Assoc. Prof. Yıldıray Yıldız of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has begun serving as Chair of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) Technical Committee 9.2, Systems and Control for Societal Impact, for the 2026–29 triennium. The handover from the outgoing chair, Mariana Netto of Université Gustave Eiffel, took place[Read More…]
Prof. Refet Gürkaynak, faculty member in the Department of Economics, has been appointed Vice President for Special Projects at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), one of the world’s most prestigious international networks for economic policy and research. In this international leadership role, Prof. Gürkaynak will lead the development[Read More…]
According to the results of the 2026 First Call Period, 26 researchers from Bilkent University and the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) have been awarded funding under the TÜBİTAK 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program. Bilkent faculty members and postdoctoral researchers who secured funding under the 2026 First[Read More…]
In the 2025 call of the TÜBİTAK 2236-A Co-Funded Brain Circulation Scheme 3 (CoCirculation3) Programme, 51 proposals were selected for funding, five of them at Bilkent University. Supported under the European Commission’s Horizon Europe MSCA COFUND program, CoCirculation3 supports experienced researchers conducting research at institutions in Türkiye. The five Bilkent[Read More…]
Bilkent University has been awarded funding under the European Union’s Horizon Europe WIDERA Twinning program. The TWIST (Twinning Initiative for Soft Robotics Transition) project, to be led by Assoc. Prof. Onur Özcan from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, includes Prof. Evren Samur from the same department, and Assoc. Prof. Bilge[Read More…]
Prof. Erdal Arıkan, faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, has received the ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award. The ACM Paris Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award honors specific theoretical accomplishments that have had a significant and demonstrable effect on the practice of computing. Prof. Arıkan[Read More…]
UNAM Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci was awarded the 2025 İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ) Science Award. Dr. İnci received the award in the Fundamental Sciences category, in which he was recognized for his contributions to fundamental sciences through interdisciplinary research and the development of diagnostic technologies. Dr. İnci’s research at UNAM[Read More…]
Prof. Şefik Süzer from the Department of Chemistry has been awarded the Gaede Langmuir Award, presented biennially by the American Vacuum Society to only one individual. Prof. Süzer will receive the award and deliver a presentation on his work at the society’s conference to be held in Pittsburgh this November.[Read More…]
Two researchers from Bilkent have been awarded funding in 2025 as part of the TÜBİTAK 2232-B International Fellowship for Young Researchers Program. Asst. Prof. Enis Kaya from the Department of Mathematics has been awarded support for his project titled “The quadratic Chabauty method at primes of bad reduction & rational[Read More…]
Andreas Treske, chair of the Department of Communication and Design, has been awarded the CILECT Vision and Innovation Grant 2026. CILECT is the global association of film and television schools, bringing together around 180 accredited member institutions worldwide. The grant, presented by CILECT, supports projects that contribute to curriculum development,[Read More…]
