Lectures-Courses
Professional Experience
2020-cont: Atmospheric/Climate Scientist (Assoc. Prof.) at Gebze Technical University, Institute of Earth and Marine Sciences (GTU-IEMS), 41400, Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey.
2022-2022: UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) International Meteorology Consultant. "Supporting existing weather forecasting capabilities (accuracy analysis of satellite precipitation estimates, verification of NWP models), analyzing and processing of weather radar products, WIGOS, OSCAR/Surface implementation, and developing training materials for National Center for Meteorology (NCM) of Saudi Arabia (9 months in Jeddah)
2003-2020: Meteorological Engineer, Weather Forecaster at Turkish State Meteorology Service (TSMS), Regional Weather Forecast and Early Warning Center, Istanbul, Turkey. " Group leader: Preparing daily and 5 days weather forecasts by using global (ECMWF) and regional (MM5, WRF, Alaro) NWP outputs for 102 centers in Marmara Region (NW Turkey). Nowcasting: Giving alerts to public and public authorities for extreme weather events (e.g. convective precipitation, flash flood, dust storm, hail, lightning, dense fog) by focusing on satellite (Eumetsat Seviri MSG) and weather radar outputs. Meeting the meteorological needs (climatological, synoptic, and atmospheric sounding observations)
2000-2003: Weather Forecaster at Turkish State Meteorology Service (TSMS), Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. "Preparing meteorological requirements for observation, forecast, flight information, meteorological warnings of civil aviation."
1998-2000: Meteorology Observer at Turkish State Meteorology Service (TSMS), Istanbul Meteorology District Office, Istanbul, Turkey. "Preparing meteorological observations for climatological, synoptic and atmospheric sounding purposes"
Educational History
2011-2015 Ph.D. Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences (Turkiye), Climate & Marine Sciences Department. Thesis Title: Atmospheric circulation types in Marmara Region (NW Turkey) and their influence on precipitation
2006-2010 MSc. Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences (Turkiye), Climate & Marine Sciences Department. Thesis Title: Investigation of the relationship between landslide and precipitation and the assessment of minimum threshold values for Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkiye
1998-2004 BSc. Istanbul Technical University, Meteorological Engineering Department. Thesis Title: Redifining climate zones of Turkey by using cluster analysis
Lectures
Hakki Baltaci gave lectures at government/private universities/state agencies in Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil
Lectures in Gebze Technical University (Turkiye)
Introduction to Atmospheric Physics (ESE523)-MSc lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Earth System Science programme
Physical Climatology (ESE521)-MSc lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Earth System Science programme
Meteorology and Climate (CLC514)-MSc lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Climate Change programme
Extreme Atmospheric Events and Natural Disasters (CLC520)-MSc lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Climate Change programme
Aeronautical Meteorology (CLC521)-MSc lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Climate Change programme
Synoptic Meteorology (EMS615)-Ph.D lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Earth & Marine Sciences programme
Satellite Meteorology (EMS614)-Ph.D lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Earth & Marine Sciences programme
Introduction to Physical Oceanography (EMS627)-Ph.D lecture in Earth & Marine Sciences Institute, Earth & Marine Sciences programme
Lectures in Istanbul Aydin University (Turkiye)
Meteorology (CAM321)-BSc lecture in Aviation Management
Research Methods in Social Sciences- MSc lecture in Business Management
Business Statistics and Forecasting Methods- MSc lecture in Business Management
Lecture in Ondokuz Mayis University (Turkiye)
Physical Climatology (MET310)-BSc lecture in the Department of Meteorology Engineering
Lecture in Marmara University (Turkiye)
The Physics of Atmosphere II (CBL7042.1)-MSc lecture in the Environmental Sciences
Lectures in National Center for Meteorology (NCM, Saudi Arabia)
Meteorological Observations, WMO and ICAO Regulations, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2022
Aeronautical Meteorology, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 2022
Lecture in Federal University of Alagoas (UFAL, Maceio, Brazil)
Understanding Weather & Climate- MSc lecture in the Department of Meteorology, 2023-2024
Editors
Frontiers in Earth Science: Extreme Events and Risk of Hazards: Perspectives From Observations and Modeling, 2022-2023
Courses/Trainings
2024 International School on Applications with the Newest Multi-spectral Environmental Satellites, organized by Italian Air Force Met Service and EUMETSAT, 17-26 June 2024, Bracciano, Rome, Italy
