Mustafa Erdik (born 1948) is a

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professor emeritus who is a former faculty member of the

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and

Boğaziçi University Boğaziçi University (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Boğaziçi Üniversitesi''), also known as Bosphorus University, is a Public university, public research university in Istanbul, Turkey, historically tied to a former American educational insti ...

. He is the president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation, and his studies are concerned with strong-motion characterization, earthquake hazard and risk assessment.

Early life and education

Erdik was born in

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in 1948. He graduated from the Middle East Technical University having a degree in civil engineering in 1970. He received his

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from

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. He also obtained his Ph.D. from the same university in 1975.

Career

Following his graduation Erdik started his academic career at the Middle East Technical University where he served as the director of the Earthquake Engineering Research Center from 1980 to 1987. In 1988 he began to work at Boğaziçi University and established the Department of Earthquake Engineering in 1989. He also worked as the director of the

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and Earthquake Research Institute. In addition, Erdik served as the director of the Turkish Earthquake Engineering Research Committee. His current post is the president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation. Erdik was the editor-in-chief of the ''Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering'' journal.

Work and activities

Erdik has published numerous articles and reports and edited various books on

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and other related topics. He has involved in many significant activities some of which include the Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and Early Warning System and the structural health monitoring arrays in

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of the UNESCO such as

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and

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Awards

Erdik has been the recipient of various awards, including the

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's Sasakawa Disaster Prevention Award,

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’s Science for Peace – Summit Prize, Bruce Bolt Medal by

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) is a leading technical society in dissemination of earthquake risk and earthquake engineering research both in the U.S. and globally. EERI members include researchers, geologists, geotechnical ...

(February 2013), Prof. Nicholas Ambraseys Distinguished Lecture Award by the European Association for Earthquake Engineering and Science Award by

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(2018).

Personal life

Erdik's wife, Hilal Erdik, is a construction engineer. They have a son.

References

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