CURRICULUM VITAE (Last Updated August 2006)

Name : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner

Male or Female : Male

Present Affiliation : Assoc. Prof. in Civil Engineering Department,

Head of Ocean Enginering Research Center,

Middle East Technical University, 06531, Ankara, Turkey

Date of Birth : July, 29, 1956

Address : Director of Ocean Engineering Research Center, and Coastal

and Harbor Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil

Engineering, Middle East Technical University, 06531 Ankara,

TURKEY

Phone. No : +90-312- 210 54 38

Fax No : +90-312- 210 14 12

Mobile Phone : +90-532- 471 00 06

E-mail : yalciner@metu.edu.tr

Web site : http://yalciner.ce.metu.edu.tr

Nationality : Turkish Place of Birth: Trabzon, Turkey

Academic Career :

B.S. Civil Engineering, 1979, Middle East Technical University, Ankara

M.S. Civil Engineering, 1981, Middle East Technical University, Coastal and Harbor

Engineering, Ankara

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, 1989, Middle East Technical University, Coastal and Harbor

Engineering, Ankara

EMPLOYMENT:

2000   Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University

2005-2005 Consultant to Government of Maldives

1999   2000 Visiting Professor, University of Southern California, USA

1993   1999 Associate Professor, Middle East Technical University

1989   1993 Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University

1979   1989 Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University

1987  1987 Visiting Scholar, Tohoku University, Sendai, JAPAN

1979 - Assistant (Part time) Middle East Technical University

Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner is currently the director of Ocean Engineering Research Center and Coastal and Harbor Engineering Laboratory in Civil Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University.

Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner has studied in Tohoku University in Sendai Japan under the care of Professor Nobuo Shuto during his Ph.D thesis study (in 1987) with the grant by Matsumae International Foundation Japan. Dr. Yalciner has studied in University of Southern California (1999-2000) as a visiting professor and directed the projects of tsunami propagation modeling and inundation mapping for Los Angeles and Santa Barbara cities.

He has contributed to the several international scientific projects in Aegean, Marmara, Mediterranean, Pacific Ocean, Caribbean, Indian Ocean and contributed successfully to extend them to be more collaborative between Turkish, Greek, Italian, Japanese, United States, Russian, French, Indonesian, Malasian scientists and develop more cooperation for exchange in civil engineering discipline.

Dr. Yalciner has been selected as the international expert for the member of PIANC Working Group (WG53) to prepare engineering and management guidelines for commercial harbors, marinas and small craft harbors under extreme comnditions (storm surge and tsunamis)

Dr. Yalciner has served Ministry of Planning and National Development of Maldives Government as a consultant to coastal utilization, island access and harbor development program for 9 weeks duration starting from mid July 2005.

Dr. Yalciner has directed international training course on tsunami numerical modeling which has been organized by UNESCO in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur in May, 2006 (two weeks) and June 2006 (two weeks) in Belgium Oostende.

Dr Yalciner has developed a new tsunami generation and propagation code NAMI DANCE in collaboration with Prof. Pelinovsky, Assist. Prof. Dr. Andrey Kukin and Dr. Andrey Zaytsev and installed this code to the Malaysia Tsunami Warning system as an efficient supplementary tool.

Dr Yalciner has led one of the International Tsunami Survey Teams for the field survey December 26, 2004 Sumatra Earthquake in Sumatra Island (Meulaboh, Simeulue, Medan in Indonesia. His work has been supported by UNESCO IOC. (for more information please visit http://yalciner.ce.metu.edu.tr/sumatra/survey . The official web site of UNESCO IOC about this survey is in the following link.

http://ioc.unesco.org/iosurveys/Indonesia/yalciner/yalciner.htm

Dr. Yalciner has also extended his tsunami survey studies about Indian Ocean Tsunami in Malaysia and Maldives.

Dr. Yalciner’s one of the recent outstanding success is to take part in one of the finalist projects for European Union Descartes Prize 2003 together with Japanese Scientsits. (for more information

http://www.cordis.lu/science-society/descartes/home.html This Prize is one of the distinguished scientific prize given by European Union, European Commission Research Directorate to the outstanding scientific and technological achievements resulting from European collaborative research. Dr. Yalciner was one of the coordinator in the Finalist Project THAMS “Tsunami Hazards Assessment and Mitigation Studies” in which the research teams from Japan, Turkey, Greece and Italy has taken part. For more info please link to http://yalciner.ce.metu.edu.tr/thams The project is a good and fruitful example of collaboration between Japanese and European scientists and Engineers. The project has also provided the strong long term collaboration, achievements and contributions of Japanese civil engineering discipline at international stage.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner has been nominated by Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers for the International Prize of Japanese Chamber of Civil Engineers for the years 2003 and 2004.

The paper Yuksel Y, Alpar, B., Yalciner, A.C., Cevik, E Celikoglu, Y, Ozmen, H I, Ozguven O, Bostan, T, (2003), has been awarded by Institute of Civil Engineers in United Kingdom as the overseas award among the papers published in 2003 in the Journals of Institution of Civil Engineers United Kingdom.

He has played very active role in the international survey teams for the reconnaissance study of the damage on coastal structures by1999 Izmit Earthquake.

He has given and currently giving the graduate and undergraduate courses on the various subjects of introduction to coastal engineering, marinas, introduction to ocean engineering and underwater operations, modeling of coastal engineering problems, coastal sedimentations, design of coastal structures, wave hydrodynamics, port planning and design.

Dr. Yalciner has long term, deep experience and intensive knowledge on the subjects of coastal and ocean engineering, researches on tsunamis and natural hazards with mathematical modeling of tsunami generation, propagation and coastal amplification for the Aegean sea, the sea of Marmara, the Mediterranean sea and California coasts of USA, physical and mathematical modeling of coastal processes, field measurements, underwater surveys and operations, coastal management, marine parks and technical diving.

