Material Science and Engineering 2009 graduate Dr. Canan Dagdeviren has just been selected as a Junior Fellow of Harvard by the Society of Fellows at Harvard University.

This 3-year award is intended to promote interdisciplinary research in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA). Dr. Dagdeviren is the first scientist from Turkey to be selected for this prestigious award, and received the highest number of votes given by Senior Fellows.

The Harvard Society of Fellows, established in 1933 is a group of scholars selected at the beginning of their careers by Harvard University for extraordinary scholarly potential, upon whom distinctive academic and intellectual opportunities are bestowed in order to foster their individual growth and intellectual collaboration. Membership in the society is for life. Among its best-known members have been philosopher W. V. Quine, Jf '36; behaviorist B. F. Skinner, Jf '36; double Nobel laureate John Bardeen, Jf '38; economist Paul Samuelson, Jf '40; historian Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., Jf '43; presidential advisor McGeorge Bundy, Jf '48; historian and philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn, Jf '51; linguist Noam Chomsky, Jf '55; biologist E. O. Wilson, Jf '56; cognitive scientist Marvin Minsky, Jf '57; former dean of the Harvard faculty, economist Henry Rosovsky, Jf '57; philosopher Saul Kripke, Jf '66; Fields Medal-winning theoretical physicist Ed Witten, Jf '81; and writer, critic, and editor Leon Wieseltier, Jf '82.

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FENS Faculty member Ali Kosar and his M.S. student Abdolali Khalili Sadaghiani received the Best Paper Award in IMECE 2014-MEMS Track

The article of FENS Faculty member Ali Kosar and his M.S. student Abdolali Khalili Sadaghiani ‘Numerical investigation of slip flow across micro/nano pin fins’ has been chosen as one of the two Best Papers by the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) Division of IMECE (International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition) 2014, which is the biggest Mechanical Engineering conference in USA. The award will be given during the ASME MEMS Division General Meeting.  

The MEMS Division recognizes and encourages outstanding research through awards each year. More than 120 articles were submitted to the MEMS track of IMECE this year. 

Canan Sayitoğlu, a graduate student working towards her PhD in Batu Erman's laboratory in the Biological Sciences and Bioengineering Program of the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, competed in three Science Slams held in Istanbul and in Germany.

Science Slams are similar to poetry slams, but here young scientists talk about their research to a non-specialist audience for 10 minutes.  

The first event Canan participated in was on 05.09.14 at Boğaziçi University, where she competed with Turkish and German students. Recently she repeated her performance in the context of the Turkish-German Year of Science at the University of Potsdam (06.11.14)  and at the University of Cologne  (07.11.14) in Germany.

Canan talked about the immune system and about her research on immune system cells. These events bring together young scientists and nonscientists alike from the two nations to build a common language and an atmosphere of collaboration and fun.

Sabancı University became the Turkish private university with the highest position upon first entry to the rankings.

Sabancı University entered the Times Higher Education (THE) BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings in 15th position.

Eight Turkish universities were included in the BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings.

After only 15 academic years since its establishment, Sabancı University entered the rankings in 15th place, and was among a handful of Turkish universities in the top 100: METU (3rd), Boğaziçi (7th), ITU (8th), Bilkent University (19th), Koç University (29th), Istanbul University (51st) and Hacettepe University (82nd).

In October, Sabancı University had entered the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings in 182nd position, becoming the Turkish university with the highest position upon first entry to the rankings, and was the only private Turkish university to be among the top 200 universities of the world.

The Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings uses a methodology that covers all core missions of a world-class university - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook – using 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators.  In addition to core missions, the geopolitical positions and economic situations of their home countries also affect their ratings.

Sabancı University President Nihat Berker’s message on the occasion:

Dear colleagues, students and alumni,

This October, Sabancı University entered the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings in 182nd position, becoming the university with the third highest place upon initial entry worldwide, and the only private Turkish university to be among the top 200 universities of the world.

