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Our department's 4th-year student, Öykü Özcan, was elected as the IACES President for the 2024-2025 term.

Our department's 4th-year student, Öykü Özcan, was elected as the IACES President for the 2024-2025 term during the General Assembly of Representatives (GAR) voting held at ACCESS'24 (Academic...

Advances in Fluid Transients: S-HAMMER Software and Two-Phase Flow Experiments by Prof. Dr. Zafer Bozkuş

Prof. Dr. Zafer Bozkuş attended workshops at Beijing-Beihang and Tianjin Universities in China as an invited speaker between April 4-14, 2024. He introduced the S-HAMMER software, developed at METU...

The Regulation on Design, Calculation, and Construction Principles of Timber Structures was prepared

Türkiye Timber Structures Regulation (Türkiye Ahşap Bina Yönetmeliği (TABY)) by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change has been published in the Official Gazette (https://...

Preliminary Report and Presentation on 6 Feb. 2023 Earthquakes

Preliminary Report and Presentation on 6 Feb. 2023 Earthquakes METU Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC)'s "Preliminary Reconnaissance Report on February 6, 2023, Pazarcık Mw=7.7 and...

Two new books written by Prof.Dr. Melih Yanmaz have been published

Two new books written by Prof.Dr. Melih Yanmaz have been published 1. Köprü Hidroliği, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2022 2. Applied Water Resources Engineering, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2022....

TBM Technical Trip

Gülermak Heavy Industries Construction & Contracting Co. Inc. hosted the Middle East Technical University Civil Engineering Department IACES METU LC community at its head office as part of the "...

A book named as "Erhan Karaesmen'den Seçmeler" has been published

A book named as "Erhan Karaesmen'den Seçmeler" has been published The work "Erhan Karaesmen'den Seçmeler", which invites us to an artistic, historical and professional journey, is a product of a...

New book of Dr. Çağla Meral Akgül

METU Civil Engineering Department faculty member Dr. Çağla Meral Akgül and co-author Dr. Selin Yoncacı's new book on coal fly ash is published by TURKCIMENTO. The book (which is in Turkish) can be...

We thank to 2018-2021 Chair Prof. Dr. Ahmet Türer and congratulate the new Chair of the Department, Prof. Dr. Erdem Canbay

We would like to sincerely thank to METU Civil Engineering Department 2018-2021 Chairperson Prof. Dr. Ahmet Türer for his devoted efforts and for his contributions to our department. We congratulate...

Welcome Party Fall 2021

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One of our department professors, Okan Taktak, had an interview with IMO on "Design Criteria for Underwater Pipeline Projects".

One of our department teachers, Okan Taktak, had an interview with IMO on "Design Criteria for Underwater Pipeline Projects". Related link: t.ly/MxTZ Date: 14 October...

Prof. Dr. Özdemir AKYILMAZ, one of the retired faculty members of our department, passed away on October 4, 2021.

Unfortunately, our valuable member, one of the retired faculty members of our department, Prof. Dr. Özdemir AKYILMAZ passed away on October 4, 2021. On October 5, 2021, a ceremony was held in...

New Project from Prof. Dr. Murat Güler & Prof. Dr. Cihangir Tanyeli (METU Chemistry Department) & Asst. Prof.Dr. Hande Işık Öztürk

New Project from Prof. Dr. Murat Güler & Prof. Dr. Cihangir Tanyeli (METU Chemistry Department) & Asst. Prof.Dr. Hande Işık Öztürk Project Title: Production of Substitute Material...

New Project from Prof.Dr. İsmail Özgur Yaman & Prof. DR Jamshid Esmaeili (University of Tabriz, Iran) & Dr. Burhan Alessa Alam

New Project from Prof.Dr. İsmail Özgur Yaman & Prof. DR Jamshid Esmaeili (University of Tabriz, Iran) & Dr. Burhan Alessa Alam Project name: Textile Reinforced Cementitious Composites: Long...

The Design Tables for Our Structural Steel Regulation book prepared by our professors, Associate Professor Ozan Cem Çelik and Prof Dr Cem Topkaya, with their joint students

Dear Faculty Members, Students and Alumni, The book containing the Design Tables for our Structural Steel Regulation, prepared by our faculty members, Associate Professor Ozan Cem Çelik and Prof. Dr...

The Overseas Prizes Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Best Paper Award to Prof. Dr. Erdem Canbay ve Prof. Dr. Barış Binici

The joint article of our professors Erdem Canbay and Barış Binici, "Strengthening of reinforced concrete frames with engineered cementitious composite panels", received the Overseas Prizes...

