My name is Yelaman Baidol. I was born and raised in the far western part of Mongolia where both Kazakh nomads and native Mongolians live together peacefully. Since my grandparents and parents were very traditional, I had to speak Kazakh at home, learn all the cultural traditions, and read Kazakh books from a very young age. On the other hand, as a Mongolian citizen, I had to study all the subjects in Mongolian and speak the language fluently at school.

As a proud Kazakh Mongolian, I think that my unique bi-lingual background made it easier for me to learn English and Turkish. When I was in high school, I became very interested in Turkish culture and wanted to complete my undergraduate education in Turkey. Getting the admission letter from METU, which offers world-class education, was just the beginning of the most memorable moments in my life. I have learned so much from my classmates, professors, and almost every person I have met in Turkey. However, I still believe there are so many things I have yet to explore and discover in Turkey.

I have been studying in Civil Engineering Department at METU. While I was taking CE363 (Soil Mechanics) & CE366 (Foundation Engineering) courses, I was very interested in Geotechnical Engineering. Hence, I conducted research on monopile foundations used in offshore wind turbines under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Nejan Huvaj Sarıhan. Additionally, I worked with Prof. Erdal Çokça on research related to contaminant migration in soils.

Conference papers on those researches:

• Çokça, E., & Baidol, Y., (2023). Modeling the contaminant migration in soils with matlab. V. International Turkic World Congress on Science and Engineering (pp.1-16). Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
• Huvaj, N., Caceoğlu, E., & Baidol, Y., (2019). DENİZ ÜSTÜ RÜZGAR TÜRBİNLERİ: TEMEL TİPİ SEÇİMİ VE DENİZ TABANI ZEMİN ARAŞTIRMALARI . 5. İzmir Rüzgâr Sempozyumu (pp.1). İzmir, Turkey