Ibrahim Çemen

Ibrahim Çemen is a Professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at The University of Alabama, specializing in Energy Geophysics, Tectonics, and Structural Geology. His research focuses on petroleum exploration in sedimentary basins and tectonic evolution of extensional, contractional, and strike-slip terranes.

• PhD in Geology from Pennsylvania State University (1983)
• MS in Geology from Ohio University (1977)
• BS in Geological Engineering from Istanbul University (1974)

His research spans four key areas: oil/gas exploration in foreland basins, structural geology of fractures, extensional tectonics in Turkey/USA, and active tectonics earthquake potential. Over 50 publications include studies on the Arkoma Basin, Menderes Massif, and Aegean geodynamics.

Recent publications emphasize contractional tectonics in Oklahoma, fracture quantification in Woodford Shale, extensional dynamics in Anatolia, and seismic risk assessment in strike-slip zones. Four edited volumes include the Neotectonics and Earthquake Potential of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2017) and field guides on Ouachita Mountains petroleum systems.