2021 Eschenbach Award to Prof. Dr. Irem Dikmen Toker & Prof. Dr. M. Talat Birgonul

2021 Eschenbach Award to Prof. Dr. Irem Dikmen Toker & Prof. Dr. M. Talat Birgonul Prof. Dr. Irem Dikmen Toker & Prof. Dr. M. Talat Birgonul (Middle East Technical University), and Asst. Prof...

New Project: Project with code UDAP-Ç-20-59: Developing a Method for Urban Seismic Resilience Assessment: Türkoğlu, Kahramanmaraş Case

Within the scope of this project, a method is proposed to determine the steps to be taken in order to make urban areas more "resilient" than their pre-disaster situation (by identifying and reducing...

METU Civil Engineering Bulletin: Issue 322: April, 2021 – June, 2021

Our student candidates, students, alumni, all of our members: METU Civil Engineering Bulletin has been published since 1989 and its latest issue is ready to be read at https://bulten-ce.metu.edu...

New International Project: Floating Solar Energy Systems

New International Project: Floating Solar Energy Systems Project name: Multi-Purpose Floating Solar Power Plant Funding Institution: TÜBİTAK-MSRT (Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and...

METU Civil Engineering Department with Virtual Tour

Would you like to visit METU Civil Engineering Department with VIRTUAL TOUR? You can access the building and labs of our department, as well as a short information/visual tour about the research done...

New International Project on Floating hybrid solar and wind energy

Project name: Floating Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Türkiye Funding Agency: TÜBİTAK-British Council (UK) Bilateral Cooperation Program (Newton Fund Institutional Links) Project Objective:...

Prof. Dr. Aysegul Askan was elected to the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS) Board of Directors

Prof. Dr. Aysegul Askan was elected to the Consortium of Organizations for Strong Motion Observation Systems (COSMOS) Board of Directors. We congratulate her and wish her success in this important...

As IACES METU LC family, we successfully held our the biggest traditional event CESummit'21, which we organized online for the first time in the 2020-2021 academic year, on April 16-17-18. As every...

October 30, 2020 Mw 6.6 Izmir Earthquake Response Records of the Tallest Building in Izmir by METU

The project led by METU Civil Engineering Department faculty member Assoc. Prof. Ozan Cem Çelik, entitled "Guidelines for Structural Health Monitoring Systems on Tall Buildings and a Case Study" is...

Congratulations to our students for ranking the 2nd in Design Together BIM Contest!

Demirhan Sever and Efe Sercan Özçam, two students of our department, took the 2nd place in the "Design Together 2020" BIM contest organized by ITU MHK with the model they created with their teammates...

18 March Canakkale Victory

We commemorate all our martyrs and our great leader Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk with mercy, respect, and gratitude; We do not wish wars, but cooperate with positive science and R&D for sustainable...

5 of our undergraduate students were selected to receive scholarship within the scope of the “TÜBİTAK STAR Trainee Researcher Program”!

Our students were among 1500 eligible undergraduate students who are supported to take part in 1359 different research projects across Türkiye. In line with the goal of developing qualified human...

New International Project on Climate-Resilient 3D-Printable Building Components

Project name: Climate-resilient 3D-printable building components incorporating sustainable and low-cost materials (3D-PC): Providing low-cost and high-speed housing for vulnerable populations....

New International Project on Climate Change and Cultural Heritage

Project name: CRAFT: Developing a Novel Climate Change Risk Assessment Framework for Cultural Heritage in Türkiye Funding Agency: UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) (http://www.ahrc.ac.uk...

24 NOVEMBER Teachers' Day

We wholeheartedly congratulate all METU students, all teachers and lecturers, who put the philosophy that everyone has something to learn from everyone, into the word "my teacher", and the teachers'...

New International Project on Disaster Resilience

A new international project is funded by the UK Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) https://www.raeng.org.uk/ as a multi-disciplinary seed funding project to help build collaborative partnerships....

The Restoration of the Concrete Boat

The concrete boat in our department was removed. The aim is to lift up this structure. It will be put back after this restoration. http://betontekne.ce.metu.edu.tr/galeri/

New International Project on Saline Lake Ecosystems

A new international project is funded by TUBITAK BIDEB 2232 program. Information about the project is given below. Project title: Climate Change Effects on Trophic Structure and Dynamics in Saline...

New International Project on Cultural Heritage Conservation

A new international project is funded by European Union's Horizon 2020 programme. Information about the project is given below. Project title: Sustainable solutions to cultural heritage conservation...

