Tuba Özkan-Haller
Turkish-American earth scientist and academic
Hatcem Tuba Özkan-Haller is a Turkish–American earth scientist who is a professor at Oregon State University. She currently holds the position of Dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. Her research makes use of numerical, field, lab and analytical approaches to comprehend physical processes in the nearshore ocean.
Early life and education
Özkan-Haller is the daughter of an admiral in the Turkish navy and says that she had an oceanic upbringing. She studied civil engineering at the Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. She moved to the United States for graduate studies, where she earned a master's degree and a PhD in civil engineering at the University of Delaware. Her research considered the evolution of shear instabilities in longshore currents. After earning her doctorate, she moved to the University of Michigan, where she was on the faculty for three years.
Research and career
Özkan-Haller joined Oregon State University in 2001. Her research looks to generate a predictive understanding of the ocean.
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