Steering Committee

  • Honorary Chair

    Celâl Sengör

    A.M. Celâl Sengör

    Associate Editor, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
    Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, Istanbul Technical University Istanbul, Türkiye
  • Local Chair & Publications Chair

    Attila Çiner

    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, Türkiye
  • Program Chair

    Mustapha Meghraoui

    Mustapha Meghraoui

    Editorial Board Member, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
    Editor of Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
    IPG Strasbourg, France
  • Conference Supervisor

    Contact

    Nabil Khélifi

    Expert Publisher / Senior Editor
    MedGU Founder / MedGU-23 Supervisor
    Germany

Program Committee

Chair

  • Mustapha Meghraoui

    Mustapha Meghraoui

    Editorial Board Member, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
    Editor of Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
    IPG Strasbourg, France

Members

  • Sami Khomsi

    Sami Khomsi

    University Tunis El-Manar, Tunis, Tunisia & King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane

    Hasnaa Chennaoui Aoudjehane

    Meteoritical Society Fellow
    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

    Catherine Kuzucuoglu

    Associate Editor, Mediterranean Geosciences Reviews (Springer)
    Research Director Emeritus
    CNRS, Laboratoire de Géographie Physique
    UMR 8591, Meudon, France
  • Elena Xoplaki

    Elena Xoplaki

    Chief Editor, Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration (Springer)
    Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany

Publications Committee

Chair

  • Attila Çiner

    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, Türkiye

Members

  • Zeynal Abiddin Erguler

    Zeynal Abiddin Erguler

    Chief Editor – Track 8
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
    Dumlupinar University, Kutahya, Türkiye
  • Alina Polonia

    Alina Polonia

    The National Research Council (CNR)
    Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR)
    Bologna, Italy
  • Amjad Kallel

    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

    Mourad Bezzeghoud

    School of Sciences and Technology (ECT)
    Insititut of Earth Sciences (IIFA)
    University of Évora, Portugal
  • Anastasia Kiratzi

    Anastasia Kiratzi

    Professor of Seismology
    Faculty of Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Zakaria Hamimi

    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
  • Syed E. Hasan

    Syed E. Hasan

    Chair, Environmental Characterization and Remediation Technical Working Group, AEG
    Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences
    University of Missouri-Kansas City, USA
  • François Roure

    François Roure

    Chief Editor – Track 15
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer)
    IFP – Energies Nouvelles, France
  • Hesham El-Askary

    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
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    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

Technical Committee

All abstracts and extended abstracts submitted to MedGU-23 will undergo an evaluation and selection process by the Conference Track Chairs (composed by the most supportive scholars during MedGU-22) in collaboration with members of the Conference Technical Committee (composed by reviewers with h-index higher than 8 who will be invited for MedGU-23. Their names will be added shortly before the conference):

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), Jesús Rodrigo-Comino (Spain)

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): Dursun Zafer Şeker (Türkiye), Hesham El-Askary (USA), Muhammad Al-Amin Hoque (Bangladesh)

Track 7. Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology, Volcanology, Planetology

Chair(s): Domenico Doronzo (Spain)

Track 8. Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering

Chair(s): Zeynal Abiddin Ergüler (Türkiye)

Track 9. Geomorphology, Geography, Soil Science, Glaciology, Geoarchaeology, Geoheritage

Chair(s): Jesús Rodrigo-Comino (Spain), Attila Çiner (Türkiye)

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 (Türkiye), Nabil Khelifi (Germany)

Track 12. Numerical and Analytical Methods in Mining Sciences and Geomechanics

Chair(s): Murat Karakus (Australia), Ali Karrech (Australia)

Track 13. Petroleum and Energy Sciences and Engineering

Chair(s): Santanu Banerjee (India), Ali Ghalambor (USA)

Track 14. Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Paleontology, Geochronology

Chair(s): Attila Çiner (Türkiye)

Track 15. Structural Geology, Tectonics and Geodynamics, Petroleum Geology

Chair(s): Ahmed Radwan (Poland), Afroz Ahmad Shah (Singapore), Wilfried Bauer (Oman), Zakaria Hamimi (Egypt)

Organizing Committee

  • Conference Manager

    Mourad Amer

    Mourad Amer

    Founder & CEO of IEREK – International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange
    Editor of ASTI Series (Springer/IEREK)
    IEREK, Alexandria, Egypt

Local Organizing Committee

Attila Çiner: Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Earth Science Institute, Istanbul, Türkiye
Cengiz Yıldırım: Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Earth Science Institute, Istanbul, Türkiye
Akif Sarıkaya: Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Earth Science Institute, Istanbul, Türkiye
Tolga Görüm: Istanbul Technical University, Eurasia Earth Science Institute, Istanbul, Türkiye
Erdal Koşun: Akdeniz University, Geological Engineering Department, Antalya, Türkiye
Zeynal Abidin Ergüler: Dumlupınar University, Geological Engineering Department, Kütahya, Türkiye
Erkan Aydar Hacettepe: University, Geological Engineering Department, Ankara, Türkiye
Veysel Turan: Bingöl University, Bingöl, Türkiye


Technical Organizing Committee

Moahmed Sahbi Moalla: ISET Sfax, Tunisia
Toka M. Amer: IEREK – International Experts for Research Enrichment and Knowledge Exchange, Egypt
Noureddine Oulad Naoui: University of Tamanghasset, Algeria