Description Date Our faculty member Prof. Dr. Ufuk KIRBAŞ’s innovative invention titled “High-Strength, Water-Resistant Thermal and Sound Insulation Board” has been granted a patent by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office. 18 November 2025 Our research staff member Res. Asst. Dr. Cenk SEZEN has been appointed as a member of the action group “CA23108 - Seasonal-to-decadal climate predictability in the Mediterranean: process understanding and services (MEDUSSE)” under the COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology program. 18 April 2025 Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Mutlu AYDIN has been appointed as a Management Committee (MC) member for the action “CA23101 - Building Opportunities for Participation and Accessibility through Lifelong Community Mobility (BOPALiM)” within the COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology program. 27 February 2025 The project proposal of our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferruh TURAN, titled “Investigation of the Stability and Free Vibration Response of Porous Orthotropic Layered Composite Plates and Shells on a Two-Parameter Elastic Foundation,” has been accepted under the TÜBİTAK 1002 Rapid Support Program. 18 February 2025 Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sertaç TUHTA has been appointed as a working group member for the action “CA20139 - Holistic Design of Taller Timber Buildings (HELEN)” under the COST European Cooperation in Science and Technology program. 26 November 2024 The project proposal of our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk KIRBAŞ, titled “Development of a Solution to Reduce Lane Violations in Road Traffic,” has been accepted under the TÜBİTAK 1002 Rapid Support Program. 25 November 2024 The project by our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk KIRBAŞ and his student Akif AKBULUT has been accepted by the “Defense Industry Artificial Intelligence Talent Cluster.” 15 November 2024 The study conducted by our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ferruh TURAN together with our undergraduate students Ertuğrul ZEREN and Muhammed KARADENİZ has been published in Thin-Walled Structures, a SCI-indexed Q1 journal. 24 October 2024 Our Smart Transportation, Structures and Systems Center of Excellence (CEITSS) Laboratory has been awarded the “Most Economical R&D Award” by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. 22 July 2024 Our Smart Transportation, Structures and Systems Center of Excellence (CEITSS) Laboratory has received the “Academy R&D Award” from AUS Türkiye Association. 16 May 2024 Our faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Mutlu AYDIN’s project titled “Development of Innovative and Green Career Paths for Intelligent Transportation System Applications (i-gCar4ITS)” has been granted the “Jury Special Award” by AUS Türkiye Association. 21 June 2023 Our faculty member Prof. Dr. Turgay PARTAL has been included in the list of the “World’s Most Influential Scientists.” 18 December 2020
