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 President's Corner
Dear
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.
...
Prof. Haluk
Ünal
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News from the Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry
and Technology
Funding for
Research Development
The Turkish Ministry of Science, Industry and
Technology announced funding support for research development.
According to the agreement that is about to be signed, projects that
are funded by TUBITAK and Ministry of Science, Industry and
Technology will be considered "strategic investments" and
will be eligible for Region 5 funding.
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News from TÜBİTAK
CO-FUNDED
Brain Circulation Scheme
TÜBİTAK
proposes a new fellowship program called CO-FUNDED Brain Circulation
Scheme (Co-Circulation Scheme). The Co-circulation Scheme is
partially supported by the EC-FP7 Marie Curie Actions-People-COFUND and
it aims at increasing and facilitating the international mobility of
100 experienced researchers. The scheme will be
executed by BİDEB, the Science Fellowships and Grant Programmes
Department within TÜBİTAK. ...
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REPORTS:
Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation
between the U.S. and Turkey
An
agreement is signed between the U.S. and Turkey to provide
opportunities, to exchange ideas, information, skills, and
technologies for peaceful purposes, and to collaborate on scientific
and technological endeavors of
mutual interest. The full agreement can be found at the link
below. ...
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Young Scientist
of the
Month
A Conversation with
Gizem Dönmez Ph.D.
"In my laboratory, I am working on the role of
Sirtuins (lysine deacetylases that are stress-response and survival
proteins) in neurodegenerative diseases. Before, we showed that
Sirtuin 1 was protective against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
diseases. Now, we are working on the mitochondrial homologues of this
protein and their role in brain aging and
disorders."
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News From
TASSA Members
A Turkish Scientist made it to 2012 100 R&D
awards
TASSA
congratulates Dr. Ali Erdemir and his collaborators from Istanbul
Technical University. Dr. Erdemir won this award with his research
titled : Ultra-Fast and Large-Scale Boriding. Dr. Erdemir is an
Argonne Distinguished Fellow at Argone National Laboratory.
About Dr. Ali Erdemir
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In This Issue
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TASSA interviewed Nihat Ergün, Minister of Science,
Technology and Industry
Minister
Nihat Ergün was in Washington D.C. for the opening of Small
Business Administration Expo May 21, 2012. In the Honor of the
Minister's visit, Turkish Embassy in D.C. held a reception on May
20th. TASSA's president and editor were invited and had the
opportunity to interview Minister Ergün. (In Turkish)
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TÜBİTAK Congress for
Turkish Scientists Living
Abroad
With 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.
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NSF database shows 58 US-Turkey Currently Active
Awards Totaling to over $13.5 million
National Science
Foundation (NSF) has 58 active awards totaling over $13.5million
awarded to US-led research collaboration with Turkey. The largest
number of awards was made by the Directorate for Social, Behavioral
& Economic Sciences (19), followed by the Directorates for
Geo-sciences (14) and Engineering (10). The remaining awards were
distributed among the Mathematical & Physical Sciences (6), the
Office of the Director (5), the Biological Sciences (3) and the
Computer Science & Engineering (1).
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NSF
Directorate
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Awarded Amount
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BIO (Biological
Sciences)
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$820,580
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CSE (Computer Science
& Engineering)
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$529,252
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ENG (Engineering)
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$455,807
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GEO (Geosciences)
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$5,171,633
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MPS (Mathematical
& Physical Sciences)
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$3,770,092
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O/D (Office of the
Director)
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$299,919
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SBE (Social,
Behavioral & Economic Sciences)
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$2,629,078
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Total
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$13,676,361
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For a full list of
awards please follow this link
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UPCOMING
CONFERENCES IN TURKEY
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August 2012
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3rd
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Istanbul International Conference on Business
and Economics Istanbul, Turkey
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13th
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International Conference on Media, Religion
and Culture Eskisir, Turkey
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26th
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1st International Workshop on Memetics and
Information Evolution Istanbul, Turkey
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27th
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The 10th International FLINS Conference on
Uncertainty Modeling in Knowledge Engineering and Decision Making
- FLINS 2012 Istanbul, Turkey
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27th
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International ITU 6th Molecular Biology and
Genetics Student Congress Istanbul, Turkey
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27th
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HI-BI-BI Istanbul, Turkey
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31st
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6th International Workshop on Personalized
Access, Profile Management, and Context Awareness in Databases
(PersDB 2012) Istanbul, Turkey
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
1001
Inventions to Launch in Washington DC
Published Date: 12/03/2012
Opening at
National Geographic Museum in US Capital
12th March
2012, Washington, DC - The award-winning 1001 Inventions exhibition
is to open in the US capital, Washington DC, in August 2012.
Following block-buster residencies in New York and Los Angeles, the
world renowned exhibition will continue the North American leg of
its international tour at the National Geographic Museum for a
six-month run.
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The Bridge
Editorial Team:
Aylin Sağay Editor
Tuğba Güntay Co-Editor
Hasan Ayaz Co-Editor
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