Prof. Dr. OGUZ OZEL

Istanbul University , Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey E-mail: oguzozel@istanbul.edu.tr

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND	Aug. 2002-July, 2004: Post-Doctorate Hokkaido University, Science Faculty 1994-1997: PhD in Geophysics, Hokkaido University Science Faculty, Earth & Planetary Science Department, 1992-1994: MSc In Geophysics, Hokkaido University Science Faculty, Earth&Planetary Science Department, 1975-1980: BSc. In Geophysics, Istanbul University, Earth Science Faculty, Department of Geophysics,
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND	June, 1981 – February, 1990, Ministry of Resettlement, Earthquake Research Ins. Geophysical Engineer, March, 1990 - March, 1991, Istanbul Technical University, Mining University, Assistant, September, 1997 – 2006, Bogazici University, Kandilli Observatory & Earthquake Research Institute, Engineer, 2006 – 2009; Associate Professor¸ Istanbul University , Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey 2009- ….; Professor, Istanbul University , Faculty of Engineering, Department of Geophysical Engineering, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey
MEMBERSHIPS	The Turkish Chamber of Geophysical Engineers, Seismological Society of Japan
FIELDS OF INTEREST	Strong Motion, Site effects, Microtremors Crustal Structure
AWARD AND FELLOWSHIPS	Japan Society of Promotion of Science August 2002 - July 2004
PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS	Özel O. and Sasatani S., A Site Effect Study of the Adapazari Basin, Turkey, from Strong- and Weak Motion Data, (Journal of Seismology, accepted). Özel N,, T. Sasatani, O. Özel, A Study of Strong-Ground Motions during the Largest Aftershock (Mw=5.8) of the Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake, (Tectonophysics, in press, 2004). M. Erdik, Y. Fahjan, O. Özel, H. Alcik, A. Mert and M. Gul, Istanbul Earthquake Rapid Response and the Early Warning System, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 1, 157-163, 2003. Özel, O., E. Cranswick, M. Meremonte, M. Erdik, E. Safak, “Site Effects in Avcilar, West of Istanbul, Turkey from Strong and Weak Motion Data”, Bull. Seism. Soc. America, 92, 1, pp.499-508, February 2002. Kudo, K., T. Kanno, H., Okada, O. Özel, M. Erdik, T. Sasatani, S. Higashi, M. Takahashi and K. Yoshida, Site Specific Issues for Strong Ground Motions during the Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999, as Inferred from Array Observations of Microtremors and Aftershocks, Bull. Seism. Soc. America, 92, 1, pp.448-465, February 2002. E. Şafak, M. Erdik, K. Beyen, D. Carver, E. Cranswick, M. Çelebi, E. Durukal, W. Ellsworth, T. Holzer, M. Meremonte, C. Mueller, O. Özel, S. Toprak, “ Recorded Mainshock and Aftershock Motions”, Earthquake Spectra Supplement A, Volume: 16, (December 2000). Özel O., T. Iwasaki, T. Moriya, S. Sakai, T. Maeda, C. Piao, Y. Yoshii, S. Tsukuda, A. Ito, M. Suzuki, A. Yamazaki, H. Miyamachi, “Crustal Structure of Central Japan and its Petrological Implications”. Geophys. J. Int., No: 138, 257-274 (1999). Iwasaki, T., O. Özel, T. Moriya, S. Sakai, S. Suzuki, G. Aoki, T. Maeda and T. Iidaka, “Lateral Structural Variation Across a Collision Zone in Central Hokkaido from Seismic Refraction Profilings”, Geophys. J. Int., No: 132, 435-457 (1998). Özel, O., Sasatani, S., Kudo, K., Okada, H., Kanno, T., Tsuno, S., Yoshikawa, M., Noguchi, S., Miyahara, M., Goto, H., (2004). Estimation of S-wave velocity structure in Avcilar-Istanbul from microtremor measurements. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University Series VII Geophysics, Vol. 1, No: 1. T. Moriya, T. Iwasaki, O. Özel, S. Sakai, T. Takeda, K. Otsuka, T. Yoshii, K. Ito, A. Ito, A. Tanaka, Intermediate Crustal Layer beneath Active Japanese Island arc and a Comparison of Seismological Characteristics with Thermal Distribution, Bull. Earthq. Res. Inst. Univ. Of Tokyo, Vol:76, pp.105-114 (2001) Moriya, T., H. Miyamachi, O. Özel, N. Ozel, T. Iwasaki, M. Kasahara, (1997), “Collision Structure and Seismotectonics of the Hidaka Mountains, Hokkaido, Japan”, Structural Geology, No: 42, 15-30. Özel, O., Moriya, T., Iwasaki, T., Iidaka, T., Sakai, S., Aoki, G., Suzuki, S., (1996). ” Crustal Structure in the Central Hokkaido, Japan from a Seismic Refraction Experiment”, Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University Series VII Geophysics, Vol. 10, No:1. Presentations: Özel O*, Sasatani S., Kudo K., Kanno T., Tsuno S., Yoshikawa M., Noguchi S., Miyahara M., Goto H., Estimation of S-wave velocity structures in Turkey: (2) Avcilar – Istanbul. The Conference of Seismological Society of Japan, Prog. Abstr., Chiba, Japan, April, 2004. M. Yoshikawa, Tsuno S*., Özel O., Kudo K., Sasatani S., Kanno T., Noguchi S., Miyahara M., Goto H., Estimation of S-wave velocity structures in Turkey: (1) Adapazari basin. The Conference of Seismological Society of Japan, Prog. Abstr., Chiba, Japan, April, 2004. Özel, O*. and T. Sasatani, A Study on Site Effects in Adapazari, Turkey, from Strong- and Weak Motion Records, IUGG, Sapporo, Japan, July, 2003. Erdik, M., O. Özel*, Y. Fahjan, H. Alcik, A. Mert and M. Gul, Istanbul Earthquake Response and Early Warning System, IUGG, Sapporo, Japan, July, 2003. Kudo*, K., T. Kanno, O. Özel, “Estimation of Strong Ground Motion at Damaged Areas During the Kocaeli, Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999, Using the S-Wave velocity Structures Determined by Array Observations of Microtremors”, 96. Meeting of Seismological Society of America, San Francisco, USA, 2001. Moriya, T.