Ms. Dinc graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Geophysical Engineering Program in 2010. During her studies there, she was chosen as an Erasmus Exchange student and studied in the Netherlands at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) under the faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences. She completed her thesis on marine seismic data processing and interpretation. Following her graduation, she pursued a M.S. degree in Geophysical Engineering at ITU and received a full scholarship from Turkish Petroleum Corporation Company to continue her education in the USA. She joined the Rice University, Subsurface Geoscience Professional Master Program in 2011 with the goal to specialize and pursue a career in seismic data processing and interpretation in the petroleum industry. Gulce worked with Total during her internship and accepted full-time employment with ION Geophysical.