Executive Committee
Honorary Chair
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A.M. Celâl Sengör
Associate Editor, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University Istanbul, Turkey
Organizing Chair
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Attila Çiner
MedGU (Interim) President
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
Chief Editor – Tracks 11 and 14, Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Conference Manager
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Mourad Amer
Founder & CEO of IEREK
Editor of ASTI Series (Springer/IEREK)
IEREK, Alexandria, Egypt
Conference Supervisor
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Nabil Khélifi
Senior Publishing Editor, MENA program
MedGU-21 Supervisor
Springer, a part of Springer Nature, Germany
Local Organizing Team
Attila Çiner: Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Cengiz Yildirim: Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
M. Akif Sarikaya: Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Tolga Gorum: Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Ömer Yetemen: Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Mustafa Üstüner: Artvin Çoruh University, Artvin, Turkey
Online Organizing Team
M. Sahbi Moalla: ISET Sfax, Tunisia
Toka M. Amer: IEREK – International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange, Egypt
Advisory Committee
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Hans Thybo
President of International Lithosphere Program (ILP)
Editor-in-Chief of Earth and Planetary Science Letters (EPSL)
Professor at:
• Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University Turkey
• Center for Earth Evolution and Dynamics, University of Oslo, Norway -
A.M. Celâl Sengör
Associate Editor, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University Istanbul, Turkey -
François Roure
Chief Editor – Track 15
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
IFP – Energies Nouvelles, France -
Giovanni Bertotti
Associate Editor, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
Geoscience & Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands -
Abdullah Al-Amri
Founder & Editor-in-Chief
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia -
Akiça Bahri
Director for Africa at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Ghana (2005–2010)
Coordinator of the African Water Facility (AWF) at the African Development Bank (2010–2015)
Director of Research at the National Research Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Water, and Forestry (INRGREF), Tunisia (since 2016)
Professor at the National Agricultural Institute of Tunisia (INAT), Tunisia (since 2017)
Awardee of the International Water Association (IWA) Women in Water Prize (2018)
Associate Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer) (since 2019)
Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries in Tunisia (2019–2020)
Program Committee
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Mustapha Meghraoui
Editorial Board Member, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
Editor of Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
IPG Strasbourg, France -
Sami Khomsi
University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia & King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Scientific Committee
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François Roure
Chief Editor – Track 15
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
IFP – Energies Nouvelles, France -
Anastasia Kiratzi
Professor of Seismology
Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece -
Broder Merkel
Chief Editor – Track 10
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Associate Editor of Environmental Earth Science (Springer)
Publisher of Freiberg Online Geoscience (FOG)
Institute of Geology, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany -
Elena Xoplaki
Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
Publications Committee
Chair
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Attila Çiner
MedGU (Interim) President
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
Chief Editor – Tracks 11 and 14, Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Members
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Zeynal Abiddin Erguler
Chief Editor – Track 8
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Turkey -
Alina Polonia
The National Research Council (CNR)
Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR)
Bologna, Italy -
Amjad Kallel
Chief Editor – Track 4
Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Managing & Development Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
ENIS, University of Sfax, Tunisia -
Mourad Bezzeghoud
School of Sciences and Technology (ECT)
Insititut of Earth Sciences (IIFA)
University of Évora, Portugal -
Hesham El-Askary
Professor of Remote Sensing and Earth Systems Science
Editor of Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Director Computational & Data Sciences Graduate Programs
Center of Excellence in Earth Systems Modeling & Observations
Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, USA -
Zakaria Hamimi
President of ArabGU
IAGETH VP for Africa & IAGETH National Chapter for Egypt
Editor of Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Professor, Benha University, Benha, Egypt
Outreach Committee
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Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane
Member of the nomenclature committee of the Meteoritical Society
Laureate, “Prix Paul Doistau–Émile Blutet” from the French Academy of Sciences
Editor of Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
Professor, Hassan II University of Casablanca, Morocco -
Catherine Kuzucuoglu
Associate Editor, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
Research Director Emeritus
CNRS, Laboratoire de Géographie Physique
UMR 8591, Meudon, France
Technical Committee
All abstracts and extended abstracts submitted to MedGU-21 will undergo an evaluation and selection process by the Conference Track Chairs in collaboration with members of the Conference Technical Committee:
Track 1. Atmospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Climatology, Oceanography
Chair(s): Zhihua Zhang (China), Nabil Khelifi (Germany)
Track 2. Biogeochemistry, Geobiology, Geoecology, Geoagronomy
Chair(s): Haroun Chenchouni (Algeria)
Track 3. Earthquake Seismology and Geodesy
Chair(s): Mourad Bezzeghoud (Portugal), Klaus Günter Hinzen (Germany), Luca Gasperini (Italy), Alina Polonia (Italy), Mustapha Meghraoui (France), Mehdi Eshagh (Sweden)
Track 4. Environmental Earth Sciences
Chair(s): Amjad Kallel (Tunisia), Md Firoz Khan (Malaysia), Rahim Barzegar (Canada), Komali Kantamaneni (UK)
Track 5. Applied & Theoretical Geophysics
Chair(s): Cesare Comina (Italy), Arkoprovo Biswas (India), Mourad Bezzeghoud (Portugal), Luca Gasperini (Italy)
Track 6. Geo-Informatics and Remote Sensing
Chair(s): Mustafa Üstüner (Turkey), Hesham El-Askary (USA), Muhammad Al-Amin Hoque (Bangladesh)
Track 7. Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology
Chair(s): Domenico Doronzo (Spain), Federico Lucci (Italy)
Track 8. Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering
Chair(s): Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler (Turkey)
Track 9. Geomorphology, Geography, Soil Science, Glaciology, Geoarchaeology, Geoheritage
Chair(s): Jesús Rodrigo-Comino (Spain), Attila Çiner (Turkey)
Track 10. Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry
Chair(s): Helder Chaminé (Portugal), Imran Ali (India), Mingjie Chen (Oman), Tajudeen M. Iwalewa (USA)
Track 11. Marine Geosciences, Historical Geology, Paleoceanography, Paleoclimatology
Chair(s): Attila Çiner (Turkey)
Track 12. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Mining Sciences and Geomechanics
Chair(s): Murat Karakus (Australia), Ali Karrech (Australia)
Track 13. Petroleum and Energy Engineering, Petroleum Geochemistry
Chair(s): Santanu Banerjee (India)
Track 14. Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Geochronology
Chair(s): Attila Çiner (Turkey)
Track 15. Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodynamics, Petroleum Geology
Chair(s): Ahmed Radwan (Poland), Afroz Ahmad Shah (Singapore), Wilfried Bauer (Oman), Zakaria Hamimi (Egypt)
Track 16. Caves & Karst, a special session on the occasion of International Year of Caves & Karst
Chair(s): Mario Parise (Italy)
Fereidoun Biglari: Head of Paleolithic Department, National Museum of Iran, Teheran, Iran
Antonio Pulido Bosch: Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
Francisco Gutiérrez: Department of Earth Sciences, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Petar T. Milanović: National Committee of IAH for Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Zargham Mohammadi: Faculty of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Kamal Taheri: Kermanshah Regional Water Authority (KRWA), Ministry of Energy, Iran
George Veni: National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI), New Mexico, USA