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Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Ph.D. (Date of birth: 26/06/1985) http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1398-402 Citizenship: Turkey

CURRENT POSITION

01/10/2013 – Present Assistant Professor Engineering Faculty/ Civil Engineering Department Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey Areas of interest: Advanced cementitious and mineral building materials (Self-healing and self-cleaning materials), Material Science and chemistry of Cement and Concrete

EDUCATION 08/2009 – 08/2013 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cockrell School of Engineering Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering The University of Texas at Austin, Texas USA Dissertation: Biomineralization in Cement-Based Materials: Inoculation of vegetative cells. Advisor: Prof. Raissa Douglas Ferron. 08/2009– 08/2011 Master of Science (MSc.) Cockrell School of Engineering Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering The University of Texas at Austin, Texas USA Report: Investigating the Influence of Bacillus pasteurii on Cement-Based Materials Advisor: Prof. Raissa Douglas Ferron. 09/2005– 06/2009 Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey GPA: 3.48/4.00, Ranked 2nd out of 50 students in the class of 2009 09/2000-06/2005 American Robert College (RC’05)

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

01/10/2013 – Present Assistant Professor Engineering Faculty/ Civil Engineering Department Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey 08/2015-09/2015 Visiting Researcher Magnel Laboratory and LabMET Ghent University, Ghent Belgium Collaborator: Nele De Belie and Nico Boon

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01/2013 –08/2013 Teaching Assistant Cockrell School of Engineering Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering The University of Texas at Austin, Texas USA 08/2009 –01/2013 Graduate Research Assistant Cockrell School of Engineering Construction Materials Research Group Concrete Durability Center The University of Texas at Austin, Texas USA . 07/2008 –09/2008 Intern Engineer Nurol-Gama, Doha, Qatar Awarded with this internship by Turkish Women Association in Doha. From over 300 candidate, only 3 engineers were awarded with this internship. • Construction of Al-Shaqab Racetrack owned by Qatar Foundation • Design and manufacturing 3-D space trusses, their implementation in field 02/2008 – 06/2008 Part-time Engineer Tuncel Engineering Company, Istanbul, Turkey • Static design of the Hayder Aliyev Convention Center

THESES/PROJECTS DIRECTED

1. Mustafa Mert Tezer M.Sc. Thesis “Natural minerals as a protection barriers for microorganisms in self-healing mortars”- (08/2017-present) - Özyeğin University 2. Gisu Güldoğan M.Sc. Thesis “Development of lightweight concrete to optimize sound insulation in infrastructures ”- (08/2017-present) - Co-advisor: Polat Şendur- Özyeğin University 3. Arda Sepetçi, M.Sc. Thesis “Use of microorganisms to improve rheology of cement-based materials”- TÜBİTAK 1005 fellow- (08/2017-present)- Co-advisor: Nilüfer Özyurt Zihnioğlu- Özyeğin University 4. Mahzad Azima M.Sc. Thesis “Use of microorganisms to improve rheology of cement-based materials”- (01/2016-present)- Özyeğin University 5. Ali Amiri, M.Sc. Thesis “Use of biomineralization for self-healing cement-based materials”- TÜBİTAK 3501 fellow- (09/2014-08/2017)- Özyeğin University

SUPERVISION OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS 1. Şeyma Gürel, B.Sc. Research Assistant “Use of microorganisms to improve rheology of cement-based materials”- TÜBİTAK 1005 fellow- (03/2017-present) 2. Lyn Zemberekci, B.Sc. Research Assistant “Utilization of waste polymer composites in fibre-reinforced mortar” (09/2017-Present) 3. Yiğit Alper Atalay, B.Sc. Senior Project “Utilization of waste polymer composites in fibre-reinforced mortar” (09/2017-Present) 4. Cem Demirci, B.Sc. Senior Project “Influence of mineral additives on performance of cement-based mortar” (09/2016-05/2017) 5. Gisu Güldoğan, B.Sc. Senior Project “Influence of mineral additives on performance of cement-based mortar” (09/2016-05/2017) 6. Arda Sepetçi, B.Sc. Senior Project “Use of biomineralization for surface treatment of recycled aggregates” (09/2016-05/2017)

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7. Cansu Acartürk, B.Sc. Senior Project “Use of biomineralization for surface treatment of recycled aggregates” (09/2016-05/2017) 8. Sarah Lynn Williams, B.Sc. GLUE Fellow, “Biomineralization in cement-based materials”- (05/2011-07/2013) UT Austin 9. Alex Olivas, B.Sc. Research Assistant “Development of earth blocks through biomineralization”- (09/2011-07/2013) UT Austin 10. Jamie Neville, B.Sc. Research Assistant “Biomineralization in cement-based materials”- (01/2011-07/2011) UT Austin