On a similar note, we entered the Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings in 15th position today, with the second highest place upon initial entry.

Times Higher Education’s BRICS & Emerging Economies Rankings include universities in Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and 17 other emerging economies, and eight Turkish universities made it to the top 100: METU (3rd), Boğaziçi (7th), ITU (8th), Sabancı University (15th), Bilkent University (19th), Koç University (29th), Istanbul University (51st) and Hacettepe University (82nd).  The rankings take into consideration 13 indicators under 5 main categories of Teaching (30%), Research (30%), Citations (20%), Industry Income (10%) and International Outlook (10%).

This outstanding achievement is the result of our earnest work towards becoming a global university, and our firm belief in creating and developing together.  Credit is due all Sabancı University employees, students and alumni who, as the embodiment of our young, free and idealist spirit, made invaluable contributions to our progress.  I am wholly confident that our success will grow into the future, and I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to everyone for their great efforts, contributions and support.

Graduate students will be accepted for the 2014-2015 Spring Semester leading to the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in the following programs. 
Detailed information on research areas including basic sciences can be obtained at http://fens.sabanciuniv.edu.

Academic inquiries should only be posted to contact names for each program given below; for administrative or procedure related questions please contact to Student Resources Office.
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9093, E-mail: studentinfo@sabanciuniv.edu 

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering 
The program emphasizes the latest developments and technological innovations in this globally emerging field. Areas of specialization include molecular and cellular biology, bioinformatics, and plant biotechnology.

Academic Contact: Batu Erman, 
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9530,  
E-mail: batu@sabanciuniv.edu  

Computer Science and Engineering 
Research areas; natural language processing, pattern recognition, formal methods, software engineering, cryptography and information security, network security, computer architectures, distributed systems, database systems, data mining, computer graphics and virtual reality, embedded systems, knowledge representation and reasoning.

Academic Contact: Cemal Yılmaz, 
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9532, 
E-mail: cyilmaz@sabanciuniv.edu

Electronics Engineering  
Research areas; wireless communication, wireless networks, sensor networks, signal, speech and image processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, data networks, RF, microwaves, antennas and propagation, RF MEMS and RF Circuit design, photonics and fiber optic telecommunication, high-speed electronic devices, microsensors and microelectromechanical systems, medical and industrial ultrasonic imaging, medical instrumentation, analog and digital VLSI design, ASIC and FPGA design, computer-aided design and testing.

Academic Contact İlker Hamzaoğlu, 
Phone: (216) 483 9577,
E-mail: hamzaoğlu@sabanciuniv.edu 

Industrial Engineering  
The program focuses on production and service systems, integrated manufacturing, supply chain management, logistics, joint inventory-pricing decisions, product development process, modeling and analysis of manufacturing processes and equipment, manufacturing and technology strategies, fuzzy systems, combinatorial optimization and operations research approaches to telecommunication and energy systems. Emphasis is given to close collaboration with the industry.

Academic Contact: Murat Kaya 
Phone: (216) 483 9622, 
E-mail:mkaya@sabanciuniv.edu

Materials Science and Engineering   
The program focuses on the interrelationships between structure, properties, and processing of materials for advanced technological applications.  Areas of ongoing research include semiconductors, synthetic and biological polymers, ceramics and composites at the nanometer scale, with particular emphasis on applications in nano-technology.