Professional Record :

2000-today Assoc. Prof., Middle East Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering

1999-2000 Visiting Professor, University of Southern California, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Los Angeles, California, USA

1993-1999 Assoc. Prof., Middle East Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering

1989-1993 Assistant Professor, Middle East Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering

1979-1989 Research Assistant, Middle East Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering

1987 Visiting Scholar, Tohoku University, Department of Civil Engineering, JAPAN

1978-1979 Part Time Student Assistant, Middle East Technical University

Dr. Yalciner has been granted by several international and national scientific organizations for various applied and basic researches as summarized below:

Dr. Yalciner has been granted by Matsumae International Foundation, Tokyo, Japan (6 months in 1987) for visiting Tohoku University to perform laboratory experiments on Ph. D. Thesis.

He has been granted by TUBITAK (Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey) with three Basic Science Projects (TUBITAK-DEBAG-38, TUBITAK-INTAG-827, TUBITAK YDABCAG-60) on tsunami modeling and paleotsunami studies along the Turkish coasts. Prof. Shuto, Prof. Imamura and Prof. Minoura from Tohoku University have been leaded and contributed these projects. The tsunami propagation models TUNAMI-N2, TUNAMI-F1 and TWO LAYER developed by Prof. Shuto and Imamura have been applied successfully to Turkish coasts in these projects.

He has been granted as a co-director by NATO Science Program (North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Science Program) for the organization of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on “Underwater Ground Failures on Tsunami Generation, Modeling, Risk and Mitigation” in May, 23-26, 2001 in Istanbul. Dr. Yalciner has also integrated the International experience and knowledge in this very prestigious and distinguished special workshop. One of the important output of this workshop is the book “Submarine Landslides and Tsunamis” edited by Yalciner, Pelinovsky, Okal, Synolakis and published by Kluwer Academic Publishers.

He has been granted several times by Middle East Technical University Research Fund (METU Research Fund) for several basic research projects on various subject on Civil Engineering and Coastal Engineering. These projects have also been supported by Japanese colleagues.

He has been invited by University of Southern California Los Angeles, USA for directing the tsunami propagation modeling and inundation mapping and participating other tsunami modeling projects. He has developed and applied the Japanese tsunami propagation model (TUNAMI-N2) and has succeeded to license the upgraded version of TUNAMI-N2-v2 together with Prof. Fumihiko Imamura (form Japan) and Prof. Costas Synolakis (USA), and himself.

He has taken part in the MOMBUSHO International Cooperation Projects directed by Prof. Fumihiko Imamura, Japan. These projects have been conveyed since 1996 as the paleotsunami and modeling studies on “Historical Earthquakes and Associated Tsunamis in Aegean Sea, Marmara sea and Mediterranean sea”. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yalciner has leaded Turkish group and collaborated with Greek and Japanese scientists very closely and productively in these projects.

He has supervised 20 master theses in Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Department. Some of his master students have obtained fellowships and are continuing graduate studies in University of Southern California and University of Tokyo.

He has chaired the Commission “the education in the civil engineering profession” in the Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers in 2000-2001. The commission has worked on initiating and establishing professional civil engineering in Turkey.

He has organized 2 international and 6 national scientific meetings on civil engineering subjects. He has reviewed numerous papers as a referee for the international scientific journals.

He is conducting to be the member of Technical Program Committee of International Symposium on Offshore and Polar Engineering ISOPE and to be the country representative of Turkey.

He is the consultant of Avrasya Consutants for the marine engineering works and hydrographic surveys for Bosphorus Railway Immersed Tube Tunnel Project which will be constructed under the sea bottom between Asia and Europe in Istanbul by Japanese and Turkish construction companies.

He has also consulted the Derinsu Engineering Company for the Marine Surveys in the sea of Marmara for Turkish-Greek Gas Pipeline Project

During his very close and productive collaboration between Japanese, American and European Scientists (see publication list), he has succeeded to be a bridge to develop scientific and cultural cooperation and exchange of civil engineering discipline among the scientists and engineers from several countries.

Remarks and Experience :

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner has been granted by Matsumae International Foundation in 1987 to study in Tohoku University in Sendai Japan. The Matsumae Grant and according study in Japan provided him to start the very close cooperation and valuable collaboration with Japanese scientists on various research subjects in Civil Engineering discipline. As seen from his professional record and list of publications, his close scientific relations with Japanese colleagues extended very widely and became internationally productive since then.

Dr. Yalciner has published more than 30 papers in the international books or refereed international journals of Science Citation Index. He has participated in 45 international 28 national conferences. He has published 38 full papers in the proceedings of international conferences; has published and presented more than 30 abstracts in the international conferences; has published more than 30 full papers in the proceedings of national conferences; and published more thank 10 abstracts in the proceedings of national conferences. He has organized 2 international and 6 national scientific meetings on Civil Engineering and Ocean Engineering profession. He has directed more than 20 national basic and applied research projects and participated 8 international scientific projects. He has supervised 25 graduate students.

His being granted by NATO Science program for a NATO Advanced Research Workshop and his success of organizing this Workshop on behalf of NATO, were accepted internationally as an outstanding and exceptional study.

Dr. Yalciner is the member of the executive board of International Society of Natural and Man Made Hazards (NHS), member of American Geophysical Union (AGU), Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers, and International Tsunami Commission.

He had leaded the Turkish scientists in the long term very successful joint project (MOMBUSHO supported International Cooperation Projects of Japan) between Greek, Turkish and Japanese scientists on the “historical earthquakes and associated tsunamis in Aegean, Marmara and Eastern Mediterranean seas”.

He has chaired the Commission in Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers on the initiation and establishment of professional engineering system in Turkey.

He has worked in University of Southern California (1999-2000) as visiting Professor and has succeeded to extend his cooperation with Japanese scientists to US scientists. With the contributions of Dr. Yalciner in USA to the effective use of the Japanese tsunami propagation model TUNAMI-N2, The model has been licensed in United States by USA Ministry of Commerce with the names of Profs. Imamura (Japan), Yalciner (Turkey) and Synolakis (USA) in 2002.

