Assoc. Prof. Thomas Zimmermann, Department of Archaeology, was recently elected scientific board member of the German-Turkish Academics Association at Göttingen (Deutsch-Türkischer Akademikerbund Göttingen, DTAB). Amongst the prominent and internationally renowned board members are geologist Prof. Dr. Celal Şengör, historian Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı, economist Prof. Dr. Şevket Pamuk and Turcologist[Read More…]
Research
Bilkent Faculty Receive BAGEP Awards
Eight Bilkent faculty members have received the Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) awards for 2023. The awards are given by the Science Academy Association (Bilim Akademisi), established in 2011 “to promote, practice and uphold the principles of scientific merit, freedom and integrity.” The objective of the BAGEP program is to recognize[Read More…]
Mustafa Ordu Receives TÜBİTAK Support for Joint Project with Japan
Dr. Mustafa Ordu from the Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) has been awarded funding under the “2544 – Bilateral Cooperation Support Program 2022 with TÜBİTAK – JSPS” as a result of a joint initiative between TÜBİTAK and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Dr. Ordu[Read More…]
UNAM-led A1-Platform Continues to Improve Turkey’s R&D Capacity
The mid-term panel of the 1004-Center of Excellence Support Program was held at the National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) on Thursday, March 9th. The panel was supported by TÜBİTAK and led by UNAM, the program manager of the A1-Platform. During the panel, audience members were updated on the current status[Read More…]
Horizon Europe Project National Event
Bilkent University’s Horizon Europe Project National Event took place on March 8 at the Bilkent Hotel and Conference Center with international participation. The “CULTURATI – Customized Games and Routes for Cultural Heritage and Arts” project, coordinated by the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management, is funded by the European Union.[Read More…]
Ece Göztepe Appointed to Advisory Board
Prof. Dr. Ece Göztepe, Dean of the Faculty of Law, was appointed to the Advisory Board of the Fundamental Rights Special Interest Group (SIG) of the European Law Institute on January 15, 2023. The European Law Institute, founded in June 2011, is an independent organization that aims to improve the[Read More…]
UNAM’s Dr. Ayça Arslan Ergül Awarded JPND Support
Dr. Ayça Arslan Ergül from Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) was awarded support for her project “Unlock the Early Life Pathological Imprinting of Alzheimer’s Disease via Lifestyle.” The support comes from the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) as part of the institute’s 2022 Project Call[Read More…]
Fatih İnci Receives METU Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Award
Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci from Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) and the Materials Science and Nanotechnology (MSN) Higher Education Program has been awarded the METU Parlar Foundation’s 2022 Research Incentive Award. The award is allocated annually to support scientific research and researchers and promote “scientific production and dissemination[Read More…]
ERC Awards Proof of Concept Grant to Mehmet Selim Hanay
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Selim Hanay of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and UNAM has received a European Research Council Proof of Concept Grant. ERC Proof of Concept funding is made available only to those who already have an ERC award, to establish proof of concept of an idea generated in[Read More…]
Healthcare Award Granted to UNAM
Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) received first prize for the Doktorclub Healthcare Initiative of the Year in the category of R&D/Innovation Implementation. The award was granted to Asst. Prof. Fatih İnci’s project “Ultra-Sensitive and Portable Cancer Early Diagnosis Chips.” This year saw the sixth iteration of the Doktorclub[Read More…]