Institute Staff

Department of Earthquake Engineering

Ufuk Yazgan, PhD., Assoc. Prof.(Institute Vice Director) 
BS:  Middle East Technical University, 2001
MS:  Middle East Technical University, 2003
PhD:  ETH Zürich, İsviçre, 2009
Research Areas:  Earthquake Engineering, Dynamic Analysis of Structures, Structural Earthquake Reliability Analysis, Evaluation of Earthquake Damage, Earthquake Risk Causes, Structural Earthquake Damage

Phone:  (212) 285 7526

E-mail:  ufukyazgan@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP

     

Mehmet Barıs Can Ülker, PhD., Assoc. Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 2001
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 2004
PhD: North Carolina State University, 2009
Research Areas: Computational Geomechanics, Building Soil State, Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI), Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Numerical Modeling in Coastal-Harbor Geotechnical Engineering, Constitutional Relations and Modeling in Soils
Phone: (212) 285 7529 
E-mail: mbulker@itu.edu.tr 
Office: DEP214             

     

Reşat Oyguç, PhD., Assoc. Prof.
BS:  Yıldız Technical University, 2001
MS:  Istanbul Technical University, 2004
PhD:  Istanbul Technical University, 2011
Research Areas: Performance Based Seismic Design, Multiple Earthquake Excitation, Inelastic Design of Nuclear Power Plants, Seismic Risk of Historical Buildings
Phone:  (212) 285 7533
E-mail:  oyguc@itu.edu.tr
Office:  DEP211

Gulşen Taşkın Kaya, PhD., Asst. Prof. 
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 2001
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 2003
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, 2011
Research Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Dimensional Reduction, Uncertainty Analysis, Earthquake Damage Assessment Using Remote Image Detection
Phone: (212) 285 7530
E-mail: tasking@itu.edu.tr
Office:  DEP215

Fatih Sütcü, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Yıldız Technical University, 2000
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 2003
PhD: Tohoku University, 2006
Research Areas: Innovative earthquake resistant construction technologies, structural dampers, energy-based design, earthquake isolation (seismic isolation), earthquake reinforcement with new technologies
Phone: (212) 285 7524
E-mail: sutcufa@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP

Ömer Tuğrul Turan, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 2002
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 2004
PhD: Oregon State University, 2010
Research Areas: Bridges, Steel Structures,Shell Structures, Steel Plate Structures
Phone: (212) 285 6532/125
E-mail: tturan@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP210

Zeynep Değer, PhD., Asst. Prof.
BS: Middle East Technical University, 2008
MS: University of California Los Angeles, ABD, 2009
PhD: University of California Los Angeles, ABD, 2012
Research Areas: Structural Earthquake Engineering, Modeling and Seismic Performance Assessment of Tall Buildings, Structural Earthquake Design Methods, Analytical Modeling and Behavior of RC Structures
Phone: (212) 285 7531
E-mail: tunaz@itu.edu.tr 
Office: DEP215   

             Research Assistant Evrim Oyguç
             BS:  Istanbul Technical University, 2012
             MS:  Istanbul Technical University, 2014
             PhD Thesis Advisor:  Prof.Dr. Abdul Hayır
             Phone:  (212) 285 6532/119
             E-mail:  eoyguc@itu.edu.tr
             Office:  DEP211 Araştır
 

        Research Assistant Mustafa Mert Eyüpgiller
        BS: Istanbul Technical University, 2013
        MS:  Yıldız Technical University, 2017
        PhD Thesis Advisor: Mehmet Barış Can Ülker, PhD., Assoc. Prof.
        E-mail: eyupgillerm@itu.edu.tr
        Office:  DEP209
 



        Research Assistant Mehmet Oruç  
        BS: Istanbul Technical University, 2019
        MS Thesis Advisor: Ufuk Yazgan, PhD., Assoc. Prof.
        E-mail: orucmehm@itu.edu.tr
        Office:  DEP209

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Disaster and Emergency Management Department

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İbrahim Demir, PhD., Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 1982
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 1984
PhD: Yıldız Technical University, 1994 
Research Areas: Solid Waste Management, Leachate Treatment, Recycling of Solid Waste 
Phone: (212) 285 7528
E-mail: idemir@itu.edu.tr
Office:  DEP

Azime Tezer, PhD., Prof.
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 1987
MS:  Istanbul Technical University, 1990
PhD:  Istanbul Technical University, 1997
Research Areas
Tel: (212) 293 1300/2259
E-mail: tezera@itu.edu.tr
Office:  DEP

 

                                                                                                                             
Didem Saloğlu Dertli, PhD., Assoc. Prof.  
Disaster Management (Institute Vice Director, Program Cooridnator)
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 1998 
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 2001
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, 2010
Research Areas: Basic Operations, Environmental Effects of Wastewater, Removal of Micro Pollutants from Wastewater, Kinetic and Modeling Studies in Basic Processes, Polymeric and Biotechnological Applications, Explosive Chemicals in Chemical Processes, Field Applications of Chemical Plants, Removal of Industrial Hazardous Gases, Investigation of New Separation Plants in Solid Waste Management, Industrial Modeling of Flammable Gases and Liquids in Facilities
Phone: (212) 285 6656
E-mail: saloglu@itu.edu.tr
 
  

Hikmet İskender, PhD., Asst. Prof. (Member of Board)
BS: Istanbul Technical University, 1984
MS: Istanbul Technical University, 1987
PhD: Istanbul Technical University, 1998
Research Areas: Fire Engineering, Military and Industrial Explosives, Emergency/Disaster Management and Trainings
Phone: (212) 285 6532/143
E-mail: iskender@itu.edu.tr
Office: DEP