Mustafa Erdik | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
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Fields | Earthquake engineering |
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Mustafa Erdik (born 1948) is a Turkish professor emeritus who is a former faculty member of the Middle East Technical University and Boğaziçi University. He is the president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation, and his studies are concerned with strong-motion characterization, earthquake hazard and risk assessment.
Erdik was born in 1948. [1] He graduated from the Middle East Technical University having a degree in civil engineering in 1970. [1] He received his Master of Science from Rice University. [1] He also obtained his Ph.D. from the same university in 1975. [2]
Following his graduation Erdik started his academic career at the Middle East Technical University where he served as the director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Center from 1980 to 1987. [1] [2] In 1988 he began to work at Boğaziçi University and established the Department of Earthquake Engineering in 1989. [2] He also worked as the director of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute. [2] In addition, Erdik served as the director of the Turkish Earthquake Engineering Research Committee. [2] His current post is the president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation. [1]
Erdik was the editor-in-chief of the Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering journal. [2]
Erdik has published numerous articles and reports and edited various books on earthquake preparedness and other related topics. [3]
He has involved in many significant activities some of which include the Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and Early Warning System [4] and the structural health monitoring arrays in World Heritage Site of the UNESCO such as Hagia Sophia and Süleymaniye Mosque. [2]
Erdik has been the recipient of various awards, including the United Nations's Sasakawa Disaster Prevention Award, NATO’s Science for Peace – Summit Prize, Bruce Bolt Medal by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (February 2013), [2] Prof. Nicholas Ambraseys Distinguished Lecture Award by the European Association for Earthquake Engineering [5] and Science Award by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (2018). [1]
Erdik's wife, Hilal Erdik, is a construction engineer. [6] They have a son. [6]
Mustafa Erdik | |
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Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
Alma mater |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Earthquake engineering |
Institutions |
Mustafa Erdik (born 1948) is a Turkish professor emeritus who is a former faculty member of the Middle East Technical University and Boğaziçi University. He is the president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation, and his studies are concerned with strong-motion characterization, earthquake hazard and risk assessment.
Erdik was born in 1948. [1] He graduated from the Middle East Technical University having a degree in civil engineering in 1970. [1] He received his Master of Science from Rice University. [1] He also obtained his Ph.D. from the same university in 1975. [2]
Following his graduation Erdik started his academic career at the Middle East Technical University where he served as the director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Center from 1980 to 1987. [1] [2] In 1988 he began to work at Boğaziçi University and established the Department of Earthquake Engineering in 1989. [2] He also worked as the director of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute. [2] In addition, Erdik served as the director of the Turkish Earthquake Engineering Research Committee. [2] His current post is the president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation. [1]
Erdik was the editor-in-chief of the Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering journal. [2]
Erdik has published numerous articles and reports and edited various books on earthquake preparedness and other related topics. [3]
He has involved in many significant activities some of which include the Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and Early Warning System [4] and the structural health monitoring arrays in World Heritage Site of the UNESCO such as Hagia Sophia and Süleymaniye Mosque. [2]
Erdik has been the recipient of various awards, including the United Nations's Sasakawa Disaster Prevention Award, NATO’s Science for Peace – Summit Prize, Bruce Bolt Medal by Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (February 2013), [2] Prof. Nicholas Ambraseys Distinguished Lecture Award by the European Association for Earthquake Engineering [5] and Science Award by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (2018). [1]
Erdik's wife, Hilal Erdik, is a construction engineer. [6] They have a son. [6]