Educational Background

2017 Ph.D. - Ocean Engineering Research Center, Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey. Dissertation: Advanced Two- and Three-Dimensional Tsunami Models: Benchmarking and Validation.

2012 M.Sc. - Hydromechanics Laboratory, Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey. Thesis: Effects of Different Bed Roughness on the Characteristics of Hydraulic Jumps.

2009 B.S. - Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey.

Professional Experience

2021-current: Assistant Professor, Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences, Florida Tech, Florida, USA

2019-2021: Postdoctoral Associate, Civil Engineering, SUNY/Stony Brook University, New York, USA

2017–2019: Visiting Scholar, Civil Engineering, SUNY/Stony Brook University, New York, USA

2012–2017: Graduate Research Assistant, Water Resources Laboratory, Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

2009–2012: Graduate Research Assistant, Hydromechanics Laboratory, Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Current Courses

OCE 1001 Introduction to Ocean Engineering

OCE 4525 Coastal Engineering Structures

OCE 4522 Coastal Engineering Processes and Shoreline Design

OCE 5525 Coastal Processes and Engineering

OCE 5903 Theory of Ocean Surface Waves

OCE 5570 Marine Hydrodynamics and Wave Theory

OCE 4563 Port and Harbor Design

OCE 5563 Port and Harbor Engineering

Selected Publications

Sogut, E., Aretxabaleta, A. L., Ashton, A. D., Velioglu Sogut, D., Doran, K. S. and Palmsten, M. L. (2025). Surface ice effects on water levels, wave dynamics and wave runup. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 130(7), e2024JC022216.

Velioglu Sogut, D. (2025). Coastal Disaster Assessment and Response. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 13(4), 780.

Velioglu Sogut, D., Sogut, E., Farhadzadeh, A., & Hsu, T. J. (2024). Non-Equilibrium Scour Evolution around an Emerged Structure Exposed to a Transient Wave. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 12(6), 946.

Nezhad, S. K., Barooni, M., Velioglu Sogut, D., & Weaver, R. J. (2023). Ensemble Neural Networks for the Development of Storm Surge Flood Modeling: A Comprehensive Review. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 11(11), 2154. (Editor's Choice)

Sogut, E., Velioglu Sogut, D., & Farhadzadeh, A. (2022). Experimental study of bed evolution around a non-slender square structure under combined solitary wave and steady current actions. Ocean Engineering, 266, 112792.

Sogut, E., Velioglu Sogut, D. & Farhadzadeh, A. (2021). A comparative study of interaction of random waves with a cluster of structures on a berm with RANS and LES models. Coastal Engineering, 103941.

Velioglu Sogut, D., Sogut, E. & Farhadzadeh, A. (2021). Interaction of a solitary wave with an array of macro-roughness elements in the presence of steady currents. Coastal Engineering, 164, 103829.

Sogut, E., Velioglu Sogut, D. & Farhadzadeh, A. (2020). Overland Wave Propagation and Load Distribution among Arrays of Elevated Beachfront Structures. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering, 146(4), 04020016.

Sogut, E., Velioglu Sogut, D. & Farhadzadeh, A. (2019). Effects of building arrangement on flow and pressure fields generated by a solitary wave interacting with developed coasts. Advances in Water Resources, 134, 103450.

Velioglu Sogut, D., Jensen, R. E. & Farhadzadeh, A. (2019). Characterizing Lake Ontario Marine Renewable Energy Resources. Marine Technology Society Journal, 53(2), 21-37.

Arabi, M. G., Velioglu Sogut, D., Khosronejad, A., Yalciner, A. C. & Farhadzadeh, A. (2019). A numerical and experimental study of local hydrodynamics due to interactions between a solitary wave and an impervious structure. Coastal Engineering, 147, 43-62.

Velioglu Sogut, D. & Yalciner, A. C. (2019). Performance Comparison of NAMI DANCE and FLOW-3D^® Models in Tsunami Propagation, Inundation and Currents using NTHMP Benchmark Problems. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 176(7), 3115-3153.

Velioglu Sogut, D., Farhadzadeh, A. & Jensen, R. E. (2018). Characterizing the Great Lakes marine renewable energy resources: Lake Michigan surge and wave characteristics. Energy, 150, 781-796. 781-796.

Lynett, P. J., Gately, K., ..., Velioglu, D., Yalciner, A. C., Yamazaki, Y., Zaytsev, A. & Zhang, Y. J. (2017). Inter-model analysis of tsunami-induced coastal currents. Ocean Modelling, 114, 14-32. (Highly Cited Paper)

Recognition & Awards