He has established the Underwater Research Association in Turkey. He has supervised the survey group in his University (METU) for the underwater survey on sunken ships on southern coasts of Turkey and succeeded to discover a 1600 years old sunken ship at south eastern coast of Anatolia in Mediterranean.

He has performed numerous scientific works about Black sea, the sea of Marmara, Aegean sea, Eastern Mediterranean sea, California and Japan coasts of Pacific ocean.

He has leaded the International Tsunami Survey Team to make an intensive survey in Izmit bay just after the devastating 1999 Izmit Earthquake in Turkey. He has extended his support to the Japanese and Italian survey teams separately in two other field surveys. His outstanding efforts on field surveys in Izmit bay after the earthquake have been credited by CNN International in a news program and by Discovery channel in a documentary film.

He has intensive experience on 3-D physical modeling on the stability of breakwaters and coastal structures, physical modeling on agitation of harbors, experience on the modeling and analysis on the resonance of harbors, bays and basins, intensive experience in time series analysis of waves, including modeling, prediction, propagation of solitary wave, modeling of nearshore transformations of regular and irregular waves, design of sea outfall systems, detailed knowledge and long term experience on research and field measurements on current, sediment transport and wave characteristics.

He has worked on establishing professional engineering in Turkey. He is also one of the leading engineers on establishing design and construction codes of marine structures under seismic conditions in Turkey.

He has performed numerous successful consultancy works to many civil engineering companies for various civil engineering projects in Turkey, Europe and Asia.

He has taken a very effective role to set productive collaborations among especially Japanese, Turkish, US and European scientists on the various civil engineering research subjects and discipline.

The more information about Dr. Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner is available in his web site http://yalciner.ce.metu.edu.tr

LIST OF SOME CONSULTANCIES AND BASIC/APPLIED SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINNERING PROJECTS CARRIED OUT BY DR. AHMET CEVDET YALCINER

The following list is the Consultancies,Basic/Applied Research/Engineering Projects in which Ahmet Yalciner has led/directed or taken part

LIST OF SOME PUBLICATIONS OF DR. AHMET CEVDET YALCINER

The publications marked left are with the scientists from different countries

BOOKS and PAPERS IN REFEREED INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS

Yalciner A. C., Ergin A., Derun B. A., Pamukcu S., (2005), Performance of perforated breakwaters constructed with geotextile tubes, Submitted to Special Issue of Journal of Coastal Research

• Yalciner A. C., and Pelinovsky E., (2005), A Short Cut Numerical Method for Determination of Resonance Periods of Free Oscillations in Irregular Shaped Basins, Accepted for publication in Ocean Engineering

• Yalciner A. C., and Synolakis C. E., (2005), Tsunamis and their implications on Marine Structures, Submitted to Guidelines on seismic-induced liquefaction around marine structures" in LIMAS Special Issue in ASCE Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering (Editor Mutlu Sumer).

Yalciner A. C., Ergin A., Derun B. A., Pamukcu S., (2005), Performance of perforated breakwaters contructed with geotextile tubes, Submitted to Special Issue of Journal of Coastal Research

• Yalciner A. C., and Pelinovsky E., (2005), A Short Cut Numerical Method for Determination of Resonance Periods of Free Oscillations in Irregular Shaped Basins, Submitted to Ocean Engineering Journal.

Güler I., Yüksel Y., Yalçıner A. C., Çevik E., Ingerslev C., (2005), Hydrodynamics of the Bosphorus and the Evaluation of Secondary Currents at the Southern Bosphorus Accepted for publication by Ocean Engineering Journal

Yüksel Y., Ari A., Çevik E., Güler I., Yalçıner A. C., (2005), A Case Study; Determination and Control of the Longshore Sediment Transport at Karaburun Fishery Harbor (Black Sea Coast of Istanbul) Accepted for publication in Ocean Engineering

• Tinti S., Armigliato A., Manucci A., Pagnoni G.,Zaniboni F., Yalзiner A. C., Altinok Y., (2005), The Generating Mechanisms Of The August 17, 1999 Izmit Bay (Turkey) Tsunami: Regional (Tectonic) And Local (Mass Instabilities) Causes; accepted for publication in Marine Geology , Feb. 2006

• Yalзiner, A., E. Pelinovsky, T. Talipova, A. Kurkin, A. Kozelkov, and A. Zaitsev, (2004), Tsunamis in the Black Sea: Comparison of the historical, instrumental, and numerical data,. J. Geophys. Res., AGU, V 109, C12023, doi:10.1029/2003JC002113

• Didenkulova I.I., Zaitzev A.I., Krasilshikov A.A., Kurkin A.A., Pelinovsky E.N., Yalciner A.C. Nizhny Novgorod 1597 tsunami on Volga River. Izvestya, Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences, Series: Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2003, vol. 3, 170 – 180 (in Russian).

Kurkin A.A., Kozelkov A.c., Zaitsev A.I., Zahibo N., and Yalciner A. Tsunami risk for the Caribbean Sea Coast. Izvestiya, Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences, 2003, vol. 4, 126 – 149 (in Russian).

