nucleation and Atmopheric Aerosols (ICNAA) Conference Proceedings, American Institute of Physics, 2013. Muge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, Effects of Ice Nucleation and Crystal Habits on the Dynamics of Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds, American Meteorological Society 13th Conference on Cloud Phycsics,Portland, Oregon, June 28-July 2, 2010. Zikri Bayraktar, Muge Komurcu, Z.H. Jiang, D.H. Werner, P.L. Werner, "Stub-loaded Inverted-F Antenna Synthesis via Wind Driven Optimization", Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, pp. 2920-2923, 3-8 July 2011. Zikri Bayraktar, Muge Komurcu, and Douglas H. Werner, "Wind Driven Optimization (WDO): A Novel Nature-Inspired Optimization Algorithm and Its Application to Electromagnetics," proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC/USNC/URSI Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 11-17, 2010. Kerem Cigizoglu, Kadir Alp and Muge Komurcu, Two Neural Network Methods in Estimation of Air Pollution Time Series, NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciencesi, 2006, Volume 62, 10.1007/1-4020-4232-9 Kerem Cigizoglu, Kadir Alp and Muge Komurcu, Estimation of Air Pollution Parameters Using Artificial Neural Networks, NATO Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, 2005, Volume 54, 10.1007/1-4020-3351-6 Kadir Alp and Muge Komurcu, “Characterization of pollutant sources at 10 stations in Istanbul with PM10 and EU directives on focal point”, Third International Symposium on Air Quality Management at Urban, Regional and Global Scales & 14th IUAPPA Regional Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, September 26-30, 2005.
Poster PresentationsMuge Komurcu, Trude Storelvmo, Ivy Tan, Ulrike Lohmann, Yuxing Yun, Joyce E. Penner, Yong Wang, Xiaohong Liu, Toshihiko Takemura, Inter-Comparison of the Phase Partitioning of Cloud Water among Global Climate Models, DOE Atmospheric System Research Meeting, March 18-21, 2013. Muge Komurcu and Trude Storelvmo, “Challenges in Simulating the Phase Partitioning of Water in Mixed-Phase Clouds: Influences of the Representation of Ice Processes”, International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, ICCP, Leipzig, Germany, July 2012. Trude Storelvmo, Muge Komurcu, Ulrike Lochmann, Yuxing. Yu, Joyce E. Penner, Yong Wang, Xiaohong Liu, T. Takemura, “Model Intercomparison of Aerosol Effects on Liquid and Mixed-Phase Clouds”, International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, ICCP, Leipzig, Germany, July 2012. Muge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, "Interactions between Microphysics and Dynamics in Persistent Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds", American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2011, December 2011. Zikri Bayraktar, Muge Komurcu and Douglas H. Werner, "Wind Driven Optimization Technique", College of Engineering Research Symposium at the Pennsylvania State University, March 2011. Zikri Bayraktar, Muge Komurcu and Douglas H. Werner, "A Novel Nature-Inspired Numerical Optimization Technique". The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition, March 2011. Muge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, "Dynamics of Arctic Mixed Phase Clouds: A Focus on the Effects of Ice Crystal Habits and Nucleation", AGU Fall Meeting 2010, 13-17 December 2010. Muge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, Ice Crystal Shapes and Evolution of Arctic Clouds,National Graduate Women in Sciences and Engineering Meeting, Bridges STEM Symposium, State College, Pennsylvania, June 19, 2010. Muge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, Effects of Ice Nucleation and Crystal Habits on the Dynamics of Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds, Department of Energy, Atmospheric System Research (ASR), Science Team Meeting, Bethesda, Maryland, March 15-19, 2010. Muge Komurcu and Jerry Y. Harrington, Effects of Ice Nucleation and Crystal Habits on the Dynamics of Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds, 40th Annual International Arctic Workshop , Colorado USA, March 10-12, 2010.
Thesis and DissertationsDoctor of Philosophy, Meteorology:
Effects of Ice Nuclei Concentrations, Ice Nucleation Mechanisms and Ice Crystal Habits on the Dynamics and Microphysics of Arctic Mixed-Phase Clouds
Master of Science, Meteorological Engineering:
Effects of Lateral Boundaries and Resolution on Flood Simulation: A Case Study of Istanbul.
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Engineering:
Characterisation of Pollutant Sources in Istanbul using PM10 and EU Directives.
Bachelor of Science, Meteorological Engineering:
Impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) on the Climate of Turkey. Teaching Experience At Penn State University, Department of Meteorology: Meteo 300 - Fundamentals of Atmospheric Science -Teaching Assistant - Fall 2010 Meteo 431 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics - Teaching Assistant - Fall 2007 & Fall 2009 & Spring 2010 Meteo 437 - Atmospheric Chemistry and Cloud Physics -Teaching Assistant - Spring 2009, Spring 2011 Meteo 436 - Radiation and Climate - Teaching Assistant - Fall 2005 & Spring 2006 Teaching Certificates- Certificate of Completion, Mentoring, 2012-13, Yale University, McDougal Graduate Teaching Center
- Certificate of Completion, Fundamentals of Teaching in the Sciences, 2011-12, Yale University, McDougal Graduate Teaching Center
- Certificate of Completion, Preparing Future Science Faculty, 2011-12, Yale University, McDougal Graduate Teaching Center
Attended Conferences
Yale University Climate and Energy Institute Annual Conference, Water: The Looming Crisis, 2013, New Haven, CT.
DOE Atmospheric System Research Meeting, 2013, Potomac, Maryland. The Atmospheric Science-Climate Policy Frontier, 2013, Yale University Climate and Energy Institute, New Haven CT. Forum on the Integration of Climate Science and Infectious Disease Research, Yale University Climate and Energy Institute, 2013, New Haven, CT. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2012, San Francisco, California. International Conference on Clouds and Precipitation, 2012, Leipzig, Germany. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2011, San Francisco, California. The Pennsylvania State University Graduate Exhibition, 2011, State College, Pennsylvania. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, 2010, San Francisco, California. John C. Wyngaard Symposium on Atmospheric Turbulence and Boundary Layers, 2010, State College, Pennsylvania. National Graduate Women in Science and Engineering Meeting, BRIDGES STEM, 2010, State College, Pennsylvania. 1st Science Team Meeting of the Atmospheric System Research, 2010, Bethesda, Maryland. 40th International Arctic Workshop, 2010, Winter Park, Colorado. Gordon Research Conference, Radiation and Climate, 2009, Colby Sawyer College, New Hampshire. 19th Annual Science Team Meeting, DOE ARM, 2009, Louisville, Kentucky. Professional AffiliationsAmerican Meteorological Society American Geophysical Union
  
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