Uğur Ersoy

He was born in Mersin. His father Yakup Ersoy was the local chairman of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). After graduating from Tarsus American Highschool, he earned his BS degree at the civil engineering department of Boğaziçi University in 1955. Then he travelled to United States for further studies. He received both his Master’s and Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin.[1]

Between 1959 and 2006 he served in the academic staff of Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara as an assistant professor, associate professor and then professor.[2] During this period he also served in other universities; as a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin between 1963-1965; as a visiting professor at Toronto University between 1980-1981; as a visiting professor at Boğaziçi University between 1992-1994. He has been involved in experimental research on the behavior of reinforced and precast concrete structures.[1] In 2006 he moved to İstanbul and became a member of Boğaziçi University staff.

In METU he served three times as the dean of the Civil Engineering Faculty and two times as the vice rector. He also served as the dean of the newly established Mersin campus of METU between 1975-1976.

He is the author of a number of books. His technical books are in English and Turkish.

1. An Introduction to Limit Design (Published by the METU Civil Engineering Society), 1962.
2. Betonarme Kesitlerin Taşıma Gücüne Göre Hesabı, (Published by METU), 1971. (co-author)
3. Betonarme - Temel İlkeler ve Hesap Yöntemleri, 1975.(co-author)
4. Betonarmede Burulma, 1975.
5. Taşıma Gücü El Kitabı,(Published by Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning (Turkey))
6. Introductory Mechanics of Deformable Bodies, (Published by METU), 1983.(co-author)
7. Betonarme - Temel İlkeler ve Taşıma Gücü Hesabı, 1985.
8. Reinforced Concrete, METU, 1986 (Reviewed in Concrete International, American Concrete Institute).
9. Yüksek yapıların Tasarım ve Yapımında İzlenecek Temel İlkeler, (Published by the Chamber of Civil Engineers, İzmir Branch) 1988.(co-author)
10. Betonarme 2 - Döşeme ve Temeller, 1995.
11. Betonarme, 2001.(co-author)

He also wrote nontechnical Turkish books such as recollections.

1. "Bir Efsane Bir Demet Insan",("Legend, a bundle of people"), 1995
2. "Bir Zamanlar Mersin'de", ("Once in Mersin").
3. "Ustalarimdan Ögrendiklerim", ("What I’ve learned from my masters"),1999.
4. "Sislerin Ardindan Kaybolmayanlar", ("Those who are not lost behind the fog") 1999.
5. "Bozkiri Yesertenler ("People who greened the steppes") 2003.
6. "Erguvan Renkli Yillar,("Purple colored years"),2004
7. "Gördüklerim, Duyduklarım ve Düşündüklerim ("What I’ve seen, heard and thought"), 2008

1. American Concrete Institute, Wason Medal for Research, 1969[3]
2. METU Parlar Foundation Science Award, 1985[4]
3. Turkish Prefabricate Union (TürkPrefabrik Birliği ) Award, 1992[5]
4. Turkish Education Association Rüştü Yüce Success in Profession Award, 2001
5. University of Texas at Austin Academy of Distinguished Graduates Membership 2005[6]
6. Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers Honorary Distinguished Engineer Award 2006[7]

His name appeared in Honour Book of Engineers of Distinction published in the United States.