Organized by Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), the Nano Open Webinars continue with a webinar entitled “Surface Modification of Graphene Oxide" that will be delivered by Dr. Mina Namvari, one of SUNUM's new researchers at 11:00 on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

Graphene, which is called the "wonder material" in science, has gained extensive attention since it has amazing electrical, mechanical and thermal properties. For this reason, the usage area of graphene is expanding every day. To better integrate in different matrixes, surface modification plays an important role.

The speaker of Nano Open, on June 15, will be Dr. Mina Namvari, one of SUNUM's new researchers. Namvari will talk about the modification of graphene oxide towards wastewater treatment, fillers, and energy application.

To register for the Nano Open Webinar at 11:00 on June 15, 2022, otolab.sabanciuniv.edu

The webinar will be held in English.

About Dr. Mina Namvari

Dr. Mina Namvari after finishing her Bachelor’s in Chemistry at Tabriz University in 2002 in Tabriz, Iran, started Master’s in organic chemistry and worked on the synthesis of organosilyl molecules. However, she became fascinated with the emerging “Wonder Material”, graphene oxide, during her PhD. Her research was based on chemical modification of graphene oxide with organic molecules and preparation of the related magnetic nanocomposites for wastewater treatment. In 2015, she moved to China and continued research in developing graphene-polymer composites. She also worked in Czech Republic and South Korea before joining SUNUM where she carried out research on graphene-based single-atom catalysts for energy application and self-cleaning surfaces, respectively.

The award ceremony of the METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation 2021 Awards took place on Monday, June 6, 2022.

Ali Koşar, member of Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS), researcher at Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), and Co-Director of EFSUN Center, receives the Mustafa Parlar Foundation Science Award, which is given to scientists who have contributed significantly to science at the international level with their scientific studies and research or to the development of the country with their scientific findings.

Every year, the METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N. Parlar Education and Research Foundation rewards distinguished scientists for their efforts by recognizing their outstanding research and contributions in all fields of sciences, certifying their competencies and encouraging future talented researchers.

We congratulate our faculty member on his achievement!

Dear Students,

The "home edition” and “online versions" of the external exam documents obtained from abroad, which provide exemption from the Foundations Development Year for undergraduate level students will not be accepted starting from the 2022-2023 Academic Year* (including the students who enroll in the 2022-2023 Academic Year).

In addition, the minimum score of the PTE Academic exam, which provides exemption from the Foundation Development Year for the undergraduate level, has been raised from 60 to 71, and the minimum score in each module of the exam from 59 to 67, starting from the 2022-2023 Academic year** (including the students who enroll in the 2022-2023 Academic Year).

*The "home edition” and “online versions" of the external exam documents obtained from "abroad" and submitted for the undergraduate level by the end of the 2021-2022 Academic Year Spring and Summer semesters will be accepted.

**The minimum score of the PTE Academic exam, which provides exemption from the Foundation Development Year for the undergraduate level, submitted by the end of the 2021-2022 Academic Year Spring and Summer semesters will remain at 60, and the minimum score in each module will remain at 59.

School of Languages Directorate

Ph.D. in Management Program Applications will end by June 17th, 2022.

Sabancı Graduate Business School receives applications for Ph.D. in Management Program (3 Specializations )

• Management and Organization
• Business Analytics and Operations Management
• Finance

For more information, please visit https://www.sabanciuniv.edu/en/application-requirements-sabanci-graduate-business-school-doctorate-phd-program

Contact us at phdman@sabanciuniv.edu for any questions.

Application Deadline: June 17th, 2022

A project that will be implemented by Yusuf Emre Akgündüz, Member of Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), who will act as the principal investigator, is entitled to support within the framework of the TÜBİTAK - US National Science Foundation (NSF) Bilateral Cooperation Program support.

The project is entitled “Support, Regulation and Company Growth in Turkey” and is planned to continue for 24 months. The aim of the project is to study the impact of regulations and industry policies in Turkey on firm dynamics and innovation by using the lessons and experience learned from the NSF project of Ufuk Akçiğit from the University of Chicago entitled “Understanding Economic Growth: Firms, Inventors, and Ideas”.

CDP Turkey received the award for its contribution to environmental and social sustainability in the event themed "Sustainability Practices from Environmental and Social Perspective" organized by Istanbul Aydın University KURSAM (Corporate Governance and Sustainability) Application and Research Center on Thursday, June 2nd.

CDP Turkey Projects Manager İdil Zeynep Dağdemir received the award on behalf of CDP Turkey at the award ceremony that took place at the "Sustainability Conference from Carbon Footprint to Social Fingerprint" held as part of the event.

