Beyza Taşkın

Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Reinforced Concrete Structures, Associate Professor, PhD, Structural Engineer

Beyza Taskin received her B.S. degree in Civil Engineering, Master’s Degree in Earthquake Engineering, and PhD in Structural Engineering, each from ITU. During her post-doctoral studies, she joined the research team of Professor Anil K. Chopra as a visiting scholar at the UC-Berkeley. She has been the Secretary General of Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE) Turkey Section since 2006, and has the Emergency Management Instructor Certificate from the Project ACHIEVE (ACooperative Hazard Impact-reduction Effort Via Education), a bi-national collaborative effort between Turkey and US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). She was the project director during the preparation of the official damage assessment forms of Ministry of Interior - Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) for concrete and masonry buildings subjected to earthquakes, floods and fires. She has numerous publications, memberships in professional societies, consultancies, and community services in recognition for disaster preparedness and preventing earthquake damage.

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