News 2012
From The President: Reorganization CompleteWe are very happy to inform you that TASSA Reorganization is complete. We have formed the Executive Committee, Standing Committees, and Technical Groups. The individuals who have been contacted and volunteered to work were very enthusiastic, which encouraged us about the success of TASSA going forward. full story |
TASSA EconFin Seminar by Prof. Kalemli-ÖzcanTASSA is pleased to launch a research seminar series on Economics and Financial Economics. The first seminar in this seminar series will be presented by Professor Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan from University of Maryland, Department of Economics. Seminar details are as follows... full story |
New Fellowship Program launched by TUBITAK to support Mobility of Experienced ResearchersTUBITAK BIDEB announced a new program called "CO-FUNDED Brain Circulation Scheme (Co-Circulation Scheme)" to increase the international mobility of the experienced researchers and attract research talents to "Turkish Research Area" full story |
TÜBİTAK Congress for Turkish Scientists Living AbroadWith the partnership of Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology and TÜBİTAK, about 100 Turkish Scientists who live outside of Turkey, were brought together on July 12 and 13 in Istanbul. The aim of the congress was to discuss Turkey's initiatives in science. full story |
Young Scientists Profile: Conversation with Gizem DönmezGizem Dönmez: I graduated from ODTU (Middle East Technical University) Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics in 2000. Then, I did my M.Sc and PhD in Gottingen Germany at the Max-Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry on Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Then, I came to MIT in 2007 and continued with my postdoctoral studies. full story |
From the President: 2nd issue of the BridgeDear Friends of TASSA, Hope the summer has been going well for everyone. At TASSA we have been busy attending conferences, gatherings, and putting together the second issue of The Bridge. We are also very close to completing the reorganization of TASSA, which we hope to announce by the next issue of The Bridge. full story |
Interview with Science, Industry and Technology Minister of TurkeyNihat Ergün: TÜBİTAK’da arkadaşlarımız yurtdışındaki bilim insanları’nın Türkiye’ye dönmeleri için fırsatlar sunan mekanizmalar geliştirdi. O mekanizmanın ben başarılı olacağına inanıyorum çünkü TÜBİTAK Türkiye’de çok önemli araştırmalar yapan bir kurumdur. Yeni dönemde daha da dinamizm kazanacak. Özellikle hem araştırmalar yapılması hemde yapılan araştırmaların ticarileşmesi konusuda büyük bir atılım içerisinde olacak TÜBİTAK. Bu da dünyanın değişik yerlerindeki çok sayıda bilim insanlarımızın TÜBİTAK ile birlikte çalışmasına imkan verecektir. full story |
Council on Foreign Relations: US-Turkey ReportOn May 9, 2012 Council on Foreign Relations unveiled the report of a Task Force on U.S.-Turkey Relations; A new partnership. The chairs of the task force were Madeline K. Albright and Stephen J. Hadley. The roundtable discussion of the report was chaired by a familiar face, David Ignatius of the Washington Post. full story |
Young Scientists Profile: Conversation with Melis AnahtarMy parents are both Turkish and immigrated to the U.S. one year before I was born. I was raised in the suburbs of DC, and had the opportunity to attend public schools that had special programs for gifted students interested in pursuing advanced classes in math, science, and computer science. These programs and other extracurricular activities fostered my love of the sciences and gave me opportunities to explore my interests. full story |
From the President: Introducing The BridgeWelcome to the inaugural issue of TASSA Newsletter, The Bridge. We are very excited that TASSA is providing this service to you. With our limited resources we plan to publish The Bridge monthly to strengthen the communication between TASSA friends and TASSA Board and the committees. In these newsletters we will inform you about our activities, news and job opportunities from Turkey, and accomplishments of TASSA members. full story |
TASSA 2012 Conference was a great success!TASSA has completed another chapter with remarkable success by its Annual Conference at University of Maryland on March 3-4, 2012. More than 400 eminent scientists and scholars from both the United States and Turkey attended the meeting in growing numbers and created once again a spectacular showcase towards building a sustainable science bridge. full story |
TASSA and TÜBİTAK Meeting at the Turkish Embassy Washington DCTASSA met with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) on April 9, 2012 at the Turkish Embassy in Washington DC. The agenda of the meeting was the development of a road map to make Turkey attractive for Turkish scientists and scholars abroad. full story |