2023 8th International Training School on Convective and Volcanic Clouds (CVC) detection, monitoring and modelling, organized by CIMA (Centro Internazionale in Monitoraggio) Research Foundation, INGV (National Insititute of Geophysics and Volcanology) and CNR (National Research Council of Italy), 02-08 October 2023, Nicolosi, Sicily, Italy
2023 AGORA aerosol training course: Characterization of atmospheric aerosol using in-situ and remote sensing techniques, organized by Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research, 12-17 June 2023, Granada, Spain
2023 Training activity on Long-range transport of atmospheric aerosols in southeast Pacific, organized by University of Valparaiso, 09-19 April 2023, Valparaiso, Chile
2022 Training activity on Atmospheric mechanisms triggering concurrent drought and heat wave events in summer over northeastern Brazil, organized by Federal University of Alagoas, 08-16 March 2022, Maceio, Brazil
2019 First Joint Training Course on Atmospheric Composition, organized by ESA and EUMETSAT, 04-08 November 2019, University of Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2019 Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science on Atmospheric Aerosols: Properties, Measurements, Modelling, and Effects on Climate and Health Atmospheric Aerosols, 22 July-2 August 2019, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2019 Basic SEEMET (South-Eastern Europe Meteorological Training) Course, organized by EUMETSAT and FHMZ, 14-17 May 2019, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2019 4th GEO Data Technology Workshop: The ERA of Big EO Data, supported by United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, 23-25 April 2019, Vienna, Austria
2018 High Impact Weather (HIWeather) workshop, organized by WMO and CMA, 20-22 November 2018, Beijing, China
2018 Advanced SEEMET (South-Eastern Europe Meteorological Training) Course on Convection, organized by EUMETSAT and DHMZ, 07-11 May 2018, Primosten, Croatia
2018 MedCORDEX-Baltic Earth- COST Workshop, Regional Climate System Modelling for the European Sea Regions, organized by Baltic Earth and COST, 14-16 March 2018, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2017 V. International Workshop on Sand and Dust Storms (Dust Sources and their Impacts in the Middle East), organized by TSMS and General Directorate of Combating Desertification and Erosion, 23-25 October 2017, Istanbul, Turkey
2017 Training course on the “Radar Products, nowcasting and applications”, organized by Vaisala and TSMS, 11-24 September, 02-06 October 2017, Ankara, Turkey
2017 Sao Paulo School of Advanced Science (SPSAS) on Climate Change: Scientific basis, adaptation, vulnerability and mitigation, 03 15 July 2017, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2015 Training course on the “Use of rapid scan data for monitoring and nowcasting of high impact weather” organized by EUMETSAT and CHMI, 02-06 November 2015, Prague, Czech Republic
2015 SMOS (Soil moisture and ocean salinity) Training course, organized by CESBIO and ESA-ESAC, 18-22 May 2015, Madrid- El Escorial, Spain
2013 Training workshop on the “Use of Satellite data and products in studying and forecasting extreme weather events”, organized by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and EUMETSAT, 30 September- 4 October 2013, Thessaloniki- Perea, Greece
2013 International School on Applications with the Newest Multi-Spectral Environmental Satellites Summer School training supported by EUMETSAT and CIMSS, 10 -18 June 2013, Bracciano, Italy
2012 EUMETSAT (European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites) Attended International Training Workshop on Storm Top Feature as Observed by Satellite Imagery, 14-18 May 2012, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration –Maryland-USA) HYSPLIT (Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory Model) Training Workshop, 22-24 June 2011, Maryland, USA
2010 ECMWF (European Center For Medium Weather Forecast Reading/England) Numerical Methods, Adiabatic Formulation of Models, Ocean Wave Forecasting International Training, 12-16 April 2010, Reading, England
2009 French National Meteorological Service “Analysis and Monitoring of French National Meteorological Service Operations” 15-21 November 2009, Tooulose, France
2009 5. World Water Form 16-22 March 2009, Sütlüce-Istanbul, Turkey
2008 Water Foundation Renewable Energy-Wind Energy, 18-21 December 2008, Istanbul, Turkey
2006 Izmir Directorate of Meteorology District Innovations in Weather Forecast Technics, 05-16 June 2006, Izmir, Turkey
2006 Istanbul Regional Forecast Center Analysis-Forecast Operational Education (20 February-3 March, Istanbul, Turkey
2005 Alanya Regional Training Center Nowcasting and Conceptual Model training organized by EUMETSAT 11-15 April 2005, Antalya, Turkey
2004 Alanya Regional Training Center 206 AWOS (Automatic Weather Observation System) User Education, 12-16 April 2004, Antalya, Turkey