Research

Thomas Howard Receives 2025 Ralph Cohen Prize

Asst. Prof. Thomas Howard from the Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas has been awarded the 2025 Ralph Cohen Prize from “New Literary History” journal. Dr. Howard received the prize for his essay, “Anesthetic Reading: Ether, Nitrous Oxide and Nineteenth-Century Interpretation.” Named in honor of “New Literary History’s founding editor,[Read More…]

Rachel Bruzzone Publishes Commentary on Thucydides 

Interim Assoc. Prof. Rachel Bruzzone from the Program in Cultures, Civilizations & Ideas has published a book with the University of Michigan Press. “Commentary on Thucydides, Book 3” provides a detailed linguistic and interpretive guide to a pivotal section of Thucydides’ “The History of the Peloponnesian War.” Beginning in 428 BCE, Book[Read More…]

Sam Hirst Wins European International History Prize 

Asst. Prof. Sam Hirst’s book “Against the Liberal Order”  has been awarded the European International History Prize by the American Historical Association (AHA). The prize recognizes outstanding scholarship in European international history and is one of the most distinguished honors in the field.  Dr. Hirst’s work explores the dynamics of[Read More…]

Black Sea Archaeology Symposium 

An international symposium titled “Circumnavigating the Black Sea, Prospecting its Hinterland: Projects, Ideas and Interactions” will take place November from 6–8  at Bilkent. This symposium aims to bring together leading scholars and researchers to share and discuss the latest findings, methodologies and applications of different perspectives related to the Archaeology[Read More…]

Bilkent University Represented at DUT National and International Events 

Asst. Prof. Nuri Cihan Kayaçetin from the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED) recently represented Bilkent University and the Urban-CoLLaR (Co-creating Urban Living Labs for the Circular Regenerative Neighbourhoods) project at two major events organized within the framework of the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) program.  Invited by TÜBİTAK,[Read More…]

Mustafa Ordu Publishes New Book 

UNAM Asst. Prof. Mustafa Ordu has authored a new book entitled “Nanogenerators: Energy Harvesters and Self-powered Sensors,” published by the Royal Society of Chemistry.  The book examines nanogenerator technologies from an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing together the fundamental knowledge and concepts of this field. Focusing in particular on the principles of[Read More…]

Thomas Zimmermann Co-edits Festschrift for Tuba Ökse 

Prof. A. Tuba Ökse is considered a truly distinguished Turkish archaeology scholar who has achieved widespread international acclaim. Affiliated with Kocaeli University, she has completed and continues to lead numerous projects, expanding from Hittite sanctuaries in central Türkiye to the earliest Neolithic sites along the Euphrates and Tigris rivers in Upper Mesopotamia, enhancing our knowledge of Anatolian cultures[Read More…]

UNAM Develops High-performance Flexible Light-emitting Devices

Prof. Hilmi Volkan Demir (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Department of Physics) and his team from the Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) developed high efficiency flexible light-emitting diodes based on self-assembled colloidal quantum well monolayers with remarkable mechanical robustness. These high efficiency flexible LEDs maintain their[Read More…]

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