Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) is shaping the future of technology through cutting-edge R&D and product development efforts by UNAM’s innovation team, focusing on the advancement of next-generation active and passive fibers, along with innovative combiners. Bilkent University UNAM, which possesses the sole optical fiber preform production infrastructure[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Erdinç Tatar of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and UNAM has been awarded a European Research Council Starting Grant (ERC). Dr. Tatar will receive €1,650,000 over the next five years for his project, “Towards no-drift sensors with on-chip self-calibration (0-drift).” Dr. Tatar aims to achieve a[Read More…]
The book “Applied Nanophotonics” coauthored by Prof. Hilmi Volkan Demir, Director of the National Nanotechnology Research Center and Institute of Materials Science and Nanotechnology and his colleague Prof. Sergey Gaponenko—was originally published by Cambridge University Press in 2019. After its initial release by Cambridge University Press, the world’s oldest and[Read More…]
The NanoDay, organized by the Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), has once again brought together renowned figures from the global scientific community. This year NanoDay took place on June 2. The event created the opportunity to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange between its over 250 participants, who included[Read More…]
NanoDay, organized by the Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), brings together scientists, researchers, students and industry representatives from Turkey and around the world. The event, which will take place June 2, serves as a platform for prominent figures in the international scientific community. UNAM organizes NanoDay each year[Read More…]
Bilkent University has announced that, in 2022, 26 projects signed agreements with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) under its 1001 and 3501 programs.The 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program supports projects that generate new information or solve technological problems, while the 3501 Career Development[Read More…]
Asst. Prof. Urartu Şeker from Bilkent University’s National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) has been awarded funding for his project, “Design of a Probiotic Bacterial Strain Producing Human Milk Oligosaccharide with a Synthetic Biology Approach for Functional Food Applications.” The project comes as a result of the 1003-Agricultural Research Joint Call,[Read More…]
“Emotions in the Ottoman Empire: Politics, Society and Family in the Early Modern Era,” a new book by Dr. Nil Tekgül of the Department of History, is one of the first monograph-length studies to analyze emotions in the political, social and familial ties of the early modern Ottoman society. Published[Read More…]
BY ELİF BÜŞRA KARAZİYAN (MBG/II) With the continuous search for perfection and effectiveness, scientists are now leaning towards using smart materials in manufacturing processes. Smart materials are advantageous due to their ability to respond to stimuli by changing their self-organization and properties. They are mainly employed as sensors but, day[Read More…]
Following the invitation of Stelios Kympouropoulos, Member of the European Parliament (EPP, Greece), Asst. Prof. Lutz Peschke from the Department of Communication and Design presented the first results of the Horizon 2020 project PandeVITA in the European Parliament on March 21 in Brussels. Lutz Peschke is the coordinator of this[Read More…]
