Sabancı University invited parents to the annual “Family and Education Day” to relive their days as students.  Lectures in sciences and arts discussed a wide range of subjects from how many transistors will fit in the breadth of a hair to what will happen when Turkey’s accession to the EU is complete, the national satellite and national vessel defense projects of Sabancı University, medical microelectronics, global health projects, and individualism and collectivism in Turkish culture.  

Sabancı University “Family and Education Day” took place at the Sabancı University campus in Tuzla on Saturday, November 2, 2013.  The event kicked off at the Sabancı University Performing Arts Center with introductory remarks by President Nihat Berker.

The first presentation of the Family and Education Day was delivered by Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences member Meltem Müftüler Baç  on “Turkey, Europe and the World.”  Afterwards, Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences member Yaşar Gürbüz spoke on “Health and Security Shields by Our Engineers.” The next speaker was Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences member İsmail Çakmak with a lecture on “Our Scientific Research to Improve Food in Various Countries.”  The morning session concluded with Sabancı University School of Management faculty member Arzu Wasti on “Intercultural Psychology.”

Parents were accompanied by Sabancı University faculty members during lunch at the Sabancı University Center.  The afternoon session included tours of the Information Center the Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), and concurrent Faculty Programs.  SUNUM Director Volkan Özgüz met parents at SUNUM and gave information about the facility.

At the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Assistant Dean Cem Güneri gave general information about the faculty.  Also speaking to parents were Kemalettin Erbatur on Mechatronic Engineering; Erdal Toprak  on Biological Sciences and Bioengineering, and Mehmet Ali Gülgün on Materials Engineering and TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy).

Assistant Dean Burçin Bozkaya of the School of Management delivered a presentation titled “Management at Sabancı University.”

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Dean Ayşe Kadıoğlu was available to answer parents’ questions.  Ayşe Kadıoğlu also gave a lecture titled “Thinking, Learning to Learn, and Civic Involvement.”

At the School of Languages, parents had the chance to attend English classes by Nurdan Çoksezel Meter and Bünyamin Mengi.

2012-2013 Lecture Awards given

In the Teaching Assistant Awards category, first prize went to Gürkan Işık, second to Cenk Yanık, and third to Pınar Budan.  In the First Year Teaching Assistant awards, Onur Akbal was first, Uğur Koç second and Barış Çakmak and Cenk Yanık tied for third place.
Foundations Development Year Instructor Awards category had Ahmed Elmahi in first place, Michael John Thomas in second and Bünyamin Mengi in third.

Contribution to First Year University Courses – Class Lectures category awards went to Tamer Kütükçü in first place, and Ayşe Zeliha Yılmaz and Brian Rodrigues tied for second place.

Contribution to First Year University Courses – Hall Lectures category awards went to Cem Güneri, Saygın Salgırlı and Albert Erkip in first, second and third places, respectively.

Graduates of the Year award winners chosen with the votes of senior year undergraduate students were Barış Balcıoğlu in first place, Murat Kaya in second and Nilay Noyan in third.

Winners received their awards from President Nihat Berker, Secretary-General Haluk Bal, SoM Dean Füsun Ülengin, FASS Dean Ayşe Kadıoğlu and FENS Dean Yusun Menceloğlu.

The Müzikus Classical Choir punctuated the day with a number of short concerts.

The journal article of title " High mass flux flow boiling and critical heat flux in microscale " of Sabancı University M.S. Mechatronics Engineering graduate Alihan Kaya, which was co-authored by the Faculty Member of Mechatronics Engineering Program Dr. Ali Koşar and his research mate Mehmed Rafet Ozdemir, was recently published in International Journal of Thermal Sciences, one of the most prestigious journals in Thermal Sciences field.   This article attracted much attention of Energy Technologies community so that it was selected to the Key Scientific Featured Articles List of this week in the website of Renewable Energy Global Innovations, which alerts the scientific community to breaking journal articles considered to be of importance to the progress in energy technologies, among peer reviewed and published scientific papers in more than 5000 journals.  In this study, flow boiling critical heat flux was investigated at high mass fluxes in microchannels for forcing the conventional heat removal limits via flow boiling in microchannels. It was also found that ultra high heat removal rates  (more than 30,000 W from 1 cm2) never achieved in the literature could be obtained with flow boiling in microchannels, and critical heat flux mechanisms in microscale were discussed in detail.

