CV

SATUK BUĞRAHAN SARİ

Research and Teaching Assistant

Address:   Middle East Technical University Civil Engineering Department, K1/102a
                   Universiteler Mah. Dumlupinar Bulv. 06800 – Cankaya, Ankara/TURKEY

Phone:       +90 312 210 54 86

E-Mail:        satuk@metu.edu.tr

Website:     https://avesis.metu.edu.tr/satuk

ORCID:       https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3589-7666

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EDUCATION

  • 2020 – Present       Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering M.Sc.
                                     ***CGPA: 4.00 / 4.00
                                     ***M.Sc. Thesis Topic: Post liquefaction shear strength of soils
                                     ***Graduation (expected): May, 2022
                                  
  • 2015 – 2020            Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering B.Sc.
                                     ***CGPA: 3.98 / 4.00 *–* 1st Ranking Graduate
                                     ***Graduation: July 8, 2020
                       
  • 2011 – 2015            Ankara Ataturk High School – Ankara
                       
  • 2008 – 2011            TED Ankara College Foundation Schools Middle School – Ankara

 

EXPERIENCE

  • 2020 – Present       Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering,
                                    Research Assistant
                                    Ankara / Turkey
                       
  • 2020 – Present       Middle East Technical University Department of Civil Engineering,
                                    Teaching Assistant
                                    Ankara / Turkey
                                    
                                    Assisted Courses:

                                    *** CE363 Soil Mechanics:
                                    *******Duties: Carried out soil mechanics laboratory tests, regulated office hours with students,
    ******************************graded lab reports and homeworks, prepared course handouts

                                    *** CE366 Foundation Engineering I:
                                    *******Duties: Carried out recitation and office hours with students, graded homeworks,
    ******************************prepared course handouts

                                    *** CE468 Geotechnical Design:
                                    *******Duties: Carried out recitation and office hours with students, graded homeworks,
    ******************************prepared course handouts, conducted Slide2 tutorials
                       
  • 2020                        American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – GeoInstitute Annual GeoCongress,
                                    Geoprediction Competition Finalist
                                    Minneapolis, Minnesota / USA
                       
  • 2019 – 2020            LARSA Inc. Full Time Structural Software Engineer at METU Teknokent
                                    Ankara / Turkey
                       
  • 2019 – 2020            METU Civil Engineering Geotechnics Division
                                    Geomechanics and Technology (GeoMT) Research Group Member
                                    Ankara / Turkey

  • 2019                       Glocal Age 2020 Short Term Student Exchange Program Participant
                                   Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Program, Earthquakes and Tsunamis
                                   Advisor: Asst. Prof. Yutaka Gonda, Niigata University
                                   Niigata University / Niigata, Japan
                                   Fukushima University / Fukushima, Japan

  • 2019                       Summer Internship 2 – Site Civil Engineer
                                   Renaissance Holding (REC International) Construction, Investment, Industry & Trade Inc.
                                   Supreme Court Service Building Construction
                                   Ankara / Turkey

  • 2018                       Summer Internship 1 – Site Civil Engineer
                                   ILGAZ Construction & Trade Inc.
                                   Industrial Plant Construction with Prefabricated Reinforced Concrete Members
                                   Ankara / Turkey

ACADEMIC HONORS, REWARDS and SUCCESSES

  • 2020                       Middle East Technical University
                                   ***2020 University 3rd Ranking Graduate
    *************************2020 Civil Engineering Department 1st Ranking Graduate                         ***
                       
  • 2020                       American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – GeoInstitute
                                   ***Annual GeoCongress Geoprediction Competition 2nd Rank Reward
    *************************Minneapolis, Minnesota / USA
                       
  • 2019 – 2020           METU Civil Engineering Department 4th Year 1st Rank Reward
                                   ***Spring Term – High Honor Student
                                   ***Fall Term – High Honor Student             ***********

  • 2018 – 2019           METU Civil Engineering Department 3rd Year 1st Rank Reward
                                   ***Spring Term – High Honor Student
                                   ***Fall Term – High Honor Student

  • 2017 – 2018           METU Civil Engineering Department 2nd Year 2nd Rank Reward
                                   ***Spring Term – High Honor Student
                                   ***Fall Term – High Honor Student

  • 2016 – 2017           METU Civil Engineering Department 1st Year 2nd Rank Reward
                                   ***Spring Term – High Honor Student
                                   ***Fall Term – High Honor Student

  • 2015*********           Ranking in top 1% out of 2.1 million participants in nationwide university entrance exam

CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIUMS and WORKSHOPS

  • 2021 September    Soil Liquefaction and Mitigation Techniques, Turkish Chamber of Civil Eng., Ankara / Turkey

