TÜBİTAK 1001 Support for 17 Projects at Sabancı University

TÜBİTAK 1001

The results of the first phase of the 2025 TÜBİTAK-ARDEB 1001 Scientific and Technological Research Projects Support Program have been announced. A total of 17 projects from Sabancı University have been awarded support under TÜBİTAK-ARDEB 1001, carried out by the Research Support Programs Directorate. Additionally, 7 undergraduate, 15 master's, 20 doctoral, and 7 postdoctoral researchers will receive scholarships under the program.

The projects of Sabancı University faculty members and researchers that have qualified for support based on the 2025 TÜBİTAK-ARDEB 1001 Program first phase results are as follows:

 

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES

PROJECT: The Role and Genomic Distribution of the c-Fos/c-Jun AP-1 Complex in the UV Damage Response

PI: Ogün Adebali, RESEARCHER: Serap Erkek Bayhan, ADVISOR: Aziz Sancar

PROJECT: MuMiScape: A Holistic Computational Approach to Revealing the Conformity Landscape of Proteins

PI: Canan Atılgan, RESEARCHER: Ali Rana Atılgan

PROJECT: Hybrid Additive/Machining with AI-Aided Toolpath Optimization

PI: Amin Bagherzadeh (Post-Doc), RESEARCHER: Erhan Budak, Emel Kuram (GTU), ADVISOR: Kemal Kılıç

PROJECT: Blurring of the Boundary Between the Physical and Digital Worlds: Self-Sustainable 6G NG-RAN

PI: Mohaned Chraiti

PROJECT: Modeling the Motivation and Agenda-Setting Strategies of Following Political Leaders in Social Networks Using Computational Social Science Methods

PI: Onur Varol, RESEARCHER: Serkant Adıgüzel (FASS), ADVISOR: Ali Çarkoğlu (KU)

PROJECT: New Convex Relaxations for Global Optimization Problems in Water Networks

PI: Burak Kocuk, RESEARCHER: Gökhan Cüceloğlu (GTU), Sezar Gülbaz (IU)

PROJECT: Investigation of Temporal Variability and Periodic Oscillations in Gamma-Ray Bursts and Detailed Study of Oscillatory Properties

PI: Ersin Göğüş, RESEARCHER: Yuki Kaneko

PROJECT: Long-Term Evolutionary Stages of Mass-Transferring Neutron Stars

PI: Ünal Ertan

PROJECT: Development of Functional Magnetic Inks and Biodegradable Substrates for Green Flexible and Printed Electronics and Investigation of Their Performance Limits

PI: Burcu Arman Kuzbaşoğlu (Post-Doc), RESEARCHER: Murat Kaya Yapıcı

PROJECT: Development of a Linear, Low-Noise, Wide-Band Differential Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA) and Variable Gain Amplifier (VGA) with 100+ Gb/s Data Rate for Silicon-Photonic Coherent Receiver Front-End Applications

PI: Melik Yazıcı, ADVISOR: Yaşar Gürbüz

 

VERİM

PROJECT: Feature-Based Sentiment Analysis Using Contextual Understanding and Sarcasm Detection

PI: Somaiyeh Denghan (Post-Doc), RESEARCHER: Berrin Yanıkoğlu

 

SUNUM

PROJECT: Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Thermoelectric Energy Generation with MOF-303/Boron Nitride Hybrid Structures in Low Humidity Environments

PI: Fevzi Çakmak Cebeci

PROJECT: Investigation of Broadband Light-Absorbing and Resistive Skin-Like Biodegradable Therapeutic Surfaces Consisting of Spatially Aligned Hierarchical 0D/1D Nanomaterial Networks for Battery-Free Wearable Thermotherapy of Musculoskeletal Symptoms

PI: Muhammad Umar, RESEARCHER: Aamenah Siddiqui (Post-Doc)

PROJECT: Tardigrade Specific to Türkiye Identification of New Proteins by Determining the Molecular Pathways Playing a Role in Abiotic Stress Adaptation Mechanisms of Species and Investigation of Their Bioprotective Potential in Plant Cells

PI: Aydın Türkeç, RESEARCHER: Stuart Lucas, Nihal Öztolan Erol, Ahmet Altındağ (AU), Duygu Berdi (AU), ADVISOR: Zehra Çobandede

 

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

PROJECT: Contextual and Individual Dynamics Shaping Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors: A Holistic and Longitudinal Perspective

PI: Çiğdem Bağcı, ADVISOR: Gülseli Baysu

PROJECT: Analysis of Market Imperfections and Behavioral Factors Affecting Energy Efficiency Investments in the Residential Sector

PI: Erdal Aydın

PROJECT: Economic Analysis of Informal Parking Preferences in Light of Sustainable Cities and Transportation Dynamics

PI: Eren İnci

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