Celâl Şengör
Celâl Şengör | |
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Şengör in 2021 | |
| Born | Ali Mehmet Celâl Şengör 24 March 1955 |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | |
| 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) |
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.
Şengör is a (foreign) member of the American Philosophical Society, Academia Europaea (1990), the United States National Academy of Sciences (2000), the Russian Academy of Sciences, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts Accademia nazionale delle scienze (2023), and Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2024). 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.