Fall ’24 Department Seminars with M. Mustafa Cetin

Fall ’24 Department Seminars with M. Mustafa Cetin Speaker: Dr. M. Mustafa Cetin  Istanbul, Turkey Date: December 3, 2024, Tuesday Time: 12.30 (UTC +3) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Synthetic organic, polymer, and supramolecular chemistry offer unique structures with diverse applications, ranging from molecular machines to advanced materials. Rotaxanes and catenanes, two types of mechanically-interlocked molecules, […]

Fall ’24 Department Seminars with Dr. Mustafa Karatok

Fall ’24 Department Seminars with Dr. Mustafa Karatok Speaker: Dr. Mustafa Karatok Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey Date: November 26, 2024, Tuesday Time: 12.30 (UTC +3) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: The chemical industry is the largest energy consumer among industrial sectors, accounting for 25% of global energy consumption, a figure projected to rise to 45% by […]

BLIS High School Research Project Supported by the Chemistry Department showcases in Luxembourg:

BLIS High School Research Project Supported by the Chemistry Department showcases in Luxembourg: BLIS (Bilkent Laboratory International School) (12th grade students Rania Hatipoğlu, Berrak AlNakeeb, Kutay Koray Kahraman) presented their biochemistry project at the The Luxembourg International Science Expo (LISE). The Luxembourg International Science Expo (LISE) is an international scientific exchange and exhibition platform organised […]

Fall ’24 Department Seminars with Dr. Damla Sürmeli​

Fall ’24 Department Seminars with Dr. Damla Sürmeli Speaker: Dr. Damla Sürmeli Tufts University, United States Date: November 12, 2024, Tuesday Time: 12.30 (UTC +3) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Peptide therapeutics bridge the gap between small molecules and biologics, offering high potency and selectivity. Since the introduction of the first therapeutic peptide, insulin, peptides […]

Fall ’24 Department Seminars with Prof. Melik C. Demirel

Fall ’24 Department Seminars with Prof. Melik C. Demirel Speaker: Prof. Melik C. Demirel Huck Chair in Biomimetic Materials  Penn State University, United States Date: September 19, 2024, Thursday Time: 12.30 (UTC +3) Place: Departmental Seminar Room (SB-Z14) Abstract: Biomanufacturing is a process that involves the use of genetically modified microorganisms to produce a wide range […]

Yunus Turkmen Re-Elected to the Steering Committee of International Chemistry Olympiads (IChO)

Yunus Turkmen Re-Elected to the Steering Committee of International Chemistry Olympiads (IChO) Yunus Emre Türkmen has been elected for the second time as one of the six elected members of the Steering Committee of the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). IChO is an international chemistry competition for secondary (high) school level students, which has been organized annually […]

Our Graduate Students Paid a Visit to the SESAME Synchrotron Facility in Jordan

Our Graduate Students Paid a Visit to the SESAME Synchrotron Facility in Jordan On May 25-29, 2024, Ozensoy Research Group members, Ayşe Dilay Erdali, Dr.  Seda Karaboğa, Dr. Rukiye Babacan Tosun, and Dr. Yusuf Koçak carried out experiments in the SESAME International Synchrotron Research Facility in Amman, Jordan. SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications […]

Burak Ulgut Joins the Inaugural Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Electrochemistry

Burak Ulgut Joins the Inaugural Editorial Advisory Board of ACS Electrochemistry American Chemical Society(ACS) has now established a new journal specifically for electrochemistry named ACS Electrochemistry. Burak Ulgut is named as a member of the inaugural Editorial Advisory Board along with distinguished electrochemists across the globe. The journal “aspires to provide a platform for the […]

Summer ’24 Department Seminars with Dr. Didar Aşık

Summer ’24 Department Seminars with Dr. Didar Aşık Speaker: Dr. Didar Aşık Multi-Omics, BioProduction R&D, Thermo Fisher Scientific GI New York, United States Date: July 22, Monday Time: 15.30 (UTC +3) Place: Zoom Abstract: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important, non-invasive and high-resolution biomedical imaging technique. Clinically approved T1 MRI contrast agents that are used […]