Sena Cicek
Cicek's research area is geotechnical engineering and ground control. She is currently working on developing a methodology for rating floor quality of U.S. coal mines which encountered floor failure. Also, as a part of her MS studies, she focuses on floor heave problem in Illinois basin coal resources, especially the long term stability.
Sena Cicek is a master student in Department of Mining Engineering at West Virginia University (WVU). She earned her undergraduate degree in Mining Engineering with an area of emphasis in Geotechnical Engineering in Civil Engineering Department from Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2018. During her undergraduate studies, she was a student assistant in Rock Mechanics in Mining Engineering Department and a laboratory assistant in Soil Mechanics in Civil Engineering Department in METU.
Education
- BS, Mining Engineering, Middle East Technical University
- MS, Mining Engineering, West Virginia University
Professional Societies
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)