Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Prof. Scott Reed
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Prof. Scott Reed Title: Beyond Chat: Building Generative AI Tools for Chemistry Speaker: Prof. Scott Reed Date: 16/11/2026, Monday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SBZ-14) Abstract: Generative AI is rapidly moving beyond the chat window. For chemistry, its greatest potential may lie not in answering questions, but […]
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Basit Yameen
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Basit Yameen Title: Rational Design of Double Cable Organic Semiconducting Polymers and Their Functional Hybrids as Photocatalysts for Artificial Photosynthesis Speaker: Dr. Basit Yameen Date: 04/11/2026, Wednesday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SBZ-14) Abstract: The application of organic semiconducting polymers (OSPs) as photocatalysts for the artificial photosynthesis […]
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Patrick Damacet
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Patrick Damacet Title: Probing Host-Guest Interactions in Conductive Frameworks for the Detection and Remediation of Environmental Pollutants Speaker: Dr. Patrick Damacet Date: 27/10/2026, Tuesday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SBZ-14) Abstract: Environmental stewardship increasingly depends on the development of advanced technologies capable of monitoring and mitigating air […]
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Ali Tuna
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Ali Tuna Title: Functional Molecular Chemistry and Analytics: From Molecular Design to Sustainable Energy Conversion and Storage Speaker: Dr. Ali Tuna Date: 20/10/2026, Tuesday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SBZ-14) Abstract: Understanding how molecular structure controls electron transfer, multielectron reactivity, photochemical behaviour and chemical stability is […]
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Pınar Kaya
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Pınar Kaya Title: Microstructural Aspects in Cathodes for All-Solid-State Batteries: Ion–Electron Transport and Operando FIB-SEM Insights Speaker: Dr. Pınar Kaya (Aalen University of Applied Sciences in Germany) Date: 13/10/2026, Tuesday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SBZ-14) Abstract: All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) have emerged as a promising technology to […]
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Donald Baer
Fall ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Donald Baer Title: X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS): Importance (current and historical), Challenges, and Significant Opportunities Speaker: Dr. Donald Baer Date: 23/09/2026, Wednesday Time: 15:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: C-Block Amphi Abstract: Because of the importance of surfaces and interfaces in many scientific and technological areas, the use of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) […]
Bilge Baytekin Featured in ScienceNews on the Mysteries of Static Electricity
Bilge Baytekin Featured in ScienceNews on the Mysteries of Static Electricity Assoc. Prof. Bilge Baytekin from the Department of Chemistry was featured in a recent ScienceNews article examining the enduring scientific mystery of static electricity. Despite centuries of research, the fundamental mechanisms governing contact electrification remain incompletely understood. In the article, Baytekin emphasizes the need […]
Bilge Baytekin Joins Bilkent Team in Horizon Europe TWIST Project
Bilge Baytekin Joins Bilkent Team in Horizon Europe TWIST Project TWIST – TWinning Initiative for Soft Robotics Transition, coordinated by Bilkent University, has been selected for funding under the Horizon Europe WIDERA Twinning Programme. With a total budget of approximately €1.5 million and a duration of 36 months, the project brings Bilkent University together with […]
Summer ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Mursaleem Ansari
Spring ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Mursaleem Ansari Title: A Biomimetic Approach to Understanding the Reactivity of Heme and Non-Heme Iron–Oxo Species: A Theoretical Perspective Speaker: Dr. Mursaleem Ansari Date: 16/06/2026, Tuesday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: Zoom Meeting ID: 7290645404 Passcode: 723291 Abstract: One of the major challenges in chemistry is the selective activation of strong […]
Summer ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Patrick Damacet
Spring ’26 Department Seminars with Dr. Patrick Damacet Title:Self-Assembly of Multifunctional Framework Materials for Sensing, Filtration, and Detoxification of Environmental Pollutants Speaker: Dr. Patrick Damacet Date: 02/06/2026, Tuesday Time: 12:30 (Turkiye Time) Place: Zoom Meeting ID: 7290645404 Passcode: 723291 Abstract: Environmental stewardship increasingly depends on the development of advanced technologies capable of monitoring and mitigating air […]