• Zahibo N., Pelinovsky E., Yalciner A. C., Kurkin A., Kozelkov A., and Zaitsev A., (2003), 2003), (2003), “The 1867Virgin Island tsunami: observations and modeling”, Oceanologica Acta, 26, 2003, 609-621

Yuksel Y, Alpar, B.,Yalciner, A.C., Cevik, E Celikoglu, Y, Ozmen, H I, Ozguven O, Bostan, T, (2003), "Effects of The Estern Marmara Earthquake on The Marine Structures and Coastal Areas" Institute of Civil Engineers Water and Maritime Engineering, WM2, pp: 147-163, June 2003

• Yalciner A. C., Pelinovsky E., Synolakis C., Okal E., (2003), NATO SCIENCE SERIES "Submarine Landslides and Tsunamis", Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, (Editors; Yalçıner A. C., Pelinovsky E., Synolakis C.,Okal E.) 329 Pages December, 2003, ISBN:1-4020-1348-5 (HB), ISBN: 1-4020-1349-3 (PB)

Zahibo N., Pelinovsky E., Yalciner A. C., Kurkin A., Kozelkov A., and Zaitsev A., (2003), “Modelling the 1867 Virgin Island Tsunami” Journal of Natural Hazards and Earth Systems , June 2003

• Zaitsev A.I., Kozelkov A.C., Kurkin A.A., Pelinovsky E.N., Talipova T.G., Yalciner A.C. (in Russian order of alphabet), (2002), “Tsunami Modelling in Black Sea”, published in Izvestiya of Russian Academy of Engineering Sciences, Series: Applied Mathemathics and Mechanics, 2002, Vol. 3, pp 27-45.

Karanci N., Yalciner A. C., Anafarta, M., Toker Y., Kisacik. D., Agduk, F., (2002), Book of Abstract of HAZARDS 2002, 9^th International Symposium on Natural and Human Made Hazards”; 171 pages,ISBN: 975-92728-0-6

Yalciner A. C., (2001), “Book of Abstract of NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Underwater Ground Failures on Tsunami Generation, Modeling, Risk and Mitigation", Editor; A. C. Yalciner), 264 pages,ISBN:975-93455-0-1

• Yalciner A. C. Alpar B., Altinok Y., Ozbay I., Imamura F., (2002), "Tsunamis in the Sea of Marmara: Historical Documents for the Past, Models for Future" Marine Geology, 2002, 190, pp:445-463

• Minoura, K., Imamura, Kuran, U., Nakamura, T., Papadopoulos, G., Takahashi, T., Yalçıner, A. C., (2000), "Discovery of Minoan Tsunami Deposits” Geology, v. 28, no. 1, p.p: 59-62, January 2000

Yalçıner, A. C. and Gökdalay, M., (2000), "On the Developments of Marine Parks in Turkey” Journal of Coastal Conservation, EUCC, Opulus Press, Uppsala, Vol: 6, 99 pp :57-60,June 2000,

Güler I., Ergin A. Yalçıner, A. C, (1998), "The Effect of the Use of Wave Data for thje Numerical Simulation of Shoreline Evolution” Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. SI 26, pp: 195-200,

• Yalciner, A. C., Altinok, Y., Synolakis, C. E., (2000), "Tsunami Waves in Izmit Bay after the Kocaeli Earthquake" Chapter 3 in the Book Earthquake Spectra, Reconnaissance Report, published by EERI, USA, (supplement to Volume 16) pp:55-62

Kuran, U. and Yalciner, A. C.,(1993), “Crack Propagations Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Vicinity of Anatolia", "Tsunamis in the World", Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research by Kluwer Academic Publisher, (1993), Ed. Stefano Tinti,pp:159-175.

• Altınok Y., Tinti S., Alpar B., Yalçıner A. C., Ersoy Ş., Bertolucci E., Armiglito A., (2001), "The Tsunami of August 17, 1999 in Izmit Bay", (Journal of the Internatonal Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natıural Hazards, ISSN 0921-030X NATURAL HAZARDS Kluwer Academic Publishers Volume 24, No: 2, pp: 133-146

• Yalciner A. C., Kuran, U., Akyarli, A. and Imamura F., (1995), "An Investigation on the Generation and Propagation of Tsunamis in the Aegean sea by Mathematical Modeling", Chapter in the Book, "Tsunami: Progress in Prediction, Disaster Prevention and Warning", in the book series of Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research by Kluwer Academic Publishers, (1995), Ed. Yashuito Tsuchiya and Nobuo Shuto, pp 55-71:

KURAN, U. and YALЗINER, A. C., (1993), "Crack Propagations Earthquakes and Tsunamis in the Vicinity of Anatolia", Paper in the Book, "Tsunamis in the World", in the book series of Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research by Kluwer Academic Publisher, (1993), Ed. Stefano Tinti, pp:159-175.

• Yalçıner, A.C., Altınok. Y, Synolakis , (2000), "Tsunami Waves in Izmit Bay after the Kocaeli Earthquake" Chapter 3 in the Book Earthquake Spectra, of Professional Journal of Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, "Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999 Reconnaissance Report, published by EERI, (Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, USA), (special issue supplement to Volume 16) pp:55-62

YALCINER A. C. (2000) , "Tsunami Research and Mitigation Studies in Turkey”, Chapter in the Book "Study on Regional and Historical Change of Tsunami Disasters" Published by Iwate Prefectural University Japan Editor: Nobuo Shuto pp: 93-101 October, 2000

Altinok, Y., Alpar, B., Ersoy, S. and YALCINER, A.C., (2000a), “Tsunami Generation of the Kocaeli Earthquake (August 17th 1999) in the İzmit Bay: coastal observations, bathymetry and seismic data”, Turkish Journal of Marine Sciences, Institute of Marine Sciences and Management, University of İstanbul. December, 1999.

ERGİN Ayşen and YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1991), "Economic Analysis in Port Planning by Computer Simulation" Doga, Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, TUBITAK, V. 15 (1991), 247 258 (in English)

PAPERS PUBLISHED AND PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES:

Yalçıner, A.C., Kanoğlu, U., Titov V., Gonzalez F., Synolakis, C.E.., (2004) , "Quantifying Tsunami Impact on Structures, General Assembly of American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, U.S.A,

Yalçıner, A.C., (2004) , " Tsunamis in Mediterranean and Comparison with Carribean, NSF Caribbean Tsunami Workshop, Puerto Rico, March 29-April 1, 2004, U.S.A,

Yalçıner, A.C., (2004) , " Benchmark Problems on Lomng Wave Runup, NSF Long Wave Runup Workshop, Catalğina Island Los Angeles, June 15-18, 2004, U.S.A,

Yalçıner, A.C., (2004) , " Benchmark Problems on Lomng Wave Runup, NSF Long Wave Runup Workshop, Catalğina Island Los Angeles, June 15-18, 2004, U.S.A,

ERGIN, A., YALCINER, A.C., PAMUKÇU, S., DERUN, B.A., “Tansmission of Waves Through the Perforated Vertical Wall Breakwaters Constructed With Geotextile Tubes”, COPEDEC VI, Colombo, Sri Lanka, September, 2003.

