Prof. Dr. Gökçekuş completed his undergraduate studies in Geological Engineering at Ankara University in 1982. He pursued a Master's degree at Middle East Technical University (METU) while working as a research assistant in the Geological Engineering Department from 1983 to 1990. In 1990, he obtained his Ph.D. degree in the same department. Throughout his career, he achieved various academic advancements. He was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1992, Associate Professor in 1994, and Professor in 2001. He held leadership positions at the university, including Department Head of Civil Engineering, Head of the Department of Student Affairs, Acting Rector, and General Secretary. In 2010, he was elected as a Member of YÖDAK by the TRNC Parliament and appointed as the General Coordinator of Water in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Project. He became the First Term President of the International Universities Search and Rescue Council in 2012 and Head of the Higher Education Board (YÖDAK) of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 2013. In 2014, he was elected as a Member of the Managing Board of the Association of Quality Assurance Agencies of the Islamic World in Bahrain. Furthermore, He served as the Head of the Disciplinary Board, a Member of the University Senate, and a Member of the NEU Managing Board. Currently, he is the Dean of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty as well as the board chairman of the Energy, Environment, and Water Research Center (ENÇESU). He has supervised numerous Ph.D. and MS students and published extensively in peer-reviewed journals indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and other internationally indexed, conference proceedings, and books (about 400 manuscripts). He organized many national and international symposiums and congresses. He is also an editor and member of editorial boards for several international journals. His research area of interest is engineering subjects related to water resources, climate change, sustainability, smart cities, and clean energy. He is a lecturer for various engineering subjects related to natural resources, particularly water and renewable energy, climate change, the environment, and sustainability.