Prof. Dr. Mustafa Aktar

• B.S. in Electronics – Manchester University Institute of Science and Technology (UK)
  
• M.Sc in Electronics – Boğaziçi University Department of the Electrical Electronic Engineering
• Ph.D in Electronics – Boğaziçi University Department of the Electrical Electronic Engineering

Work experience

a.   Academic

1.   Teaching Assistant in Electronic Engineering   1980-1983
Bogazici University, İstanbul, Turkey
2.   Full-time Reseach Scientist   1984 -1996
TUBITAK – Earth and Marine Sciences Research Institute
3.   Member of Academy at The Department of Geophysics (part-time)   1987-1992
Technical Univ. of İstanbul
Course: Digital Signal Processing  in Geophysics
4.   Member of Academy at The Department of Geophysics (part-time)   1993 -1995
Kandilli Observatory, Earthquake Research Institute , Bogazici  University, İstanbul
Course: Seismometry and Seismological Instrumentation
5.   Scientific Advisor (part-time)    1984 -1996
TUBITAK – Earth and Marine Sciences Research Institute
6.   Faculty Member (Full-Time)   1996-present  Department of Geophysics, Professor
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute, Bogazici  University, İstanbul

b.  Administrative

1.   Head of the Department of Earth Sciences   1986-1988
Institute of Basic Sciences  Marmara Research Center  TUBITAK – Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
2.   Head of the Seismology Section   1998-2000
Earth Sciences Research Institute  Marmara Research Center TUBITAK – Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
3.   Head of Department of Geophysics   1999-2001
Kandilli Observatory, Earthquake Research Institute  Bogazici  University, İstanbul
4.   Vice-Director   2003-2004
Kandilli Observatory, Earthquake Research Institute  Bogazici University, İstanbul, Turkey
5.  Member of National Earthquake Council   2004 – 2008
6.  Head of Department of Geophysics   2008 – 2010
Kandilli Observatory, Earthquake Research Institute  Bogazici  University, İstanbul

c. Invited

1.   MIT Earth Resources Laboratories, Boston USA   1996
2.   IPG de Strasbourg France   1998
3.   Univ. de Pierre et marie Curie Paris France   2001
4.   Laboratoire de Geodynamique Univ. de J. Fourier Grenoble France   2009

