OZAN CEM ÇELİK, Ph.D.

Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East Technical University
Universiteler Mahallesi, Dumlupinar Bulvari No:1
06800 Cankaya, Ankara, Turkey
+90 (312) 210-2461 (Phone) -5401 (Fax) occelik@metu.edu.tr

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ph.D., Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials, 2007
Minor: Mathematical Methods of Reliability
Dissertation: Probabilistic Assessment of Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames Susceptible to Mid-America Ground Motions
Advisor: Dr. Bruce R. Ellingwood

Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey
M.S., Structural Mechanics, 2002
Dissertation: Forced Vibration Testing of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings
Advisors: Dr. Uğurhan Akyüz and Dr. Haluk Sucuoğlu
B.S., Civil Engineering, 2000

EMPLOYMENT

Middle East Technical University
Ankara, Turkey
Associate Professor, 2017–Present
Assistant Professor, 2016–2017

Northern Cyprus Campus, KKTC, Mersin, Turkey
Assistant Professor, 2010–2016
Instructor, 2009–2010

Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Graduate Engineer, 2007–2008

Mid-America Earthquake Center, Urbana, Illinois, USA
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Graduate Research Assistant, 2003–2007
Vulnerability Functions Project

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2002–2006

Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, 2000–2002

Mitas Energy and Metal Construction Inc., Ankara, Turkey
Structural Engineer Intern, Summer 1999
Energy Transmission Line Towers

Tepe Construction Industry Inc., Ankara, Turkey
Civil Engineer Intern, Summer 1998
Turkish Armed Forces Rehabilitation and Care Center, Ankara, Turkey

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Research Projects

Structural System Dynamic Properties: Ambient and Forced Vibration Tests
Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus (BAP), Project #: FEN-14-D-3
Amount: 30,000 TL (2014–2015)
Principal Investigator
Forced Vibration Testing and Seismic Fragility Assessment of Instrumented Structures (FORAGAINST)
European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme, Marie Curie Actions: People — International Re-integration Grants (IRG), Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2010-RG, Project #: 268428
Amount: €100,000 (2012–2016)
Principal Investigator
Seismic Hazard Assessment for Cyprus and Surrounding Regions
TUBITAK 1001, Project #: MAG-109Y346
Amount: 408,250 TL (2010-2013)
Researcher
System Identification of a Nine-Story Flat Plate Building using Forced Vibration Test Data
Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus (BAP), Project #: FEN-9
Amount: 13,550 TL (2010–2011)
Principal Investigator

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Classes Taught

Introduction to Civil Engineering (CVE 102), Spring 2014–2016
Uncertainty and Data Analysis (CE 204), Spring 2017
Structural Mechanics I: Statics (CVE, CE 221), Fall 2009–2017
Structural Mechanics II: Dynamics (CE, CVE 222), Spring 2017
Reinforced Concrete Fundamentals (CVE 382), Spring 2010–2016
Structural Analysis (CVE 384), Spring 2010–2016
Reinforced Concrete Structures (CVE 481), Fall 2009–2015
Fundamentals of Steel Design (CVE 485), Fall 2009–2016
Structural Design: Concrete Structures (CVE 486), Spring 2010–2016

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Structural Projects

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Auditorium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Glendale Spring Training Complex, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
KAUST Entry Portal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land, Texas, USA
Texas Tech University AT&T Jones Stadium East Side Expansion, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Delta Airlines Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Baggage Handling System, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Emory Clinic, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Consolidated Rental Car Facility, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Consultant, Enerjisa, 2012
Reviewer, Structural Safety, 2007, 2009(2), 2010, 2011(2), 2014(2), 2015(2), 2017
Reviewer, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 2012, 2014
Reviewer, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2014
Reviewer, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2015
Reviewer, Earthquakes and Structures, 2017
Reviewer, Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, 2012
Reviewer, Tenth International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, 2012(7)
Scientific Committee Member, Tenth International Congress on Advances in Civil Engineering, October 17–19, 2012, Ankara, Turkey
Scientific Committee Member, Third National Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, October 14–16, 2015, Izmir, Turkey
Scientific Committee Member, Second National Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, September 25–27, 2013, Hatay, Turkey
Organizing Committee Member, Structural Reliability and Risk Management Symposium, October 27, 2014, Ankara, Turkey
Technical Committee Member, DASK Undergraduate Seismic Design Competition, 2017

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES, HONORS AND AWARDS

European Union’s 7th Framework Programme Participation Incentive Award, TUBITAK, 2011
E.I.T. (Engineer In-Training) 023469, State of Georgia, USA, 2008
YTONG Award, 3rd rank, Civil Engineering Department, METU, 2000
Academic Excellence Award, 2nd rank, Civil Engineering Department, METU, 1998–2000
President’s High Honor List, METU, 1997–2000

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), #8720, Young Professional, 2002–Present
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), #403486, Associate Member, 2002–2013
Mid-America Earthquake (MAE) Center, 2003–Present
American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), #1113741, 2008–Present

COMPUTER SKILLS

Finite Element Platform: OpenSees, ZeusNL, SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE
Seismic Loss Estimation: HAZUS, MAEviz
Programming Language: Fortran, Visual Basic, TCL/TK
Scientific Computing: Mathcad, Microcal Origin
Engineering Drawing: AutoCAD, Revit

PUBLICATIONS

Book

Celik OC [2008] Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Concrete Frames, VDM Verlag Dr. Muller, Saarbrucken, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-8364-6415-4.

