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Family name - Name: Kus, Hülya      

Nationality: Turkish

Place and Year of Birth: Turkey - Eskisehir, 1967

Foreign Languages: English, Swedish

Titles: B. Arch., M. Arch., Lic. Eng., Dr. Eng.

Occupation: Associate Professor

Professional Practice

• Associate Professor: ITU, Faculty of Architecture, Div. of Building Technology 2005 –

• Assistant Professor: ITU, Faculty of Architecture, Div. of Building Technology 2003 – 2005.

• Research Assistant: ITU, Faculty of Architecture, Div. of Building Technology 1992 – 2003.

• Worked as an architect in an architectural office: Umut Architectural and Engineering Firm, 1989 – 1992.

Address for Correspondence            

Istanbul Technical University       

Faculty of Architecture    

Taskisla - Taksim

TR-34437 Istanbul  

TURKEY

Tel: + 90 - 212 - 293 1300 / 2338          

Fax: + 90 - 212 - 251 4895

E-mail: kushu@itu.edu.tr

Education

Primary School  : Eskisehir Namik Kemal Primary School (1973-1978)

High School        : Eskisehir Anatolian High School (1978-1985)

Undergraduate  : Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Faculty of Architecture (1985-1989)

Graduate            :

Master of Architecture

ITU, Institute of Science, Department of Architecture, Design Program (1989-92).

"A Study on Upgrading the Existing Housing Stock, An Implementation in Yedikule - Imrahor District" Master Thesis, March 1992, Supervised by Prof. Dr. Mete Ünügür.

Master of Architecture Diploma.

Licentiate

KTH (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) Research School, Centre for Built Environment, Division of Materials Technology (1997-2000).

“Long-Term Performance of Silicon-Based Water Repellants: Application to Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete” Licentiate of Engineering Thesis, June 2000, Supervised by Prof. Dr. Christer Sjöström.

Licentiate of Engineering Diploma (Teknologie Licentiatexamen).

Doctorate

KTH (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden) Research School, Centre for Built Environment, Division of Materials Technology (1997-2002).

“Long-Term Performance of Water Repellants on Rendered Autoclaved Aerated Concrete” Doctoral Thesis in Engineering, October 2002, Supervised by Prof. Dr. Christer Sjöström.

Doctor of Engineering Diploma (Teknologie Doktorsexamen).

School Certificate

• Nordic Research Training Course (NorFA) Service Life of Buildings – from theory to practice, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway - Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) Stockholm, Sweden – Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Lyngby, Denmark - Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Espoo, Finland, September 2001.

Pedagogical Merits

• Pedagogic Course for Higher Education, University of Gävle, Sweden, 2000/2001 (in Swedish).

• Presentation Training Course, KTH, Stockholm, 2002 (in Swedish).