Academic Contact: Özge Akbulut, 
Phone: +90 (216) 483 9968 , 
E-mail: ozgeakbulut@sabanciuniv.edu

Mechatronics Engineering  
Research areas;  smart product design, multi-disciplinary design optimization, topology design optimization, metamaterials, microsystems, intelligent control systems, robotics, machine vision, haptics, computer aided engineering, renewable energy systems, embedded systems, process control, hydro-turbines, advanced seals, turbine blade reverse engineering. Two-phase flow, Boiling heat transfer, MEMS, Boiling instabilities in microsystems, Convective heat transfer, Critical Heat Flux, Microchannels, Cavitation, Micro- and Nanofluidics, Micro pin-fins, Cross flow, Electronics cooling, Miniaturization of heat sinks

Academic Contact: Serhat Yeşilyurt, 
Telefon: +90 (216) 483 9579, 
E-posta: syesilyurt@sabanciuniv.edu 

Mathematics   
The program emphasizes the interaction between pure mathematics and its applications, including those leading to interdisciplinary work. The main areas of concentration are number theory and algebra with applications in coding theory and cryptography, analysis and applications.

Academic Contact: Semih Onur Sezer, 
Phone: (216) 483 9586,
E-mail: sezer@sabanciuniv.edu 

Physics 
In condensed matter physics the main research areas are experimental and theoretical semiconductor physics, mesoscopic and nanoscopic physics, and superconductivity. In high energy astrophysics, X-, gamma ray and optical obervations of compact objects (neutron stars and black holes) and their environments are the main areas of interest. Other research fields are quantum information and high energy physics.

Academic Contact: İnanç Adagideli, 
Phone: (216) 483 9605, 
E-posta: adagideli@sabanciuniv.edu 

For Admisson : 
Admission Requirements and the Necessary Documents for Graduate School of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Applicants must have completed their previous degree programs by January 19th, 2015.

Financial Support: 
Financial support is available in the form of a monthly stipend and/or tuition waiver. Decisions on scholarship will be made by the Admissions Committee .

Deadline: 
Applications must be submitted by November 28th, 2014. After initial screening, interviews will be scheduled for potential candidates during December 8th – 12th,  2014. Applicants will be informed by e-mail. It is highly recommended to check e-mails for candidates.

For Online Application: https://admission.sabanciuniv.edu 
 

The Graduate Admissions Calendar

Biological Sciences and Bioengineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 10 December 2014 13:30-16:00 AM FENS 2072

Computer Science and Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Written Exam*: 12 December 2014 09:00-10:00 AM Place: G077
 Interview**    : 12 December 2014 10:00-18:00 AM Place: FENS 2072

GRE Subject Test: 

Starting from 2013-2014 Spring applications, the CS program will request a GRE Subject test score from all international applicants. For 2014-2015 Spring semester applicants, please be aware that a GRE Subject Test score would strengthen your application; so submit your score document, if you have already taken the test. 

Electronics Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview*: 9 december 2014 13:30-17:00 AM Place: FENS 2072 

Industrial Engineering  (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 10 December 2014 09:00-12:00 AM Place: FENS 2072

Materials Science and Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: 11 December 2014 10:00 AM  Place: FENS 1040

Mechatronics Engineering (MSc. / PhD.)
Interview**: To be announced

Mathematics (MSc. / PhD.)
Written Exam*: 08 December 2014 9:00-10:00 AM Place:FENS 2008
Interview**     : 08 December 2014 10:00-13:00 AM Place:FENS 2008

Physics (PhD)
Written Exam* : 08 December 2014 9:00-10:00 AM Place: FENS 2008
 Interview**     : 08 December 2014 13:00-17:00 AM Place: FENS 2008

( The written exam covers the topics of the first & second year introductory physics, the third & fourth year classical mechanics, electromagnetic theory, statistical mechanics, and quantum mechanics. Applicants who provide GRE Physics subject test scores may be exempt from the written exam.)


*All candidates are required to attend the admission exam at the given date.

**Eligible candidates are going to be invited via e-mail for the interview.
 

Applications:
Online applications are accepted via http://admission.sabanciuniv.edu/ . Application documents (official exam results, transcript, etc..) should be uploaded on the online system and application packages be submitted either in person or post by mail to the address below. Please note that print-out of the completed application form should also be added to the application package. The packages sent via mail must arrive at the department by the application deadline. Applications sent via e-mail are not accepted.

