Dr. Pınar Gürbüzer is a freshwater ecologist at Sinop University, Türkiye. She received her PhD in Aquatic Ecology from Ankara University and later completed postdoctoral research in Astronautical Engineering at the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, where she worked on interdisciplinary applications relevant to environmental monitoring technologies. Her research focuses on freshwater biodiversity, zooplankton taxonomy and ecology, and the influence of physical drivers on zooplankton distribution. She has conducted field studies in small temperate and alpine lake systems across Türkiye. Alongside her academic work, she is involved in projects integrating ecological monitoring, aquatic optical ecology, and environmental sensing technologies. She has published in peer-reviewed journals on freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity.