Professor Akgün received his Bachelor’s degree from the Middle East Technical
University (METU), Department of Geological Engineering in 1981 and his Master’s and
Ph.D. degrees from the University of Arizona, Department of Geological Engineering in
1986 and 1990, respectively. Professor Akgün is a faculty member at the Middle East
Technical University (METU), Department of Geological Engineering, Ankara, Turkey since
1995 and Associate Editors of The Journal of Solid Waste Technology & Management and
Environmental Geosciences journal. He was employed as a Senior Design Associate at
Environtech Consultants, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, during 1990-1992 and, as a Senior
Geotechnical/Geo-environmental Engineer at Geotech, Inc., Maple Shade, New Jersey
during 1993-1995 before becoming a faculty member at METU. He is a Registered
Professional Engineer with specializations in engineering geology and geotechnical
engineering. Professor Akgün has authored a total of 2 international book chapters, 2
international encyclopedia chapters, 45 international journal papers and 58 international
conference papers.