Prof. Dr. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI, our rector, congratulated academics from our university for their achievements at the 9th International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF'24) during Adana TEKNOFEST. The university won 10 medals for various inventions, including a "GRAND PRIX" award. The ceremony highlighted the importance of innovation and local production and recognized the contributions of faculty and students to scientific progress. The event concluded with the presentation of contribution certificates to the inventors and a group photo session.

Awards were presented at the 9th International Science and Invention Fair (ISIF'24) organized by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT) in a ceremony held during the Adana TEKNOFEST, attended by the Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology, Kasım GÖNÜLLÜ, and TÜRKPATENT President Prof. Dr. M. Zeki DURAK.

The ceremony included attendees such as our Rector Prof. Dr. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI, Middle East Technical University (METU) Rector Prof. Dr. Ahmet YOZGATLIGİL, Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan MANDAL, General Manager of Turkish Industrial Property Valuation, Engineering, and Consultancy Services A.Ş. (TÜRKSMD) Sacide KASAPOĞLU, and General Manager of the Valley of Informatics Erkam TÜZGEN.

Held from October 2-6, 2024, in Adana as part of TEKNOFEST, the "ISIF’24 (International Science and Invention Fair)" achieved great success for our university, winning 10 medals.

Ten inventions supported by our university's Technology Transfer Application and Research Center (UYGAR) were evaluated. A total of 354 inventions were displayed at the fair, including 298 domestic and 56 foreign entries. One of the highlighted inventions was the “Deep Learning-Based Anomaly Detection System for Vibration-Based Structural Health Monitoring,” developed by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Can ALTUNIŞIK and Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih Yesevi OKUR from Trabzon TEKNOKENT, which won the prestigious "GRAND PRIX" Award. The award was presented to our academics by President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN.

Another patent titled “Automatic Tracking Method of Real-Time Dynamic Characteristics in Engineering Structures,” developed by Prof. Dr. Ahmet Can ALTUNIŞIK, Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatih Yesevi OKUR, and Dr. Ebru KALKAN OKUR, received a Gold Medal.

Our university also received a Gold Medal for the invention titled “A System for Balance Control in Ships,” developed by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Emre PEŞMAN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Hasan ÖLMEZ, Asst. Prof. Dr. Hasan İslam ÇOPUROĞLU, and Research Assistant Mehmet Zeki ŞENER.

Projects That Earned Silver Medals for Our University:

- Prof. Dr. Oktay YILDIZ:"Machine for Propolis Extraction, Concentration, and Obtaining Volatile Components."

- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Uğur UZUNER and Lecturer Kerim SÖNMEZ: "Use of Stabilized Breathing Air in Livestock and Poultry Systems and its Application in Algae Cultivation."

- Prof. Dr. İsmail KAYA, Yeşim ER, Zübeyir TURĞUT:"Electrode Design for Measuring Long-Lived Multipurpose Surface Electric Potentials Based on Magnetic Holding Principles."

- Prof. Dr. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ASLAN, Lecturer PhD. Hüseyin İPEK, Lecturer Altuğ UŞUN, and Lecturer Kutay ÇAVA: "Production Device and Method of Fiber-Reinforced Composite Using Photopolymer Resin."

- Asst. Prof. Dr. Raşit SEZER: "A Powder Mixture and Production Method for Silica Modification in Aluminum Al-Si Cast Alloys."

- Joint project with Karadeniz Technical University and Kahramanmaraş Sütçü Imam University: "A Hybrid Thermoplastic Composite Material Production System and Method," developed by Prof. Dr. Ayfer DÖNMEZ ÇAVDAR, Prof. Dr. Tuğrul ÇAVDAR, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sevda BORAN TORUN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Ercüment ÖZTÜRK, Prof. Dr. Fatih MENGELOĞLU, and Büşra AVCI.

The awards were presented to the inventors and academics by Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology Muhammet Kasım GÖNÜLLÜ and TÜRKPATENT President Prof. Dr. Muhammed Zeki DURAK.

A Bronze Medal was awarded for the project titled “Hybrid Sandwich Composite Panel with a Tridirectional Periodic Minimal Surface (Üpmy) Core Structure,” developed by Prof. Dr. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI, Prof. Dr. Ümit ALVER, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa ASLAN, Asst. Prof. Dr. Raşit SEZER, Lecturer PhD. Hüseyin İPEK, and Lecturer Kutay ÇAVA.

Following the ceremony at Adana TEKNOFEST, a ceremony was held in the KTU Senate Hall, where our Rector Prof. Dr. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI presented Certificates to the inventors in recognition of their successful projects.

In his speech at the ceremony, Rector Prof. Dr. Hamdullah ÇUVALCI noted, “With the increase in the number of supported researchers and the rise in scientific outputs produced at our university, we are now at a point where our university, with its 'Research University' and 'Fully Accredited' status, is a candidate to reach beyond the age in today’s technology world, which is witnessing rapid changes and developments in science.”

The ceremony concluded with a group photo.

 

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