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TASSA Newsletter The Bridge - Volume 6, Issue 2, April -
May 2017
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TASSA NEWS
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TASSA
Statement on Wikipedia Ban in Turkey
TASSA (Turkish American Scientists and Scholars Association) Board is
deeply concerned by the blockage of access to Wikipedia across Turkey
since April 29, 2017.
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TASSA
Marches for Science
TASSA President Prof. Haluk Unal and other representatives joined the
March for Science rally in Washington DC, on April 22, 2017.
TASSA representatives joined the March to celebrate the
many contributions Turkish Science Diaspora has made to the
advancement of knowledge in the United States and also to show
solidarity with all scientists and scholars in the United States who
are against the deep cuts in sciences, humanities, and art in Federal
budget.
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TASSA
Publishes 2016 Activity Report
TASSA has completed a busy and a successful year in
connecting the scientific communities in the US and Turkey.
The highlight of the year was TASSA 2016 Conference held
at the University of Chicago.
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EURAXESS
North America Issues Mentoring Report
In December 2016, TASSA participated in EURAXESS North America's 2nd
Annual Meeting of European Scientific Diasporas in Washington, D.C.
The meeting's focus was on mentoring. EURAXESS recently issued a
report on mentoring.
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EURAXESS North America Plans Research Day
EURAXESS North America is planning a European Research
day in 2017 (ERD2017). The organization is calling on its members for
ideas and topics to be addressed.
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SAVE
THE DATE:
TASSA'18
CONFERENCE
MAY 27-28, 2018 BOSTON, MA
TASSA'18
Conference will be held on May 26-27, 2018 in Boston, MA at the Boston
University. The conference chair will be Dr. Selim Ünlü, Professor at
the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Boston
University.
TASSA conferences bring a very large number of
Turkish-American Scientists together and also provide a networking
opportunity for future collaborations.
TASSA team welcomes all Turkish-American Scientists and Scholars to
the conference.
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TURKISH SCIENCE DIASPORA NEWS
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The Turkish Physicists Network
Meets in New Orleans
The Turkish Physicists Network (TPN) met in New
Orleans on March 14, 2017. The meeting took place immediately
following the Forum on International Physics (FIP) Annual Reception.
TPN was warmly welcome by Dr. Cherrill Spencer, the Chair of FIP, and
by Dr. Amy Flatten, the Head of the International Office of the
American Physical Society (APS).
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Dr.
Ümit Özkan first woman to win American Chemical Society Energy and
Fuels Division Storch Award
Dr. Ümit Özkan is a pioneer who has often been the
first woman in her field to achieve and be recognized for her accomplishments.
Now a new honor joins her long list of "firsts" -- in the
53-year history of the American Chemical Society's Energy and Fuels
Division Henry H. Storch Award, she has become the first woman
recipient.
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Dr.
Veysel Tahan is selected as American College of Gastroenterology
(ACG)- Mentor
Veysel Tahan, MD, FACG is selected as American College
of Gastroenterology (ACG)- Mentor on Research Career, Academics, Clinical
Career and Education Career topics for Nationwide GI fellows. The
program's objective provides fellows-in-training access to faculty
from diverse practice models, academic departments, and geographic
regions.
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Dr.Atilla
Soran Received Honorary Fellowship
Dr.Atilla Soran received Honorary fellowship for his
significant contributions to breast health related activities. He is
one of the 10 National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) members
who received this Honorary fellowship so far and the only Turk among
them.
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Dr. Aysegül Gündüz Received Provost's Excellence Award
for Assistant Professors
Dr. Aysegül Gündüz received 2017 Excellence Award for
Assistant Professors, presented by University of Florida's Provost's
Office. Dr. Gündüz is one of the 10 UF Awardees.
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EXPERT PERSPECTIVE
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Kadri
Vural on High Performance Infrared Detector Arrays
The infrared (IR) wavebands of ~ 1-14 µm are of
interest for various government, military, industrial, and commercial
applications such as thermal imaging cameras. The key component of a
thermal imaging system is the IR detector. In the late 70's, single
detectors, linear (one dimensional) arrays as well as two-dimensional
arrays containing 32x32 individual detectors were in use for
detection in the infrared spectrum.
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YOUNG SCIENTIST OF THE MONTH
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In every issue of The Bridge, we highlight a young
scholar profile from our diaspora. These accomplished and early
career individuals demonstrate the potential of next generation
Turkish-American scientists and scholars. This month's young
scientist is Çağlar Girit, PhD. You can read his interview at
this link:
Çağlar Girit Interview
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SCIENCE
CARTOONS
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In every issue of The Bridge, we will now include
science cartoons by Ergun Akleman. In this issue, we have a page
from Engineering History: History of Science
Click for the full Cartoon
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Thesis
Scholarships from the YTB
The Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB) has
announced a funding opportunity for thesis scholarships that will
be awarded to Turkish graduate students living abroad.
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2016
TASSA CONFERENCE SPONSORS
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TASSA INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS
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TASSA's mission is to promote educational,
scientific and technological cooperation between the USA and Turkey
and to facilitate the advancement of science in Turkey and the USA
through scientific exchange, educational programs and increased
networking.
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