Oğuz Cem Çelik

Istanbul Technical University, Structural & Earthquake Engineering, PhD, Professor

Oğuz Çelik is a Professor of Structural & Earthquake Engineering at the Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and Associate Editor of the Journal of Steel Structures Professor. He studied Civil Engineering and holds Masters and PhD degrees in Structural Engineering. His post-doctoral research brought him to New York where he worked at the SUNY Multi-Disciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research. He has both research and application experience in seismic assessment and retrofit of existing buildings (both new and historic) and bridges, including research visits to earthquake-stricken areas in Turkey and Italy and speaker engagements all over the world. His current research focuses on the analysis, design, and development of seismic energy dissipation members that could be used in new and seismically vulnerable structures.