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Conserving Turkey's Globally Important Biodiversity
by Çağan H. Şekercioğlu, Ph.D.
Organized by Turkish Embassy and The Assembly of Turkish American Associations.
Monday, May 14, 2012, 6:30 pm
The Turkish Embassy Chancery
2525 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008 Online Registration (R.S.V.P. by May 11, 2012)
Dr. Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu is a professor of conservation ecology and ornithology at the University of Utah Department of Biology, Turkey's first tropical biologist and an award-winning photographer. He is the president of the Kars-based non-profit environmental organization "KuzeyDoğa", as well as the USA non-profit organization "Nature Türkiye Foundation". Şekercioğlu succeeded in getting Lake Kuyucuk declared eastern Turkey's first Ramsar wetland and chosen the 2009 European Destination of Excellence. He also successfully led the creation of Turkey's first wildlife corridor. Here are some highlights of his career:
National Geographic Emerging Explorer, 2011
Turkey's Scientist of the Year, 2010
Turkey Ministry of Environment and Forestry wetland conservation awards, 2011
One of the most cited 1% of the world's scientists of the past decade since 2010
Invitation to the Buckingham Palace by Princess Anne for conservation achievements in Turkey, 2010
Chosen one of the 100 Hopes for the Future of Turkey (Newsweek Türkiye), 2010
Whitley Gold Award, the United Kingdom's foremost environmental award, given by Princess Anne, 2008
Stanford University, Department of Biology, Center for Conservation Biology, Ph.D. in ecology, 1998-2003
Outstanding Young Person of the Year in environmental and ethical leadership, JCI Turkey, 2003
Chosen one of the 100 Leading Academics of Turkey, 2001
Harvard University, Biology and Anthropology degrees, magna cum laude, 1993-1997
Silver medal in the International Biology Olympics, 1993
Organized by Turkish Embassy and The Assembly of Turkish American Associations.