2018 News
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Special Guest of TASSA 2018 Conference, Ilhan BasgozI was born in Gemerek during the barley harvesting season of 1921. My father, Hasan Başgöz was a teacher at the Republican Elementary School of Gemerek. My mother, Lady Zeycan is from Cadoğlu Turkmens. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Orhun K. MuratogluOrhun K. Muratoglu, Ph.D., is the Director of the Harris Orthopaedics Laboratory and Director of the Technology Implementation Research Center (TIRC) at Massachusetts General Hospital, Alan Gerry Scholar at Mass General, and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Dr. Kenneth R. LutchenDr. Kenneth R. Lutchen, is Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He received his B.S. from the University of Virginia and Ph.D from Case Western Reserve University. He has published over 135 peer-reviewed journal articles. full story |
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Biography of Yesim Alkaya Yener, Hacettepe UniversityYesim Alkaya Yener’s musical talent was discovered at an early age while she studied piano at the State Conservatory of Ankara and she won the right to continue her education on the status for “Specially Talented and Gifted Children.” She received her Bachelor Degree at the age of 18, after which she went to the U.S. for advanced studies in Piano. full story |
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Biography of Hasan Yener, Director of Ankara University State ConservatoryDr. Yener received his Bachelor of Music degree in voice/opera, from Dokuz Eylul University State Conservatory in 1989. After graduation, he conducted studies on vocal mechanism and singing voice at Speech and Hearing Clinic at Aegean University Medical School, in Izmir. full story |
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Biography of Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol, New England ConservatoryGrammy-nominated composer and CMES Harvard University fellow (2013-15) Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol made his Carnegie Hall debut in April 2016 premiering his commissioned piece Harabat/The Intoxicated with the American Composers Orchestra. Other recent works have been heard at Tanglewood’s Ozawa Hall and on A Far Cry string orchestra’s recording Dreams and Prayers. full story |
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Keynote Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Kenan SahinDr. Kenan Sahin is the founder/ President of TIAX LLC and also its Chief Technology Officer. He is also the founder and the interim President of CAMX Power which formerly was a division of TIAX LLC and in May 2014 became a separate company. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Yalcin AyasliBorn in Turkey in 1946, Dr. Ayasli is a graduate of the Ankara Ataturk High School and received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Middle East Technical University Electrical Engineering Department (METU) in 1968. full story |
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Keynote Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Hasan MandalProf. Dr. Hasan Mandal was born in Eskişehir in 1965. He was schooled at Yunusemre Primary School, Atatürk Secondary School and Engine Vocational High School. Professor Mandal received his bachelor’s degree from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering from Middle East Technical University as an honour student in 1987, and his Ph.D. degree from Newcastle University, the United Kingdom in 1992. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Daron AcemogluDaron Acemoglu is the Charles P. Kindleberger Professor of Applied Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the Economic Growth Program of the Canadian Institute of Advanced Research. He is also affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Center for Economic Performance, the Center for Economic Policy Research, and Microsoft Research Center. full story |
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Invited Speakers of TASSA 2018 Conference, Charles DeLisiCharles DeLisi is the Metcalf Professor of Science and Engineering at Boston University, and also served as Dean of the College of Engineering from 1990 to 2000. Prior to moving to Boston University, he was Professor and Chair of Biomathematical Sciences and Professor of Molecular Biology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1987–1989), full story |
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TASSA celebrates International Women's Day!We feel full appreciation to all women who contribute to the science. They have changed our world and made it better. We believe that encouraging girls to get a higher education is crucial for creating big differences in our life. full story |