AYBIGE AKINCI
Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO 63103
Office Phone: (314) 977-3654
Fax: (314) 977-3117
Email: akinci@eas.slu.edu


Personal Details

Full Name : Aybige AKINCI
Place of Birth : Mardin, Turkey
Nationality : Turkish

Education

B.Sc.
Degree Course : Geophysics Engineering Department
University : Dokuz Eylul University
Dates : 1982 -1986
Fourth Year Project : P-wave synthetic seismograms and the importance of S waves in the very thin layered (coal) mediums.

Master Degree
First Degree Course : Geophysics Engineering Department
University : Dokuz Eylul University
Dates : 1986 -1989
Subject of Research : Vertical Seismic Profiling and Its Applications

Ph. D.
Department : Geophysics Engineering Department
University : University of Dokuz Eylul, TURKEY
Dates : 1990 - 1994.
Qualification : Ph.D.
Subject of Research : Attenuative behaviors of Western Anatolia and Southern Spain using Multiple and Single Scattering Models
Supervisor : Prof. Dr. Gungor TAKTAK & Prof. Dr. Edoardo Del Pezzo
Specialty : Seismology, attenuation, scattering and scattering models

Employment

May 1998 - Aug.1999 Postdoctoral Scholar in EAS Dept., St. Louis University, USA. Mid-America Seismic Hazard maps and Ground Motion Relations.

Sep. 1997 - May1998 Visiting Scientist, Saint Louis University, EAS Dept., St. Louis, USA., Attenuative Dispersion over North Anatolian Fault, TURKEY.

Feb 1988 - Sept. 1995 Research Assistant, Dokuz Eylul University, Geophysics Engineering Department, Izmir - TURKEY.

Jan. 1993 - Dec. 1993 Researcher, Physics Dept., University of Salerno, ITALY. Attenuation mechanisms, coda waves, single and multiple scattering models, source parameters, site effects.

Sept 1995 - ? Assistant Prof. Dokuz Eylul University, Geophysics Engineering Department, Izmir - TURKEY.

 Scientific studies executed abroad and inTurkey

Roma-ITALY; University of Roma-La Sapienza, Jan.- Feb. 1991
Studies have been conducted by the assistance of Prof. M. Bernabini.
Subject: Seismic tomography, Seismic inverse Theory and applications on the Colosseo.
Madeira-PORTUGAL; Nato Advanced Study Institute, June - August 1992
Studies have been conducted by the assistance of Prof. Jose M.F. Moura
Subject: Acoustic signal processing for ocean exploration.
Salerno-ITALY; University of Salerno , 1993
Studies have been conducted by the assistance of Prof. E. Del Pezzo
Subject: Seismic attenuation of Western Anatolia.
Granada-SPAIN; University of Granada, April-May-1994
Studies have been conducted by the assistance of Ass. Prof. J.M.Ibanez
Subject: Seismic attenuation, source parameters and site effect.
St. Louis-USA: University of St. Louis, Oct..1997- May. 1998.
Studies have been conducted by the assistance of Prof. Dr. Brain J, Mitchell
Subject: Attenuative dispersion over North Anatolian Fault, Turkey.
-Geological and geotechnical investigation in Izmir-Kadifekale region (Turkey),1990
-Antalya (Turkey) geotechnical study 1995
-Izmir (Turkey) geotechnical study, 1995.
-Investigation of the recent seismic activity of Gokova Basin, Turkey, 1995. (Tübitak).
  Collaboration with Istanbul Technical University and Istanbul University.
-1 November 1995 Dinar earthquake and Macroseismic investigations, 1995, (Turkey).
-Investigation of the recent seismic activity of Saroz Golf and around, Turkey, 1996, Turkey.
   Collaboration with  Istanbul Technical University.
-Source parameters and attenuation site effect in Bursa region, 1996, Turkey.
  Collaboration with Istanbul Technical University.

Teaching Experience
            Seismic Prospecting (Undergraduate), Turkey
            Introduction to Seismology (UG), Turkey
            Seismotectonics (UG), Turkey
            Introduction to Earthquake Engineering (UG), Turkey