News – Page 2 – Bilim Akademisi

The Science Academy has been publishing reports on academic freedom since the year 2015, summarizing the developments and sharing them with the public. The report we have drafted this year is once more a compendium of outstanding violations of academic freedoms in our country. Most of the violations stem from the authority accorded to the President of the Republic under the new laws or decrees, which make interventions and violations such as those enacted at Bogazici University possible, without any proper justification or dialogue with the university bodies before taking action in such critical matters as appointments or the creation …

By Maral Sahin|22/11/2021|Comments Off

New President of Bilim Akademisi

Bilim Akademisi General Assembly (GA) that had been postponed three times due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the last 18 months, was finally held on June 17, 2021. Bilim Akademisi founding president Prof. Dr. Ali Alpar handed over the task to our new president, Prof. Dr. Canan Atılgan who was elected during the GA.

Prof. Atılgan has been a member of Bilim Akademisi since 2012. Her research interests are polymer and protein dynamics, theoretical and computational investigation of complex molecular systems. (http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/canan/)

We are grateful to Prof. Alpar for his leadership, patience, persistence. All his efforts have made Bilim Akademisi into the internationally recognized, reputable …

By Maral Sahin|19/07/2021|Comments Off

BAGEP Award Winner Tilbe Göksun Elected as Cognitive Science Society Governing Board Member

BAGEP 2015 Award winner and professor at Koç University Tilbe Göksun has been elected as Governing Board Member of Cognitive Science Society.

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By Yaprak Özışık|28/06/2021|Comments Off

Fact or Fake? Tackling Science Disinformation (ALLEA Discussion Paper)

How can we tackle science disinformation? How is this type of disinformation different from others?

To read All European Academies – ALLEA’s latest report please click here.

By Maral Sahin|07/05/2021|Comments Off

Zeynep Çelik among SAH Fellows

Science Academy Turkey – Bilim Akademisi member Zeynep Çelik is recognized as a Fellow of Society of Architectural Historians.

The Board of Directors names as Fellows of the Society of Architectural Historians individuals who have distinguished themselves by a lifetime of significant contributions to the field. These contributions may include scholarship, service to the Society, teaching and stewardship of the built environment.

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By Yaprak Özışık|22/02/2021|Comments Off

Engin Umut Akkaya receives the TWAS award in Chemistry

Science Academy, Turkey – Bilim Akademisi member Prof. Dr. Engin Umut Akkaya receives the TWAS award in Chemistry.

Prof.Akkaya, who is currently a member of faculty in the Dalian University of Technology in China, received the award for “his fundamental contribution to the understanding of how inherent limitations of photodynamic therapy can be overcome” .

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By Maral Sahin|03/02/2021|Comments Off

Metin Sitti awarded the «Breakthrough of the Year» Award at the Fallings Walls World Science Summi

The Science Academy, Bilim Akademisi member and Koç University faculty member Professor Metin Sitti receives the «Breakthrough of the Year» Award in the Engineering and Technology category at the Fallings Walls World Science Summit in Berlin for his researches on wireless miniature medical robots, gecko-inspired microfiber adhesives, bio-inspired miniature robots, and physical intelligence. Please click for further information.

By Yaprak Özışık|11/11/2020|Comments Off

Mete Atatüre awarded the 2020 Thomas Young Medal and Prize

The Science Academy, Bilim Akademisi member and Cambridge University faculty member Professor Mete Atatüre has won the 2020 Thomas Young Medal and Prize for his pioneering contributions to quantum optical phenomena in semiconductors and diamond, creating ‘exciting applications’ in quantum technologies. Please click for further information.

By Yaprak Özışık|30/10/2020|Comments Off

Science Academy Turkey – Executive Board decision regarding Associate Professor Fatih Şen

Please click to read the Science Academy Turkey – Executive Board decision regarding Associate Professor Fatih Şen.

By Maral Sahin|16/09/2020|Comments Off