Geological Engineering in Geosciences (Physico-Chemistry, Geo-Chemistry & Mining of Minerals and Gemstones)Mineralogist, Gemmologist (Gemstones), Archaeo-Gemologist, Forensic-Gemologist & jeweler The person was born in 1963 in Izmir-Turkey. After he graduated at geological engineering with the thesis on gemology, named, from the Department of Geosciences of the Engineering Faculty of Dokuz Eylul University in Izmir in 1984, he received his B.Sc. (1988), and Ph.D. (1996) from the Mineralogy-Petrography Program of the Department of Geological Engineering of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences at the same University. Dr. Hatipoğlu has begun an academic carrier as a founder and staff academic member as a mineralogist, gemmologist, archaeo-gemologist, and jeweler in “Gemology, Jewelry, and Design Program” of Izmir Vocational School of Dokuz Eylul University. He is currently a professor as senior staff, and head of the Program, and also director of its Gemmological Testing Laboratory (DGL). Thus, he has added more than 1.000 delegates to the jewelry sector. On the other hand, in 2005, Dr. Hatipoglu has organized a graduate program, named Natural Building Stones and Gemstones in the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences of Dokuz Eylul University. He is also currently a professor as senior staff and supervisor in the Graduate School.