AASP Primary Records Program Samime Artuz

ICP Newsletter 5(1): p. 6, 1982.

SAMIME ARTUZ
(1925-1982)

SAMIME ARTUZ

The late Samime Artuz was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1925. After taking her B. sc. in geology and zoology from the University of Istanbul in 1950, she undertook her research in the field of palynology under the supervision of Late A.C. lbrahim (Okay) at the same University. She made valuable contributions to the palynological studies of Carboniferous Zonguldak Coal Basin or northwestern Turkey. After having completed her research for Ph.D., she became a lecturer at the Geological Department of University of Istanbul, where she lectured coal geology and petrology for many years. She was lately the professor of palvnology and mineralogy in the Faculty of Science of the University of Istanbul. Professor Artuz was a visiting scientist to some prominent scientific establishments around the world, such as Geological Department of Cambridge University, National Coalboard Laboratories in Sheffield, U.K. , Coal Petrography Laboratory in Essen, West Germany, University of Cincinnati and Pennsylvania State University, U.S.A. She was also given "Best Scientific Study Award in U.S.A.' in Turkey in 1961 and "Nato-Mina James-Heinman Stiftung Award' in U.S.A. in 1979.

The members of T.C.P. will never forget the valuable contributions made by Professor Artuz.

V.S. Ediger
Turkish Councillor to ICP