Doç. Dr. ZEYNEP MİNE ŞENOL

Zeynep Mine Şenol is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye. Her research focuses on the development of innovative materials and advanced chemical approaches for the treatment of environmental pollutants. Her primary research areas include the removal and recovery of heavy metals, uranium and thorium from aqueous systems, the removal of dyes, radioactive elements, and pharmaceutical contaminants from wastewater and soil, as well as radioactive isotope tracer studies.

Dr. Şenol's research also encompasses the synthesis and characterization of new-generation polymeric composite materials, biopolymers and their applications, polymeric adsorbents, surface chemistry, and adsorption-based treatment technologies. Her interdisciplinary research interests extend to biotechnology, food chemistry, food biochemistry, dye and dyestuff chemistry, chemistry, and basic sciences.

Through the integration of chemistry, materials science, biotechnology, and environmental engineering approaches, her research aims to develop sustainable and high-performance polymeric and biopolymeric materials for the remediation of contaminated water and soil. Particular emphasis is placed on the design of functional adsorbent materials, understanding surface–pollutant interactions, and developing effective strategies for the removal, separation, and recovery of hazardous and valuable elements from complex environmental matrices.