YALCINER, A.C., ERGIN, A., BALAS, C.E., HABO^^LU, B., “stimation of Tsunami Risk Zones for the Coastal Environment at Southwestern Anatolia (Turkey), COPEDEC VI, Colombo, Sri Lanka, September, 2003.

GULER, I., ERGIN, A., YALCINER, A.C., ^\Monitoring Sediment Transport Processes at Manavgat River Mouth, Antalya, Turkey^], COPEDEC VI, Colombo, Sri Lanka, September, 2003.

Seker D. Z., Kabdasli S., Ulusoy A. I. and Yalciner A. C. , (2002) “Use Of Innovation Maps for Assessing The Impact Of Tsunamis On The Coastal Lines Of Istanbul”, paper Published and Presented in Solutions to Coastal Disasters, Conference 2002, Organized by American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, on February, 24-27, San Diego, California

Altinok, Y., Ersoy, Ş., Yalciner, A. C., Alpar B., Kuran U., (2001) "Historical tsunamis in the Sea of Marmara", International Tsunami Symposium ITS 2001, Session 4, Paper 4-2, Seattle, August 7-9, 2001, pp: 527-535

• Alpar, B, Yalciner, A. C., Imamura, F., and Synolakis C. E., (2001), "Determination of Probable Underwater Failures and Modeling of Tsunami Propagation in the Sea of Marmara" International Tsunami Symposium ITS 2001, Session 4, Paper 4-3, pp: Seattle, August 7-9, 2001, 535-544

• Yalciner, A. C., Synolakis, A. C., Alpar, B., Borrero, J., Altinok, Y., Imamura, F., Tinti, S., Ersoy,Ş., Kuran, U., Pamukcu, S., Kanoglu, U., (2001) "Field Surveys and Modeling 1999 Izmit Tsunami", International Tsunami Symposium ITS 2001, Session 4, Paper 4-6, Seattle, August 7-9, 2001, pp: 557-563

Irtem Emel, Gedik Nuray, Yalciner Ahmet Cevdet , (2001), "Analysis and Comparison of the Forces by the Non-linear long Waves on the Piled System at Derince Port Turkey" The Proceedings of The Eleventh (2001) International Ofshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE) Conference Vol :3 Publisher :International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineering (ISOPE) Editor(s) :ISBN: 1-880653-54-0, Technical Program Committe (a member is Yalciner) published U.S.A pp: 512-517, June, 18-21, 2001, Stavanger, Norway

• Minoura, Imamura, Yalcıner, Takahashi, Papadopoulos, Kuran, Altınok, Ersoy, Alpar, (2000) , "The Traces Related to Tsunamis Along the Coasts of Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara , Fifth Coastal Engineering Workshop, Yıldız Technical University, Yalçın Yüksel, Turkey, pp:147-153 , 15-17 Oct. 2000

• Synolakis, C.E., Borrero, J., Yalçıner, A.C., Plafker, G. and Watts, (2000) , "Modeling the 1994 Skagway, Alaska Tsunami, General Assembly of American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, American Geophysical Union, U.S.A,

• Borrero, J., Synolakis, C. E., Yalçıner, A.C. and McCarthy, D, (2000), Tsunami Inundation Maps for Santa Barbara and Santa Monica Bay, General Assembly of American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, Publisher :American Geophysical Union Country :U.S.A

• YALCINER, A.C., Synolakis, C.E., Borrero, J., Altinok, Y., Watts, P., Imamura, F., Kuran, U., Ersoy, S., Kanoglu, U. and Tinti, S., (1999c), Tsunami generation in İzmit Bay by the İzmit Earthquake,” Proceedings ITU-IAHS International Conference on the Kocaeli Eartquake 17 August 1999, page 217-221, İstanbul, Dec. 1999

Erten D. and YALCINER, A.C., (1999), “Establishing Board of Registration for Engineers in Turkey”, Proceedings ITU-IAHS International Conference on the Kocaeli Eartquake 17 August 1999, İstanbul, Dec. 1999, pp: (4 pages)

YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet and GÖKDALAY Meriç, "Marine Parks for Protection and Coastal Tourism in Turkey" 3rd International Conference on Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 97, 11-14, Oct., 1995, Malta V.I, pp: 61-70.

AKYARLI A. ve YALÇINER A. C. "Wave Climate Study for an LNG Terminal near Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey", The Seventh International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 1997, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 1997, V III, pp: 272-278.

YALЗINER Ahmet Cevdet and GЦKDALAY Meriз,, (1995), "On the Developments for the Marine Parks in Turkey", 2nd International Conference on Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 95, 23-27, Oct., 1995, Tarragona Spain V.I, pp: 285-296.

YALЗINER Ahmet Cevdet and BAYRAKTAROĞLU Ali , (1995), "A Computer Analysis for the Transformation of Irregular Waves" International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries. COPEDEC IV, 25-29, Sep., 1995, Rio de Jaberio, Brasil, V. III pp: 2379-2392.

TONT, Sargun and YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1993), "A Plea for Marine Parks", 1st International Conference on Mediterranean Coastal Environment, MEDCOAST 93, 2-5, Nov, 1993, Antalya, V.I, pp:65-71,

ERGİN Ayşen, BALAS, E. C., BIRGONUL, M.T., and YALЗINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1993), "A Network Planning Model for the Multiple Unit Construction Projects, of Hydraulic Systems" International Association of Hydraulic Research, XXV. Congress, 29, Aug.-3 Sept., 1993, Tokyo, Japan.

