Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM), which proudly possesses the sole optical fiber preform production infrastructure and fiber drawing tower in Turkey, is making revolutionary advancements in the healthcare sector following its contributions to the national defense industry. The research conducted at UNAM demonstrates that the fibers are of[Read More…]
Prof. Ergin Atalar, of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and National Magnetic Resonance Research Center (UMRAM), was awarded one of the Elginkan Foundation 2023 Technology Awards for his project, “Development of RF Transmit Array for Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scanners.” “Elginkan Foundation Turkish Culture Research and Technology Awards,” launched[Read More…]
Dr. Luca Zavagno, associate professor at the Departments of History and Archaeology, has coedited a new book: “The Routledge Handbook of the Byzantine City. From Justinian to Mehmet II (ca. 500 – ca.1500)” in the Routledge Handbook Series. Dr. Nicholas Bakirtzis, coeditor, is currently the director of the Andreas Pittas[Read More…]
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, awarded Assoc. Prof. Hakan Kırımlı of the Department of International Relations, the Cross of Ivan Mazepa by presidential decree. The Cross of Ivan Mazepa is awarded to citizens of Ukraine as well as foreign citizens and stateless persons for their significant contribution to the revival[Read More…]
Every year, in honor of the late Middle East Technical University professor Mustafa Parlar, the Parlar Foundation recognizes the achievements of scientists and scholars from a variety of fields for their exceptional research productivity. This year, two Bilkent faculty members are recipients of Parlar Foundation Research Incentive Awards: Asst. Prof.[Read More…]
Assoc. Prof. Efe Tokdemir from the Department of International Relations has been recognized by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). Dr. Tokdemir has received the TÜBİTAK Incentive Award for 2023 in the field of International Relations for his “outstanding international studies on conflict analysis, foreign policy and[Read More…]
Bilkent faculty members are among the scientists who have received this year’s Outstanding Young Scientist Awards from the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA). TÜBA introduced the Young Scientists Award Program (GEBİP) in 2001 to recognize and support young outstanding researchers working in the natural and social sciences as well as[Read More…]
Routledge has published a new book by Asst. Prof. Patrick McDonald of the Department of American Culture and Literature, “Liberalism, Theology, and the Performative in Antebellum American Literature.” The book argues that a wide range of antebellum narrative fiction from sentimental novels to sensational drama identifies a foundational link between[Read More…]
Unam Assoc. Prof. Engin Durgun, project investigator at Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) and faculty member of the Materials Science and Nanotechnology (MSN) Program, was elected as an Associate Member in the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA). Following the election, which was based on recommendations by current academy[Read More…]
Prof. Mustafa Çelebi Pınar, associate provost and faculty member at the Department of Industrial Engineering, has coauthored the new book, “Problems and Solutions for Integer and Combinatorial Optimization: Building Skills in Discrete Optimization” in the SIAM/MOS series of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) and the Mathematical Optimization[Read More…]
