Background
Atakan, Kuvvet was born on November 5, 1957 in Eskisehir, Turkey. Arrived in Norway, 1980. Son of Bedrettin and Belkis Penbe Atakan.
Atakan, Kuvvet was born on November 5, 1957 in Eskisehir, Turkey. Arrived in Norway, 1980. Son of Bedrettin and Belkis Penbe Atakan.
Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering, Middle E. Technology University, Ankara, Turkey, 1980. Candidate Magazine degree Geological Institute Section A, University Bergen (Norway), 1986. Master of Science Geological Institute Section A., University Bergen (Norway), 1988.
Doctor Scient. Institute Solid Earth Physics, University Bergen (Norway), 1994.
Geological engineer department radioactive materials and coal Mineral Research and Exploration Institute, Ankara, Turkey, 1980. Research assistant, field engineer department geological science University Durham (England), 1989-1990. Research assistant Institute Solid Earth Physics University Bergen (Norway), 1990-1994, with cooperative project with Central American, 1994, associate professor seismology Institute Solid Earth Physics, 1994—2001.
Professor seismology Institute Solid Earth Physics University Bergen, 2001—2002, professor seismology department earth science, since 2003. Member council Institute Solid Earth Physics University Bergen, 1992, 93, 99, Faculty of Natural Science, 2001-2003. Conducted specific research projects seismology, Central American, East Africa, Iceland, Norway, Central Europe, 1990-2002.
Participant several European projects in seismology, since 2000.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Norwegian Society Earthquake Engineering (secretary, steering committee 1996, chairman 1997), Geological Society Norway, Chambers of Geological Engineers Turkey, European Union Geophysical Society, European Seismological Commission (co-chair working group paleoseismology), International Association Seismology and Physics of the Earth's Interior, Global Seismic Hazard Assessment Program (contact person E. Africa test region), American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society of America, New York Academy of Sciences, International Lithospere Program (task group II-5).
Married Erna Agnethe Ødegaard, March 21, 1987. Children: Karoline Aylin, Nina Yasemin, Andreas Canada.