Education
2011 - 2015
2011 - 2015Doctorate
The University of Queensland, Faculty of Science, The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences , Australia
2007 - 2010
2007 - 2010Postgraduate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Engineering, Department Of Geological Engineering, Turkey
2002 - 2007
2002 - 2007Undergraduate
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering, Turkey
Dissertations
2015
2015Doctorate
U-series geochronology and geochemistry of vein and cave carbonate deposits in Turkey: the relationship between late Quaternary tectonic and climatic events
The University of Queensland
2010
2010Postgraduate
Genetic Investigation and Comparison of Kartaldağ and Madendağ Epithermal Gold Mineralization in Çanakkale Region
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geological Engineering
Research Areas
Natural Sciences
Research Areas Based on Academic Activities
Avesis Research Areas
WoS Research Areas
Scopus Research Areas
Academic Positions
2018 - 2024
2018 - 2024Researcher
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Engineering, Department Of Geological Engineering
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2011Research Assistant
Middle East Technical University, Faculty Of Engineering, Department Of Geological Engineering
Articles
All (19)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI (19)
SCI-E, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI (19)
Scopus (19)
TRDizin (2)
2026
20261. Mid-to-late holocene climatic changes in the eastern Mediterranean region: Speleothem-based high-resolution isotope record from Dim Cave, southern Türkiye
Baykara M. O., Ozkul M., Shen C., Unal Imer E., Mii H., Hu H., et al.
JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
, vol.41, no.1, pp.61-79, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2024
20242. Abrupt climate change at the MIS 5/4 transition recorded in a speleothem from the Eastern Mediterranean
Paine A. R., Baldini J. U. L., Ünal İmer E., Wadsworth F. B., Iveson A. A., Humphreys M. C. S., et al.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
, 2024 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2023
20233. New paleohydroclimate record of the MIS 5e/5d transition from Yelini Cave, central Anatolian region of Türkiye
Gurbuz K., MUTLU H., ÜNAL İMER E., Uysal I. T., Zhao J.
QUATERNARY RESEARCH
, 2023 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2022
20224. Geochemical and petrographic approach for the origin of the limestone blocks of the walls of the Great Temple of Hattusha, Corum (N-Turkey)
YILMAZ İ. Ö., Schachner A., Uysal I. T., ÜNAL İMER E.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
, vol.31, no.3, pp.294-304, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
2020
20205. Comment on "Uranium series dating of Great Artesian Basin travertine deposits: Implications for palaeohydrogeology and palaeoclimate" by Priestley et al. (2018)
Uysal I. T., Ring U., ÜNAL İMER E., YÜCE G., Shulmeister J., İMER A., et al.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2020
20206. Last glacial climate oscillations and sudden environmental changes investigated in stalagmites from southwest Sulawesi, western Pacific
ÜNAL İMER E., Uysal I. T., St Pierre E., Zhao J., Shulmeister J.
TURKISH JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES
, vol.29, no.2, pp.221-241, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
2019
20197. Geochemistry of Fluid Inclusions in Travertines From Western and Northern Turkey: Inferences on the Role of Active Faults in Fluids Circulation
Rizzo A. L., Uysal I. T., MUTLU H., Unal-Imer E., Dirik K., YÜCE G., et al.
GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS GEOSYSTEMS
, vol.20, no.11, pp.5473-5498, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2019
20198. Linking CO2 degassing in active fault zones to long-term changes in water balance and surface water circulation, an example from SW Turkey
Uysal I. T., ÜNAL İMER E., Shulmeister J., Zhao J., KARABACAK V., Feng Y., et al.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
, vol.214, pp.164-177, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2019
20199. 20,000 years of societal vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in southwest Asia
Jones M. D., Abu-Jaber N., AlShdaifat A., Baird D., Cook B. I., Cuthbert M. O., et al.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER
, vol.6, no.2, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
2019
201910. Are U-Th Dates Correlated With Historical Records of Earthquakes? Constraints From Coseismic Carbonate Veins Within the North Anatolian Fault Zone
KARABACAK V., Uysal I. T., MUTLU H., Ünal İmer E., Dirik R. K., Feng Y., et al.
TECTONICS
, vol.38, no.7, pp.2431-2448, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2019
201911. Evaluating model outputs using integrated global speleothem records of climate change since the last glacial
Comas-Bru L., Harrison S. P., Werner M., Rehfeld K., Scroxton N., Veiga-Pires C., et al.
CLIMATE OF THE PAST
, vol.15, no.4, pp.1557-1579, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2018
201812. The SISAL database: a global resource to document oxygen and carbon isotope records from speleothems
Atsawawaranunt K., Comas-Bru L., Mozhdehi S. A., Deininger M., Harrison S. P., Baker A., et al.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
, vol.10, no.3, pp.1687-1713, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2017
201713. U-Th age evidence from carbonate veins for episodic crustal deformation of Central Anatolian Volcanic Province
KARABACAK V., Uysal I. T., Ünal İmer E., MUTLU H., Zhao J.
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
, pp.158-172, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2016
201614. Recent mantle degassing recorded by carbonic spring deposits along sinistral strike-slip faults, south-central Australia
Ring U., Uysal I. T., YÜCE G., ÜNAL İMER E., Italiano F., İMER A., et al.
EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCE LETTERS
, vol.454, pp.304-318, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2016
201615. CO2 outburst events in relation to seismicity: Constraints from microscale geochronology, geochemistry of late Quaternary vein carbonates, SW Turkey
Ünal İmer E., Uysal I. T., Zhao J., IŞIK V., Shulmeister J., İMER A., et al.
GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA
, pp.21-40, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2016
201616. High-resolution trace element and stable/radiogenic isotope profiles, of late Pleistocene to Holocene speleothems from Dim Cave, SW Turkey
ÜNAL İMER E., Shulmeister J., Zhao J., Uysal I. T., Feng Y.
PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY
, vol.452, pp.68-79, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2015
201517. An 80 kyr-long continuous speleothem record from Dim Cave, SW Turkey with paleoclimatic implications for the Eastern Mediterranean
ÜNAL İMER E., Shulmeister J., Zhao J., Uysal I. T., Feng Y., Nguyen A. D., et al.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
, vol.5, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2013
201318. Genetic investigation and comparison of Kartaldag and Madendag epithermal gold deposits in Canakkale, NW Turkey
ÜNAL İMER E., GÜLEÇ N. T., KUŞCU İ., Fallick A. E.
ORE GEOLOGY REVIEWS
, vol.53, pp.204-222, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
2013
201319. U – Goldschmidt Abstracts 2013
Ünal Imer E.
MINERALOGICAL MAGAZINE , vol.77, no.5, pp.1-2, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Papers Presented at Peer-Reviewed Scientific Conferences
2018
20181. Age and Geochemical Constraints on Formation of Fault-related Late Quaternary Carbonate Veins from Southern Turkey
Ünal İmer E., Uysal T., DİRİK R. K., İMER A., Ring U.
Goldschmidt 2018 Conference, Boston, United States Of America, 12 - 17 August 2018
2018
20182. Mineralogic and Geochemical Characteristics of Late Quaternary Veins from Anamur-Gazipaşa Fault Zones (S Turkey)
Ünal İmer E., Uysal T., DİRİK R. K., Ring U., İMER A., MUTLU H., et al.
71. Türkiye Jeoloji Kurultayı, Ankara, Turkey, 23 - 27 April 2018, pp.435-436, (Summary Text)
2017
20173. Chemical and isotope composition of fluids related to travertine formation in Western and Central Turkey: inferences on the role of tectonics in fluid circulation
Rizzo A., DİRİK R. K., uysal İ. T., Caracausi A., Italiano F., Misseri M., et al.
The International Conference of Gas Geochemistry (ICGG), 24 - 28 September 2017, (Summary Text)
2017
20174. Anadolu’daki aktif fay zonlarından elde edilen radyometrik, duraylı izotopik, jeokimyasal ve asal gaz sinyalleri
MUTLU H., DİRİK R. K., Uysal T., YÜCE G., BAYARI C. S., ÖZYURT N. N., et al.
Uluslararası Katılımlı 70. Türkiye Jeoloji Kurultayı, 10 - 14 April 2017, (Summary Text)
2015
20155. A high resolution geochronological and geochemical study on Aegean carbonate deposits SW Turkey
UNAL IMER E., UYSAL T., IŞIK V., ZHAO J., SHULMEISTER J.
EGU2014, 6 - 09 April 2015, vol.16, pp.16265
Funded Projects
2024 - 2027
2024 - 2027
Possible effects of the 3.2 ka event (Late Bronze Age collapse) in Anatolia: development of stalagmite-based geochemical records
TUBITAK Project , 3501 - National Young Researcher Career Development Program
(Project Abstract)
Ünal İmer E. (Executive), Kadıoğlu Y. K.
2022 - 2024
2022 - 2024Burdur-Bucak ve Dim Mağarası Dikitlerinin Ayrıntılı Mineralojik, İz element ve Sıvı Kapanım Analizleri ile Paleoiklimsel Açıdan Çalışılması
TUBITAK Project , 2218 - Yurt İçi Doktora Sonrası Araştırma Burs Programı
Ünal İmer E. (Executive), Toksoy Köksal F.
2019 - 2021
2019 - 2021Holocene climate reconstructions from western Anatolia based on speleothem data (Speleotolia)
H2020 Project , MSCA Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships Project
Ünal İmer E. (Executive), Yılmaz İ. Ö.
2017 - 2019
2017 - 2019Anamur–Gazipaşa Bölgesi Karbonat Damar Sistemlerinin Paleo-sismisite ve Paleo-İkliminin Uranyum-serisi Yaş Tayini, İzotop (O, C, Sr) ve İz Element Jeokimyasıyla Araştırılması
TUBITAK Project
ÜNAL İMER E. (Executive), DİRİK R. K.
2009 - 2010
2009 - 2010Çanakkale Yöresi Kartaldağ Ve Madendağ Epitermal Altin Cevherleşmelerinin Karşilaştirmali Jenetik İncelemesi
TUBITAK Project
ÜNAL İMER E., KUŞCU İ.
Memberships and Roles in Scientific Organizations
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentDirectorate of International Cooperation
Member of Science Committee
2024 - Present
2024 - PresentEmil Racoviță Institute of Speleology
Member of Science Committee
Scientific Consultations
2022 - Present
2022 - PresentProject Consultancy
Avrupa Komisyonu
Ankara University, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Jeoloji Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey
Roles in Event Organizations
October 2021
October 2021Advances in Karst Research
Workshop Organization
Ünal İmer E.
Ankara, Turkey
Mobility Activity
2025 - Present
2025 - PresentBilateral Colloboration Agreement
Guest Researcher
The University of Queensland, Australia
Invited Talks
November 2024
November 2024Karst Science Days Symposium
Conference
Emil Racoviță Institute of Speleology -Romania
Scholarships
2018 - 2021
2018 - 2021