Gülen Yeşilören Akal is a lecturer and researcher at Ondokuz Mayıs University, Black Sea Advanced Technology Research and Application Center (KITAM), Türkiye. She received her BSc (2010), MSc (2012), and PhD (2019) degrees in Food Engineering from Ankara University, with a research focus on green extraction technologies. She has extensive professional experience in laboratory quality management, accreditation, analytical method development, and method validation, and has been serving as a lead auditor for the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) in laboratory accreditation systems since 2013. Her research interests include deep eutectic solvents, microplastic extraction and characterization in food matrices, green analytical chemistry, biodegradable and bio-based materials, and food safety. She is an active member of COST Action CA23131 (ICPLASTIC), has coordinated and participated in nationally funded research projects, and was awarded a Silver Medal at the Istanbul International Invention Fair (ISIF 2025) for her work on sustainable food-related technologies.