Eight Bilkent faculty members have received the Distinguished Young Scientist (BAGEP) awards for 2023. The awards are given by the Science Academy Association (Bilim Akademisi Derneği), established in 2011 “to promote, practice and uphold the principles of scientific merit, freedom and integrity.” The objective of the BAGEP program is to recognize highly promising young scientists and assist them in furthering their investigations.
The Bilkent awardees are: Asst. Prof. Ayşenur Dal (Department of Communication and Design), Asst. Prof. Hamdi Dibeklioğlu (Department of Computer Engineering), Asst. Prof. Burçin Kısacıkoğlu (Department of Economics), Asst. Prof. Aykut Koç (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering and UMRAM), Asst. Prof. Seçkin Köstem (Department of International Relations), Asst. Prof. Onur Özcan (Department of Mechanical Engineering), Asst. Prof. Deniz Yılmaz (Department of Mathematics) and UNAM Asst. Prof. Hasan Yılmaz (UNAM).
The 2023 Bagep Award Ceremony to honor the awardees was held on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 1 p.m. at Bilkent University Music and Performing Arts Concert Hall.