In 2023, an event was held to present certificates of achievement to our researchers whose project proposals were accepted within the scope of European Union grant programs (Horizon Europe, Erasmus+), Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) and Presidency of Turkish Institutes of Health (TÜSEB) and who were awarded by important institutions for their work in the field of research.
In the event organized for the 6th time this year under the coordination of the Project Management Office, the certificates were presented by our Rector, Prof. Dr. Canan Aykut Bingöl, and our Vice-Rector for Research, Prof. Dr. Yeşim Ekinci.
We congratulate our esteemed academicians for their success.
Our faculty members who have presented certificates of achievement and their award/project information are as follows;
- Associate Professor Dr. Fatih Kocabaş from the Faculty of Engineering honored with the 2022 TÜBİTAK Science, Special, Service, and Incentive Awards in Health Sciences and the TÜBA-GEBİP (Outstanding Young Scientist) Award in Medical Biology for 2023 by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA),
- Dr. Neslihan Pakize Taşlı, Faculty of Engineering, with the TÜBA-GEBİP (Outstanding Young Scientist) Award in the field of Engineering for the year 2022,
- Within the scope of Horizon Europe HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-04 call, Prof. Dr. Cengiz Erişen, faculty member of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, was awarded the TÜBİTAK Above-Threshold Award
- Prof. Dr. Demet Lüküslü, Banu Koçer Reisman from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Assistant Professor Dr. Barış Gencer Baykara from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences for their work on the project “Building Alternative Skills to Implement Creativities and Commons - BASICC” under the Erasmus+ Central Innovation for Alliances program
- Prof. Dr. Serkan Topaloğlu from the Faculty of Engineering, for the “Domain TRx solutions enabling the widespread realization of 6G - FirstTo6G” project under the Horizon Europe program
- Prof. Dr. Cem Ünsalan from the Faculty of Engineering, for the “Forestmap - Next Generation Forest Maps - Adapting the Scandinavian Success Story Globally” project under the ERA-NET Forestvalue call,
- Prof. Dr. Cengiz Erişen from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, for the project “Fighting Misinformation to Ensure Social and Political Reliability: A Türkiye and South Korea Comparison” under the TÜBİTAK-Korean National Research Foundation (NRF) Dual Cooperation Program (2523),
- Prof. Dr. Nihan Çelebi from the Faculty of Engineering, for the “Development of Green Catalysts for the Decontamination of Nerve Agents” project under the TÜBİTAK Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program (1001),
- Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk Bayrak from the Faculty of Engineering, for the project “Investigating New Treatment Targets Associated with Pyroptosis and Ferroptosis Death Pathways in Chordomas” under the TÜBİTAK Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program (1001),
- Prof. Dr. Soner Doğan from the Faculty of Medicine, for the project “Investigating the Role of Adropin Protein in the Development of Colorectal Cancer” under the TÜSEB Group A Emergency R&D Project Program,
- Prof. Dr. Turgay Çelik from the Faculty of Pharmacy, for the project “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Thymoquinone and GYKI 52466 Combination in Human u87mg Glioma Cells In Vitro and Ex Vivo” under the TÜSEB Group A Emergency R&D Project Program,
- Prof. Dr. Duygun Erol Barkana from the Faculty of Engineering, for the project “Investigating the Effects of Social Robot-Assisted Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Applications on Hand Functions Development in Children with Cerebral Palsy” under the TÜBİTAK Rapid Support Program (1002-A),
- Associate Professor Dr. Ayşegül Doğan from the Faculty of Engineering, for the project “Generation and Characterization of Adipose Tissue Organoids (Adipose Organoid) Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neuromesodermal Progenitors” under the TÜBİTAK Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program (1001),
- Associate Professor Dr. Hakkı Oral Özhan from the Faculty of Engineering, for the project “Hydraulic Conductivity Performance of Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL) Against Microplastics” under the TÜBİTAK Rapid Support Program (1002-A),
- Assistant Professor Dr. Z. Cansu Canbek Özdil from the Faculty of Engineering for the project “Neurotechnological Solutions Platform Against Challenges Threatening Human Function” under the TÜBİTAK Center of Excellence Support Program (1004), High Technology Platforms call,
- Assistant Professor Dr. Özge Taştan from the Faculty of Engineering for the projects “Development of a Process for Reducing Pesticide Residues in Dried Fruits” and “Production of Plum Snacks Enriched with Vitex Agnus Castus Extract, Investigation of Quality Characteristics and Shelf Life” under the TÜBİTAK University-Industry Cooperation Support Program (1505) and the TÜBİTAK Rapid Support Program (1002-A)
- Assistant Professor Dr. Andrew John Harvey from the Faculty of Engineering, for the project "Expansin Gene Family Expression Patterns in Barley Under Drought Stress" under the TÜBİTAK Rapid Support Program (1002-B),
- Assistant Professor Dr. Burcu Ünlütabak from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, for the project “The Role of Sociocultural Influences in Children's Question-Answer Interactions with People and Voice Assistants” under the TÜBİTAK Career Development Program (3501),
- Assistant Professor Dr. Başak Aru from the Faculty of Medicine, for the project "Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Substituted Specific Phthalocyanine Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization and In Vitro Evaluation of Chemo-Photodynamic Therapy Efficacy in Malignant Melanoma" under the TÜBİTAK Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program (1001)
- Assistant Professor Dr. Didem Seven from the Faculty of Medicine, for the project “Determining the Effect of the FAM180A Gene in Glioblastoma” under the TÜBİTAK Rapid Support Program (1002-A),
- Aysun Özbay Önal, PhD student at the Faculty of Medicine, for the project “Investigation of the Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide on Steroidogenesis and Histomorphology in a Rat Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Induced by Dehydroepiandrosterone” under the TÜBİTAK Rapid Support Program (1002-A),
- Selen Tiryaki, PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering, for the project “Investigating the Anti-Cancer Activity of Soy Lecithin-Based Liposomal Curcumin in Prostate Cancer Using the TRAMP-C2 in vivo Model” under the TÜBİTAK Rapid Support Program (1002-A).