During the conference and the panel, it was emphasized how important it is for the business world to report for a sustainable economy. In the past months, CDP Turkey has published the “CDP Turkey Climate Change and Water Report 2021”, which includes the analysis of the data announced by companies disclosing their enviorenmental data to investors and other stakeholders through the CDP platform in 2021.

Click for the CDP Turkey Climate Change and Water Report 2021.

Click for the launch conference with the results and commentary on the report.

Organized by Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), the Nano Open Webinars continue with a webinar entitled “Innovative Agriculture” that will be delivered by Emrah İnce at 11:00 on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.

The innovative approach is of great importance in agriculture as well as in all areas of life. The innovative agriculture is defined as the holistic approach of conventional methods according to the changing nature and climatic conditions in today's agriculture.

The speaker of Nano Open, on June 8, will be Emrah İnce, the technology evangelits of the Technology Development Foundation of Turkey and the founder of the NewFarmer Platform. İnce will talk about innovative agriculture, innovation and digital application in agriculture.

Nano Open Webinar will be held in a hybrid way at 11:00 on June 8, 2022.

To register for the webinar otolab.sabanciuniv.edu

A quick reminder for those who want to start their career strong and rise rapidly, the scholarship applications for the Sabancı University Full Time MBA Program end on June 10th, 2022.

Do not miss the deadline for scholarship applications.

https://sbs.sabanciuniv.edu/en/mba/application-process

For your questions, contact mba@sabanciuniv.edu

Sabancı University FENS Emeritus Faculty Member Zehra Sayers, FENS Faculty Member Canan Atılgan, and Alumni Relations and Career Development Manager Şule Yalçın visited the University of Jordan and SESAME (Synchrotron-Light For Experimental Science And Applications In The Middle East) in the period 21-26 May 2022 as part of Erasmus + Staff Mobility.

A series of meetings and seminars were held as part of the visit.

Mahmoud Al-Hussein, Director and researcher Hiba Zalloum from the Hamdi Mango Center for Scientific Research, University of Jordan warmly welcomed the Sabanci University staff members and arranged the meetings and seminars, as part of the program. During the visit, Zehra Sayers and Canan Atılgan gave seminars to students and researchers at the University of Jordan. Additionally, prospects for future research collaboration and student internships were discussed with Andrea Lausi, Scientific Director of SESAME.

The collaboration with these two institutions includes staff mobility for training and teaching, and student mobility for internship. Sabanci University Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering Program undergraduate students Melis Konar, Efe Caferoğlu and Selin Soydan will have the opportunity to work in SESAME as part of their Erasmus+ internship in June - July, 2022.

Organized by Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center (SUNUM), the Nano Open Webinars continue with a webinar entitled “Flexible Nanoscale Electronics for Greener Emerging Technologies" that will be delivered by Dr. Dimitra Georgiadou at 11:00 on Wednesday, June 1, 2022.

Nanoscale electronic devices are among the subjects of interest of researchers working on new materials and techniques with advantages such as innovative, low-cost, efficient and durable.

Dr. Dimitra Georgiadou will talk about flexible nanoscale electronics for greener emerging technologies. To register for the Nano Open Webinar at 11:00 on June 1, 2022, otolab.sabanciuniv.edu

The webinar will be held in English.

About Dr. Dimitra G. Georgiadou

Dr. Dimitra Georgiadou is a Principal Research Fellow and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow leading the Flexible Nanoelectronics team in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. She also serves as the Deputy Impact Champion and Outreach Officer in the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Machine Intelligence for Nano-Electronic Devices and Systems (MINDS-CDT). Previously she was Industrial Fellow at the Department of Materials, Imperial College London (ICL), working with PragmatIC, a UK-SME developing flexible radiofrequency electronic devices for the Internet of Things, and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Department of Physics (ICL).

Dimitra earned her PhD in Chemical Engineering/Organic Electronics from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece, while she holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the same University. She also holds a Master’s Degree (Honours) in Advanced Materials Science awarded jointly from the Technical University of Munich, Ludvig-Maximilians University of Munich and University of Augsburg in Germany.

Research interests

Dimitra’s research interests are the fabrication and optimisation of nanoscale opto/electronic devices by applying novel materials concepts and alternative patterning techniques. She has co-developed adhesion lithography (a-Lith), while at Imperial College London, an innovative low-cost high-throughput technique for the fabrication of large aspect ratio (>100,000,000) metal electrode nanogaps (<15 nm) on a variety of substrates. These electrodes have been implemented in the fabrication of high-speed diodes for advanced electronic applications, in particular, radiofrequency identification tags (RFIDs) and RF energy harvesters, nanoscale LEDs, photodetectors and resistive switching memories. In her recently awarded Future Leaders Fellowship she explores the development of a new form of greener devices and systems that merge photonic, electronic and ionic effects, bringing new prospects for in-memory computing and artificial visual memory applications.