• YALЗINER, A. C., KURAN, U., AKYARLI, A. and IMAMURA, F., (1993), "An Investigation on the Generation and Propagation Tsunamis in Aegean Sea by Mathematical Modeling" International Tsunami Syposium, TSUNAMI'93, 23-27 Aug., 1993, Wakayama, Japan.

ERGİN Ayşen and YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1991), "Computer Simulation Model for Optimum Seaport Planning" 1991 Int'l System Dynamics Conference, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thaile, Aug. 1991. V: 1. 189 199

ERGİN Ayşen and YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1991), "Optimizing Seaports Through Computer Simulation" International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries. COPEDEC III, 20-25, Sep., 1991, Mombasa, Kenya V1 405 417

OZHAN, E. and YALЗINER, A.C., (1990), "Overtopping of Solitary Waves at Model Sea Dikes" ASCE, 22nd International Conference on Coastal Engineering, 2-6 July, 1990, Delft, Netherlands, (in English)

ERGİN Ayşen and YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1990), "Computer Simulation for Optimum Seaport Planning" International Seminar for Port Planning, October, 1990, Antalya, Türkiye. (in English and Turkish)

YALCINER, A.C. and OZHAN, E., (!989), "Reflection of Solitary Waves from Porous Structures" XXIII. IAHR Congress in Ottawa, Canada, Aug. 21, 1989, pp. C459  C468 (in English)

ЦZHAN, E. and YALЗINER, A.C. , (1983), "A Computer Model for the Shoaling Rate of Harbor Approach Channels" 8th International Harbor Congress. June 1983 pp 1.43 1.54 Antwerp. (in English)

ABSTRACTS PUBLISHED AND PAPERS PRESENTED IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

• Yalciner A. C. and Pelinovsky E. , (2002), “Distribution if Tsunami Wave Heights in the sea of Marmara”, Abstract published and paper presented in International Workshop on Local Tsunami Warning and Mitigation, September 14-17, Petropavlovsky, Kamcahaka, Russia.

• Yalciner A. C., Demirbas E., and Pelinovsky E., Synolakis, C. E., (2002), “D\Comparison of Numerical and Anlytical Solutions for Long Wave Runup”, Abstract published and paper presented in International Workshop on Local Tsunami Warning and Mitigation, September 14-17, Petropavlovsky, Kamcahtka, Russia.

• Yalciner A.C, Pelinovsky E.N., Talipova T.G, Kurkin A.A.,. Kozelkov A.C., Zaitsev A.I., (2002), “Tsunamis in the Black Sea”, Abstract published and paper presented in International Workshop on Local Tsunami Warning and Mitigation, September 14-17, Petropavlovsky, Kamcahtka, Russia.

• Yalciner, A. C. ; Imamura, F. ; Synolakis, E. C, (2002), “Simulation of tsunami related to caldera collapse and a case study of thera volcano in Aegean sea” Abstract Published and paper presented in EGS XXVII General Assembly, Nice, France, April 2002 Session NH8. Tsunamis,

• Talipova T.G Pelinovsky E.N., Yalciner A.C, Kurkin A.A.,. Kozelkov A.C., Zaitsev A.I., (2002), “Modeling of Tsunami Propagation in the Black Sea”, paper presented and abstract published in Book of Abstracts of HAZARDS 2002, 9^th International Symposium on Natural and Human Made Hazards, October, 6, 2002, Antalya, Turkey, pp: 108-109.

Sayin E., Erden I., Ozkan N., and Yalciner, A. C., (2002), “Investigation of Tsunami Propagation by Using the Computer Model for Stratified Medium”, paper presented and published in Book of Abstracts of HAZARDS 2002, 9^th International Symposium on Natural and Human Made Hazards, October, 6, 2002, Antalya, Turkey, pp: 119.

Cakir T. E. and Yalciner A. C,.(2002) “The Observation of 1956 Southern Aegean tsunami Near the Coastal Villages of Bodrum Peninsula, Turkey”, paper presented and published in Book of Abstracts of HAZARDS 2002, 9^th International Symposium on Natural and Human Made Hazards, October, 6, 2002, Antalya, Turkey, pp: 142-143

• Yalciner A.C, Pelinovsky E.N., Talipova T.G, Kurkin A.A.,. Kozelkov A.C., Zaitsev A.I., (2002), “Numerical Simulation of Tsunami Propagation in the Black Sea”, paper presented and abstract published in Book of Abstracts of 2^nd International Conference on the Oceanography of the Eastern Mediterranean and Black sea, October 14-18, Ankara, Turkey, pp: 72.

• Yalciner AC, Alpar B., Ozbay I., Altinok Y., Imamura F., (20019, "Tsunami Generation and Coastal Amplification in the Sea of Marmara " NATO ARW, Underwater Ground Failures on Tsunami Generation, Modeling, Risk and Mitigation, Vol: 1, Advanced Research Workshop, NATO Science Program, ISBN: 975-93455-0-1 (Editor Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner), May 23-26, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey pp: 138-146

• Plafker G., Greene H. G., Maher N., Synolakis C. E., Borrero J., Yalciner A., (2001) "The Destructive 1994 Submarine Landslide and Tsunami at Skagway Alaska: An Example of a Nearshore Submarine Failure" NATO ARW, Underwater Ground Failures on Tsunami Generation, Modeling, Risk and Mitigation Vol :1, Advanced Research Workshop, NATO Science Program, ISBN: 975-93455-0-1 (Editor Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner), May 23-26, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey pp: 38-42

• Yalciner A. C., Ozbay, I., Imamura F., (2001) "A Comparison of The Tsunami Set-up with Relation to the Dimensions of Underwater Landslide" NATO ARW, Underwater Ground Failures on Tsunami Generation, Modeling, Risk and Mitigation Vol :1, Advanced Research Workshop, NATO Science Program, ISBN: 975-93455-0-1 (Editor Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner), May 23-26, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey pp: 60-66