  • 2020 February       American Society of Civil Engineers GeoInstitute GeoCongress, Minneapolis, Minnesota / USA

  • 2019 November     Abstract Writing Seminar, METU Academic Writing Center, Ankara / Turkey

  • 2019 October        5th Izmir Wind Energy Symposium and Exhibiton, Izmir / Turkey

  • 2019 July               Glocal Age 2020 Student Exchange Program, Global Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery
    **********************Program, Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Niigata & Fukushima / Japan

  • 2019 February      CE Summit 2019 Workshop, IACES Local Committee, Ankara / Turkey

  • 2017 February      HAVELSAN Syber Security Winter School Program, Ankara / Turkey

ORGANIZATION and ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

  • 2019 – Present      American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
                                   Student Council Membership – https://www.geoinstitute.org

  • 2019 – Present      Turkish Society for Int. Soil Mechanics and Geotech. Eng. Community (ZMGM)
                                   Student Membership – https://www.zmgm.org.tr

  • 2019 – 2020           METU Civil Eng. Dept. Geomechanics and Technology (GeoMT) Research Group
                                   Research Member – http://geomt.ce.metu.edu.tr

COMPETENCIES and SKILLS

  • Computer              General:
                                      Microsoft Office Programs
                                   
                                   Engineering Drawing Programs:
                                      AutoCAD
                                   
                                   Structural Analysis Programs:
                                      SAP2000 and Section Designer
                                      LARSA 4D and Section Composer
                                      LARSA 4D Analytic Object Modeler
                                   
                                   Geotechnical/Geomechanics Programs:
                                      Rocscience: Settle3
                                      Rocscience: Slide2
                                      Rocscience: RS2
                                      Plaxis 2D
                                      Plaxis 3D
                                      SeismoSignal
                                   
                                   Construction Management Programs:
                                      Autodesk: Navisworks
                                      Autodesk: Revit
                                      Allplan
                                      MS Project
                                                
                                   Coding and Software:
                                      Microsoft Office Excel
                                      Python
                                      MATLAB
                                      MathCAD


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Geotechnics and Geomechanics   

                                    Post-liquefaction shear strength of soils
                                    Liquefaction engineering and mitigation
                                    Post-liquefaction response and deformations
                                    Geotechnical earthquake engineering and soil liquefaction
                                    Landslides, static and seismic slope stability
                                    Seismic isolation of earth retaining structures
                                    Seismic response of landfills
                                    Seismic hazard analysis
                                    In-situ and lab. testing of static and dynamic properties of earth materials
                                    Retaining walls and their asset management
                                    High-performance cut-off walls for levees in seismic regions
                                    Soil/structure interaction of bridge foundations          

CONSULTING PROJECTS

  • 2021 May **********TEKFEN Engineering & GeoDestek Zemar Trade and Industry Inc.
    *************************Geotechnical assessment and deep foundation system calculations of New Stack 7000 Unit
    *************************Izmir / Turkey

  • 2021 April *********State Railways of the Republic of Turkey (TCDD) & METU
    *************************3D finite elem. modelling and geo. assess. of Ankara-Istanbul high-speed railway T26 tunnel
    *************************Ankara / Turkey

  • 2021 February****YSE Construction Industry and Trade Inc. & METU
    *************************Geotech. assess. of Sabiha Gokcen Airp. (SAW) 2nd airstrip TEM access roads and tunnels
    *************************Istanbul / Turkey

LANGUAGES

  • Turkish                  Native
  • English                  Advanced
  • German                 Intermediate
  • Chinese                 Beginner

HOBIES

  • Sports                   Professional licensed soccer player
                                   Advanced level licensed chess player
                                   Winter sports, swimming, tennis, table tennis and aikido
                                  
  • Art                          Watching movies and plays at the cinema and theater.


REFERENCES

  • Prof. Kemal Onder Cetin      *********Middle East Technical University
                                   **********************Civil Engineering Department – Geotechnical Engineering Division / K1/306
    ********************************************ocetin@metu.edu.tr
    ********************************************+90 312 210 24 18

  • Assoc. Prof. Nejan Huvaj Sarihan**Middle East Technical University
                                   **********************Civil Engineering Department – Geotechnical Engineering Division / K1/247
    ********************************************nejan@metu.edu.tr
    ********************************************+90 312 210 54 89

  • Prof. Ozgur Kurc      ******************Middle East Technical University
                                   **********************Civil Engineering Department – Structural Engineering Division / K2/305
    ********************************************kurc@metu.edu.tr
    ********************************************+90 312 210 24 47

 

OTHERS

  • Driving Licence       Class B (Turkey standards)
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