Renewable Energy Global Innovations Website, one of the most popular websites in Energy Technologies field, is being viewed almost 300,000 times on average each month. Renewable Energy Global Innovations Website and key scientific articles of this week can be reached from below:

http://reginnovations.org/

http://reginnovations.org/category/key-scientific-articles/

Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a global leader in industry-university partnership, awards honorary doctorate to Sabancı University Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı

Güler Sabancı: “Leading the establishment of Sabanci University was the most satisfying experience in my career.”

“Countries successful in industry-university partnerships gain undisputed superiority in competitiveness as well.”

Sabancı  University Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı was conferred an honorary doctorate in humanities by Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a global leader in industry-university cooperation.  Attending the ceremony presided by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying at Hong Kong Polytechnic University were Haldun Tekneci, Consul-General of Turkey; Marjorie Yang Mun-tak, Council Chair of Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Professor Timothy W. Tong, President of Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Professor Nihat Berker, President of Sabancı University; Professor Yusuf Menceloğlu, Dean of Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Professor Hüveyda Başağa, member of faculty at the Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, and a large number of invited dignitaries. 

The Executive Council of Hong Kong Polytechnic University had announced its decision to confer an honorary doctorate in humanities to Güler Sabancı for her achievement and contribution to society.  The award had also been approved by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. 

During the honorary doctorate ceremony, Güler Sabancı was introduced with the following words: “In times of instability, the presence of a leader by example instills confidence.  Güler Sabancı, the president of the leading Turkish business group Sabancı Holding, has an illustrious past not only in the local and global business community, but also in cultural and social areas.  Growing up under the wings of her uncle, she learnt all about the world of business in the family company her grandfather had started in the early 20th century.  The company began with cotton and textile trade, and now covers financial services, cement, tire and tire reinforcement material production, energy and retail.  In a male-dominated world, Güler Sabancı climbed the corporate ladder one step at a time.

“As the focus of global economy shifted from the West towards Asia, Turkey implemented the right policies at the right time to exploit its strategic location at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.  In 2005, Güler Sabancı foresaw that Turkey “would become the China of Europe.”  Considering that the average annual growth rate of the country is 8%, it may be said that the ambitious vision has come true. 

In the capable hands of Sabancı, the Group achieved impressive results in 2012 with net sales over USD 14 billion.

“While Turkey is among developing market economies, the participation of women in the country’s workforce is still below 30%.  As a champion of the empowerment of women with employment opportunities, Güler Sabancı is a beacon of excellence when it comes to the leadership positions occupied by women.  Results are the key indicators in business, and she has consistently succeeded in this area.

Güler Sabancı is the first female member of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD).  She is also the first and only female member of the European Roundtable of Industrialists (ERT).  She sits on the World Economic Forum International Business Council and the MIT Energy Initiative International Board of Overseers.  Güler Sabancı is also a member of Siemens AG Board of Directors and the United Nations Global Compact Board.  She ranks high among the “most successful women” lists of the leading publications like Fortune and  Financial Times.  Her business leadership was recognized with the Clinton Global Citizenship Award in 2011 and the Austrian Schumpeter Award given to true innovators. 

Social responsibility is just as important to Güler Sabancı as business. In 2009, the Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy was awarded to Güler Sabancı in her capacity as Chairperson of the Sabancı Foundation Board of Trustees.  Established in 1974, Sabancı Foundation works to improve the rights of women and girls in Turkey and throughout the world.  Donations by the Sabancı Group exceed USD 1.5 billion. The Foundation announced their partnership with  Girls Not Brides to prevent child marriages at the Annual Meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York last year.  Güler Sabancı's personal dedication to the cause was recognized by former US President Bill Clinton.  Sabancı also received the Responsible Leadership Award given by the European School of Management and Technology in 2011.

Güler Sabancı recently received the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award.