• Synolakis CE, Borrero, J., Yalciner AC , (2001), " Developing Inundation Maps for the State of California" NATO ARW, Underwater Ground Failures on Tsunami Generation, Modeling, Risk and Mitigation Vol :1, Advanced Research Workshop, NATO Science Program, ISBN: 975-93455-0-1 (Editor: Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner), May 23-26, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey pp: 188-192

• Minoura K, Imamura F, Kuran U, Nakamura T, Papdopoulos G, Takahashi T, Yalciner A C, (2001) "Tsunami Hazards Associated With Explosion-Collapse Processes of a Dome Complex on Minoan Thera", NATO ARW, Underwater Ground Failures on Tsunami Generation, Modeling, Risk and Mitigation1 Vol :1, Advanced Research Workshop, NATO Science Program, ISBN: 975-93455-0-1, (Editor: Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner), May 23-26, 2001, Istanbul, Turkey pp: 211-215

• Altınok, Y., Tinti, Alpar B., Ersoy S., YALÇINER A. C., Bertolucci, E., Armigliato, A., (2000), “How did the Kocaeli Earthquake generate a tsunami in Izmit Bay; a Tectonic Model from Coastal Observations and Seismic Data”, XXV. General Assembly, Millenium Conference on Earth and Planetary & Solar System Sciences, April 25-29, 2000, Nice France, (Paper Presented and Abstract Published)

• Minoura, K., Imamura, Kuran, U., Papadopoulos, G., Takahashi, T., YALCINER, A. C., (2000), "New Results about the Minoan Tsunami” XXV. General Assembly, Millenium Conference on Earth and Planetary & Solar System Scences, April 25-29, 2000, Nice France, (Paper Presented and Abstract Published)

• Tinti S., YALCINER A.C., Altinok, Y., Bertolucci, E., Armigliato, A., (2000), “Numerical Simulations of the Tsunami Induced by the August 17, 1999, ızmit (Turkey) Tsunami”, XXV. General Assembly, Millenium Conference on Earth and Planetary & Solar System Scences, April 25-29, 2000, Nice France, (Paper Presented and Abstract Published)

• YALCINER A. C., Altınok, Y., Borrero, J, Watts, P., Kanoglu U., Synolakis C. E., (1999), "Modeling of August, 17, 1999, Izmit Tsunami”, General Assembly of American Geophysical Union, December, 13-17, 1999, San Francisco, USA, (Abstract Published and Paper Presented)

• Watts, P., Grilli, S., Synolakis, C. E., YALCINER A. C (1999), ”Resonance Study of Los Angeles Long Beach Port”, General Assembly of American Geophysical Union, December, 13-17, 1999, San Francisco, USA, (Abstract Published and Paper Presented)

• YALЗINER A. C. and KURAN U, DOGANAY, C., IMAMURA, F.. "Distribution of Tsunami Height in Iskenderun Bay" Presented in HAZARDS'98 Conference, "7^th International Conference on Mitigation of Natural Hazards", HAZARDS'98 by Natural Hazards Society, 18-22 May 1998, Chania, Crete, Greece

• YALЗINER A. C. and KURAN U, DURMUSOGLU, O., IMAMURA, F.. "The Simulation of the Tsunami Generated by Santorini Eruption in the Aegean Sea", Okushiri Tsunami/UJNR Workshop' 98, Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku Univ. Japan, 9-14, July, 1998, Sapporo, Okushiri, Japan

YALЗINER A. C. ve KURAN U. "Crack Propagations and Tsunami Activities for the Southern Coasts of Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean" Paper presented abstract published in IAMAS IAPSO Conference, 1-9, July, 1997, Melbourne, Australia.

• IMAMURA, F., MINOURA, T., TAKAHASHI, T., YALЗINER, A. C., KURAN, U. and PAPADOPOULOS, G.,"The Geological Study on Historical Tsunamis" Paper presented in IASPEI'97 Symposium, Aug., 1997, Thessaloniki, Greece

Ergin A., YALЗINER, A. C., GENЗ. F. P. and GULER. I.,. (1996), Computer Simulation Method for Optimum Seaport Size" Poster Paper in 11th International Harbor Congress, Antwerpen, Belgium, 17-21, June, 1996.

• YALЗINER Ahmet Cevdet, PELINOVSKI Efim, ÇAKIROĞLU Yeşim, IMAMURA Fumihiko, AKYARLI Adnan, (1996), "The Attenuation of Tsunami Height in the Irregular Batymetry", International Conference on Mitigation of Natural Hazards", HAZARDS'96 by Natural Hazards Society, 22-26 July, 1996, Toronto, Canada

• YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, PELINOVSKI Efim, ÇAKIROĞLU Yeşim, IMAMURA Fumihiko, (1996), "The Properties of Resonance due to the Geometry of the Basins" XXV. General Assembly of European Geophysical Society, Session NH5, Tsunamis Impacting on the European Coasts: Modelling, Observation and Warning, 6-11, May, 1996, The Hague, Netherlands

YALЗINER, A.C., YЦNEY, O. and AKYARLI, A., (1994), "The Effect of Meteo-oceanographic Factors on the Design of Sea Outfall Systems", Poster Paper in the 2. International Specialized Conference on Marine Disposal Systems", 9-11, Nov. 1994, İstanbul, Turkey. (Abstract Published)

PAPADOPOULOS, G.A., YALÇINER, A. C., and KURAN, U., (1994),. "A Discussion on the Generation Mechanism of 1956 Southern Aegean Tsunami" Assembly of European Geophysical Society, Tsunami Session, 23-27 April, 1994, Grenoble, France. (Paper Presented and Abstract Published)

• YALЗINER, A. C., KURAN, U., AKYARLI, A. and IMAMURA, F.,, (1993), "Generation and Propagation Processes of Tsunamis in the Sea of Marmara, Turkey", International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, HAZARDS'93, 29 Aug-3 Sept., 1993, China. (Paper Presented Abstract Published)

ERGİN Ayşen, YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, GENÇ, Payidar, and GÜLER, Işıkhan, (1993), "Computer Simulation Method for Optimum Port Size" 1993 Int'l System Dynamics Conference, Asian Hosted By ITESM, CEM, Cancun, Mexico, July 1993.

