Mahmut Osmanbaşoğlu

Mahmut Osmanbasoglu obtained his BS degree from Bilkent University, Chemistry Department in 2006, and MS degree from Middle East Technical University (METU), Chemistry Department in 2011. He is currently doing his Ph.D. at Eskişehir Technical University, Environmental Engineering Department on “Management of POPs by Using Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Multi-criteria Decision Making Tools.” His working area covers following up international treaties on chemicals and waste, especially the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) and Basel Convention on Transboundary Movement of Waste. Mahmut joined the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization (MOEU) in 2007. His main responsibilities in the MOEU to a large extent consisted of preparation of project documents, implementation and coordination of EU and GEF, TUBITAK and Private Sector Projects in the framework of POPs and other dangerous chemicals and wastes as well as preparation of sectoral and regulatory reports for policy makers by analyzing the current environmental, economic and social status of the country for the implementation of chemical-specific regulations and rules.