Zekâi Şen obtained B. Sc. and M. Sc Degrees from Technical University of İstanbul, Civil Engineering Faculty, Department of Reinforced Concrete in 1971. His further post-graduate studies were carried out at the University of London, Imperial College of Science and Technology. He was granted Diploma of Imperial College (D.I.C) and M. Sc. in Engineering Hydrology in 1972 and Ph. D. in stochastic hydrology in 1974. He worked in different countries such as England, Norway, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He worked in different faculties as the head of department such as the Faculty of Earth Sciences, Hydrogeology Department; Faculty of Astronautics and Aeronautics, Meteorology Department. His main interests are hydrology, water resources, hydrogeology, hydrometeorology, hydraulics, science philosophy and history. He has published numerous (Science Citation Indexed) SCI scientific papers in different internationally top journals on various topics.
He supervised many national and international students for M. Sc. and Ph. D. degrees. He holds several national (Encouragement Science Price for Young Scientist in 1978, Science Price in 1993 both from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, etc.) and international scientific prizes and the most recent one is given as a team work due to his contribution to "Nobel Peace Prize" through his works in IPCC form 2002-2007 concerning Climate Change. He also holds Science Encouragement Prize (1978) and Science Prize (1993) from Science and Technology Center of Turkey in addition to administration and Science Prize from the King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He also had a chair as consultant at Prince Sultan Research Center, King Saud University, and Riyadh. He worked as consultant with the Saudi Geological Survey for three years on various water, climate change and groundwater issues. He worked also with the ARAMCO as a consultant for hydrogeology and groundwater training program development. He made numerous other national and international consulting works on water resources, climate change, renewable energy alternatives, earthquake engineering, earth sciences and similar projects. He is currently working at the Technical University of Istanbul, Civil Engineering Faculty. He is also the president of Turkish Water Foundation. He holds several national and international scientific prizes and one of the recent one is the "Nobel Peace Prize", which is given as a result of team work during his actual contributions in IPCC form 2002-2007 concerning Climate Change Impact on Fresh Water Resources.
Zekâi Şen於1971年從伊斯坦布爾工業大學土木工程學院鋼筋混凝土系獲得學士和碩士學位。他在倫敦大學帝國理工學院進行了進一步的研究生學習。他於1972年獲得帝國學院文憑（D.I.C）和工程水文學碩士學位，並於1974年獲得隨機水文學博士學位。他曾在英國、挪威、沙特阿拉伯和土耳其等不同國家工作。他曾在不同學院擔任系主任，如地球科學學院的水文地質學系和航空航天學院的氣象學系。他的主要興趣包括水文學、水資源、水文地質學、水文氣象學、水力學、科學哲學和歷史。他在不同國際頂級期刊上發表了許多（科學引文索引）SCI科學論文，涉及各種主題。
他指導了許多國內外碩士和博士學位的學生。他擁有多個國家（1978年科學與技術研究委員會的年輕科學家鼓勵科學獎、1993年科學獎等）和國際科學獎項，其中最近一個是由於他在2002年至2007年期間在IPCC（聯合國政府間氣候變化專門委員會）的工作中對“諾貝爾和平獎”的貢獻而獲得的團隊獎。此外，他還擁有土耳其科學與技術中心的科學鼓勵獎（1978年）和科學獎（1993年），以及沙特阿拉伯吉達國王阿卜杜勒阿齊茲大學的行政和科學獎。他還擔任沙特阿拉伯沙特地質調查局的顧問，為期三年，就各種水資源、氣候變化和地下水問題進行諮詢。他還與ARAMCO合作，擔任水文地質和地下水培訓計劃開發的顧問。他還在水資源、氣候變化、可再生能源替代方案、地震工程、地球科學等項目上進行了許多其他國內外諮詢工作。他目前在伊斯坦布爾工業大學土木工程學院工作，並擔任土耳其水資源基金會的主席。他擁有多個國家和國際科學獎項，其中最近一個是由於他在2002年至2007年期間在IPCC的工作中對氣候變化對淡水資源的影響做出的實際貢獻而獲得的“諾貝爾和平獎”。
