Expertise

My major research interests are a) oil and gas exploration in sedimentary basins; and b) structural styles formed in contractional, extensional and strike-slip terranes. Since 1986, my research involved in determining oil and gas potential of sedimentary basins in Oklahoma and in Turkey.

I have been conducting research in structural geology using a combination of field, seismic, experimental, computer-based, and theoretical approaches. Specifically, my current major research interests are a) structural geology and tectonics of foreland basins; b) geometry and origin of rock fractures; c) extensional tectonics; and d) active tectonics.

Research Areas

  • Energy
  • Geophysics, Tectonics, and Structural Geology

Current Research Projects

  1. Oil and Gas Exploration in Foreland Basins
  2. Geometry and Origin of Rock Fractures
  3. Extensional Tectonics
  4. Active Tectonics
Past Affiliations

Professor, School of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater (past)

Director of Anatolian Seismicity Group , School of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater (past)

Head, School of International Studies, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater (past)

Professor, School of International Studies, Oklahoma State University - Stillwater (past)

Chair, Department of Geological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama

Communities
Geology
Degrees
PhD, Pennsylvania State University, Geology, 1983
MS, Ohio University, Geology, 1977
BS, Istanbul University, Geological Engineering, 1974