{"id":11,"date":"2025-10-31T13:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:07:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:07:27","slug":"education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/education\/","title":{"rendered":"Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<\/h2>\n
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Orta Do\u011fu Teknik \u00dcniversitesi \/ Middle East Technical University
\n<\/strong>Doctor of Philosophy \u2013 PhD, Geotechnical Engineering
\nSep 2023 \u2013 Jun 2027
\nGrade: 3.86 \/ 4.00
\nThesis:\u00a0TBA<\/strong>
\nSupervisor:\u00a0Assoc. Prof. Nabi Kartal Toker<\/strong><\/p>\n

Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering<\/strong>\u00a0| Prof. Dr. Kemal \u00d6nder \u00c7etin<\/li>\n
  • Structural Health Monitoring<\/strong>\u00a0| Prof. Dr. Ahmet T\u00fcrer<\/li>\n
  • Geotechnical Forensic Engineering<\/strong>\u00a0| Prof. Dr. M. Yener \u00d6zkan<\/li>\n
  • Site Investigation<\/strong>\u00a0| Prof. Dr. Tamer Topal<\/li>\n
  • Introduction to FIDIC Conditions of Contract<\/strong>\u00a0| Lect. Semiha \u00dcnsal<\/li>\n
  • Construction Project Management\u00a0<\/strong>| Prof. Dr. R\u0131fat S\u00f6nmez<\/li>\n
  • Research Methods and Ethical Issues in Civil Engineering\u00a0<\/strong>| Prof. Dr. Cem Topkaya \u2013 Assoc. Prof. Dr. C\u00fcneyt Baykal \u2013 Assoc. Prof. Dr. G\u00fczide Atasoy \u00d6zcan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Master of Science (MSc)<\/h2>\n
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    Orta Do\u011fu Teknik \u00dcniversitesi \/ Middle East Technical University
    \nMaster of Science \u2013 MSc, Geotechnical Engineering
    \nSep 2012 \u2013 Dec 2015
    \nGrade: 3.36 \/ 4.00
    \nThesis:\u00a0Development of Computer-Controlled Triaxial Test Setup and Study on Multi-Stage Triaxial Test on Sand<\/strong>
    \nSupervisor:\u00a0Assoc. Prof. Nabi Kartal Toker<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Geotechnical Laboratory Techniques<\/strong>\u00a0| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nabi Kartal Toker<\/li>\n
    • Advanced Soil Mechanics I<\/strong>\u00a0| Prof. Dr. M. Yener \u00d6zkan<\/li>\n
    • Advanced Soil Mechanics II<\/strong>\u00a0| Prof. Dr. M. Yener \u00d6zkan<\/li>\n
    • Applications of Geosynthetics<\/strong>\u00a0| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nejan Huvaj<\/li>\n
    • Topics Environmental Geotechnics\u00a0<\/strong>| Prof. Dr. Erdal \u00c7ok\u00e7a<\/li>\n
    • Materials Testing and Measurement<\/strong>\u00a0| Prof. Dr. Lutfullah Turanl\u0131<\/li>\n
    • Unsaturated Soils<\/strong>\u00a0| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nabi Kartal Toker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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      Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSc)<\/h2>\n
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      Eastern Mediterranean University
      \nBachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
      \nSep 2008 \u2013 Jun 2012
      \nGrade: 3.87 \/ 4.00 (High Honour)
      \nActivities and societies: Iraqi Student Society, Construction Club, Environmental Trips, Technical Trips
      \nGraduated as Top Student with highest CPGA in Civil Engineering Department, Class of 2012.<\/p>\n

      Graduation Project:
      \nInvestigation on Mass Production of Adobe Bricks<\/strong>\u00a0(With Farooq Alfazza & Bashar Hawatmeh & Melih Karakaya, Supervised by:\u00a0Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ergil<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

      Certificates & Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Top Student in Civil Engineering Department, Class of 2012<\/li>\n
      • 7 High Honour Certificates in all 7 semesters<\/li>\n
      • Certificate of Appreciation from the American Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)<\/li>\n
      • SPIKE Certificate of Merit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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        High School<\/h2>\n

        Al Mutamayzeen High School, Mosul \u2013 Iraq
        \nHigh School Diploma, General Science
        \nSep 2002 \u2013 Jun 2008
        \nGrade: 89 \/ 100
        \nRanked #1 student in school\u2019s IQ Entrance Exam in 2002.
        \nSecondary and High School dedicated for gifted and talented students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Orta Do\u011fu Teknik \u00dcniversitesi \/ Middle East Technical University Doctor of Philosophy \u2013 PhD, Geotechnical Engineering Sep 2023 \u2013 Jun 2027 Grade: 3.86 \/ 4.00 Thesis:\u00a0TBA Supervisor:\u00a0Assoc. Prof. Nabi Kartal Toker Courses: Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering\u00a0| Prof. Dr. Kemal \u00d6nder \u00c7etin Structural Health Monitoring\u00a0| Prof. Dr. Ahmet T\u00fcrer Geotechnical Forensic Engineering\u00a0| Prof. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9474,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9474"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/e189920\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}