Rifat Reşatoğlu received his BSc. (Civil Enginneering, 1997) andMSc. (Structure, 1999) degrees from Eastern Mediterranean University and his Ph.D.(Structural Mechanics, 2005) from Çukurova University. He continued his studiesas a research assistant at Eastern Mediterranean University until he completedhis graduate studies, and worked as a part-time lecturer at CyprusInternational University between 1999-2001. After completing his Ph.D. in 2005,he then joined the Department of Civil Engineering at the Near East University. Hisresearch interests include advanced strength of materials, stress analysis, windloads, coupled shear walls, design of reinforced concrete structures, materialsscience, and thin-walled beams. In connection with Vlasov's theory ofthin- walled beams, topics related to the static analysis of non-planar andasymmetrical coupled shear walls are included in his field of study. RifatReşatoğlu has been a member of Cyprus Turkish Chambers of Civil Engineers since1997. He has had many articles publishedin international refereed journals and papers presented at internationalacademic conferences and symposiums. In 2010, he attended various meetings abroad representing the Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Civil Engineers at the European Council of Civil Engineers. He was a member of the visa bureau specializationboard. He is a member of the Chamber of Civil Engineers Earthquake Committee and also continues his duty on the Earthquake Engineering Committee of thePresidency of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, representing the NearEast University. He is currently a full- time Lecturer at Near East University, is married, and has two children.
Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7116-4497