Celâl Şengör

Celâl Şengör
Celâl Şengör
	Şengör in 2021
Born	Ali Mehmet Celâl Şengör; 24 March 1955; Istanbul, Turkey
Nationality	Turkish
Education	Robert College; State University of New York at Albany;
Alma mater	State University of New York at Albany;
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, the United States National Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. 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.

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