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 […]

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 […]

Okur Research Group Publishes at The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Okur Research Group Publishes at The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters The presence and nature of ions influence the solution properties of macromolecules. Although anions have been heavily investigated, the cationic effects have been mostly considered as simple exclusion or very weak interaction with neutral surfaces. In the recent J. Phys. Chem. Lett. article, Okur […]

2024 Senior Project Award Ceremony Held

2024 Senior Project Award Ceremony Held The Chemistry Department graduation project presentations and award ceremony were held with the opening speech by the head of the Chemistry Department, Prof. Emrah Özensoy. After promising presentations of our 4th-year students, Üstünışık Prize for Undergraduate Chemistry Research was awarded to Kaan Berkay Ceyhan for his “excellence in undergraduate […]

Graduate School Open House on March 23

Graduate School Open House on March 23 Are you interested in finding out more about graduate studies at Bilkent University? Then, join us for Bilkent University’s Graduate School of Science and Engineering Virtual Open House on Saturday, March 23rd! This year’s compact schedule covers what attendees are looking for: featuring a chance to learn all […]

Halil İbrahim Okur Awarded 2023 TÜBA-GEBİP Award

Halil İbrahim Okur Awarded 2023 TÜBA-GEBİP Award One of the researchers who earned this year’s Outstanding Young Scientist Awards from the Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) for his work on biophysical chemistry is Assistant Professor Halil İbrahim Okur from the Department of Chemistry at Bilkent University. To honor and encourage young, exceptional researchers working in […]

Baytekin Research Group Publish on the Cover of Chemistry a European Journal

Baytekin Research Group Publish on the Cover of Chemistry a European Journal Recent research of Baytekin Research Group, in collaboration with Lagzi (Budapest) and Karadaş groups, is featured on the cover page of Chemistry – a European Journal published by Wiley. In this work, the team showed easy access to different-size catalytically active Prussian Blue analogue […]