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ITU Academic Performance Awards were given for the third time this year at a ceremony on April 25. Our academics were awarded in three categories for their scientific work.
TechWell Project, coordinated by ITU and focusing on combating smartphone and technology addiction, has been entitled to receive EU funding. The project with international partners will be led by Prof. Dr. Bülent Güloğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Adnan Veysel Ertemel and Lecturer Dr. Alper Yurttaş.
The research project conducted under the direction of ITU Department of Environmental Engineering faculty member Prof. Dr. Orhan İnce and based on the valorization of agricultural residues through anaerobic digestion was completed on August 17, 2023.
In the research on Lake Salda, carried out by a group of about 30 US scientists together with ITU Faculty of Mines faculty member Prof. Dr. Nurgül Balcı, after the similarity of the lake with the Jezero crater on Mars was determined, a new stage started, focusing on the geological and climatic history of Mars.
ITU Department of History of Science and Technology PhD student Gül Aydın will be conducting studies as a visiting researcher at the Chair of Science, Technology and Gender Studies at Friedrich Alexander University, one of the few departments in Europe focusing on a specialized field, with TUBITAK 2214-A PhD research fellowship.
Faculty of Electrical and Electronics PhD student Ege Engin was awarded the “TSP Best Student Paper Award” for the article he wrote with Prof. Dr. Hakan Ali Çırpan and Dr. İbrahim Hökelek.
ITU and Umeå University (Sweden) collaborated for monitoring Ergene River. The vehicles produced will also be used in the seas and oceans.
Our faculty members Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tufan Kumbasar and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Altun were deemed worthy of “IEEE Türkiye Research Encouragement Award” as part of 2023 IEEE Türkiye Science Awards.
The nano-tattoo sensor that does not require a battery and a cable, developed by Asst. Prof. Dr. Onur Ergen from ITU Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and Lect. Kristen D. Belcastro from Yeditepe University, opens the door to many innovative applications.
The project prepared by our faculty members Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tolga Görüm and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cüneyd Demirel with an international team under the direction of Prof. Dr. Erkan İstanbulluoğlu from Washington University was granted support by NASA.
ITU has signed a protocol with Sabancı University covering various fields. The cooperation between the two universities covers various topics ranging from advanced vehicle technologies to product development.
An international camp was held at ITU as part of the DIGIWATER project. Students, and stakeholders from industry and academia came together at the camp held at ITU MEMTEK on March 15-17, 2023 to share and develop new applications of digital technologies in the water sector.
ITU Department of Food Engineering faculty member Prof. Dr. Esra Çapanoğlu Güven’s project Oil4food was granted support within the scope of PRIMA Program’s 2022 Section 2 call.
ITU Food Engineering faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Derya Kahveci Karıncaoğlu has been awarded “The Kerry Upcycled Food Foundation Fellowship”, which is given to eight researchers worldwide every year to support research on upcycled foods.
The studies of ITU faculty members and their teams continue to be crowned with new invention successes. New patent registrations were obtained for original studies in different fields such as materials science, textile, water treatment, biochemistry and mechanics.
At the opening seminar held on January 17 at our university’s Taşkışla Campus as part of the ITU-Japan Earthquake Research Project, innovative energy damping systems were discussed. At the seminar, speakers from ITU and Kanagawa University made presentations on the work of the project teams.
ITU hosted an important international meeting on renewable energy. The kick-off meeting of “A Greek-Turkish Solar Energy Excellence Hub to Advance the European Green Deal” was held at Ayazağa Campus Süleyman Demirel Cultural Center on January 23.
The active learning project prepared by ITU was granted support by the British Council under the “Connect4Innovation: UK-Turkey Higher Education Institutional Partnerships” call. The two-year project will enable the development of an “active learning model” that includes students, graduates, academics and industry partners. University of Strathclyde will support the project with its experience.
ITU Gümüşsuyu Campus is hosting the “Textile Machinery from Past to Present” Exhibition. Organized with the contributions of İTHİB and İHKİB, the exhibition is the first laboratory test equipment exhibition held in a university.
ITU and BIAA will take place “The 4th Workshop on Rainwater Collection in Public Spaces” in Istanbul. The workshop, which will be held as part of the “Water in Istanbul” project, will bring together many public institutions addressing water management in Istanbul.