Nurcihan CeryanNurcihan Ceryan was born in 1980 in Istanbul. He completed his primary and secondary education in Istanbul. He has completed his BSc (Geological Engineering) in Karadeniz Technical University at Turkey in the year 2001. In 2002 Karadeniz Technical Unversity began working as a research assistant in the Department of Geological Engineering. He has completed him MSc (Applied Geology) in Karadeniz Technical University (Turkey) and Ghent University (Belgium) in the year 2005 and his PhD from Karadeniz Technical University and Middle East Technical University on geological engineering in the year 2009. Dr. Ceryan is currently working in Mining and Mining Department at Balikesir University as an associate professor. His research interest include: Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Soft Computing Methods, Geostatistic. Read More Read Less