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About C. Guney Olgun

Dr. C. Guney Olgun joined Missouri S&T as Assistant Professor in the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering department in August 2018. He received BSCE in Civil Engineering and MSCE in Geotechnical Engineering from Bogazici University in Turkey and a Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Dr. Olgun was a Research Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech.
 
Dr. Olgun performed research and taught courses in geotechnical engineering for more than 10 years. Prior to his position at Virginia Tech, he also worked for 5 years in geotechnical consulting and construction on projects involving deep excavations, slope stabilization, and ground improvement. His research interests include thermo-active foundation systems; seismic performance of improved ground; cyclic vulnerability of fine grained soils; dynamic soil-structure-foundation interaction; and advanced numerical modeling. While at Virginia Tech, he led a number of geotechnical engineering research studies related to energy piles, seismic performance of improved ground, seismicity of Central and Eastern United States, as well as and landslide risk assessment. He frequently presents his research at national and international conferences and, and he has provided training course for engineers in Switzerland and Romania on projects related to earthquake engineering and landslide remediation. Dr. Olgun has also authored more than 25 refereed publications.

New Faculty 2018-2019

Positions

August 2018 - Present Assistant Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
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August 2013 - July 2018 Co-Director, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ‐ Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program on Disaster Resilience
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August 2009 - July 2018 Assistant Research Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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August 2005 - August 2009 Research Scientist, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ‐ Geotechnical Division, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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January 2004 - August 2005 Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ‐ Geotechnical Division, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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August 1998 - January 2004 Graduate Research Assistant / Graduate Student Instructor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ‐ Geotechnical Division, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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August 1994 - August 1998 Research and Teaching Assistant, Bogazici University ‐ Civil Engineering Department
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April 1993 - August 1998 Project Engineer, Zetas
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Education

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1998 - 2003 Ph. D. in Geotechnical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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1993 - 1995 MSCE in Geotechnical Engineering, Bogazici University
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1989 - 1993 BSCE in Civil Engineering, Bogazici University
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Contact Information

127 Butler Carlton Hall
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409

573/341-4461

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