BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) Assoc. Prof. Onur Özcan conducts research at the intersection of mechanical engineering and robotics and creates miniature robots inspired by nature. He received his bachelor’s degree (in 2007) from Sabancı University Mechatronics Engineering program and his master’s (in 2010) and doctorate degrees (in 2012) from Carnegie[Read More…]
Profiles
The Sporting Life
Name: Ömer Erşekerci Department: Management How often do you exercise? I exercise five days a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? I’ve become more disciplined. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to exercise? They should not give up. Keep[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Muhammad Waqas Nisar Department: Management Country of Origin: Pakistan What were your first impressions about Turkey? My first impression of Turkey was associated with its rich history, including the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Turkey is home to numerous historical landmarks, such as the Hagia[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Nazihah Jokoo Department: Management Country of Origin: Mauritius What were your first impressions about Turkey? It was a new and different atmosphere with a culture unlike anything I’d experienced before. It was difficult to communicate because of the language barrier. What do you like[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Çağrı İmamoğlu
Dr. Çağrı İmamoğlu is an architect and environment-behavior researcher. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from METU Department of Architecture, and in 2002 he completed his PhD degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Subsequently, he joined the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Bilkent University. He attained[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Yaiza Melgar Villaoslada Department: IR How often do you exercise? I train at the gym three times a week and play volleyball twice a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? I have always played sports so they are just part of my life. What do you suggest[Read More…]
The International Chronicles
BY MAHİR HASSAN MİAN (ECON/II) Name: Haneen Shapi Department: LAUD Country of Origin: Kenya What were your first impressions about Turkey? It’s a beautiful country with so much to see and so many places to visit. What do you like best about Bilkent and Turkey? The aesthetic campus and Yemeksepeti. [Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Patrick Charles McDonald
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II)ekinsu.polat@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Dr. Patrick McDonald obtained his PhD in English from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in 2018, following an MA in English in 2016. He earned his BA in English with a minor in Mathematics from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign in[Read More…]
FACULTY Q&A: Interview with Tayfun Özçelik
BY EKİNSU POLAT (AMER/II) ekinsu.polat@ug.bilkent.edu.tr Prof. Özçelik graduated from İstanbul University, İstanbul Medical School in 1986. He completed his postdoctoral work in physiology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and in human genetics at the Yale University School of Medicine and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine. He[Read More…]
The Sporting Life
Name: Mehmet Ozan Ünal Department: Psychology How often do you exercise? I exercise four times a week. How has regular exercise affected your life? It has improved my mental health and boosted my self-confidence. What do you suggest to those who are just taking up a sport or starting to[Read More…]