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 03/2017 – 09/2018 TUBITAK TUBITAK-The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkey- 1005 National New Ideas and Products R&D Funding Program (251.880TL) 10/2014 –02/2017 TUBITAK Career Development Grant (CAREER), TUBITAK-The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkey (134.987TL) 09/2012 –08/2013 John E. Breen Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Structural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, USA 09/2009 –01/2013 Graduate Research Assistantship Fellowship, The University of Texas at Austin, USA 07/2008- 09/2008 Internship Scholar in Doha, Awarded by Qatar Turkish Woman Association

RESEARCH

09/2018 –present Natural minerals as a protection barriers for microorganisms in self-healing mortars, TUBITAK-1001 Project, Özyeğin University Istanbul, Turkey, Primary Supervisor *The proposed project is an extensive study undertaken to design a two-phase system to induce self-healing via biomineralization in cement-based materials. *Within the scope of proposed project, the impact of self-healing on corrosion resistance and plastic shrinkage cracks will also be evaluated. 06/2018 –present Adaptive manufacturing of cement-based materials, Özyeğin University Istanbul, Turkey, (Collaborator-Mehmet Ali Gülgün, Sabancı University) * This project aims to develop a cement-based mortar /concrete for 3-D manufacturing of structural elements * The study focuses on development of adaptable 3-D printer, microwave curing, evaluation of fresh and hardened performance of cement-based materials, improving rheology of mortar by sustainable approaches 03/2016 –09/2018 Bio-based admixtures to modify rheology of cement-based materials, TUBITAK-1005 Project, Ozyegin University Istanbul, Turkey, Primary Supervisor * The project goal is the creation of bio-based superplasticizers and viscosity modifying agents for cement-based materials * To optimize the cost of admixture by using waste or environmental additives

* Two graduate and undergraduate research assistants are working on the project.

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10/2015 –present Use of biomineralization in recycled aggregate concrete, Ozyegin University Istanbul, Turkey (Collaborator- Nilüfer Ozyurt Zihnioglu, Boğaziçi University) * This collaborative research aims to improve the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete by using MICCP. * Calcium carbonates are induced via ureolytic Sporosarcina pasteurii and deposited within the cracks and inclusions on recycled aggregates. 06/2015 –09/2015 Bacterial self-healing concrete, Magnel Laboratory and LabMET Ghent University, Ghent Belgium, Visiting Researcher (Collaborator: Nele De Belie and Nico Boon) * Worked on bacterial self-healing concrete within the scope of EU FP7-SHeMat project

* Evaluated influence of air entraining admixtures on viability of vegetative cells incorporated in mortar * Investigate the influence of vegetative cells, nutrients, and AEA on hydration kinetics on different cement types 10/2014 –04/2017 Biomineralization for self-healing cement-based materials, TUBITAK-3501 Project, Ozyegin University Istanbul, Turkey, Primary Supervisor * The project goal was development innovative self-healing cement-based material via use of biomineralization * Microorganisms were cultured in a corn-steep liquor/urea medium and directly incorporated in mortar without any protection * Self-healing of flexural cracks was obtained at 7-day old mortar samples * Water absorption was decreased through crack healing * Durability of bio-based sealant was related to morphology of calcium carbonate within the cracks * Use of chemical admixtures did not affect the self-healing ability

* One graduate research assistant and two undergraduate research assistants worked on the project. 09/2009 – 08/2013 Biomineralization in cement-based materials: Inoculation of vegetative cells, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA, Graduate Research Assistant * Developed a self-healing mortar for micro-cracks at early ages. * Developed a bio-smart material in order to increase the service life of cement-based structures. * Evaluated microstructure, hydration kinetics, compressive strength, porosity, and electrical resistivity of cement-based materials. * Evaluated the metabolic activity of microorganisms in cement-based materials. Dissertation: Biomineralization in Cement-Based Materials: Inoculation of vegetative cells (August 2013)

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TEACHING ACTIVITIES

10/2013 – Present Assistant Professor Engineering Faculty/ Civil Engineering Department Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey Undergraduate: • Strength of Materials • Construction Materials • Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics • Concrete Materials Graduate: • Advanced Materials Science • Experimental methods applied in cement-based materials 01/2013 – 08/2013 Teaching Assistant Cockrell School of Engineering Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering The University of Texas at Austin, Texas USA Undergraduate: Properties and Behaviour of Engineering Materials

ORGANISATION OF SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

October 2014 Organizing Committee Member “Cutting Edge Research and Technology Development In the field of Nanotechnology in Manufacturing” 15-17 October 2014, at Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey TUBITAK-2223D- Scientific Meetings Grant Programme

INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

01/10/2013 – Present Primary Supervisor of Construction materials lab, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 01/06/2016 – Present Discipline Committee, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 01/06/2016 – Present MUDEK Accreditation Committee, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 01/10/2014 – Present Foreign Language Committee, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 01/10/2013 – Present Internship Committee, Ozyegin University/ Turkey 15/01/2013 – 17/08/2013 Undergraduate Student Advisor, The University of Texas at Austin, USA - Student: Sarah Lynn Williams (Received on M.Sc. on Self-healing bacterial Concrete at UT Austin, awarded with SMART Fellowship by US Department of Defence due to her work with Dr. Bundur) 15/01/2013– 17/08/2013 Undergraduate Student Advisor, Texas Research Experience, TREX, The University of Texas at Austin, USA- Student: Alex Olivas (Pursued on MSc. on Microbiologically improved soil blocks at UT Austin) 15/01/2012 – 17/05/2012 Undergraduate Student Advisor, Graduates Linked with Undergraduates in Engineering, GLUE Program, The University of Texas at Austin, USA - Student: Sarah Lynn Williams 15/01/2012 – 17/05/2012 Undergraduate Student Advisor, The University of Texas at Austin, USA - Student: Jamie Neville (Pursued her career in Structural Engineering)

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COMMISSIONS OF TRUST

Reviewer, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering Reviewer, Construction and Building Materials Reviewer, Cement and Concrete Composites Evaluator,The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey Evaluator Research Foundation - Flanders (Fond Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen, FWO) Evaluator, NWO Technology Foundation STW

MEMBERSHIPS OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES 05/2015-Present Member, Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers (TCCE), Istanbul 05/2015-Present Member, TCCE, Women Civil Engineers Commission, Istanbul 03/2015-Present Member, COST 05/2011-Present Member, American Ceramic Society 05/2010-Present Member, Women in Engineering Society 07/2013-Present Member, ACI Committee 236- Materials Science 06/2009-06/2015 Member, American Concrete Institute

OUTREACH

Volunteer, Lectures in high school summer camp at Ozyegin University (July 2016) Volunteer, Civil Engineering presentation-Lab activities in high school camp at Ozyegin University (July 2015) Volunteer, OzU Recruitment- Since October 2013, Sisli Terakki High School, Cevre High School Volunteer, EXPLORE UT. UT Austin, March 2013. Demonstration on Concrete Volunteer, Science and Engineering Club. UT Austin, December 2012. Civil Engineering demonstration in Ann Richards Elementary School Volunteer, Austin Children’s Museum, Demonstration on Concrete, UT Austin, March 2012 Volunteer, Science and Engineering Club. UT Austin, October 2011. Civil Engineering demonstration in Ann Richards Elementary School Volunteer, Austin Children’s Museum, Demonstration on Concrete, UT Austin, July 2011.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Ali Amiri. “İyileştirilmiş reolojik özelliklere sahip çimento esaslı bileşimler ve bunların üretilmesi için usuller.” TR Patent No: 2016/00205- Filed on: January/07/2016- Patent pending

BOOK SECTIONS

Nele De Belie, Jianyun Wang, Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Kevin Paine. “Bacterial Concrete”. In Eco-efficient Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Infrastructures. Edited by Torgal et al. WP Series in Civil Engineering. Elsevier (2018). 531-567.

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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

1. Ali Amiri, Zeynep Başaran Bundur " Use of corn-steep liquor as an alternative carbon source for biomineralization in cement-based materials and its impact on performance" 2. Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Mary Jo Kirisits, Raissa Douglas Ferron. “Use of pre-wetted lightweight fine expanded shale aggregates as internal nutrient reservoirs for microorganisms in bio-mineralized mortar.” Cement and Concrete Composites, v. 84 (2017), pp. 167-174. ISBN: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.09.003 3. Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Ali Amiri, Yusuf Cagatay Ersan, Nele De Belie, Nico Boon. “Impact of air entraining admixtures on biogenic calcium carbonate precipitation and bacterial viability.” Cement and Concrete Research, v. 98 (2017), pp. 44-49. ISBN: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2017.04.005 4. Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Sung Woo Bea, Mary Jo Kirisits, Raissa Douglas Ferron. “Biomineralization in self-healing cement-based materials: investigating the temporal evolution of metabolic state, viability and material porosity.” ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering v. 29 (8) (2017), ISBN: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001838. 5. Shukui Lui, Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Jinyung Zhu , Raissa Douglas Ferron. “Evaluation of Self-healing of Internal Cracks in Biomimetic Mortar Using Coda Wave Interferometry Method”. Cement and Concrete Research, v.83,pp 70-78. ISBN: http://dx.doi:10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.01.006 6. Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Raissa Ferron, Mary Jo Kirisits. “Biomineralized cement-based materials: impact of inoculating vegetative bacterial cells on hydration and strength.” Cement and Concrete Research, v. 67 (2015), pp. 237-245. ISBN: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2014.10.002 7. Bin Zhang, Zeynep Basaran Bundur, Paramita Mondal, Raissa Douglas Ferron. “Use of biomineralization in developing smart concrete inspired by nature”. International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, v. 9 (2015), pp. 39-60. ISBN: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJMSI.2015.071109 8. Ali Amiri, Mahzad Azima, Zeynep Başaran Bundur "Development of bio-based self-healing mortar" Submitted to Construction and Building Materials (As of April 2018- Under review) 9. Mahzad Azima, Zeynep Başaran Bundur “Use of Sporosarcina pasteurii cells to improve rheology of cement paste" (In preperation)