Research Projects 

     a. Completed

1. Ergin, M.,  Aktar, M.,  S. Ergintav and F. Bicmen (1995) Aftershocks of the Erzincan Earthquake, Nezihi Canitez Sempozyumu, 10-15 Nisan, ‹stanbul. (in Turkish)          
2. Bicmen, F., M. Aktar, S. Ergintav, M. Ergin, A. Yoruk and H. Kaplan, (1995) Seismological Observations in Cilicia Region, Nezihi Canitez Sempozyumu, 10-15 Nisan, İstanbul. (in Turkish)          
3. Sellami, S., N. Pavoni, H. Eyidogan, M. Aktar, C. Gurbuz, (1995) Recent Seismological Observations in Bursa Region, Workshop on Polyproject Marmara, 20-21 April, Istanbul.         
4.  Aktar, M., Li, Y, Toksoz, M.N., Ergin, M., Ergintav, S., A. Yoruk and Bicmen, F., (1996) Dinar Earthquake of 1 October 1995 and its aftershocks, Symp. Earthquake Research in Turkey: State of the Art, 2-5 October 1996, Ankara.          
5. Ergin, M., Aktar, M., Bicmen, F., Yoruk, A., Kuleli, S. and Yalcin, M.N., (1996), Detailed Microearthquake monitoring of the İzmit Bay, Symp. Earthquake Research in Turkey: State of the Art, 2-5 October 1996, Ankara.         
6. Yalcin, M.N., Selvi, O., Ergintav, S., Aktar, M., Bicmen, F., Saatcilar, R., Ergin, M., Yoruk, A., Esen, H.M., Boztepe, A, Genc, Baysal, E., (1996). Akyazi-Tarakli Seismic Refraction Profile, I. Workshop National Marine geology and Geophysics Program, Ankara          
7. Ergin, M., Aktar, M., Bicmen, F., Yoruk A., Yalcin, N.M., Kuleli S.  (1997) Microearthquake studies in Izmit Bay,  I Assembly of Active Tectonic Group, ITU 8-9 December 1997, istanbul (in Turkish)          
8. Aktar, M., Ergin, M., Bicmen, F., Yoruk A., Ergintav, S., Tapirdamaz, C., Li, Y., Toksoz, M.N.,  (1997) Dinar Earthquake of 1 October 1995: Unilateral or bilateral rupture? I Assembly of Active Tectonic Group, ITU 8-9 December 1997, Istanbul (in Turkish)         
9. Ergin, M., Aktar, M., Bicmen, F., A. Yoruk and N.M. Yalcin (1997) Detailed microearthquake monitoring of Izmit Bay (Turkey) IASPEI 1997, 29th General Assembly, August 18-28, 1997, Thessaloniki.          
10. Gurbuz, C., Aktar, M., Eyidogan, H., Cisternas, A., Haessler, H., Barka, A., Turkelli, N., Bicmen, F., (1997) On Seismotectonics of the Marmara Region (Turkey): Results from a macroseismic experiment, (1997)  IASPEI 1997, 29th General Assembly, August 18-28, 1997, Thessaloniki.      
11. Ergintav, S., Saatciler, R., Selvi. O., Aktar, M.,Yalcin, N.,  Bicmen, F., Ergin, M., İnan, S., Gurdal, G., Yoruk, A., Esen, H., (1997)  Deep Seismic studies in Anatolia, IASPEI 1997, 29th General Assembly, August 18-28, 1997, Thessaloniki.         
12. Hatzfeld, D.; Karagianni, E.; Kassaras, I.; Kiratzi, A.; Louvari, E.; Lyon-Caen, H.; Makropoulos, K.; Papadimitriou, P.; Priestley, K.; Aktar, M.; Bock, G., Shear Wave Anisotropy in the Upper Mantle Beneath the Aegean, E. G. S., The Hague, April 19-23          
13. Sellami, S., Mayer-Rosa, D., Pavoni, N., Eyidogan, H., Aktar, M., Gurbuz, C., (1997)  Integrate seismicity and seismotectonics studies of the Bursa Region (Turkey) IASPEI 1997, 29th General Assembly, August 18-28, 1997, Thessaloniki.          
14. Aktar, M., Li, Y, Toksoz, M.N., Ergin, M., Ergintav, S., A. Yoruk and Bicmen, F., (1997) Dinar Earthquake of 1 October 1995 and its aftershocks, IASPEI 1997, 29th General Assembly, August 18-28, 1997, Thessaloniki.          
15. Ergin, M., Aktar, M., Eyidogan, H., Özalaybey. S., Bicmen, F.,  Yoruk A. and C. Tapirdamaz (1998) Present day seismicity and seismotectonic characteristics of the Cilician Region,  26th General Assembly of ESC, August 23-28, Tel-Aviv, 1998
    
16. Örgulu, G. and M. Aktar (1998) Moment tensor inversion of moderate size events of Northern Eagean using regional data,  26th General Assembly of ESC, August 23-28, Tel-Aviv          
17. Aktar, M., Ergin, M. and S. Özalaybey (1998) Analysis of various magnitude scales for the Cilician Network,  26th General Assembly of ESC, August 23-28, Tel-Aviv          
18. Ergin, M., Aktar, M., Özalaybey. S., Bicmen, F.,  Yoruk A. and C. Tapirdamaz (1998) 27 June 1998 Adana Mainshock and its aftershocks, II Assembly of Active Tectonic Group, ITU 10-11 December 1998, Istanbul (in Turkish)          
19. Karabulut, H., Özalaybey. S., and M. Aktar (1998) Wavefield investigation of the 27 June 1998 Adana Mainshock, II Assembly of Active Tectonic Group, ITU 10-11 December 1998, Istanbul (in Turkish)          
20. Tapirdamaz, C., Aktar, M., and S. Özalaybey. S. (1998) Discussion on the relationship between Ml and Md magnitude scales at Cilician Seismic Network, II Assembly of Active Tectonic Group, ITU 10-11 December 1998, Istanbul (in Turkish)          
21. Özalaybey. S., and M. Aktar (1998) The crustal structure of the Cilician region using Receiver Function method, II Assembly of Active Tectonic Group, ITU 10-11 December 1998, Istanbul (in Turkish)          
22. Eyidogan, H., Aktar, M., Akinci, A., Kaypak, B., Ergin, M., Ergintav, S., Polat, O. and F. Bicmen, (1998) MicMicroearthquake activity of the Saros Bay and the seismotectonics characteristics of the Edremit Bay, II Assembly of Active Tectonic Group, ITU 10-11 December 1998, Istanbul (in Turkish)          
23. Aktar, M., Özalaybey, S, Ergin, M., Tapidamaz, C., Bicmen, F., and Yoruk, A., (1999). Study of the aftershock sequence of 17^th August Izmit earthquake, ITU-IAHS Int. Conf on the Kocaeli Erthquake of 17 Augus 1999, Istanbul          
24. Haessler, H., Polat, O., Cisternas, A., Eyidogan. H., Gurbuz, C., Frogneux, M., Aktar, M. And M. Bouchon, (1999), Seismic History of August 17, 1999, Izmit Earthquake: Before, During and After, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999, San Francisco         
25. Karabulut, H., Özalaybey, S., Aktar, M., Tapidamaz, C., 1999, Analysisi of seismic wavefield of Izmit rupture zone, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999, San Francisco          
26. Özalaybey, S., Aktar, M., Selvi, O., Ergin, M., Tapidamaz, C., Bicmen, F., and Yoruk, A., (1999), Izmit Earthquake (8/17/1999, Mw=7.4): Source Characteristics of Aftershocks in the Vicinitiy of Nucleation Point, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999, San Francisco         
27.  Aktar, M., Özalaybey, S, Selvi, O., Ergin, M., Tapidamaz, C., Bicmen, F., and Yoruk, A., (1999). Seismicity parameters of the aftershock cluster zones of !7^th August Izmit earthquake, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999, San Francisco
    
