IKCU EERI 2025

“IKCU EERI 2025 Team: Competing with Creative High-Rise Designs!”

The student team from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) at İzmir Katip Çelebi University is making a mark at SDC 2025 with high-rise models made of balsa wood. They are elevating their designs in terms of aesthetics, performance, and durability.

About Us

About the IKCU EERI 2025 Team

Vision and Mission

As the IKCU EERI 2025 Team, we aim to develop innovative solutions in engineering and achieve maximum efficiency through optimal investments with these solutions. Embracing sustainable design principles to contribute to the future forms the foundation of our vision. Our mission is to promote learning and development by applying our engineering knowledge in practice.

About Us

As the IKCU Seismic Team, we are a group of students participating in earthquake-resistant building and bridge design competitions within the İzmir Katip Çelebi University Earthquake Engineering Application and Research Center. With the modern laboratory infrastructure and academic support provided by our center, we are developing innovative projects. Our goal is to make a difference in engineering by achieving success in national and international competitions.

Our Achievements

We successfully represented Turkey at the Seismic Design Competition held in Seattle in 2024, where the leading 40 universities from around the world participated. We ranked first among Turkish universities and seventh overall. The IKCU Team also received the 'Egor Popov Award for Structural Innovation' for its innovative dampers.

Competitions We Participated In

IKCU EERI 2025

Our Achievements

The IKCU Seismic Team ranked first among Turkish universities and seventh overall in a competition featuring the world’s leading 40 universities. Additionally, they won the 'Egor Popov Award for Structural Innovation' for their innovative dampers.

Meet our team

Our 2025 EERI Team

Our 2025 EERI & DASK team, working with innovative solutions and a vision for first place

Metin Mutlu Karatepe

Ali Eren Adaber

Şeyma Nur Akkoç

İrem Hazal Nur Bal

Metin Ömer Yıldız

Efe Şahin Çelik

Moaz Aly

Haktan Korkmaz

Fevzi Zeybek

Fahrettin Dönmez

Team Advisors

Oğuzhan Toğay

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Structural Advisor

Hasan Emre Demirci

Assist. Prof. Dr.

Geotechnical Advisor

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