Meriç Pınar
Research Assistant | MSc Student in Structural Engineering
Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Türkiye
mericpinar9@gmail.com
www.linkedin.com/in/meric-pinar
Academic & Professional Experience
Middle East Technical University (METU)
Research Assistant – Structural Engineering Division
February 2025 – Present | Ankara, Türkiye
- Research and academic support in structural and earthquake engineering
- Involvement in numerical modeling and analysis related to seismic response of structures
IC İÇTAŞ Construction
Intern | July 2023 – August 2023 | Aksaray, Türkiye
- Internship at BOTAŞ Tuz Gölü Natural Gas Storage Project
General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI)
Intern | July 2022 – August 2022 | Ankara, Türkiye
Mesa Holding
Site Intern | August 2021 – September 2021 | Ankara, Türkiye
Education
Middle East Technical University (METU)
MSc in Structural Engineering | September 2024 – Present
Thesis (ongoing): Validation of ground motion simulations using engineering-based metrics.
Middle East Technical University (METU)
BSc in Civil Engineering | 2018 – 2024
GPA: 3.54 / 4.00
Research Interests
- Earthquake Engineering
- Structural Dynamics
- Seismology
- Engineering Reliability & Statistics
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Activities & Memberships
IACES METU Local Committee
September 2019 – June 2021
- Organizer, CESummit’20 (September 2019 – March 2020)
- Member (2019 – 2021)
Technical Skills
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Structural Dynamics
- Earthquake Engineering Applications