Background
Gürpinar, Aybars was born on October 4, 1944 in Ordu, Turkey. Son of Halil and Sükriye Gürpinar. arrived in Austria, 1986.
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Aybars Gürpinar
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Bachelor of Science cum laude, Princeton University, 1967; Master of Science, San Jose State University, 1968; postgraduate, University of California, Berkeley, 1968-1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. New Mexico, 1971.
Career
Department chairman engineering science, METU, Ankara, Turkey, 1975-1979;
staff consultant, D'Appolonia Cons. Engineers, Brussels, 1979-1981;
president, Center for Advanced Technology Education, Brussels, 1981-1986;
president, principal, Specialized Engineering Cons. Superior vena cava syndrome, Brussels, 1981-1986;
technical expert, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1986-1990;
senior officer, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, 1990-1996;
unit head design of nuclear installations, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, since 1997.
Director Earthquake Engineering Research Institute METU, Ankara, 1973-1979. General sec.nat. commission on earthquake engineering, 1973-1979, 7th world conference on earthquake engineering, 1980, 5th European conference on earthquake engineering, 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Lieutenant Turkish Army, 1975. Member Turkish Engineers and Architects Union, Turkish Art and Culture Club (president since 1995), Seismological Society American, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
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Married Mina Artuner, September 29, 1973;children: Ali, Dilara.
