Asst. Prof. Brian David McPhee of the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas has recently published a new book, offering fresh insights into Apollonius’ “Argonautica” and its relationship with “The Homeric Hymns.” Titled “Apollonius’ Argonautica and the Homeric Hymns: A Study in Hymnody, Hero Cult, and Homeric Reception,” the work[Read More…]
As a result of the evaluations for the 2024 MCSA Postdoctoral Fellowships, Asst. Prof. Onur Tümtürk from the Department of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture has received funding from the ERA Fellowship program, and post doctoral researcher Dr. Selma Mayda from Bilkent UNAM has received funding from the European Postdoctoral[Read More…]
Bilkent University has announced that in 2024 a total of 24 projects were selected to receive funding from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) under its 1001 program. The 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program supports projects that generate new information or solve technological problems.[Read More…]
Prof. Fatihcan Atay of the Department of Mathematics has co-authored a new book, “Deterministic Car-Following Traffic Models: Delay Effects and Linear Stability,” published by Springer. The work, written in collaboration with Rifat Sipahi and Silviu-Iulian Niculescu, provides an in-depth exploration of how time delays impact traffic flow stability and vehicle[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Elif Gökşen, Faculty of Law, has published a new book, “Uluslararası Ceza Hukukunda Bireysel Ceza Sorumluluğu,” with Seçkin Publishing. International crimes are generally committed collectively and the system that causes these crimes is named the “system criminality.” This book examines the determination of individual criminal responsibility in collective[Read More…]
Prof. Emre Toros, Department of Communication and Design, has been named a senior fellow for the Electoral Integrity Project (EIP). As a senior fellow, Dr. Toros will contribute his knowledge in electoral integrity, quantitative methods and democratic perceptions to a network of scholars and practitioners. The EIP fellowship program encourages[Read More…]
Every year the Middle East Technical University (METU) Parlar Foundation recognizes the achievements of scientists and scholars from a variety of fields for their exceptional research productivity in honor of the late professor Mustafa Parlar. This year five Bilkent faculty members are recipients of the Mustafa Parlar Foundation Awards. Prof.[Read More…]
Prof. Sinan Gezici of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering has received the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) Science Award for 2024 in the field of Engineering Sciences. The Science Award, presented annually, is the Council’s highest scientific recognition. Prof. Gezici has been awarded the prize[Read More…]
Two faculty members from Bilkent University have been recognized with Scientific and Technical Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) Incentive Awards for 2024. Assoc. Prof. Cem Tekin of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering has received the award in Engineering Sciences for his internationally recognized and outstanding work in the[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Ayşenur Dal, from the Department of Communication and Design, has been honored with the TÜBA Outstanding Young Scientist Award (GEBİP) in the field of Social Sciences. The TÜBA-GEBİP Awards have been granted since 2001 to outstanding young scientists working in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, health sciences[Read More…]