28. Ergin, M., Aktar, M., Özalaybey, S., Selvi, O., Tapidamaz, C., Bicmen, F., and Yoruk, A., (1999), Izmit Earthquake (8/17/1999, Mw=7.4): Analysis of Westernmost Aftershock Activity, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999, San Francisco          
29. Örgulu, G. And M. Aktar, (1999). Regional Moment Tensor Analysis of the 17^th August Izmit earthquake, AGU Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999, San Francisco          
30. Passmore, P., Pavel, D., Zimakov, L., Selvi, O., Aktar, M., Özalaybey, S, and M. Ergin, (2000),  New opportunities for aftershock study technique using miniature high resolution, low power digitizer, EGS XXV General Assembly ,  April 25-29, Nice          
31. Karabulut, H., Bouchon, M., Aktar, M., Bouin, M.-P., Dietrich, M., Deschamps, A., Courboulex, F., (2000),  Duzce Earthquake: modelling of the mainshock and aftershocks, EGS XXV General Assembly ,  April 25-29, Nice          
32. Bouin, M.-P., Bouchon, M., Campos, J., Patau, G., Clevede, E., Karabulut, H., and M. Aktar, (2000),. Faulting Process of August 17, 1999 Izmit Earthquake,  EGS XXV General Assembly ,  April 25-29, Nice          
33. Aktar, M., Örgulu, G., Özalaybey, S, Ergin, M., and H. Karabulut, (2000),, Study of the aftershock sequence of 17^th August Izmit earthquake, NATO Advenced Study Seminar,  May 14-17, Istanbul.          
34. Eyidoğan, H., Heassler, H., Polat, O., Cisternas, A., Gürbüz, C., Frogneux, M., Aktar, Üçer, B., M.T., Bouchon, M., Comte, D., Philip, H., Kaypak, B., Ergin, M., Karabulut, H., Akıncı, A., Kuleli, S., Yörük, A., “Seismic history of the August 17, 1999, Izmit earthquake: before, during and after”, The 1999 İzmit and Düzce Erthquakes: preliminary results, İTÜ, Proceedings, İstanbul. 161-169,  2000)         
35. Ergin, M., Özalaybey, S., Aktar, M., Tapırdamaz, C., Yörük, A., and Biçmen, F., “Aftershock analysis of the August 17,1990 Izmit, Turkey earthquake”, The 1999 İzmit and Düzce Erthquakes: preliminary results, İTÜ, Proceedings,  İstanbul. 171-178,  2000  
36. Özalaybey, S., Karabulut, H., Ergin, M., Aktar, M., and Bouchon, M., “The 1999 İzmit earthquake sequence in NW-Turkey seismological aspects, Symposia on seismotectonics of the North-Western Anatolia-Aegean and recent Turkish earthquakes”, İTÜ, Faculty of Mines, Proceedings,  İstanbul, 72-77, 2001  Aktar, M, Recent seismicity of the Marmara Sea and its implications for the earthquake hazard in the city of Istanbul RELIEF-Workshop on Ground motion simulations based on earthquake scenarios along the North Anatolian Fault Zone, Bergen, 2003          
37. Karabulut, H., Özalaybey, S., Taymaz, T., Aktar, M., Kocaoğlu, A. & SEISMARMARA Group, 2003. A Tomographic Image of the Shallow Crustal Structure in the Eastern Marmara Region of Turkey. International Workshop on the North Anatolian, East Anatolian and Dead Sea Fault Systems: Recent Progress in Tectonics and Paleoseismology and Field Training Course in Paleoseismology, P.35, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, 31 August – 12 September 2003          
38. Aktar, M., “Present state of seismic networks in Turkey”, Workshop on Upgrading Seismic Networks in South East Turkey Lubliana, Slovenya, 2004.          
39. Aktar, M., “Vertical secular ground motion in Istanbul metropolitan district, using space radar interferometry”, Workshop on Satellite Interferometry , Varsova, Polonya, 2004.          
40. Dietrich, M., Gürbüz, C., Brenguier, F., Karabulut, H., Bouchon M., Aktar, M., “Vibroseisseismic reflection campaign along the north anatolian fault”, EGU General Assembly 2004, 6, Nice, Fransa, 2004.          
41. Mutlu, A., Karabulut, H., Özalaybey, S., Kiratzi, A., Aktar, M., Roumelioti, R., Bernatos, R., Tapırdamaz, C., “The  2003 Saros  earthquake sequence, north east aegean region”, ESC-AGU Annual General Meeting, Nice, France, 2004.          
