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 […]
2026 Best Teaching Assistant Award Ceremony Held
2026 Best Teaching Assistant Award Ceremony Held Bilkent Chemistry Department senior project presentations were delivered on January 8, 2026. In addition, graduate student Berfin Güleryüz was awarded with the Best Teaching Assistant Award for their “excellence in teaching and exceptional scientific dedication”.
Chemistry Department Hosts Three Day Chemistry Camp for ARGEM Chemistry Club
Chemistry Department Hosts Three Day Chemistry Camp for ARGEM Chemistry Club Three day camp was organized by the Department of Chemistry at Bilkent University Faculty of Science between September 1-3 for ARGEM Chemistry Club. During this event, participants had the opportunity to discover various areas of chemistry through both theoretical sessions and laboratory work. Complete […]
2025 Senior Project Award Ceremony Held
2025 Senior Project Award Ceremony Held Bilkent Chemistry Department senior project presentations were delivered on May 29, 2025. Presentations included original research work carried out during the Spring 2025 semester by senior students. Üstünışık Prize for Undergraduate Chemistry Research is awarded to the best undergraduate original research work of each year and this year marked the […]
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 […]
Prof. Dr. Ömer Dağ Appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Journal
Prof. Dr. Ömer Dağ Appointed to the Editorial Advisory Board of Prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Journal Prof. Dr. Ömer Dağ of the Department of Chemistry has been appointed as a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Dalton Transactions, a prestigious international scientific research journal published by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). He […]
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 […]