Celâl Şengör
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Ali Mehmet Celâl Şengör (Turkish: [ˈali ˈmehmet ˈdʒeɫal ˈʃænɟœɾ]; born 24 March 1955) is a Turkish geologist. He is retired from the faculty at Istanbul Technical University, Department of Geological Engineering.[3]
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Born | Ali Mehmet Celâl Şengör[1] (1955-03-24) 24 March 1955 (age 69) |
Nationality | Turkish |
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Occupation | Professor of Geology (Retired) |
Employer | Istanbul Technical University |
Known for | Tectonics of Turkey and Asia |
Spouse |
Oya Maltepe (m. 1986) |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Bigsby Medal (1999) Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille (2010) Arthur Holmes Medal (2018) |
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Şengör is a (foreign) member of the American Philosophical Society, the United States National Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.[4][5] He is a foreign member of the Russian Academy of Science. He is a recipient of Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille — the highest distinction of the Geologische Vereinigung e.V.