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Regulatory Briefing Meeting on Timber Structures Held
An important informational meeting was held for the sector within the scope of the newly published TABY-2024: Türkiye Timber Buildings Regulation. In this meeting, where timber structures were...
08/05/2025
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...
25/12/2024
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...
10/06/2024
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://...
01/04/2024
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...
20/02/2023
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....
01/11/2022
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 "...
16/03/2022
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...
11/03/2022
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...
17/01/2022
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...
28/12/2021
Welcome Party Fall 2021
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18/10/2021
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...
18/10/2021
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...
06/10/2021
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...
28/09/2021
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...
28/09/2021
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...
28/09/2021
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...
31/08/2021
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...
25/08/2021
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...
24/08/2021
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...
12/08/2021
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...
11/08/2021
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...
03/08/2021
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:...
22/05/2021
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...
16/05/2021
CESummit’21
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...
11/05/2021
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...
02/04/2021
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...
29/03/2021
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...
18/03/2021
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...
02/03/2021
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....
15/02/2021
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...
21/01/2021
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'...
24/11/2020
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....
10/11/2020
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/
15/08/2020
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...
21/07/2020
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...
26/06/2020
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...
26/06/2020
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:...
04/06/2020
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...
02/06/2020
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
07/04/2020
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...
06/03/2020
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...
06/03/2020
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...
10/02/2020
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...
30/01/2020
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...
04/12/2019
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...
22/11/2019
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...
19/11/2019
"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...
08/11/2019
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...
01/11/2019
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...
30/10/2019
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....
22/10/2019
"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...
21/10/2019
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...
18/10/2019
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...
15/10/2019
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...
15/10/2019
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...
23/05/2019
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...
17/04/2019
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...
01/03/2019
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...
22/02/2019
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...
05/01/2019
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...
05/12/2018
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...
02/01/2018
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....
20/12/2017
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...
14/12/2017
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...
24/11/2017
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...
24/10/2017
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...
09/06/2017
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...
30/03/2017
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...
03/11/2016
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...
15/04/2016
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...
25/03/2016
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...
10/12/2015
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...
30/11/2015
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...
28/08/2015
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...
28/04/2015
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...
08/04/2015

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