Gürol Yildirim is full Professor of Civil Engineering, Head of Hydraulics Division, Civil Engineering Department, and Vice Rector of Giresun University, Turkey.
Born in Konya, Turkey, he received Ph.D. degree from Hydraulic Engineering Division at Istanbul Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty, in 2007. During his doctorate at Istanbul Technical University, he taught courses in fluid mechanics, hydraulics, water resources, hydrology, water supply and environmental sanitation; river hydraulics and restoration, flood control and its hydrology, manifold and diffuser hydraulics in water distribution networks. He has been at Texas A&M University (TAMU) Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department (BAEN) for post-doctorate research and joined in colloborative projects with Dr. Vijay P. Singh.. Dr. Yildirim received associate professorship degree in 2011, and professorship degree in 2016, in Civil and Hydraulic Engineering Department.
His researches is mainly conducted on the hydraulic