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The Mechanical Engineering Department at Bilkent University invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions. Further information about the department and the application link may be reached through this link me.bilkent.edu.tr/2-bilmech/122-…

Speaker: Dr. Buğrahan Güner, Postdoctoral Associate at Yale University, Mechanical Engineering Department, USA Interfacial Mechanics and Dynamics at the Nanoscale: Scanning Probe Microscopy Approaches across Functional Material Systems me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Speaker: Irmak Taylan Karpuzcu PhD(C) Department of Aerospace Eng. University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign Kinetic Treatment of High-Speed Flows: Non-equilibrium, Thermochemistry and Stability Considerations March 6, 2026 (Friday), 13:30, EA-101 me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Success of Our Department’s Students in the Defense Industry-Focused Idea4Defence Competition Mechanical Engineering students, sophomore Vedat Rohan Talaş and junior Yaman Ali Arı, have achieved a significant accomplishment in the Idea4Defence Competition.

SEMINAR Department of Mechanical Engineering Innovative Robotic Systems for Societal Impact Evren Samur, Assoc. Prof., Boğaziçi University CONTACT Ela Baycan, Mechanical Engineering Department, Bilkent University, ela@bilkent.edu.tr JANUARY · 16 · 2026 FRIDAY 13:30EA-101

Doğanay Şirintuna Young Researchers in Mechanical Engineering Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction Laboratory Italian Institute of Technology, Genoa, Italy Date:January 9, 2026 Time:13:30 Place: EA-101 me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Best Poster Award in Mechanical Engineering Department Poster Session! Can Ünen received the best poster award in Mechanical Engineering Department poster session. For more information: me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Bilkent Miniature Robotics Lab will be hosting the Türkiye Local Hub of the First IEEE RAS Global Soft Robotics Day on 5 December 2025 at Bilkent University (Room EE-01, EEE Building). For more information: me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yıldıray Yıldız will be giving a plenary lecture at IFAC HMS 2025 in Beijing, China Title: “Keeping Humans Relevant and Safe: Designing AI for Collaboration, Not Replacement.” For more information: me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Mehmet Kepenekci,Ph.D.(c) Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Title: Mechanics of bioinspired nanostructures: Toward mechanically robust antireflective surface Date: December 12, 2025 Time: 14:30 Place: Online For More: me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Anıl Alan, Postdoctoral Researcher,Delft Center for Systems and Control at TU Delft, Netherlands Title: How Connectivity Can Transform Efficiency and Safety of Autonomous Vehicles Date:December · 5 · 2025 Time: Friday 13:30 Place: Online For more : me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1072-ev…

Mehmet Akif Şahin,PhD(c) Center for Translational Cancer Research, Technical University of Munich Dynamic Microfluidic Architectures: From Precision Flow Control to Programmable Soft Material Fabrication Date: NOVEMBER 21, 2025 Time: 13:30 Place: EA-101 me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-news/1656-yo…

Lei LIU,Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Industrial and Materials Science, Chalmers University of Technology,Sweden Title: Multi-scale Modelling of Advanced Engineering Materials: From Understanding Microphysics to Enriched Continuum Description November 7, 25,13:30 EA-101

Speaker: Ibrahim Güven, Ph.D., Associate Professor Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Richmond, VA, USA Title: Weather Encounter Damage on Aerospace Structures at Hypersonic Conditions October 10, 2025 Friday 13:30 EA-101

Yıldıray Yıldız Appointed to EUCA General Assembly! me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-events-news/…

Dr. Ata Dönmez joined BilMech as an assistant professor! me.bilkent.edu.tr/5-events-news/…

Dr. Ata Dönmez, BilMech'e yardımcı doçent olarak katıldı! me.bilkent.edu.tr/TR/5-etkinlikl…

Kinetic Treatment of High-Speed Flows: Stability and Transition Mechanisms Seminar by Irmak Taylan Karpuzcu, PhD Candidate, Department of Aerospace Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, IL, USA June 26, 2025. Details are below: