Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Environmental engineering was founded within the Engineering Faculty of Ege University in 1975. After the foundation of Dokuz Eylul University in 1982, it was transferred to the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Dokuz Eylul University. It is now a department of the Engineering Faculty of this university. The department started with one associate professor, one research assistant, one technician, and one secretary. Now it has a large number of qualified faculty and staff members consisting of 14 professors, 2 associate professors, 4 assistant professors, 3 instructors, 4 specialists, 19 research assistants, and 3 technicians who are involved in teaching, training and research activities.