Warning! All the application documents become property of Sabancı University. It is suggested to keep the original reports of TOEFL, GRE and ALES scores, and apply with the copies of those test scores. But please note that the originals must be produced at the time of registration to Sabancı University.

Sabancı University students Aslıhan Dal, Neslihan Sümer, Begüm Kobanbay and Ali Şimşek focused on the issue of paper waste and paper consumption on campus in the environmental contest held by Yeşilist.

The Students Go Green project is a contest held by Yeşilist for identifying and presenting solutions to environmental issues in universities.  Sabancı, Koç, ITU, Boğaziçi and Özyeğin Universities are involved in the project.

University students received comprehensive information about environmental issues and solutions from Yeşilist at Koç University for three days.  The 16 teams of students were first separated by their universities and then into Consumption, Permaculture, Food and Mobility teams.  After three days, all groups identified the problems on their campus falling under these four categories and began to work on solutions.

Sabancı University students Aslıhan Dal, Neslihan Sümer, Begüm Kobanbay and Ali Şimşek comprising the Consumption Team focused on paper waste and paper consumption on campus.  The team developed ideas to recover used paper.  To this purpose, they applied to the Sabancı University Civic Involvement Projects to start an Upcycle project.  They started working with volunteers for two hours every week to convert waste paper into usable items.  There are now plans to sell these items at the CIP Annual Fundraiser Sale to raise funds for the CIP Sun Day.

“SUgoesGreen” is the social media keyword if you would like to follow the Sabancı University Consumption Team and make a contribution to the environment.

For more information:

Blog: http://www.studentsgogreenproject.com/team11/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sugoesgreen?fref=ts

Twitter: https://twitter.com/SUgoesGreen

Instagram: SUgoesGreen

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 organ design and printing to the use of robots and computers by brain signals, the common points of Mexico, Turkey and India, and people, institutions, management and life.

Sabancı University “Family and Education Day” took place at the Sabancı University campus in Tuzla on Saturday, November 1, 2014.  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 Engineering and Natural Sciences member Bahattin Koç on “High Technology in Medical Sciences: Organ Design and Printing.”  Afterwards, Sabancı University Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences member Müjdat Çetin spoke on “The Use of Robots and Computers by Brain Signals.” The next speaker was Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences member Işıl Özel with a lecture on “The Common Ooints of Mexico, Turkey and India: Emerging Markets, Economics and Politics.”  The morning session concluded with Sabancı University School of Management faculty member Nakiye Boyacıgiller on “People, Institutions, Management and Life.”

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.

Parents received general information about the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences from Assistant Dean Cem Güneri; the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences from Dean Ayşe Kadıoğlu, the School of Management from faculty member Çağrı Haksöz, and the School of Languages from Director Jacqueline Einer.

2013-2014 Lecture Awards given

Foundations Development Year Instructor Awards category had Sonat Demirdirek in first place, Michael John Thomas in second and Sharon Turner in third.

Contribution to First Year University Courses – Class Lectures category awards went to Nadire Banu Gümüştüs in first place, Brian Rodrigues in second place, and Ali Nihat Eken in third place.

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

Graduates of the Year award winners chosen with the votes of senior year undergraduate students were Ahmet Esen and Yoong Wah Alex Wong tying for first place and Bratislav Pantelic in third place.

In the Teaching Assistant Awards category, Elif Saçıkara was first, Iyad Hashlamon second and Abigail Rood Bowman was in third place.

The Teaching Assistant Awards designed for Teaching Assistants responsible for courses other than first-year university courses went to Serkan Sırlı in first place, İnanç Arın in second place, and Nurşen Aydın in third place.

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.

United States Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz spoke to the students of the Sabancı University Graduate Program in Energy on “Energy Security and Climate Change.”