Journal Articles (SCI-E List A)

Celik OC [2016] Effect of AAC Infill Walls on Structural System Dynamics of a Concrete Building, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 20(5): 738–748. doi:10.1080/13632469.2015.1104757
Celik OC, Sucuoglu H and Akyuz U [2015] Forced Vibration Testing and Finite Element Modeling of a Nine-Story Reinforced Concrete Flat Plate-Wall Building, Earthquake Spectra (EERI), 31(2): 1069–1081. doi:10.1193/091212EQS287M
Celik OC and Ellingwood BR [2010] Seismic Fragilities for Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames — Role of Aleatoric and Epistemic Uncertainties, Structural Safety, 32(1): 1–12.
Celik OC and Ellingwood BR [2009] Seismic Risk Assessment of Gravity Load Designed Reinforced Concrete Frames Subjected to Mid-America Ground Motions, Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE), 135(4): 414–424.
Celik OC and Ellingwood BR [2008] Modeling Beam-Column Joints in Fragility Assessment of Gravity Load Designed Reinforced Concrete Frames, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 12(3): 357–381.
Ellingwood BR, Celik OC and Kinali K [2007] Fragility Assessment of Building Structural Systems in Mid-America, Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Special Issue on Seismic Reliability Analysis of Structures, 36(13): 1935–1952.

International Conference Proceedings

Celik OC [2017] Forced and Ambient Vibration Tests of a Six-Story Precast Concrete Building, Proceedings of the Seventh International Operational Modal Analysis Conference, May 10–12, Ingolstadt, Germany.
Celik OC [2015] Forced Vibration Test of a Four-Story Reinforced Concrete Building with Two Basement Floors, Proceedings of the Eleventh Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 21–24, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
Celik OC [2015] Ambient Vibration Records in Reproducing the Forced Vibration Test Results of a Four-Story Reinforced Concrete Building with Two Basement Floors, Proceedings of the Sixth International Operational Modal Analysis Conference, May 12–14, Gijon, Spain.
Celik OC and Ellingwood BR [2010] An Efficient Seismic Intensity Measure for Seismic Risk Analysis of Structures, Proceedings of the Ninth US National and Tenth Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, July 25–29, Toronto, Canada.
Celik OC and Ellingwood BR [2007] Uncertainty Analysis in Fragility Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Frames Designed for Regions of Low-to-Moderate Seismicity, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, July 31–August 3, Tokyo, Japan.
Celik OC and Ellingwood BR [2006] Fragility Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Frames Designed for Regions of Moderate Seismicity, Proceedings of the First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, September 3–8, Geneva, Switzerland, Paper No. 1513.

National Conference Proceedings

Celik OC, Sucuoglu H and Akyuz U [2011] Dokuz Katlı Tünel Kalıp Bina Sonlu Eleman Modelinin Zorlamalı Titreşim Test Verileri ile Güncellenmesi, 1. Türkiye Deprem Mühendisliği ve Sismoloji Konferansı, October 11–14, Ankara, Turkey (in Turkish).
Celik OC, Sucuoglu H and Akyuz U [2003] Forced Vibration Testing of Reinforced Concrete Buildings, Proceedings of the Fifth National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, May 26–30, Istanbul, Turkey, Paper No. AT-095.

PRESENTATIONS

“Forced Vibration Testing and Seismic Fragility Assessment of Instrumented Structures (FORAGAINST),” Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, March 23, 2015.
“Dokuz Katlı Tünel Kalıp Bina Sonlu Eleman Modelinin Zorlamalı Titreşim Test Verileri ile Güncellenmesi,” 17 Ağustos 1999 Marmara Depremi'nin 12. Yılı Anısına Meslek İçi Eğitim Semineri, Kıbrıs Türk İnşaat Mühendisleri Odası, Lefkoşa, KKTC, Mersin, Turkey, August 17, 2011 (in Turkish).
“Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Concrete Structures,” Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus, KKTC, Mersin, Turkey, May 7, 2009.
“Forced Vibration Tests and Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of Concrete Structures,” MMI Engineering, Oakland, California, USA, February 20, 2009.
“Fragility Assessment of Gravity Load Designed Reinforced Concrete Frames in the Central and Eastern United States,” Mid-America Earthquake Center NSF Site Visit, Urbana, Illinois, USA, November 14–15, 2006.
“Probabilistic Assessment Tools for Non-Ductile Reinforced Concrete Frames Susceptible to Mid-America Ground Motions,” Mid-America Earthquake Center NSF Site Visit, Urbana, Illinois, USA, October 25–26, 2005.