Presentation and Signing Ceremony of PAU's TUBITAK KAMAG 1007 Project Held at the Presidential Complex
07.11.2023
Pamukkale University (PAU) Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Necip Atar and Project Coordinator Prof. Dr. Mete Hançer from the Department of Geological Engineering attended the project presentation and signing ceremony held at the Presidential Complex upon the invitation of the Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Mehmet Fatih Kacır.
Deputy Minister of Interior Münir Karaloğlu, Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Abdullah Tancan, AFAD President Okay Memiş, Union of Municipalities of Turkey (UMT) Secretary General Hayri Baraçlı, MTA General Director Vedat Yanık and TÜBİTAK President Hasan Mandal also delivered speeches at the ceremony.
Fourteen university faculty members, including Prof. Dr. Mete Hançer from Pamukkale University, are involved in the project, with AFAD, MTA and UMT as client institutions and TÜBİTAK MAM as the managing institution.
Prof. Dr. Mete Hançer: "It will be aimed to determine the estimated maximum earthquake magnitude that may occur according to fault rupture scenarios and at the end of the project, earthquake damages to residential areas against possible destructive earthquakes will be minimized."
PAU Geological Engineering Department Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Mete Hançer said the following about the project: "In this project, which is a good example of teamwork for University-Industry cooperation in which different institutions in our country join forces, the main purpose is to reveal earthquake scenarios that can affect residential areas in a possible earthquake by examining the seismic history and properties of our country's live faults. Within the scope of the project, a total of one hundred and twenty-eight fault segments will be analyzed across our country. In the project, which will last for two years, we will study a total of four fault segments between Nazilli and Denizli and in Kütahya. PAU Geological Engineering Department Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Savaş Topal and Dumlupınar University Geological Engineering Department Faculty Member Dr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Özburan from Dumlupınar University Geological Engineering Department will also take part in the project as researchers; one PhD student, two master's students and three undergraduate students will contribute as scholarship students. At the end of the project, the seismic parameters of the earthquakes produced by these faults in the past; date, magnitude and slip data of the faults will be found. Thus, it will be aimed to determine the estimated maximum earthquake magnitude that may occur according to fault rupture scenarios, and at the end of the project, earthquake damages to residential areas against possible destructive earthquakes will be minimized. When all the studies are completed, they will contribute to the development of the databases of the institutions. Therefore, an important data source will be produced that can be used in updating the 'Turkey Earthquake Hazard Map' created by AFAD. The total budget of the project is 79,204,485.00 TL and Pamukkale University budget is 3,881,945.00 TL."
Fourteen university faculty members, including Prof. Dr. Mete Hançer from Pamukkale University, are involved in the project, with AFAD, MTA and UMT as client institutions and TÜBİTAK MAM as the managing institution.
Prof. Dr. Mete Hançer: "It will be aimed to determine the estimated maximum earthquake magnitude that may occur according to fault rupture scenarios and at the end of the project, earthquake damages to residential areas against possible destructive earthquakes will be minimized."
PAU Geological Engineering Department Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Mete Hançer said the following about the project: "In this project, which is a good example of teamwork for University-Industry cooperation in which different institutions in our country join forces, the main purpose is to reveal earthquake scenarios that can affect residential areas in a possible earthquake by examining the seismic history and properties of our country's live faults. Within the scope of the project, a total of one hundred and twenty-eight fault segments will be analyzed across our country. In the project, which will last for two years, we will study a total of four fault segments between Nazilli and Denizli and in Kütahya. PAU Geological Engineering Department Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Savaş Topal and Dumlupınar University Geological Engineering Department Faculty Member Dr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muzaffer Özburan from Dumlupınar University Geological Engineering Department will also take part in the project as researchers; one PhD student, two master's students and three undergraduate students will contribute as scholarship students. At the end of the project, the seismic parameters of the earthquakes produced by these faults in the past; date, magnitude and slip data of the faults will be found. Thus, it will be aimed to determine the estimated maximum earthquake magnitude that may occur according to fault rupture scenarios, and at the end of the project, earthquake damages to residential areas against possible destructive earthquakes will be minimized. When all the studies are completed, they will contribute to the development of the databases of the institutions. Therefore, an important data source will be produced that can be used in updating the 'Turkey Earthquake Hazard Map' created by AFAD. The total budget of the project is 79,204,485.00 TL and Pamukkale University budget is 3,881,945.00 TL."