Education is a personal passion for Güler Sabancı. Established under her leadership, Sabancı University is a pioneer in student-focused education in Turkey, and the country’s top university in innovation and entrepreneurship, European Research Projects and European Exchange Programs.  Güler Sabancı is the founding Board of Trustees Chair of Sabancı University, a position she has maintained since the establishment of the university in 1996.  The university is an excellent institution with its Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences that includes the cutting-edge Nanotechnology Research and Application Center; the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences that houses Turkey’s leading think-tank, Istanbul Policy Center; and the School of Management, which is a strategic partner of the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Sabancı is a long-standing supporter of art, and was personally involved in the transformation of the Sabancı family house in Istanbul into the Sakıp Sabancı Museum, and served as its President.  Inaugurated in 2002, the museum hosted exhibitions of Picasso, Dali, Rodin, Rembrandt, Monet and others, bringing the works of modern masters to the Turkish people.

“As a visionary and an effective leader, Güler Sabancı received honors all around the world for her outstanding contributions.  Today, we are delighted to commend her for her achievements.”

UNIVERSITIES OCCUPY A CENTRAL ROLE IN CREATING INNOVATION AND EXPLORING NEW AND SCIENTIFIC WAYS FOR SUSTAINABILITY.

In her acknowledgement speech, Güler Sabancı said, “This university is recognized as a business, industry and social partner on an international scale, and plays a critical role in the research and development of new technologies and innovative products.  Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s commitment to the creation and dissemination of knowledge globally is vital in the shaping of the future. 

I began my career immediately after university, and never had the opportunity to receive a graduate degree.  This is why the honor you have bestowed upon me today is exceptionally important and precious to me. 

I have always believed university and industry cooperation to be extremely valuable.  Leading the establishment of Sabancı University was the most satisfying experience in my career.  Receiving this degree is a privilege for me. 

Universities occupy a central role in creating innovation and exploring new and scientific ways for sustainability. A direct link between institutions of higher education and the private sector enables development on a wider scale, and the synergy leads to results that are far superior to those they would have achieved on their own.  Countries that are successful in industry-university partnerships are the undisputed leaders of the global competition scene, and this is exactly where the international race will head for in the future. 

Just as Hong Kong is a bridge between China and the world, Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a conduit between education and the private sector.  Similarly, Istanbul bridges Europe and Asia in Turkey, and Sabancı University is likewise a link between research and business.  Therefore, the opportunity I receive to build stronger relations between Sabancı University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University through this great honor is the source of much happiness to me."

Also receiving honorary doctorates at the ceremony were Professor Mildred S. Dresselhaus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dr. Edwin Leong Siu-hung, Founder and President of Tai Hung Fai Enterprise Company; author Professor Pai Hsien-yung; and Patrick Poon Sun-cheong, President of Harvest SCP Group Company Limited. 

Hong Kong Polytechnic University is a global leader in industry and university partnerships. The University is also prominent in applied research, innovation and technology.

OTHER AWARDS RECEIVED BY SABANCI

Güler Sabancı has a number of awards including Spain’s top merit award “Encomienda De Numero;” the French “Legion d’Honneur” order as well as the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership and Clinton Global Initiative Awards, the Raymond Georis Prize for Innovative Philanthropy, the Schumpeter Award and the Responsible Leadership Award given by the European School of Management and Technology.  Sabancı was also second in Fortune’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women In Business.  In 2011, she was ranked second by Financial Times on the “Top 50 Women in World Business” list.

International Energy Agency (IEA) Chief Economist and Sabancı University International Center for Energy and Climate (IICEC) Honorary Chairman Dr. Fatih Birol receives an honorary doctorate from Imperial College London.

Speaking at the ceremony held in the magnificent and historical Royal Albert Hall in London, Birol said that Imperial College was a leading institution in a wide range of subjects from medicine to energy, economics and natural sciences.

Birol continued, "Imperial College recognizes one person every year with an honorary doctorate, and I was chosen this year. This is a great pride and happiness for me, my family and my country.”

Birol was honored for his “contribution towards the economic analysis of global energy issues and the championing the cause of universal energy access over the last decade,” making the lives of the energy users of the world easier by enabling them to forecast issues with accuracy.

