Sadik C. Artunc

Sadik C. Artunc serves as a Professor in Mississippi State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, maintaining an active research profile in landscape architecture and recreation planning after a distinguished tenure at Louisiana State University where he received multiple teaching accolades.

His academic credentials include a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Michigan, a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Istanbul, and a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from the same institution.

Artunc's research program integrates recreation and tourism planning with sustainable landscape design, site engineering, and virtual design methodologies. His work addresses cultural landscapes (including African-American garden traditions), stormwater management systems, floating city concepts, and digital design education through distance learning platforms, consistently emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to environmental challenges.

His publication history spanning four decades reveals evolving focus from 1980s floating city designs to contemporary sustainable landscape planning, with recurring themes of technological integration and cross-disciplinary collaboration in recreation management and design education.

Professor Artunc's exceptional teaching contributions at LSU earned him numerous honors including multiple Outstanding Teacher awards from the School of Landscape Architecture and the university-wide Distinguished Faculty Award.

• LSU Distinguished Faculty Award, Louisiana State University
• University Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year
• LSU, School of Landscape Architecture Distinguished Faculty Award
• Design College Council, LSU Outstanding Teacher Award
• College of Design, LSU Tiger Athletic Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award
• LSU Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year
• LSU, School of Landscape Architecture Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year
• LSU, School of Landscape Architecture Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year
• LSU, School of Landscape Architecture Outstanding Teacher of the Academic Year

He has advised graduate students as evidenced by thesis committee service, though specific grant details remain undocumented in available materials. His professional activities extend to the LA Facility (Suite C103) at Mississippi State University, supporting design and planning initiatives within landscape architecture practice.