TÜBİTAK supports GTU Academics

Project proposals prepared by GTU academics and submitted to TÜBİTAK's Research Funding Program Directorate (ARDEB) under 1001-Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program and 3501-Career Development Program gain right to receive funding

GTU academics have responded to and submitted their applications by proposing projects for the call for made by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) to support scientific and technological research projects and PhD-holding scholars in the prime of their careers. As a result of the reviews and evaluations made, GTU academics' projects have gained the right to receive funds. GTU academics and their projects that have been entitled to receive funds under 1001- Scientific and Technological Research Projects Funding Program are as follows:

- "Synthesis of Novel Imidazolidinedione Derivatives and Platinum Complexes and the Investigation of Their Anti-Tumor Effects on Human Cancer Cells" by Prof. Vefa Ahsen (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science 

- "Determination of Microplastic Levels in Different Micro-Environments in Kocaeli and Isparta and the Correlation of Microplastics with Different Pollutant Groups" by Assoc. Prof. Banu Çetin (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 

- "First-Time Production of Anode Supported Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Cold Sintering Method" by Prof. Hüseyin Yılmaz (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 

- "Investigation of the Possible Effects of IRE-1 Mediated Newly Defined Signal Components in Hypothalamic Neurones on ER Stress, Autophagy, Insulin and Leptin Signals" by Assoc. Prof. Ferruh Özcan (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science 

- "Statistical Methods for Anomaly Detection in Hyperspectral Images" by Assoc. Prof. Koray Kayabol (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering" 

- "Exploration of Time-Dependent Interactions of Biological Clock Proteins" by Assoc. Prof. Nuri Öztürk (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science

- "Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access Communication Techniques for 5G and Beyond" by Prof. Oğuz Kucur (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

- "Hybrid Doping of Broadband Semiconducting Nanowires for Spintronic Applications" by Prof. Çetin Kılıç (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science

In addition, the projects submitted by Prof. Mehmet Kobya (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering; Asst. Prof. Elif Okutan (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science; Assoc. Prof. Leyla Çolakerol Arslan (PhD), Faculty Member, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science; and Prof. Savaş Berber (PhD), Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, have also been found worthy of receiving funds.

GTU academics and their research projects that have gained the right to receive funds under 3501-Career Development Program are as follows:

- "Development of Piezoelectric Material-Doped Si Anode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries" by Teaching Assistant M. Taha Demirkan (PhD), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

- "Development of ArcGIS Interfaces Using R Programming Language for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping" by Asst. Prof. Emrehan Kutluğ Şahin (PhD), Department of Geomatics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering