Awards for 2018

Award Ceremony of METU Prof. Dr. Mustafa N.PARLAR Education and Research Foundation was held in our University’s Culture and Congress Center Hall A on the date of 19th December 2018 at 5pm.

Awards of 2018 have been granted to the following scientists:

HONOR AWARD

  • Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Alpar – Sabancı University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

SCIENCE AWARD

  • Dr. Erhan Budak – Sabancı University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Prof. Dr. M. Lütfi Öveçoğlu – İstanbul Technical University, Metallurgy and Material Engineering Department
  • Prof. Dr. Yaşar Murat Elçin – Ankara University, Chemistry Department

RESEARCH ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD

  • Prof. Dr. Ayşegül Askan Gündoğan – METU, Civil Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul Başar – Koç University, Electric and Electronic Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Güneş Özhan Baykan – Dokuz Eylül University Izmir International Biomedical and Genome Institute
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Hazım Kemal Ekenel – İTÜ, Computer Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emrullah Görkem Günbaş – METU Chemistry Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pınar Yılgör Huri – Ankara University, Biomedical Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Mehmet Melikoğlu – Gebze Technical University Chemical Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Halil Mecit Öztop – METU, Food Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Özcan Öztürk – Bilkent University, Computer Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr Cem Sevik – Anadolu University, Mechanical Engineering Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr.  Semih Onur Sezer – Sabancı University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emre Taşgın – Hacettepe University, Nuclear Sciences Institute
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Bayrakçeken Yurtcan – Atatürk University, Chemical Engineering Department
  • Lecturer Dr. Bilge Baytekin – Bilkent University, Chemistry Department
  • Lecturer Dr. A. Ercüment Çiçek – Bilkent University, Computer Engineering Department
  • Lecturer Dr. Erkan Kiriş – METU, Biological Science Department
  • Lecturer Dr. Can Kozçaz – Boğaziçi University, Physics Department
  • Lecturer Dr.Urartu Özgür Şafak Şeker – Bilkent University, Material Science and Nanotechnology Research Center
  • Lecturer Dr. Selçuk Yerci – METU, Electric and Electronic Engineering Department
  • Lecturer Dr. Yıldıray Yıldız – Bilkent University, Mechanical Engineering Department
  • Lecturer Dr. Yasemin Dilşad Yılmazel – METU Environmental Engineering Department

METU EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2017 TO 2018

  • Lecturer Muhtar Ural Uluer, Faculty of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department  

METU LECTURER OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2017 TO 2018

  • Prof. Dr. Sreeparna Banerjee Faculty of Science and Letter, Biology Department
  • Prof. Dr. Gaye Teksöz, Faculty of Education, Math and Physical Science Department
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nilay Yavuz, Faculty of Economy and Administrative Sciences, Political Science and Public Admin Department
  • Lecturer Dr. Şefika Akile Zorlu Durukan, Faculty of Science and Letter, History dept
  • Lecturer Dr. Ozan Keysan, Faculty of Engineering, Electric Electronic Engineering Department
  • Lecturer Dr. Harun Koku; Faculty of Engineering, Chemical Engineering dept
  • Lecturer Fuat Gökçe, Faculty of Architecture, Architecture Department

METU THESIS OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2017 to 2018

  • Hatice Ceren Ateş – Institute of Physical Sciences, Micro and Nanotechnology dept

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Haluk Külah and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ebru Özgür

Thesis Subject: Absorption of Rare Tumor Cells in Blood on Microfluidic Intra-Channel Bioactive Oxide Surface

  • Cihan Ateş – Institute of Physical Science, Chemical Engineering Department

Advisors: Prof. Dr. Görkem Külah and Prof. Dr. Nevin Selçuk

Thesis subject: Modelling Grey and non-gray particle effects with fluidized Bed Combustion

  • Gökhan Bahçecioğlu – Institute of Physical Science, Biotechnology Department

Advisors: Prof. Dr. Vasıf Hasırcı and Prof. Dr. Nesrin Hasırcı

Thesis subject: Polycaprolactone/hydrogel based artificial meniscus produced with three dimensional printing and tissue engineering

  • İlker Bozcan – Institute of Physical Science, Computer Engineering Department

Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinan Kalkan

Thesis Subject: Contextual Sahme Modelling by using Boltzmann Machines

  • Nilüfer Can Daşkın – Institute of Social Sciences, Department of English Language Teaching

Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çiler Hatipoğlu

Thesis Subject: A Conversation Analytic Study Of Reference To A Past Learning Event In L2 Classroom Interaction: Implications For Informal Formative Assessment

  • Volkan Deli – Institute of Social Sciences Sociology Department

Advisor: Lecturer Dr. Çağatay Topal

Thesis Subject : Humanitarian Governance of Forced Migration: Experiences of Iraqı Refugees Resettled In Arizona, United States of America

  • Abdullah Buğrahan Karaveli – Institute of Social Sciences, Earth Sciences Department

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Bülent Gültekin Akınoğlu and Prof. Dr. Uğur Soytaş

Thesis Subject: Solar electricity Software for Turkey; Development of Solar Turnkey Algorithm

  • Enver Hakan Konaç – Institute of Social Sciences, Science and Technology Policy Studies Department

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Teoman Pamukçu

Thesis Subject : Academic Entrepreneurs: Motivational Aspects, Challenges And Success Criteria In Technology Development Zones In Ankara

  • Kamil Otal – Institute of Applied Math, Department of Criptography 

Advisor: Prof. Dr. Ferruh Özbudak

Thesis Subject: Constructions Of Cyclic Subspace Codes, Cyclic Constant Dimension Codes, And Subspace Packings

  • Fatih Pişkin – Institute of Science, Metallurgy and Material Engineering Department

D: Prof. Dr. Tayfur Öztürk

Thesis Subject : Development of hydrogenative membranes with pluralistic approach

  • Şiar Deniz Yavuz – Department of Institute of Science, Mechanical Engineering

Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ender Ciğeroğlu and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zihni Burçay Sarıbay

Thesis Subject: Cylindrical Gears, Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of a Gearbox Made of Flat and Conical Gears

  • Gökçen Yılmaz – Institute of Informatics, Department of Information Systems

Advisor: Lecturer Dr. Aslı Akçamete Güngör and Prof. Dr. Onur Demirörs

Thesis Subject: Bim – Carem: A Reference Model For Building Information Modelling Capability Assessment