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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

Pınar Mengüç Awarded Purdue University’s “Outstanding Mechanical Engineer Award”

The Science Academy, Bilim Akademisi member and Özyeğin University faculty member Prof. Dr. M. Pınar Mengüç was awarded the Purdue University “Outstanding Mechanical Engineer Award”. The award will be given to Prof. Dr. Mengüç at a special ceremony to be held at Purdue University in the Spring Term of 2020 – 2021. Please click for further information.

Purdue University’s Outstanding Mechanical Engineer Award, is one of the most prestigious awards given to its graduates, due to its outstanding achievements in their fields. Out of more than 30,000 Purdue Mechanical Engineering graduates, only 285 have been awarded so far.

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By Yaprak Özışık|02/09/2020|Comments Off

Celal Şengör Awarded the Eduard Suess Medal

Bilim Akademisi member Prof. Celal Şengör was awarded the 2020 Eduard Suess Medal by the The Austrian Geological Society (Österreichische Geologische Gesellschaft).

The award ceremony is planned for Spring 2021 due to Covid-19 measures.

By Maral Sahin|13/07/2020|Comments Off

ISC Statement on combating systemic racism and other forms of discrimination

International Science Council (ISC)’s statement on combating systemic racism and other forms of discrimination was released on June 9th, 2020.

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By Maral Sahin|17/06/2020|Comments Off

Dani Rodrik is the 2020 recipient of the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences

The Science Academy Turkey member Prof. Dani Rodrik is this year’s recipient of the Princess of Asturias Social Sciences Award.

According to the jury, Rodrik, 62, “has strengthened the rigor in the analysis of the dynamics of the globalization of international economic relations” and his conclusions have made the economic system “much more sensitive to the needs of society.”

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By Maral Sahin|12/06/2020|Comments Off

IHRNASS Statement on Human Rights Concerns related to COVID-19

The International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (IHRNASS) has issued a statement on human rights concerns related to Covid-19. (May 19, 2020)

Science Academy Turkey- Bilim Akademisi, strongly endorses this important statement as the rights to life and health care rely on the freedom of expression and freedom of information based on evidence. The inclusion of all in the protection of these rights, especially those forced into risk by necessity and by law, is a practical as well as a moral obligation.

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By Maral Sahin|29/05/2020|Comments Off