Sir Brian Hoskins, Director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change at Imperial College London, said “We award this year’s honorary doctorate to a most influential person in the global energy scene.”  Birol’s title conferred by the College’s President and Rector, Sir Keith O’Nions.

About Dr. Fatih Birol

Born in Ankara, Fatih Birol, 55, has been with the International Energy Agency since 1995.  Fatih Birol was named among the “most powerful people on the global energy scene” by Forbes. Dr. Birol is also the Honorary Chairman of the Sabancı University International Center for Energy and Climate.

Source: Anatolian News Agency

Başvuru Tarihi: 23 Ekim- 30 Ekim 2013

4 Aralık 2008 tarih ve 27074 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayımlanarak yürürlüğe giren Yükseköğretim Kurumlarında Yabancı Dil Öğretimi ve Yabancı Dille Öğretim Yapılmasında Uyulacak Esaslara İlişkin Yönetmeliğin 7. Maddesi uyarınca, Öğrenci Seçme ve Yerleştirme Sistemi (ÖSYS), Dikey Geçiş Sınavı (DGS) ya da Yurtdışında Çalışanların Çocukları İçin Yükseköğretime Giriş Sınavı (YÇS) sonuçlarına göre merkezi yerleştirme ile yerleştirildikleri yükseköğretim programının (Özel yetenek sınavı sonuçlarına göre öğrenci alan yükseköğretim programları hariç.), zorunlu hazırlık sınıfına devam etmesine rağmen ikinci yarıyıl sonunda yapılan yabancı dil sınavında başarısız olan öğrencilerin, başvurmaları halinde başka bir üniversitede veya kayıtlarının bulunduğu üniversitede, yerleştirildikleri programa eşdeğer Türkçe öğretim yapılan, Türkçe öğretim yapılan eşdeğer program yoksa, başarısız oldukları programa yakın öğretim dili Türkçe olan programların birinci sınıflarına yerleştirilme işlemleri Merkezimizce yürütülecektir. Başvurular 23-30 Ekim tarihleri arasında yapılacaktır. Bu yerleştirmede yükseköğretim programlarının kontenjanları, bu programların en küçük puanları ve koşulları, yerleştirilme isteğinde bulunan öğrencilerin ÖSYS/DGS/YÇS puanları, tercih sıraları ve tercih ettikleri programların kendi alanları ile aynı/eşdeğer/benzer olup olmadığı göz önünde tutulacaktır. Hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olan öğrencilerin ÖSYM tarafından yerleştirilmeleri yapılırken aşağıdaki kurallara uyulacaktır:

1. Öğretim dili yabancı dil olan programların zorunlu hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olan öğrencilerin, Türkçe öğretim yapan programlara yerleştirilebilmeleri için başarısız oldukları hazırlık programının zorunlu olması ve hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olanlara lisans öğrenimine devam imkânı verilmemiş olması gerekir.

2. Yükseköğretim Kurumlarının Yurtdışındaki Kapsama Dahil Yükseköğretim Kurumlarıyla Ortak Eğitim ve Öğretim Programları Tesisi Hakkında Yönetmeliğin 13. maddesi uyarınca; ortak programda yoğun dil eğitimi üzerine azami verilen iki yıl sürenin sonunda yabancı dil koşulunu sağlayamayan öğrenciler de Türkçe öğretim yapan programlara yerleştirilmelerini talep edebilirler.

3. İsteğe bağlı hazırlık sınıflarında başarısız olan öğrencilerin bir başka programa yerleştirilmeleri yapılmaz, bu öğrenciler kayıtlarının bulunduğu yükseköğretim programlarında öğrenimlerine devam ederler.

4. Lisans programının hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olan öğrenciler, istedikleri ve puanları yeterli olduğu takdirde eşdeğer Türkçe öğretim yapılan, eşdeğer program yoksa, başarısız oldukları programa yakın Türkçe öğretim yapılan lisans veya ön lisans programlarına yerleştirilebilirler. Ön lisans programının hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olan öğrencilerin Türkçe öğretim yapan lisans programlarına yerleştirilmeleri yapılmaz, sadece önlisans programlarına yerleştirilmeleri yapılır.