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS (* indicates the presenter) 1. Mahzad Azima, Arda Sepetçi, Zeynep Basaran Bundur*. “Use of microorganisms to improve rheology of cement-based materials” 13th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering. September 12-14,2018. İzmir, Turkey (Forthcoming)

2. Mahzad Azima*, Arda Sepetçi, Şeyma Gürel, Zeynep Basaran Bundur. “Use of microorganisms to improve rheology of cement paste.” RILEM Proceedings Final Conference of RILEM TC 253-MCI – Microorganisms – Cementitious Materials Interactions. June 24-25,2018.Toulose, France.

3. Ali Amiri*, Mahzad Azima, Zeynep Basaran Bundur "Impact of chemical admixtures on bio-based self-healing mortar." ILEM Proceedings Final Conference of RILEM TC 253-MCI – Microorganisms – Cementitious Materials Interactions. June 24-25,2018.Toulose, France.

4. Ali Amiri, Mahzad Azima, Zeynep Basaran Bundur. “Bio-based admixture to remediate microcracks in mortar” 2nd International Congress on Bio-Based Building Materials. June 21-23, 2017. Clermont-Ferrand, France 5. Ali Amiri, Zeynep Basaran Bundur*. “Application of biogenic calcium carbonate precipitation in developing self-healing cement-based materials”- 12th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering. September 21-23,2014. Istanbul, Turkey 6. Ali Amiri*, Zeynep Basaran Bundur “Impact of biogenic self-healing additive on performance of cement-based mortar ”- International RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering-

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Conference segment on Service Life of Cement-Based Materials and Structures. August 22-24, 2016. Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark 7. Zeynep Basaran Bundur*, Mary Jo Kirisits, Raissa Ferron. “Bacterial calcification in cement paste and mortars containing mineral admixtures”- 1st International Congress on Bio-Based Building Materials. June 21-24 , 2015. Clermont-Ferrand, France 8. Zeynep Basaran Bundur*, Mary Jo Kirisits, Raissa Ferron. “Biyomineralizasyonun Çimento Esaslı Malzemelerin Performansına Olan Etkisinin Ara�tırılması”- 9. Ulusal Beton Kongresi. 16-18 Nisan 2015. Antalya, Turkey. 9. Zeynep Basaran Bundur*, Mary Jo Kirisits, Raissa Ferron. “Use of pre-wetted lightweight aggregates as an internal nutrient source in bio-mineralized mortar”- 11th International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering. October 21-25,2014. Istanbul, Turkey 10. Shukui Liu*, Zeynep Basaran, Raissa Ferron, Jinying Zhu. “Monitoring the self-healing process of biomimetric mortar using coda wave interferometry method” Quantitative non-destructive evaluation (QNDE) Conference. July-25-29, 2013. Baltimore, MD, USA. 11. Raissa Ferron*, Zeynep Basaran, Mary Jo Kirisits. “Sustainable cement-based materials: A Biomimetic Approach” First International Conference on Concrete Sustainability. May 27-29,2013. Tokyo, Japan.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

Zeynep Basaran Bundur “Alternative applications of nanomaterials in cement-based systems”- 13th International Conference on Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (NN16) July 5-8, 2016. Thessaloniki, Greece (Invited Speaker). Zeynep Basaran Bundur “Alternative applications of nanomaterials in cement-based systems”- Nanotechnology in Manufacturing Workshop” October 15-17, 2014.Ozyegin University, Istanbul, Turkey Zeynep Basaran, Mary Jo Kirisits, Raissa Ferron. “Poster Presentation: 2nd Annual American Ceramic Society Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, USA- “Influence of Biomineralization in Cement-Based Materials” Zeynep Basaran, Mary Jo Kirisits, Raissa Ferron. “Oral Presentation: 3rd Annual American Ceramic Society Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA-“Influence of Bacillus Pasteurii in Cement-Based Materials”.