Speaking at a conference attended by Sabancı University Founding Board of Trustees Chair Güler Sabancı, Sabancı University President Nihat Berker and a large group of students in the Graduate Program in Energy, Dr. Moniz said that energy security was a collective issue that needed to be considered on a national level, and that they would have to act in consultation with their allies.  Moniz also mentioned that significant ground was covered in alternative energy solutions, and discussed the importance of technological developments in this matter.

US Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz made a short presentation on energy security and climate change at the Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum, and answered questions from the floor. 

During the question and answer session, Dr. Moniz received a question on whether the sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia was a factor in the declining oil prices, to which he responded, “No, this has nothing to do with the decline in oil prices.”  Moniz mentioned the increase in petroleum supply, and said that the stagnation of European economies was also a factor.  Dr. Moniz also said that the slowing of the Chinese economy and the recession in Japan pushed prices downward.  Moniz said that the decline in prices was based on market conditions or the supply-demand balance.

The winners of the awards endowed by the Sabancı University School of Management in memory of faculty member Hakan Orbay, who passed away in 2011, were announced.

Designed to encourage original work by young researchers in finance and microeconomics, the first prize went to Boston College Department of Economics Faculty Member and World Bank advisor Mathis Wagner with his work titled “Immigrants versus Natives? Displacement and Job Creation.” 

Gebze High Technology Institute Faculty Member Saadettin Haluk Çitçi won second prize with his work “Agency and Transparency in Financial Markets” while Bilkent University Department of Economics Faculty Member Nuh Aygün Dalkıran won third prize with “Limits Of Reputations.”  Winners received their awards at a ceremony on Friday, November 15, 2014.  The awards are planned to be given every year and include prizes of TL 5000 for first place, TL 3000 for second place, and TL 1000 for third place.

The article award is open to all theoretical and applied studies in finance and microeconomics; however, works in company theory, contract and incentive theories, company financing and corporate governance, as well as research intended to gain insight into emerging markets are particularly encouraged.

This year’s jury was composed of Doğuş University Faculty Member Benan Zeki Orbay, Sabancı University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences members Eren İnci and İzak Atiyas, and Sabancı University School of Management faculty members Koray Deniz Şimşek, Melsa Ararat, Nakiye Boyacıgiller and Özgür Demirtaş.

The Permanent Wide-Spectrum Disinfectant Approach to Antibiotic Resistance and Hospital Infections (ANTIMIC) project implemented in the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences in partnership with Inovent took first place in the 4th Chemicals R&D Project Marketplace.

The fourth “R&D Marketplace in Chemical Substances and Products” was held at the Haliç Convention Center on November 1, 2014 in order to contribute to high-value production in the chemicals industry.

The 4th R&D Marketplace in Chemical Substances and Products was coordinated by the Exporters’ Assembly of Turkey (TİM) and held by the Union of Chemical Substance and Product Exporters of Istanbul (İKMİB) in association with the Union of Chemical Substance and Product Exporters of the Mediterranean (AKMİB) with the support of TÜBİTAK.

Permanent Wide-Spectrum Disinfectant Approach to Antibiotic Resistance and Hospital Infections

Project Owner: Yusuf Menceloğlu

Project Partners: Hikmet Budak, Ömer Hızıroğlu

Hospital infections are defined as infections that are not in the incubation phase when a patient is admitted to hospital, and develop within 48 to 72 hours after admission or within 10 days of discharge.  According to a 2007 report by the Ministry of Health, the prevalence of hospital infections in Turkey is between 5 to 15%.  Antibiotic resistance occurs as a result of ineffective disinfectant use and cross contamination, which enables microorganisms to develop immunity.

The project envisages a permanent antimicrobial treatment to be applied to masks, gloves, scrubs, separator sheets, walls, ventilation filters and other hospital equipment in order to prevent contamination that leads to hospital infections, which then does not pollute waste water.

The runners up of the 4th R&D Marketplace in Chemical Substances and Products will be displayed during the Innovation Week of Turkey.