MECİT HALİL ÖZTOP ( Research Assistant) (On leave)
mecit@metu.edu.tr
B.S , Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering , 1999-2003.
Minor Program, Middle East Technical University, Department of Industrial Engineering ,'Production Planning and Control',2002-2003.
M.B.A, Bilkent University, Department of Management, 2003-2005 (Full Scholarship).
M.Sc., Middle East Technical University, Department of Food Engineering, 2003-2005.
Ph.D, University of California, Davis, Biological Systems Engineering Department, 2006-
Master's Thesis Title in Food Engineering
Optimization of Microwave Frying of Potato Slices
Areas of Interest
 | Microwave Processing of Foods |
| Total Quality Management |
| Quality Control and Planning |
| Engineering Statistics and Probability |
| Optimization Techniques (Taguchi Technique, RSM) |
| Mathematical Modeling and Simulation |
| Food Nanotechnology |
Publications
1. Öztop Mecit, Optimization of Microwave Frying of Potato Slices, M.Sc. thesis, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 2005.
2. Sumnu G., Turabi E. & Oztop M., (2005) Drying of carrots in microwave and halogen lamp–microwave combination ovens , LWT - Food Science and Technology,38,549-553.
3. Öztop M., Şumnu G. & Şahin S. , Optimization of Microwave Frying of Potato Slices by Taguchi Technique, Oral Presentation in TUBITAK MRC-Food Inst. 1st International Food and Nutrition Congress, 15-18 June 2005, İstanbul, Turkey.
4. Öztop, M., Şumnu G. & Şahin S., Mikrodalga ile Patates Dilimlerinin Kızartılması İşleminin Taguçi Tekniği ile Optimizasyonu, Ege Üniversitesi Mühendislik Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisligi Bölümü Gıda Kongresi, Poster Sunumu, 19-21 Nisan 2005, İzmir, Turkiye.
5. Öztop M., Şumnu G. & Şahin S., Optimization of Microwave Frying of Potato Slices by Taguchi Technique, Journal Food Engineering, 2006,(In Print).
6. Öztop M., Şumnu G. & Şahin S., Optimization of Microwave Frying of Osmotically Dehydrated Potato Slices by Taguchi Technique, Oral Presentation, CIGR 2006 Future of Food Engineering , 2006, Warsaw-Poland.
7. Öztop M., Şumnu G. & Şahin S., Optimization of Microwave Frying of Osmotically Dehydrated Potato Slices by Response Surface Methodology, European Food Research and Technology,2006 (In Print).
8. Öztop, M., Şumnu G. & Şahin S., Osmotik Dehidrasyona Mağruz Kalmış Patates Dilimlerinin Mikrodalga ile Kızartılması İşleminin Yanıt Yüzey Metodu ile Optimizasyonu, Türkiye 9. Gıda Mühendisliği Kongresi, Poster Sunumu, 24-26 Mayıs 2006, Ankara, Turkiye.
Research Projects
1. Effect of Microwave Irradiation on Wheat and Corn Proteins, (Researcher) In Collobration with Hacettepe University Department of Food Engineering.
2. Effect of Microwave Frying on the Formation of Acrylamide in French Fries, M.E.T.U Research Fund Project, Researcher, BAP-2006.
Courses Assisted
Fd.E 305: Food Microbiology Laboratory (Fall 2005)
Fd.E 431: Food Quality Control (Fall 2005)
Fd.E 426: Food Product & Plant Design (Spring 2006)
Fd.E 314: Physical Properties of Food Materials (Spring 2006)