*, Iwasaki, S. Sakai, T. Takeda, K. Otsuka, T. Yoshii, O. Özel, A. Tanaka, K. Okubo, “Intermediate Crustal Layer in the Active Island Arc” 9^th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents, Oslo, Norway, August, 2000. Kudo, K.*, T. Kanno, H. Okada, O. Özel, M. Erdik, “Site Specific Surveys at Strong Motion Sites and Damaged Areas from the Kocaeli Earthquake of August 17, 1999”, Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, Tokyo, Japan, 2000. Cranswick E*., O. Özel, M. Meremonte, M. Erdik, E. Safak, C. Mueller, D. Overturf, A. Frankel, “Earthquake Damage, Site Response and Building Response in Avcilar, West of Istanbul, Turkey” Full Abstract, Proceedings ITU-IAHS, International Conference on the Kocaeli Earthquake, 17 August 1999: A Scientific Assessment and Recommendations for Re-building, M. Karaca and D. N. Ural, Editors, ITU 1999, ISBN 975-561-166-5, pp. 193-204.. Özel O.*, M. Erdik & M. Celebi, “Assessment of Site Response Using Aftershock Recordings of March 13, 1992 Erzincan Earthquake”, 9^th International Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Bergen, Norway, August, 1999. Özel O.*, T. Iwasaki, T. Moriya, S. Sakai, T. Maeda, C. Piao, Y. Yoshii, S. Tsukuda, A. Ito, M. Suzuki, A. Yamazaki, H. Miyamachi, ”Crustal Structure of Central Japan and its Petrological Implications”, International Association of Solid Physics of the Earth and Interior, Thessaloniki, Greece, August, 1997. Özel O.* and T. Moriya, “Quality Factor along the 1993 Refraction Profile”, International Association of Solid Physics of the Earth and Interior, Thessaloniki, Greece, August, 1997. Özel O.*, A. Ito, M. Suzuki, T. Iwasaki, T. Maeda, C. Piao, S. Sakai, S. Tsukuda, Y. Yoshii, A. Yamazaki, H. Miyamachi, “The Crustal Structure and Vp/Vs Distribution under the Nikko Region, the Northern Part of Kanto, Japan from Refraction Experiment”, 7^th International Symposium on Deep Seismic Profiling of the Continents, San Francisco, USA, 1996. Özel O.* and T. Moriya,” Crustal Structure in the Hokkaido Region by Wide-Angle Reflection Data-Part I”, The Conference of Seismological Society of Japan, Prog. Abstr., Sendai, Japan, April, 1994. Özel O.*, T. Moriya, T. Iwasaki, T. Iidaka, S. Sakai, G. Aoki, S. Suzuki, “Crustal Structure in the Hokkaido Region by Seismic Refraction Experiment- Part 2” The Conference of Seismological Society of Japan, Prog. Abstr, Tottori, Japan, September 1994. Özel O.* and R. Ates, “Implementation of National Telemetry Network in Turkey” 25^th International Association of Solid Physics of the Earth and Interior Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey 1989 Contributed Scientific Reports Kudo, K., T. Kanno, H. Okada, O. Özel, M. Erdik, (1999) “ Microtremors and Aftershock Observations” Reconnaissance Report on Damage Investigation after Kocaeli Earthquake by Architectural Institute of Japan. T. Holzer, A. Barka, D. Carver, M. Celebi, E. Cranswick, T. Dawson, J. Dietrich, W. Ellsworth, T. Fumal, J. Gross, R. Langridge, W. Lettis, M. Meremonte, C. Mueller, R. Olsen, O. Özel, T. Parsons, L. Phan, T. Rockwell, E. Safak, R. Stein, H. Stenner, S. Toda, S. Toprak, (1999) “ Implications for Earthquake Risk Reduction in the United States from the Kocaeli Earthquake of August 17, 1999” U.S. Geological Survey Circular, 1193.
RESEARCH AND APPLICATION PROJECTS	National Project of Earthquake Prediction, (Ministry of Resettlement), Researcher (1984 –1990) National Project of Establisment of National Earthquake Monitoring System, (Ministry of Resettlement). Researcher, (1985-1990) İstanbul Early Warning and Rapid Response Project,(B.Ü. ResearchProject), Researcher, (2001 - 2002 ) Attenuation Relationship of PGA in the Marmara Region (B.Ü. Research Project), Project Manager, (2001-.2002). Research Project on practical use of array analysis of microtremors for subsoil survey in the framework of performance-based design of building (Japon Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı-MONBUSHO Projesi), Araştırmacı, (2003-2004). “S-wave velocity Sructure in Adapazari, Turkey and Discussion on Damage Ratio from the 1999 Kocaeli-Turkey Earthquake” sub project.