ERGİN Ayşen and YALÇINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1993), "Computer Simulation Model for a Container Terminal" Second Seminar on Ports and Inlet Waterways, 2 7 March, 1992, Surabaya, Indonesia

ЦZHAN Erdal and YALЗINER Ahmet Cevdet, (1993), "Performance of Repaired Toe Protection of a Quaywall After Propeller Induced Scouring" Second Seminar on Ports and Inlet Waterways, 2 7 March, 1992, Surabaya, Indonesia

YALЗINER Ahmet Cevdet and KURAN Ugur, (1993), "Past, Present and Future of Seismic Sea Waves in the Vicinity of Anatolia" 13 th International Tsunami Symposium IASPEI Symposium S11, Vienna, August, 1991. (Paper Presented and Abstract Published)

• Yalciner A.C., Borrero J., Synolakis, C., "The Resonance of Los Angeles Long Beach Harbor" California Underwater Landslide Workshop", March, 6, 2001, Los Angeles, Organized by University of Southern California,

Invited Speaker

Yalçıner A. C. (2000), “Tsunami in Izmit Bay by August, 17, 1999 Earthquake and Comments on Tsunami Generation in the sea of Marmara” HAZARDS 2000, 8^th International Symposium on Natural and Man Made Hazards, Organized by nt. Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, Tokushima, Japan, 21-25 May, 2000

Editor of the Proceedings of National Symposium

Yalciner A. C. (2000) “Proceeding of 3^rd National Symposium on Coastal Engineering”, (Editor A. C Yalciner) Nov. 5-7 , 2000, Çanakkale, Organized by Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers. ISBN: 975-395-399-2 (450 pages)

International Scientific Research Reports

• Synolakis C., YALCINER A.C., Borrero, J, Watts, P., (2000). “Modeling and Tsunami Inundation Maps for Los Angeles Coasts, California, USA”, University of Southern (USC) California), FEMA Research Report .

• Synolakis C., YALCINER A.C., Borrero, J., (2000), “Modeling and Tsunami Inundation Maps for Santa Barbara Coasts, California, USA” USC University of Southern California), FEMA Research Report .

• YALÇINER, A.C. and SHUTO, N., (1988), "Experiments on the Run up, Reflection and Transmission of Solitary Waves through Vertical Porous Structures" Matsumae Int. Found. Tokyo Japan, Fellowship Res. Rep. Sep. 1988, pp. 164 188 (in English)

• YALÇINER, A.C. and SHUTO, N. (1988), " Run-Up and Refletion of Solitary Waves" Matsumae Int. Found. Tokyo Japan, Fellowship Res. Rep., Sep. 1988, pp. 119 135 (in English)

• YALÇINER, A.C. and SHUTO, N. (1988), "Run-Up and Reflection of Solitary Waves from Permeable Media", Matsuame International Found. Tokyo Japan, Fellowship Res. Rep., Sep. 1988, pp. 136 163 (in English)

• National Scientific Research Reports

• Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner (Project Director), Geophysicist Ugur Kuran (Ministry of Settlement and Construction, General Directorate of Disaster Affairs, Ozcan Durmusoglu, Civil Eng. M.Sc. Student Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fumihiko Imamura (Tohoku University, Disaster Control Research Center, Japan) TUBITAK-INTAG-827; "Historical Earthquakes and Associated Tsunamis in the Aegean Sea

• Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner (Project Director), Geophysicist Ugur Kuran (Ministry of Settlement and Construction, General Directorate of Disaster Affairs, Prof. Dr. Adnan Akyarlı (Dokuz Eylül University, Inst. of Marine Sciences and Technology, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fumihiko Imamura (Tohoku University, Disaster Control Research Center, Japan) TUBITAK-YDABCAG-60; "An Integrated Model on the Generation and Propagation of Tsunamis in the Surrounding Seas Around Anatolia"

• Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner (Project Director), Geophysicist Ugur Kuran (Ministry of Settlement and Construction, General Directorate of Disaster Affairs, Prof. Dr. Adnan Akyarlı (Dokuz Eylül University, Inst. of Marine Sciences and Technology, Dr. Fumihiko Imamura (Tohoku University, Disaster Control Research Center, Japan)TUBITAK-DEBAG-38; Oct., 1992- 1994 "Generation and Propagation of Tsunamis in the Aegean Sea"

Papers published and presented in Regularly Held National Conferences

ALTINOK, Y. YALÇINER, A. C., ALPAR, B., ERSOY, Ş. (2000), “Tarihsel Veriler Işığında Marmara Denizinde Depreşim Dalgaları (Tsunamiler)”, 3. Ulusal Kıyı Mühendisliği Sempozyumu, İnşaat Mühendisleri Odası, Ankara Şubesi, ,5-7 Ekim, 2000, Çanakkale . pp: 33 -44

“Tsunamis in the sea of Marmara on the Lights of Historical Data” II.. National Coastal Engineering Symposium, Organized by Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineer, Ankara Branch, Oct. 5-7, pp: 33 - 44

ALPAR, B., YALÇINER, A. C., OZBAY, I. (2000), “Marmara Denizinde Potansiyel Heyelan Alanları ve Bunlara İlişkin Depreşim Dalgası (tsunami) Oluşum ve Hareketleri”, 3. Ulusal Kıyı Mühendisliği Sempozyumu, İnşaat Mühendisleri Odası, Ankara Şubesi, ,5-7 Ekim, 2000, Çanakkale . pp:17 - 31

“The Potential Landslide Areas and Associated Tsunami Generation and Propagation in the sea of Marmara ” II.. National Coastal Engineering Symposium, Organized by Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineer, Ankara Branch