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…]
Research
Breast Milk Alternative with Agricultural R&D Focus
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…]
New Book Published by Nil Tekgül
“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…]
Artificial Intelligence in Designing Smart Materials
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…]
Lutz Peschke Presents Horizon 2020 Project in European Parliament
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…]
Thomas Zimmermann Elected Scientific Board Member for German-Turkish Academics Association
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…]
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…]