42. Roumelioti, Z. Kiratzi, A. , Benetatos , C., Aktar , M, Karabulut, H., Theodulis, G., Örgülü, G., “Source process of normal earthquakes, the 3 February 2002, M=6.3, Afyon Turkey and the 7 September 1999, M=5.9 Athens Greece earthquakes”, 5^th Conference on case Histories on Geotechnical Engineering, New York, 2004.          
43. Gorgun, E and M. Aktar, Calibration of local magnitude scale using broadband stations, Kocaeli Earthq. Symposium, Kocaeli, March 2005          
44. Koseoglu, A and M. Aktar, Spectral Properties of seismic noise at broadband stations, Kocaeli Earthq. Symposium, Kocaeli, March 2005          
45. Bekler, f.  and M. Aktar, Searching for optimal crustal model using waveforms from local earthquakes, Kocaeli Earthq. Symposium, Kocaeli, March 2005          
46. Ergin, M., S. Ozalaybey, H. Karabulut, M. Aktar, S. Çetin, C. Tapirdamaz, A. Yörük, and F. BiçmenSeismicity of the Marmara Sea, revised earthquake hypocenters and properties  of the North Anatolian Fault on the Marmara Sea, NW Turkey , Interational Symposium on the geodynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean, Istanbul, June 2005          
47. Bouchon, M., Karabulut H., Aktar, M. and M.P. Bouin, Investigation of the spacial variability of the strong ground motion using spacial arrays, Interational Symposium on the geodynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean, Istanbul, June 2005          
48. Aksari D., Hayrullah Karabulut, Serdar Özalaybey, and Mustafa Aktar, The Stress triggereing analysisi of december 15, 2000 and February 3 Sultandag -Afyon Earthquake sequences, Interational Symposium on the geodynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean, Istanbul, June 2005          
49. Afacan, T., Karabulut, H., Ozalaybey, S., Dietriech, M., Cetin, S., Gurbuz, C., AKtra, M., and M. Bouchon, A tomographic image of the fault zone on the North ANatolian Fault, Interational Symposium on the geodynamics of the Eastern Mediterranean, Istanbul, June 2005          
50. Örgülü, G., Yolsal, S., Taymaz, T., Aktar, M. and Huang, B.S., 2006. Rupture Analysis of December 10, 2003 Chengkung, Taiwan Earthquake (Mw 6.5) Based On Teleseismic and Strong Motion Data Sets, in: First European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology and 30th General Assembly og the European Seismological Commission, SC-C1: Earthquake Source Complexity: From Geology Through Kinematic and Dynamic Models to Realistic Ground Motion Simulations, ID:1742, p.453, 3-8 September 2006, Geneva, Switzerland 2006          
51. Browitt, B., M. Aktar Vulnerability mapping from 800km: including gmesterrafirma project results for Istanbul, First Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Geneva Switzerland, 3-6 September 2006         
52. Bouchon, Michel., Hayrullah Karabulut, Serdar Ozalabey, Guillaume Daniel, Mustafa Aktar, David Marsan, Marie-Paule Bouin, Jean Schmittbuhl ,Some aspects of stress and seismicity during the Izmit/Duzce sequence, Workshop Drilling the North Anatolian Fault, Istanbul, Turkey, 24-28 April 2007          
53. M. Aktar, H. Karabulut, F. Bulut1, G. Örgülü, D. Childs, M.P Bouin, M.Bouchon, ,Some aspects of stress and seismicity during the Izmit/Duzce sequence, Workshop Drilling the North Anatolian Fault, Istanbul, Turkey, 24-28 April 2007          
54. Bohnhoff, Marco., Fatih Bulut, Georg Dresen, Ethem Görgün, Michael Naumann, Mustafa Aktar, Hayrullah Karabulut, Dresen Georg., Mustafa Aktar, Marco Bohnhoff, Haluk Eyidoğa, Drilling the North Anatolian Fault , Workshop Drilling the North Anatolian Fault, Istanbul, Turkey, 24-28 April 2007          
55. Paul, A., Hatzfeld, D., Karabulut, H., Hatzidimitriou, P., Childs, D., Nikolova, S., Péquegnat, C., Hubans, F., Schmid, A., Aktar, M., Mutlu, A., Afaçan, T., Ozakin, Y., Samut, D., Papazachos, C., Karagianni, I., Kementztzidou, D., Karagianni, E., Roumelotis, Z., Vamvakaros, D., Scordilis, M., Lyon-Caen, H., The SIMBAAD Experiment in W-Turkey and Greece: A Dense Seismic Network to Study the Crsutal and Mantle Structures, A.G.U. Fall meeting, San-Francsico, December 2008
    
