TASSA 2006 Conference Program

19:00-21:00

Welcome Reception (A.J. Drexel Picture Gallery, Main Building)
3141 Chestnut St. Philadelphia PA, 19104

8:00-8:45

Registration (Bossone Research Center)

Breakfast (Behrakis Hall, Creese Student Center)

8:45-9:00

Welcome and Introduction

Suleyman Gokoglu

President, TASSA

Selcuk Guceri

Dean, Drexel University

9:00-9:30

Honorary Speakers: Role of Turkey in the New Geopolitical Order

H.E. Nabi Sensoy

Turkish Ambassador to U.S.

Matthew Bryza

U.S.Department of State

Kenan Sahin

Introduced by: Selcuk Ozgediz

TIAX LLC

World Bank Group

9:30-10:30

Keynote Address

Nuket Yetis

Introduced by: Nihat Bilgutay

TUBITAK

Drexel University

10:30-10:45

Coffee Break

10:30-18:30

Poster Presentations/Exhibits

10:45-12:15

Technical Group Sessions: Engineering & Applied Sciences

Theme:

Bio-nanotechnology

Moderator:

Selim Unlu

Boston University

Panelists:

Hur Koser

Yale University

Mehmet Sarikaya

University of Washington

Selim Unlu

Boston University

12:15-13:15

Luncheon (Behrakis Hall, Creese Student Center)

13:15-14:45

Technical Group Sessions: Natural Sciences

Theme:

Biochemical physics

Moderator:

Selcuk Cihangir

Fermi Nat. Accelerator Lab

Panelists:

Ivet Bahar

University of Pittsburgh

Ibrahim Cemen

Oklohoma State University

Ahmet Yildiz

U C San Francisco

14:45-15:00

Coffee Break

15:30-16:30

Technical Group Sessions: Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities

Theme:

Relevance of the Turkish Political Model in a Globalizing World

Moderator:

David Cuthell

The Institute of Turkish Studies

Panelists:

Ersek Aydinli

The George Washington University

Marcie Patton

Fairfield University

Omer Taspinar

The Brookings Institution

16:30-16:45

Coffee Break

16:45-18:15

Technical Group Sessions: Health & Biomedical Sciences

Theme:

Bio-medicine

Moderator:

Gonul Velicelebi

TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc

Panelists:

Serap Aksoy

Yale University

Aziz Sancar

University of North Carolina

Murat Tuzcu

The Cleveland Clinic

18:30-21:00

Reception Dinner (Behrakis Hall, Creese Student Center)

                      Hosted by Drexel University

8:00-9:00

Breakfast (Behrakis Hall, Creese Student Center)

9:00-9:45

Keynote Address

M. Gazi Yasargil

Introduced by: Cemal Ekin

Univ. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Providence College

9:00-17:00

Poster Presentations/Exhibitions

9:45-11:15

Meeting Private Sector Needs for R&D – From Research to Commercialization

Moderator:

Yilmaz Arguden

TAIK (Turkish-US Business Council)

Participants:

Izak Bencuya

Fairchild Semiconductor

Gorkem Guven

Hittite Microwave Istanbul

Tibet Mimaroglu

Beko

Cengiz Ultav

Vestel

11:15-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:45

Challenges in Building a Sustainable Bridge between the US and Turkey

Moderator:

Murat D. Gurol

San Diego State University

Panelists:

Guldal Buyukdamgaci Alogan

TUBITAK

Alex King

US Department of State

Norman Neureiter

AAAS Ctr. for Sci. Tech. & Security Policy

Osman Shinaishin

National Science Foundation

12:45-14:00

Luncheon (Behrakis Hall, Creese Student Center)

14:00-16:30

New Visions on Higher Education: Challenges for Turkey

Moderator:

Banu Onaral

Drexel University

Panelists:

Omer Cebeci

TUBITAK

Ustun Erguder

Istanbul Policy Center, Sabanci University

Tuncalp Ozgen

Turkish Higher Education Council

Discussants:

Representative of Turkish Universities and Other Invitees

Ural Akbulut

President, Middle East Technical University

Suheyl Batum

President, Bahcesehir University

Metin Lutfi Baydar

President, Suleyman Demirel University

Ugur Buyukburc

President, Harran University

Nilufer Egrican

Vice-President, Yeditepe University

Faruk Karadogan

President, Istanbul Technical University

Tahsin Kesici

President, TOBB Economics and Technology University

Tuncalp Ozgen

President, Hacettepe University

Ayse Soysal

President, Bogazici University

Semra Ulku

President, Izmir Institute of Technology

16:30-17:00

Closing Remarks

Suleyman Gokoglu

President, TASSA

Selcuk Guceri

Conference Chair, Drexel University