Latest news from BilMech

Speaker: Mehmet Kepenekci

Ph.D. Candidate
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
Young Researchers in Mechanical Engineering
Title: Mechanics of bioinspired nanostructures: Toward mechanically robust antireflective surface
Date: December 12, 2025
Time: 14:30
Place: Online

Speaker: Anıl Alan

Postdoctoral Researcher
Delft Center for Systems and Control at TU Delft, Netherlands
Young Researchers in Mechanical Engineering
Title: How Connectivity Can Transform Efficiency and Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
Date: December 5, 2025
Time: 13:30
Place: Online

Speaker: Mehmet Akif Şahin

PhD Candidate, Center for Translational Cancer Research, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Young Researchers in Mechanical Engineering
Title: Dynamic Microfluidic Architectures: From Precision Flow Control to Programmable Soft Material Fabrication
Date: November 21, 2025
Time: 13:30
Place: EA-101

Speaker: Lei LIU

Young Researchers in Mechanical Engineering
Title: Multi-scale Modelling of Advanced Engineering Materials: From Understanding Microphysics to Enriched Continuum Description
Date: November 7, 2025
Time: Friday 13:30
Place: online

Bilkent University hosts Dr. Mert Gülçür for a research visit

Speaker: Ibrahim Güven

Title: Weather Encounter Damage on Aerospace Structures at Hypersonic Conditions
Date: October 10, 2025
Time: Friday 13:30
Place: EA-101

Yıldıray Yıldız Appointed to EUCA General Assembly

Associate Professor Yıldıray Yıldız from the Department of Mechanical Engineering has accepted an invitation from the European Control Association (EUCA) to serve as Türkiye’s representative on its General Assembly, starting January 1, 2026.

Dr. Ata Dönmez joined BilMech as an assistant professor!

The 10th Industry Supported Graduation Projects Fair

Seminar by Alper Tunga CELEBI (Institute of Applied Physics, Technische Universitat Wien, Austria)

Title: From Fundamentals to Applications of Solid–Liquid Interfaces: An Atomistic Simulation Perspective
Date: Friday, May 16th, 2025
Time: 13:30
Place: EA-101

Seminar by Ata Donmez (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA)

Title: Vibro-Impact Behavior of Drivetrains: Modeling, Experiments, and Design Implications
Date: Friday, April 18th, 2025
Time: 13:30
Place: EA-101

Seminar by Ali Cemal Benim (Mechanical Engineering, Center for Flow Simulation, University of Applied Sciences, Dusseldorf, GERMANY)

Title: Combustion: An overview of concepts, modeling and challenges.
Date: Friday, February 28th, 2025
Time: 13:30
Place: EA-101