Mutlu Sumer: Project Leader
2023-2027
Integrated Designs for Future Floating Offshore Wind Farm Technology (INFI4NiTY)
2022-2025
Qualitative and Quantitative Investigation of Laminar-to-Turbulent Transition in Steady and Unsteady Boundary Layers
2020-2023
2017-2020
Mathematical modelling for seabed liquefaction under seismic action.
An in-house R&D project with (1) development of a mathematical model; (2) testing and validation of the model against field data as well as laboratory data; and (3) development of a computer code. Completed.
05/2018 – 11/2019
Wave-induced Liquefaction Around Marine Structures. Development of Apps for Smart Devices
An R&D project undertaken by BM SUMER Consultancy & Research, supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the funding scheme of Technology and Innovation Grant Programs (TEYDEB).
2013 – 2017
Assessment, STrategy And Risk Reduction for Tsunamis in Europe (ASTARTE)
Mutlu Sumer: Principal co-investigator.
ASTARTE, a European Union FP-7 European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities under the funding scheme of “Collaborative Project”, undertaken by a 26-member European Consortium.
2013 – 2017
Management of seabed and wind farm interaction
Mutlu Sumer: Principal co-investigator. A frame research program funded by ENERGINET.DK (ForskEl-programmet), the Danish Energy Agency
2013 – 2015
A Scientific Network for Earthquake, Landslide and Flood Hazard Prevention – SciNetNatHazPrev
Ozgur Kirca: Researcher.
A Black Sea Basin Joint Operational Programme project, Funded by European Union, http://www.scinetnathaz.net
2012 – 2016
Innovative Multi-purpose offshore platforms: Planning, Design and Operation (MERMAID)
Mutlu Sumer: Scientific Advisor, and Principal Co-investigator,
Ozgur Kirca: Principal Co-investigator.
MERMAID, a European Union FP-7 research program, undertaken by a 28-member European Consortium. Funded by European Union. http://www.mermaidproject.eu/
2012 – 2015
Investigation of Interaction of Cylinder Arrays with Current and Waves
Ozgur Kirca: Coordinator.
Istanbul Technical University Scientific Research Project (ITU BAP).
2010 – 2013
Future Generation of Marine Structures
Mutlu Sumer: Principal co-investigator.
A frame research program conducted for the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation under GTS-university cooperation.
2008 – 2012
Seabed Wind Farm Interaction
Mutlu Sumer: Coordinator,
Ozgur Kirca: Researcher.
A research frame program, undertaken jointly by Technical University of Denmark, DHI Water & Environment, University of Aalborg, and LICengineering. Funded by Danish Council for Strategic Research (DSF)/Energy and Environment
2008 – 2011
Ocean Energy Program
Mutlu Sumer: Principal supervisor of two PhD Projects on scour and scour protection around offshore wind turbine foundations. Funded (partially) by Statkraft, Norway.
2006 – 2010
HYDRALAB III. Integrating European Hydraulic Research Infrastructure
Mutlu Sumer: Principal co-investigator in the joint research activity JRA1: Composite Modelling of the Interaction Between Beaches and Structures (CoMIBBS)
2005 – 2008
Exploitation and Protection of Coastal Zones (EPCOAST)
Mutlu Sumer: Coordinator.
EPCOAST, a Danish Research Council Research Frame Program, undertaken jointly by Technical University of Denmark and DHI Water & Environment. Funded by Danish Research Council (FTP)
2001 – 2004
Liquefaction Around Marine Structures (LIMAS)
Mutlu Sumer: Coordinator.
LIMAS, a European Union FP-5 research program, undertaken by a 10-member European Consortium. Funded by European Union.
2001 – 2004
Flow and scour processes around submerged breakwaters
Mutlu Sumer: Project Leader
DELOS, Environmental Design of Low Crested Coastal Defense Structures , a European Union FP-5 research program. Funded by European Union
1999 – 2007
Numerical calculation of scour around marine structures
Mutlu Sumer: Representative of ISVA in the Framework Research Program of the Danish Research Council (STVF) “Computational Hydrodynamics”
1997 – 2000
Surf and Swash Zone Mechanics (SASME)
Mutlu Sumer: Project Leader (1999-2000).
SASME, a European Union MAS3 research program, undertaken a 13-member European Consortium. Funded by the European Union
1997 – 2000
Scour Around Coastal Structures (SCARCOST)
Mutlu Sumer: Coordinator.
SCARCOST, a European Union MAST III research program, undertaken by a 9-member European Consortium. Funded by European Union
1992 – 1995
Scour Around Coastal Structures (SCARCOST)
Mutlu Sumer: Took an active part in MAST projects MAS2-CT 92-0047 “Monolithic Coastal Structures” and MAS 2 -CT 92 – 0042 “Rubble-Mound Breakwater Failure Modes”. Funded by the European Communities
1989 – 1996
Scour around marine structures. Forces on and vibrations of marine structures
Mutlu Sumer: Took an active part in the two research programs “Marine Technique I” and subsequently “Marine Technique II” of the Danish Research Council (STVF). Project leader of the sub-program “Scour”
1989 – 1995
(1) Sediment transport in sheet flow regime. (2) Combined waves and current boundary layers.
Mutlu Sumer: Took an active part in MAST projects 0035-C and MAS2 CT 92-0027 “Coastal Morphodynamics”. Funded by European Communities
1989 – 1994
Scour around piles
Mutlu Sumer: Supervisor of an extensive study of scour around piles in steady current, waves and waves plus current situation
1987 – 1990
Flow around, forces on and vibrations of offshore structures
Mutlu Sumer: Took an active part in the research program “Turbulence Around Offshore Structures” of the Danish Research Council (STVF)
1986 – 1988
Scour below pipelines
Mutlu Sumer: Co-supervisor of an extensive study on the seabed and pipeline interaction
1983
Sediment entrainment by flow turbulence.
Mutlu Sumer: Consultant. University of Southern California, US. A project directed by Professor Fred Browand, USC. Funded by N.S.F.
1977, 1979
Sediment suspension
Mutlu Sumer: An experimental study, undertaken from June to November, 1977 at the Institute of Hydrodynamics and Hydraulic Engineering, Technical University of Denmark to study the mechanism of sediment suspension. Research was finalized in the period June to Nov. 1979. Funded by the Danish Technical Research Council
1976
Hydrotransport
Mutlu Sumer: Co-director of the project for the preparation of a manual for the design of hydro-transport systems. Project undertaken at the Technical University of Istanbul, and supported by the Turkish Ministry of transportation