5. Hazırlık programlarında başarısız olan öğrenciler, hazırlık sınıfında başarısız oldukları yükseköğretim programıyla eşdeğer Türkçe öğretim yapılan, eşdeğer program yoksa, başarısız oldukları programa yakın öğretim dili Türkçe olan programlara ikinci öğretim dahil yerleştirilirler, ancak Burslu programlara yerleştirme yapılmaz.

6. Türkçe öğretim yapılan yükseköğretim programlarına yerleştirme yapılırken, bir programa yerleştirilecek öğrenci sayısı, o programın en son yıldaki genel kontenjanının ÖSYS için %10'u, DGS için %3'ü kadardır.

7. Hazırlık sınıflarında başarısız olan öğrencilerin ÖSYM'ye başvururken aşağıdaki koşulları karşılamaları gerekir:

a) Programın zorunlu yabancı dil hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olmak.

b) Hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olduğu tarihi izleyen, iki eğitim-öğretim yılı içinde başvuruda bulunmak.

c) Aday Başvuru Formunu, başvuru süresi içinde hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olduğu yükseköğretim programının bağlı bulunduğu Üniversiteye onaylatmak.

d) Tercihlerini başarısız olduğu yükseköğretim programına eşdeğer Türkçe öğretim yapılan, Türkçe öğretim yapılan eşdeğer program yoksa, hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olduğu programa yakın öğretim dili Türkçe olan programlardan yapmış olmak (Tercihler, bu kılavuz ekinde verilen “TABLO 1 Öğretim Dili Yabancı Dil Olan Yükseköğretim Programlarının Hazırlık Sınıflarında Başarısız Olan Öğrencilerin Yerleştirilebilecekleri Türkçe Öğretim Yapan Programlar"dan yapılmalıdır.).

e) Öğrencinin hazırlık sınıfında başarısız olduğu programa yerleştiği yıldaki ÖSYS/DGS puanı, tercihleri arasında göstereceği yükseköğretim programlarının yerleştiği yıldaki en düşük ÖSYS/DGS puanlarına eşit veya bu puanlardan yüksek olmak. İlgili yılda sınavsız geçiş ile yapılan yerleştirmelerde en düşük puan şartı aranmaz. Adaylar sınavsız geçiş öncelikleri ve ortaöğretim başarı puanları (OBP) ile yerleştirme işlemine alınırlar.

f) Üniversitelerin hazırlık sınıfına kaydolunan yılda merkezi olarak yerleştirilmiş olmak.

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Sabancı University “Family and Education Day” will take place at the Sabancı University campus in Tuzla on Saturday, November 2, 2013.  The event will kick off at the Sabancı University Performing Arts Center with introductory remarks by President Nihat Berker.

Performances by student clubs will be followed by academic awards and presentations.  The first presentation will be delivered by Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences member Meltem Müftüler Baç on “Turkey, Europe and the World.”  Afterwards, Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences member Yaşar Gürbüz will speak on “Health and Security Shields by Our Engineers.” The next speaker will be Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences member İsmail Çakmak with a lecture on “Our Scientific Research to Improve Food in Various Countries.”  The morning session will conclude with Sabancı University School of Management faculty member Arzu Wasti on “Intercultural Psychology.”

Parents to relive a day as students
Parents will be accompanied by Sabancı University faculty members during lunch at the Sabancı University Center.  The afternoon session will include tours of the Information Center and concurrent Faculty Programs.

Parents may take part in the program of a faculty of their choice or the faculty of their children.

Dr. Burcu Saner Okan, one of SUNUM’s researchers, received 100,000 TL in the scope of Tubitak 1512 Multiphase Entrepreneurship Grant Program. She prepared business idea and plan with Prof. Dr. Yusuf Menceloğlu together.

1208 project proposals were submitted in the first stage. After evaluation process, 140 project proposals were chosen to receive capital support in the second stage.

The Sabancı University School of Management hosted a group of 18 Executive MBA students in Istanbul.  Among the group, 12 students were from schools that participate in the Executive MBA Consortium, of which the School of Management is a member, and 6 were Sabancı University Executive MBA students.

