Unal Aldemir

Prof. Dr. Unal Aldemir is a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (ITU). He has held significant administrative roles including Dean (2015-2016, 2017-2020, 2020-present), Vice Dean (2009-2010), Director of the Research and Application Center (2012-2018), and Institute Director (2012-2015). His academic journey includes postdoctoral research at Duke University and a research scholarship at Oregon State University.

Educational Background:

• PhD in Structural Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (1995-1999)
• Master's in Structural Engineering, Istanbul Technical University (1992-1994)
• Bachelor's in Civil Engineering, Bogazici University (1989-1992)

His research focuses on earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and control systems. Primary interests include:

• Development of active/semi-active control algorithms for seismic response reduction
• Vibration control in 3D structures
• Energy distribution analysis in controlled systems
• Optimization techniques for structural stability
• Earthquake-excited structure modeling

His publications (25 research outputs) demonstrate consistent focus on structural control methodologies, with recent work advancing magnetorheological damper applications and 3D vibration control algorithms. Key trends include optimization of control performance indices and time-delay compensation in active control systems.

Professional Memberships:

• National Earthquake Committee (Member since 2010)
• TUMTMK (Member since 2005)

He has supervised 18 graduate students (PhD/Master's) with thesis topics spanning seismic isolation design, structural-soil interaction, and vibration control algorithms. As principal investigator, he led the research project "Investigation of Energy Entering the Structure Under Structural Control" (2010-2018).