RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVED

  1. Project member in the “ATC-55, Evaluation and Improvement of Inelastic Seismic Analysis Procedures Phase II” under the direction of Applied Technology Council (ATC), 2002.
  2. Principal investigator in the “A Practical Approach for Estimating Local Deformation Demands in Frame Systems,” funded by the Scientific Research and Technical Council of Turkey between 2005 - 2006 (30,000 USD/year).
  3. Principal investigator in the “National Strong Ground Motion Project,” funded by the Scientific Research and Technical Council of Turkey for 2005 - 2009 (3,500,000 USD for 4 years).
  4. Team member in “Harmonization of Seismic Hazard and Risk Reduction in Countries Influenced by Vrancea Earthquakes,” NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme between 2006 – 2008.
  5. NATO project director in the “Harmonization of the Seismic Hazard Maps for the Western Balkan Countries,” funded by the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme between 2007 - 2010 (638,000 Euros for 3 years).
  6. Team member in “Assessment and Reduction of Seismic Risk to Large Infrastructural Systems,” funded by MiUR (Italian Ministry for Research and Higher Education), FIRB Project No:RBIN047WC between 2007-2009.
  7. Team member in “Rapid Risk Assessment Procedures and Development and Implementation of Rapid Risk Assessment Forms,” TEKNOKENT T-2001-C-001 between 2009-2011.
  8. Team member and METU coordinator in Ground-motion predictive models for Europe (Work package 4) of the “Seismic Harmonization in Europe (SHARE),” funded by the European Community FP7 between 2009 - 2012 (3,700,000 Euros for 4 years).
  9. Task leader and METU coordinator in Strong ground-motion modeling (Work package 3) of the “Earthquake Model of the Middle East Region (EMME),” funded by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) between 2009-2013 (2,000,000 Euros for 5 years).
  10. Task leader in Networking accelerometric networks and SM data users (Work package 3) of the “Research Infrastructures for earthquake hazard (NERA),” funded by the European Community FP7 between 2010 - 2014 (12,000,000 Euros for 4 years).
  11. Team member and METU coordinator in “Seismic Ground Motion Assessment (SIGMA),” funded by French Electricity Company (EDF) between 2010-2014 (METU budget is 120,000 Euros for 2 years)
  12. Team member and Task 1 leader in “Assessment and development of seismic rehabilitation procedures for the new generation seismic design codes,” funded by the Scientific Research and Technical Council of Turkey between 2010 - 2013 (1,500,000 TL for 4 years).
  13. Principal investigator in the “Revision of Seismic Hazard Maps in Turkey,” funded by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency and Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool between 2013 – 2015 (125,000 USD for 15 months)
  14. Principal investigator in “Integration of near-fault ground motions to design spectrum and code-based maximum interstory drift demands under their influence,” funded by the Scientific Research and Technical Council of Turkey between 2013 - 2015 (62,500 USD for 36 months).
  15. Team member in Integrated low probability-high consequence hazard assessment for critical infrastructures (Work package 3), of the “Harmonized approach to stress tests for critical infrastructures against natural hazards (STREST),” project funded by the European Community FP7 between 2013 - 2016 (3,975,000 Euros for 3 years).
  16. Principal Investigator in the “Earthquake Induced Damage Assessment and Demolition Procedures for Tall Buildings” project funded by the Ministry of Environment and Urban Urbanization in 2015 (920,400 TL for 9 months)
  17. Principal Investigator in the “Development of auxiliary tools for the development of site-specific GMPEs at Groningen, the Netherlands,” funded by MOSAYK in 2014 (18,000 Euros for 3 months)
  18. Team member and BU coordinator of the “Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for Europe (SERA),” project funded by the European Community Horizon 2020 between 2017 - 2020.