The Sabancı University Executive MBA program is the only Turkish member of the Global Executive MBA Consortium which includes the best Executive MBA programs in China, United States, Russia, Italy, South Africa and Brazil.  Membership to the consortium calls for a student exchange in the last week of September every year.

This year’s group of students were mid- and upper-level executives from Italy, South Africa and Brazil.  The group attended seminars on Turkey’s social, cultural, financial and economic aspects during the week under the “Bridging East and West: Management Challenges in Turkey” theme chosen by Sabancı University, and visited companies.

The conference began with introductory remarks by former Sabancı School of Management Dean Nakiye Boyacıgiller.  Executive MBA participants then attended lectures by Sabancı University faculty members Professor Ahmet Öncü, Professor Sabri Sayarı, Professor Erol Balkan, Professor Özgür Demirtaş, Professor Nakiye Boyacıgiller, Professor Arzu Wasti, Associate Professor Mahmut Bayazıt, Dr. Cüneyt Evirgen and Dr. Oğuz Babüroğlu, and joined seminars by industry leaders including Ayşe Ufuk Ağar (Digiturk), Feyzullah Eğriboyun (Bank Asya) and Andrew Finkel.

As part of company visits, the students met with Deutsche Bank Turkey Managing Director Albert Krespin, Mavi Jeans Managing Director Cüneyt Yavuz and Turkish Airlines Managing Director Temel Kotil.

The Sabancı University School of Management invited Paul Polman, the CEO of Unilever, one of the leading global fast moving consumer goods companies, for a lecture.
Paul Polman will give a lecture titled “Creating a Better Future Everyday Made By You” at the Sabancı University Performing Arts Center on Monday, November 4, 2013, between 2.40 pm and 3.40 pm.

Sabancı University one of top three institutions in reverse intellectual migration

Turkish Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Nihat Ergün said that TÜBİTAK’s fellowship program for Turkish researchers living abroad received great interest and 117 researchers returned to Turkey within the first 9 months of 2013.

According to Nihat Ergün, the top 3 choices of researchers wishing to return to Turkey were the Middle East Technical, Bilkent and Sabancı Universities.

The TÜBİTAK Office for Scientist Support initiated the ‘2232 Returning Scientist Fellowship Program’ which provides returning Turkish researchers with a stipend of TL 3250 for 2 years and a research funding of TL 25,000.  Turkish citizens with undergraduate, graduate or doctorate degrees who live and work as a researcher abroad are eligible to apply.  Applications may be made on an ongoing basis, and submissions in the fields of Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technological Sciences, Agricultural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities, and Medical Sciences are accepted.  The TÜBİTAK 2232 Returning Scientist Fellowship Program enables researchers living abroad to return to Turkey and start related work in a university, public R&D office or a private business.

According to TÜBİTAK data, 117 Turkish scientists applied to the program since the beginning of 2013, 74 of which were accepted.  Returning scientists mostly preferred to work in universities, and the top three choices were Middle East Technical (METU) with 16 researchers, Bilkent with 15, and Sabancı University with 10 returning scientists.  The number of full-time faculty members of these universities in the 2012-2013 academic year is 745 at METU, 608 at Bilkent and 205 at Sabancı, which, considering the ratio of returning scientists to the number of current full-time faculty, is an outstanding achievement for Sabancı University.

Among returning scientists who have chosen Sabancı University are Serhat Gül from the US with the project “Optimization in the Provision of Medical Services” and advisor İlker Birbil from the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Tolga Güver from the US with the project “A Comprehensive Study of X-ray Spectrum Properties of Magnetars” and advisor Ersin Göğüş; Özgür Demircan from Japan with the project “Experimental and Numeric (FEM) Analysis of the Mechanical Properties of Composites Manufactured with the RTM Technique Using Innovative Types of Weaving” and advisor Mehmet Yıldız; and Yasemin Yozgat from the US with the project “The Use of TALEN Technology to Create Targeted Genomic Mutations and Study of Their Effects on Cancer Resistance Mechanisms” and advisor Batu Erman.  We wish all of our returning fellows success in their endeavors.

Sabancı University continues to receive applications for the 2232 Returning Scientist Program.  There are a number of applications submitted in 2013 that are currently under assessment.