NEWS
AND EVENTS

Departmental seminar schedule
26.02.2010 /
14:00 / Room No: 127
"Passive
seismology and deep structure in Turkey: New results."
Dr. A. Arda Özacar
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05.03.2010
(Cancelled)
"Tectonic evolution of
the South Anatolia in relation to STEP fault scenario."
Ayten Koç
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12.03.2010
"Floods and the
environment - Towards water security for people and nature."
Dr. K. Koray Yılmaz
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19.03.2010
"Geochemistry and
petrology of the E-MORB- and OIB-type metabasic rocks from the
Karakaya Complex (Central and NW Turkey)."
Kaan Sayıt
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26.03.2010
"Paleoceanographic and
paleoclimatologic significance of Cenomanian, Turonian and Aptian
Oceanic Anoxic Events (OAE2 and OAE1a): Examples from the Sakarya
Zone, northwestern Turkey."
Dr. İ. Ömer Yılmaz
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02.04.2010
"Rockfall hazard rating
system to the cutslopes along a highway route."
Ceren Çiçek
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09.04.2010
"Remote Sensing of
Evaporatic Rocks."
Dr. Lütfi Süzen"
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16.04.2010
"Mineral chemistry of
Süphan volcanics."
Yavuz Özdemir

Congratulations to our undergraduate students who have been awarded
with high honour and honour rolls in 2008-2009 Spring semester.
High Honour Roll:
NİLAY YAĞCIOĞLU
AYŞE MERVE TURANLI
EBRU TOPSAKAL
MERYEM DAMLA ARSLAN
KIVANÇ BİBER
AHMET ONUR GÜNGÖR
MEHMET ÖZEN GÜRBÜZ
BERRAK DİKMEOĞLU
ALİ EMİR İNCE
AYÇA KARAÇAY
ÜNAL OKYAY
Honour Roll:
MELTEM ÇIĞRI
TUÇE DEĞİRMENCİ
KEMAL KÜRŞAD
DEMİRER
ŞAFAK EKER
SANEM ELİDEMİR
MARAL CAN EMRE
CAN ERASLAN
GÖZDE ERDİNÇ
NECMETTİN ERTAŞ
TUBA EVSAN
DERYA KILIÇ
MELAHAT ASLI SÜREK
MUTLU TAÇ
TOLGACAN TAKTAK
OKAN TANER
Congratulations to Res. Ast. Kıvanc Yucel, who
has been awarded for Graduate Degree Course Performance Award.
Congratulations to Sukru Gökhan Köse, who has been awarded for
American Mineralogist Undergraduate Award.

Tenure-track positions
The Department of Geological Engineering of the
Middle East Technical University invites applications for
tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level, however
exceptional candidates at higher levels may also apply. Candidates
at the Assistant Professor level would have a PhD degree in the
specific field of Mineral Deposits, preferably from a university in
USA or Europe. The candidates must possess a distinguished record of
research accomplishments and publications, and a demonstrated
ability to mentor graduate students and develop an innovative
research and educational program. Successful candidates will be
expected to develop colloboration with mineral exploration and
mining companies and attract external funding for research program,
as well as teach undergraduate and graduate courses in geological
science and engineering. All applications should be submitted
electronically as a single PDF document to mzeki@metu.edu.tr.
Electronic applications should include 1) a current vitae, 2) a
concise statement (not to exceed three pages total) of research and
teaching interests, and 3) names and addresses of three references,
addressed to Chair, Geological Engineering Department Middle East
Technical University Ankara 06531 TURKEY.

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