General Information

HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT

Department of Geological Engineering was established in 1983 at the Isparta Engineering
Faculty of Akdeniz University. The department was connected to the Suleyman Demirel
University founded in 1992. Bilateral (I. - II.) education was carried out between 1993 and
2013 in the department. I. education still continues. In addition, optional foreign language
preparatory class training is provided. The department of geological engineering includes four
major discipline: General Geology, Applied Geology, Ore Deposits - Geochemistry and
Mineralogy-Petrography. Since 1983, approximately 1500 student was graduate as Geological
Engineer. The department has powerful academic staff. Also, the thin section, optical
mineralogy, geochemistry, engineering geology and general geology laboratories are available
for training and research studies. The department of geological engineering at the Suleyman
Demirel University has been in existence for over 25 years. During this time, the department
has been a leader at Mediterranean region in research and education in a variety of geoscience
subdisciplines. Numerous prominent researchers have served on the faculty, and the
department have become leaders in academia, in industry, and at research laboratories. It has
the advantage of being a part of one of the top 10 public research universities in the nation.
The department of geological engineering is developing common interests with several
prominent departments (e.g., mining engineering, geophysical engineering, chemistry,
microbiology, civil engineering, materials research). Postgraduate education (master's with
thesis and doctorate degrees) has been continuing in our department since 1984.

 

ACTIVITIES PERFORMED ON THE GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT

11th Engineering Week Earth Sciences Symposium 20-23 October 1999

4th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology 21-25 May, 2001

20th year Geology Symposium 14-16 May 2003

4th International Congress “Environmental Micropaleontology, Microbiology and Meiobenthology” 13-18 September 2004

XIII. National Clay Symposium 12-14 September 2007