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TASSA
2014
INSTITUTIONAL
MEMBERS
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TASSA 2014 Conference
was a great success!
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TASSA
has completed another chapter with remarkable success by its 2014
Conference at University of Maryland on March 22-23, 2014. 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
between the two countries. We share our pride with you and express
our most sincere gratitude to all sponsors, speakers, and attendees.
We also thank University of Maryland for their gracious support and
hospitality.
This
conference has been possible by the contributions of countless volunteers
who worked diligently to bring you an informative and forward
thinking program. We wish to go on record with our heartfelt
appreciation for their tireless commitment to make TASSA'14 a
highlight event.
We
are continuing to post some snapshots of memorable moments from the
conference as well as video streams as they become available.
The photo album and the video recordings of the
speakers are posted on the website.
The
media had extensive coverage of the conference. On the other hand, we
certainly recognize that there is always room for improvement.
If
you attended TASSA'14 Conference, please send an e-mail to us and
provide your valuable feedback to conference@tassausa.org
so that we can better address your needs at our next conference.
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Smart phones turn into powerful
microscopes in the hands of a Turkish Scientist, Aydogan Ozcan
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Imagine that you are on vacation in a remote Anatolian
Village. You start having an abdominal pain a few hours after eating
a meal. You also remember that you drank your host's well
water. The closest clinic is six hours away and you want to
know if the water you drank was contaminated.
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Düzce University
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Turkish
University Leadership Improvement Programme (TULIP)
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Education and Mentorship Program for Improvement and
Empowerment of Woman Leadership in Higher Education
Duzce University
is a dynamic, fast developing, entrepreneurial, and democratic higher
education institution. It is very advantageously located between
Istanbul and Ankara, making it possible to enjoy the sociocultural
richness of those metropoles, while providing a green, natural, and
peaceful environment for scientfic work and leisure activities.
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TASSA Meeting
with Officials from Turkey on Space Technologies
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TASSA
met with Prof. Dr. Yusuf Hascicek, consultant to the Turkish Minister
of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications; Dr. Hamza
Gercekcioglu, Air and Space Technologies Assistant to the Director;
Selcuk Camurcu, the head of Space Systems Directorate; and Prof. Dr.
Abdullah Cavusoglu, the Vice President of Tubitak. TASSA
representatives were the President, Prof. Dr. Haluk Unal, Dr. Levent
Guntay, Dr. Mehmet Can Ertem, Dr. Ali Tokay, Dr. Batuhan Osmanoglu,
and Dilek Arisan.
The discussion
focused on improving the existing ties between scientists in US and
Turkey on air and space technologies, especially for the development
of advanced technologies. Growing career opportunities for Turkish
scientists returning back to Turkey were highlighted, along with
ideas to attract more scientific talent to Turkey. The meeting
concluded with the acknowledgement that TASSA could play an important
role in connecting scientists in the US with research opportunities
in Turkey, and thus make a contribution towards meeting the long-term
economic goals for the country outlined by the Turkish government.
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TASSA
represented at Fletcher School Conference on Turkey
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On April 11 TASSA President Professor Haluk Unal and Fletcher
School Associate Dean Bhaskar Chakravorti had a Fireside Chat on
"The State of Human Capital: Turkey's Intellectual
Contributions" at the Fletcher School Conference, Turkey's Turn:
Perennial Linchpin or emerging hub? Excerpts from that conversation
is as follows:
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Preparations
for TASSA 2016 Conference is already underway
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The TASSA 2016
Conference will be held in Northwestern University in Chicago. The
Program Committee Chair Dr. Ercan Alp and Organizing Committee Chair
Dr. Rita Koryan met with TASSA President Haluk Unal to complete a site
survey and examine possible conference sites on Northwestern Campus.
His Excellency Consul General Fatih Yilmaz graciously hosted the
group and expressed great interest to have the TASSA conference in
Chicago in 2016.
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ABOUT
Turkish
American Scientists and Scholars Association (TASSA) is an
independent, non-profit and non-political organization established in
June 2004 in Washington, DC. READ MORE
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Message
from the
TASSA President
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Dear Friends of
TASSA,
Summer of 2014 is here and we are all recovering from an
intense year. At TASSA the Conference is over, and we are very happy with
the results. We had over 300 academics and scientists attend the
conference, the sessions were lively, and the young scientists had
ample opportunity to showcase their work.We also had the chance to
foster relations with Turkish Universities and gave them
opportunities to do recruiting for positions in Turkey. Financially,
thanks to our sponsors and contributors, TASSA did not lose money
despite that the Conference registration was free.
The objectives of this newsletter are twofold. The first objective is
to inform the TASSA community about the accomplishments of the
members of the Turkish Science Diaspora. The second objective is to
establish a bridge between the Diaspora and Turkish academic and
research institutions, such that both sides can collaborate in
creating knowledge.
Full story
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By Nilay Papila
EU Horizon 2020 Program for Researchers in the U.S.
Horizon 2020 is
the biggest EU Research and Innovation program ever with over €75
billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020) - in
addition to the private investment that this money will attract. It promises
more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-firsts by taking great
ideas from the lab to the market. In comparison to all the previous
framework programs, Horizon 2020 has the following new elements:
-It is a single
program bringing together three separate programs/initiatives
(Seventh Framework Program (FP7), innovation related activities of
the Competitiveness, and Innovation Framework Program (CIP) and the
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT)
- It couples
research to innovation from research to retail, all forms of innovation
- It focuses on
societal challenges EU society faces
- Access has been
simplified (for all companies, universities,
institutes across the EU and beyond).
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Gul
Dolen
The
Bridge: Would you please tell us about yourself and your
journey that led you to become a scientist?
Gul Dolen:
My desire to become a scientist was incited when I was about 8 years old,
visiting family in Antalya, Turkey. Having grown up in the USA, and
never having seen sea urchins before, I was very afraid of the black,
spiny, bizarre creatures littering the sandy beaches, and refused to
go into the sea. My grandmother, a high school biology teacher, was
able to reassure me of the sea urchins harmlessness, by taking one in
her hand, letting me touch its spines, dissecting out its stomach,
and showing me its tiny teeth. I spent the rest of the summer
swimming in the sea until my fingers were pruned, and the rest of my
life fascinated by the wonders of nature.
Full Story...
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TASSA, we would like to celebrate your accomplishments by sharing
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