Our Graduate Menzer Pehlivan's Interview

You can find the interview of our geotechnical engineer graduate Menzer Pehlivan, who is among the top 20 in the list of ENRnews 2020, Young Professionals Under 40, with jacobs.com from the link...

New International Project on Landslides

A new international project is funded by UK Newton Fund. Information about the project is given below. Project title: Shallow Landslide Susceptibility Mapping In Rize, Türkiye Funding mechanism:...

About Our Emeritus Professor Dr. Doğan Altınbilek's Success

Prof. Dr. Doğan Altınbilek, one of our emeritus professor, has been awarded the prestigious award "2020 The Crystal Drop Award" given every 3 years. We congratulate our emeritus professor. Crystal...

About 24 January 2020 Elazıg-Sivrice earthquake report

METU Earthquake Engineering Research Center's report on 24 January 2020 Elazıg-Sivrice earthquake is published: http://eerc.metu.edu.tr/en

Design Together BIM Contest Announcement

Demirhan Sever and Efe Sercan Özçam, two students of our department, took the 4th place in the "Design Together 2020" BIM contest organized by ITU MHK with the model they created with their friends...

New published books

Dear members of the Civil Engineering Department, Two new books have been published by our department's retired professors, Dr. M. Semih Yücemen and Dr. Erhan Karaesmen. Dr. M. Semih Yücemen's book...

New International Project on Offshore Wind Energy

A new international project is funded by Danida Fellowship Centre*. Information about the project is given below. (* The Danida Fellowship Centre is a self-governing institution founded in 1990 under...

METU CE students are finalists at ASCE student competition

The team composed of METU Civil Engineering undergraduate student Satuk Bugrahan Sari and graduate student Muhammet Durmaz are selected as finalists and are invited by the American Society of Civil...

METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. PARLAR Education and Research Foundation “2018 - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR THE TRAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD”

Dr. Onur Behzat TOKDEMİR is granted an award for METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. PARLAR Education and Research Foundation "2018 - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR THE TRAINER OF THE YEAR AWARD". The Award Ceremony will...

About Nevşehir Technical Trip

Within the scope of the technical trip organized by the METU IACES community, examinations were made at BlokBims Integrated Facilities, one of the leading company in the world with the largest...

Tree planting Activity

On November 14, 2019 on behalf of our department, 20 trees were planted in a designated area within METU land with the participation of our head of department, department staff and students. At the...

"Pasta Bridge Competition" for young-İMO members

İMO Ankara Branch organized the "Pasta Bridge Competition" for the young-İMO members on 01-02 November 2019. 11 groups from different universities took part in the competition. In addition, our...

Geotechnics Division Research Assistant Makbule Ilgac was invited to University of California, Berkeley as visiting scholar

Ph.D. student Makbule Ilgaç was awarded The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TUBITAK) 2214 International Doctoral Research Fellowship to continue her research studies at...

Ph.D. student Umut Akın received American Concrete Institute (ACI) Travel Grant

METU Civil Engineering Department Ph. D. student Umut Akın, who was nominated by his Ph. D. advisor Burcu Burak Bakır for the American Concrete Institute (ACI) travel grant, has been awarded...

Prof. Dr. Alp Caner is now president of International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Foundation

Prof. Dr. Alp Caner has been elected as president of International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) Foundation, in their annual meeting held in New York, in September 2019....

"Concrete Boat Painting Competition” award recepients

Team composed of 4th year undergraduate students Abdullah Athar and Qurban Ali Allahyarry won the honorable mention award (mansiyon ödülü)for the "Concrete Boat Painting Competition" that was held as...

Thoughts of Dr. Erhan Karaesmen for Dr. Haluk Sucuoğlu

Dear Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the organizers of the 5th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology who invited me to present concluding remarks on the...

An Award from Japan to Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner

An Award from Japan to Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner has been awarded by the Hamaguchi Award provided by the Japanese Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and...

METU CE Alumni Prof. Burcu AKINCI will be part of a NASA Research Team

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, including Prof. Dr. Burcu AKINCI, a CEE professor and expert in information modeling, will lead NASA research team on machine learning and robotic systems...

Award Ceremony for 2018-2019 Academic Year Outstanding Students and Winners of Gypsum Beam Contest

The award ceremony for our top-ranked undergraduate students and the winners of the 2019 Gypsum Beam Competition was held on May 20th, 2019. Plaques were also presented to TOKER SONDAJ and GÜLERMAK...

Two Drinking Water Fountains Have Been Installed

Our department has installed two drinking water fountains for the use of students, academic and administrative staff. You can find them in front of DR-1 and back entrance door next to the canteen. We...

