Uğur Ersoy (born in 1932) is a Turkish civil engineer and academic.

Life

He was born in

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. His father Yakup Ersoy was the local chairman of the

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(CHP). After graduating from Tarsus American College, he earned his

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degree at the

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Department of Civil Engineering in 1955 with a high honour. He played soccer and volleyball in the Istanbul league in the same years. Then he travelled to the

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for further studies. He began his post-graduate education at the

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. Ersoy also supervised and mentored by Phil M. Ferguson, a leading pioneer in developing the basic theory of design procedures for reinforced concrete structures, received his master's degree at this university in June 1956.University of Texas at Austin page
/ref> After graduation, he worked as a project engineer at Raymond C. Reese and Associates in Toledo,

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for 2 years with Prof. Ferguson's recommendation. Ersoy worked on special buildings and problematic constructions in Reese's bureau. He worked as a researcher with the rank of third lieutenant at the

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Office (ARGE) of Presidency of General Staff.Life story of Uğur Ersoy
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Academic life

He started to work at

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(METU) in

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in June 1959, which was in the phase of establishment. He was the founder of the first structural research laboratory in Turkey. Uğur Ersoy became the first Vice Rector at METU and was in this position for two years. He took part in the formation and regulation throughout the establishment phase. In 1963, Ersoy left METU with permission and went back to the University of Texas, where he completed his doctorate in two years and returned in 1965. During his Ph.D. in Texas, he worked as a research associate in several important projects. In 1976, he became the founding dean of Icel Campus which was in the stage of establishment. In 1980-1981 he was a guest professor at the

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, Canada. Between 1992 and 1994, he served as Guest Professor at

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and founded the Building Laboratory. In 2006 he moved to

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and became a member of Boğaziçi University staff. Ugur Ersoy served twice as Head of department and three times as vice rector in METU.Academy of Distinguished Alumni - Uğur Ersoy
/ref> He has about 150 articles and reports, 11 occupational books, 26 basic research reports. About 70 of his articles and notifications are published in international journals or refereed symposium proceeding books.

Personal life

Uğur Ersoy is married with two children. His son Ahmet A. Ersoy is an academic in Boğaziçi University History Department. He has published nine story-memoir books; two of which were best sellers.

Publications

He is the author of a number of books. His technical books are in English and Turkish. * An Introduction to Limit Design (Published by the METU Civil Engineering Society), 1962. * ''Betonarme Kesitlerin Taşıma Gücüne Göre Hesabı'' (Published by METU), 1971. (co-author) * ''Betonarme: Temel İlkeler ve Hesap Yöntemleri'', 1975. (co-author) * ''Betonarmede Burulma'', 1975. * ''Taşıma Gücü El Kitabı'' (Published by Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning) * Introductory Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, (Published by METU), 1983. (co-author) * ''Betonarme: Temel İlkeler ve Taşıma Gücü Hesabı'', 1985. * Reinforced Concrete, METU, 1986. (Reviewed in Concrete International,

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) * ''Yüksek Yapıların Tasarım ve Yapımında İzlenecek Temel İlkeler'' (Published by the Chamber of Civil Engineers, İzmir Branch) 1988. (co-author) * ''Betonarme 2: Döşeme ve Temeller'', 1995. * ''Betonarme'', 2001. (co-author) He also wrote nontechnical Turkish books such as recollections. * "''Bir Efsane Bir Demet İnsan''", ( English: "A Legend, a Bunch of People"), 1995. * "''Bir Zamanlar Mersin'de''", ( English: "Once Upon in Mersin"), 1997. * "''Ustalarımdan Öğrendiklerim''", ( English: "What I’ve Learned from My Masters"), 1999. * "''Sislerin Ardından Kaybolmayanlar''", ( English: "Those who are not Lost Behind the Mists"), 1999. * "''Bozkırı Yeşertenler''", ( English: "Steppe Greeners"), 2003. * "''Erguvan Renkli Yıllar''", ( English: "Judas-Tree Colored Years"), 2004. * "''Gördüklerim, Duyduklarım ve Düşündüklerim''", ( English: "What I’ve Seen, Heard and Thought"), 2008. * "''Bozkırı Yeşertenler 2''", ( English: "Steppe Greeners II"), 2015. * "''Belleğimden Silinmeyenler''", ( English: "Inkings of Time: Indelible Reminiscences"), 2023.

Awards

, Wason Medal for Research, with Larry E. Farmer and Phil M. Ferguson, 1969 # METU Parlar Foundation Science Award, 1985 # Turkish Prefabricate Union ( Turkish: Türk Prefabrik Birliği ) Award, 1992 # Turkish Education Association Rüştü Yüce Success in Profession Award, 2001 #

Academy of Distinguished Graduates Membership 2005 # Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers, Honorary Distinguished Engineer Award 2006 #

's Highest Honor, ACI Honorary Membership, 2019 His name appeared in ''Honour Book of Engineers of Distinction'' published in the United States.

References

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