Semih Gürsu

Semih Gürsu is a Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, specializing in Geological Engineering and Mineralogy-Petrography. His research focuses on Precambrian tectonic evolution, geochemical analysis of metamorphic rocks, and Gondwana margin studies.

• Academic Leadership: Editorial roles in journals like Gondwana Research and Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences.
• Research Themes: Cadomian/Pan-African crustal evolution, Neoproterozoic arc volcanism, Early Cambrian back-arc rifting, and Late Ordovician glacial sediment provenance.

Notable Publications include U-Pb zircon dating of tectonic slices, isotopic provenance studies of diamictites, and tectonic models for peri-Gondwanan terranes. His 2023 Geological Society of America Bulletin article on garnet amphibolites is highly cited.

• Conference Participation: Presented at events like the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and European Mineralogical Congress.
• Book Contributions: Co-authored chapters in Geological Society Special Publications on Middle Eastern Ordovician systems.