CESUMMIT'19 Meeting

#CESummit'19 meeting has been held successfully by IACES METU local committee of our department on 23-24 February 2019. Approximately 500 participants from numerous cities of Türkiye got the chance...

Retired METU Professor Dr. Uğur Ersoy Has Been Awarded

American Concrete Institute (ACI) has found worthy Prof. Uğur Ersoy for "Honorary Members" award for the reasons below. "For contributions in education, research, and practice that have improved...

Our Saddened Loss: Emeritus Prof. Turhan Erdogan

Our former president and retired faculty member, our beloved teacher. We are experiencing the deep sorrow of losing Prof. Turhan Y. Erdoğan on Friday, 04.01.2019 at the hospital where he was being...

Success of Our Student in TUBİTAK Competition

Our student Tunç Alp Bilgel and Mechanical Engineering Department students Uğurcan Kartal and Anıl Güneş took the first place in the TÜBİTAK 2238 Entrepreneurship and Innovation Competition. We...

Structural Health Monitoring Systems on Tall Buildings

The project entitled "Guidelines for Structural Health Monitoring Systems on Tall Buildings and a Case Study," of which our Structures faculty member Assoc. Prof. Ozan Cem Çelik is the principal...

METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation 2017 Awards

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner from our department was awarded METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation's 2017 "METU Educator of the Year" award. Our department's Ph.D....

Mustafa Akgül Has Passed Away

Bilkent University Computer Technology and Information System faculty member Associate Professor Mustafa Akgül has passed away. Graduated from METU Civil Engineering in 1970 and graduated from METU...

METU Civil Engineering Faculty Member Asst. Prof. Nejan HUVAJ's TUBITAK 3501 Project

Asst. Prof. Nejan HUVAJ, faculty member at METU Civil Engineering Department, is the principal investigator of a newly funded TUBITAK 3501 CAREER project entitled "Interaction of Marginal Fills and...

METU Civil Engineering Faculty Member Asst. Prof. M. Tuğrul Yılmaz's TUBITAK 1001 Project

METU Civil Engineering faculty member Asst. Prof. M. Tuğrul Yılmaz is currently the principal investigator of a TUBITAK 1001 project, Estimation of Homogeneous High-Resolution Radar Based...

Success of Our Division Team

Civil Engineering Basketball Team has become the champion of Division Basketball Tournament which has been traditionally held at our university. During the tournament, our team defeated the chemical...

Renovation of TH5

Civil Engineering Department has recently remodeled their TH-5 classroom with a generous funding provided by Yuksel Proje. The opening ceremony for the newly decorated classroom was held on October...

Opening of Remodeled DR-2 Classroom

DR-2 classroom was remodeled during the summer of 2016 with the financial support provided by 1991 and 1992 alumni and Cumhur Kaur (CE'92). The opening ceremony for the new classroom will take place...

METU Civil Engineering Students ranked the 2nd in Design Sustainable Future Engineering Competition 2016 organized by RÖNESANS HOLDİNG

METU Civil Engineering Students ranked the 2nd in Design Sustainable Future Engineering Competition organized by Rönesans Holding. The team composed of Cevat Efe Şahin, Cem Dağdeviren, Furkan Sivri...

METU Civil Engineering Career Panel

METU Civil Engineering Department Publicity and Communications Committee organized a "Career Panel" on March 23, 2016 Wednesday at 15:40-17:30 in K1 building DR1 classroom. The panelists were: Halit...

Dr. Nejan Huvaj received the Best Instructor at METU Award

Our faculty member Dr. Nejan Huvaj received The Best Instructor of the Year at METU award for the 2014-2015 Academic Year. This award will be given by METU Parlar Research and Education Foundation...

Prof. Yalciner, Head of “North-Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Tsunami Information Center” of UNESCO

Prof. Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner, the head of METU Civil Engineering Department and the director of Coastal Harbor Engineering Research Center at Middle East Technical University, has been re-assigned to...

Seda Özdemir and Naz Topkara won John Fisher Prize

Our graduate students Seda Özdemir and Naz Topkara has been rewarded John Fisher Prize at 8th New York City Bridge Conference as a winner. This award was given by John Fisher. We congratulate our...

New Tubitak Project from Our Department

The project "Determination of Hydrological Cycle Parameters with a Conceptual Hydrological Model" is accepted to be funded under TUBITAK 1003- Primary Subjects R&D Funding Program within the call...

Success of Our Division Team

Civil Engineering Team II has been champion at Division Basketball Tournament which has been traditionaly held on our university. We congratulate our team and we wish you continued success. Players...