56. Ozakin Y, and Aktar, M, The Moho Topography of Turkey inferred from Receiver Functions, ESC Meeting Crete, 2008
    
57. Paul, A., Hatzfeld, D., Karabulut, H., Hatzidimitriou, P., Childs, D., Nikolova, S., Péquegnat, C., Hubans, F., Schmid, A., Aktar, M., Mutlu, A., Afaçan, T., Ozakin, Y., Samut, D., Papazachos, C., Karagianni, I., Kementztzidou, D., Karagianni, E., Roumelotis, Z., Vamvakaros, D., Scordilis, M., Lyon-Caen, H., The SIMBAAD Experiment in W-Turkey and Greece: A Dense Seismic Network to Study the Crsutal and Mantle Structures, IASPEI, Cape Town, January 9-18, 2009          
58. Aktar, M.,  , Georg DRESEN, Marco BOHNHOFF, Fatih BULUT,  Birsen CAN, Dean Childs, High Resolution Seismic Observations and  plan for Deep Geophysical Observatory on the North Anatolian Fault, 17 August 1999 Izmit Earthquake: 10th Anniversary Meeting, ITU, Istanbul, 2009  
59. Aktar, M.,  , Bouchon, M., Karabulut H., Aktar, M.   M.P. Bouin, Georg DRESEN, Marco BOHNHOFF, Fatih BULUT,  Birsen CAN, Dean Childs , Observations Sismologiques dans le Bassin de Çınarcık Colloque scientifique à l’Université de Strasbourg  La Faille Nord Anatolienne, Histoire d’une rupture sismique  28-29 Janvier 2010          
60. Aktar, M.,  Development of Science as an Institution in the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic International Workshop: “IT, Society and Culture in Turkey and Japan”  Boğaziçi University, March 2010          
61. Aktar, M.,  , Bouchon, M., Karabulut H., Aktar, M.   M.P. Bouin, Georg DRESEN, Marco BOHNHOFF, Fatih BULUT,  Birsen CAN, Dean Childs The Izmit Earthquake (1999) and Marmara Faults near Istanbul:what we know after 10 years of research Advanced Workshop on Geophysics, Geodesy and Tectonics of the North Africa Plate Boundary Algiers, Algeria 15 – 21 May 2010          
62. Aktar, M.,  , Bouchon, M., What do the 1999 Izmit and Düzce earthquakes tell us about the mechanics of the North Anatolian fault ? ESC European Seismological Commissio  32nd General Assembly , Montpellier France,  6-10 September 2010         
63. Yelkenci, S., Modelling 3D seismic wave propogation in Marmara region, ESC European Seismological Commission  32nd General Assembly , Montpellier France,  6-10 September 2010          
64. Aktar, M.,  , Experiments for Modelling the Unknown Aspects of Ground Motion for Istanbul City, Seismic Risk Management in Urban Areas A Turkish-Iranian-American Workshop, Hotel Novotel Istanbul – Zeytinburnu, December 14-16, 2010          
65. Aktar Mustafa, Bouchon, M., Karabulut, H, M., özalaybey, S., Schmitbuhl, J., Bouin, MP, Discussion on Location Accuracy and oversampling: examples from foreshocks of Izmit EQ  1999 (30), Liebenberg Workshop: Natural and Induced (Micro)Seismicity 17/18 February 2011Karabulut, Dean Childs, Yaman Özakin, Seismotectonic setting of the Izmit/Marmara segment of the North Anatolian Fault after the 1999 Izmit earthquake, Workshop Drilling the North Anatolian Fault, Istanbul, Turkey, 24-28 April 2007