PhD – Chemical and Process Engineering at University of Leeds (2016)

MSc – Chemical Engineering at University of Leeds (2012)

BSc – Chemical Engineering at Ankara University (2011)

Dr. Öksel obtained her MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Leeds University, where she spent six months as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow investigating the toxicological risks of engineered nanomaterials. Her PhD work was part of three EU-funded FP7 projects, namely, MARINA, SUN and NanoReg, each involving over 20 EU partners. The focus of her research as a PhD researcher was multivariate statistical studies into the human and environmental toxicology effects of nanomaterials. Her PhD viva examination has been graded outstanding.

In 2017, she joined Imperial College London as Post-Doctoral Research Associate and worked as part of a multidisciplinary research team consisting of data scientists, statisticians and clinicians with interest in implementing machine learning models to understand the progression of diseases from childhood to adulthood. In 2019, she has joined IYTE Bioengineering Department as a recipient of the TÜBİTAK 2232 International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers, where she currently works as an Assistant Professor. 

Over the last 10 years, she has been engaged in various forms of teaching (e.g. lecturer, academic tutor, training course facilitator/speaker, MSc/PhD supervisor) and administrative activities (such as departmental representative for research fellows, staff supporter, personal, scientific mentor, the academic assessor in various panels, etc.) and involved in outreach work designed to help academically-talented disadvantaged students achieve their potential through the Social Mobility Foundation. She is currently teaching core engineering modules such as Mass and Energy Transfer and Thermodynamics and leading a group of 6 postgraduate researchers focusing on different aspects of nanotoxicology.