25 Jun 2022

Best Thesis Awards and Outstanding Doctoral Awards of 2021 Announced

The 2021 Best Thesis Awards winners were given for the outstanding efforts of our Ph.D. students and their advisors. They were determined through the decision of the University’s Executive Board according to the ITU Best Graduate Thesis Awards Directive. In addition, Outstanding Doctoral Awards given for the first time this year have found their owners.

News: İTÜ Media and Communication Office

The evaluation of doctorate and proficiency in art theses completed in our institutes was based on the following criteria: Providing academic work quality, continuous development and improvement in the scientific research process, increasing efficiency, creating a scientific competition environment, and keeping the quality of research at an international level.

More ITU students will contribute to the scientific community internationally and lead future innovations utilizing the awards. Making scientific, technological, social, and cultural contributions to our country, increasing scientific competition, and encouraging academic work quality can be mentioned among the purposes of the awarding.

The list of ITU students who completed their doctoral studies at our university and whose theses were deemed worthy of the Best Thesis Awards and Outstanding Doctoral Awards were given for the first time this year by the article added to the Directive.

2021 Best Thesis Awards:

Student Name & Surname	Program	Advisor	Co-advisor	Thesis Title
Faiz MUHAFFEL	Materials Science and Engineering	Prof. Dr. Hüseyin ÇİMENOĞLU		Novel Approaches for Protection of Light Metals Under Various Wear Conditions Via Micro Arc Oxidation Process
Kamil KARAÇUHA	Information and Communication Engineering	Prof. Dr. Eldar VELİYEV	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasıl TABATADZE	The Fractional Derivative Approach to The Solution of Diffraction Problem for The Strip
Demet ÇİLDEN GÜLER	Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering	Prof. Dr. Cengiz HACIZADE	Prof. Dr. Zerefşan KAYMAZ	Development of Single-Frame Methods aided Kalman-Type Filtering Algorithms for Attitude Estimation of Nano-Satellites
Seyed Mohsen SEYEDI VIAND	Earthquake Engineering	Assist. Prof. Dr. Esra Ece BAYAT		Dynamic response of partially saturated sands under foundations
Eda KILINÇARSLAN	Physics Engineering	Prof. Dr. Ömer Faruk DAYI		Relativistic and Non–Relativistic Kinetic Theories of Chiral Fermions
Zeynep DÖNER	Geological Engineering	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa KUMRAL		Unconventional Gas System Characteristics and Depositional Environment Modeling of Silurian Mudstones: Central Taurides and Western Pontides, Turkey
Nazlı FARAJZADEH	Chemistry	Prof. Dr. Makbule KOÇAK		Synthesis of phthalocyanines containing 4- (trifluorometoxy) phenoxy groups and investigation of their usability in medicine, biology, and advanced technology
Kubilayhan GÖÇ	Business Administration	Prof. Dr. Fatma KÜSKÜ AKDOĞAN		Applicability of the sustainable human resources management: The case of Turkey
Murat AYDIN	Architecture	Prof. Dr. Hakan YAMAN		A BIM based automated code compliance checking model for residential projects in Turkey: BIMTRAC3
Ali KARAŞAN	Industrial Engineering	Prof. Dr. Cengiz KAHRAMAN		Novel Fuzzy Multi Criteria Decision Making Methods using Intuitionistic Fuzzy, Pythagorean Fuzzy, and Neutrosophic Sets
Merve KESKİN	Geomatics Engineering	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Özgür DOĞRU	Prof. Dr. Philippe DE MAEYER	Exploring The Cognitive Processes of Map Users Employing Eye Tracking and EEG
Tayfun GÜNDOĞDU	Electrical Engineering	Prof. Dr. Güven KÖMÜRGÖZ KIRIŞ		Design and Analysis of Interior Permanent Magnet Machines Equipped with Novel Semi-Overlapping Windings for Electric Vehicle Applications
Sezen TARAKÇI	Urban and Regional Planning	Prof. Dr. Şevkiye Şence TÜRK		Proposal of a method for public value capture in urban renewal areas: Fikirtepe case
Ayşe YÜKSEKDAĞ	Environmental Engineering	Prof. Dr. İsmail KOYUNCU		Recovery of Rare Earth Elements from Waste and Wastewater
Gülay ÖZKAN	Food Enginnering	Prof. Dr. Esra ÇAPANOĞLU GÜVEN		Effects of Novel Food Processing Techniques on Bioaccessibility and Transepithelial Transport of Cranberrybush Polyphenols
Nada CHAARI	Management Engineering	Prof. Dr. Hatice CAMGÖZ AKDAĞ	Assist. Prof. Dr. İslem REKİK	Multi-Modal Neuroimaging Data Prediction: Estimation of Connectional Brain Template and Multigraph Classification with Application to Gender Fingerprinting
Ahmet HAMURCU	Industrial Design	Prof. Dr. Şebnem TİMUR	Prof. Dr. Kerem RIZVANOĞLU	An Action Research on The Integration of Virtual Reality into Industrial Design Education

2021 Outstanding Doctoral Awards:

Student Name & Surname	Program	Advisor	Co-advisor	Thesis Title
Çağlar DERE	Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering	Prof. Dr. Cengiz DENİZ		Energy Efficiency Oriented Model Based Investigation of Marine Diesel Engine and Auxiliary Systems
Berrak BULUT	Metallurgical and Materials Engineering	Prof. Dr. Murat BAYDOĞAN		Investigation of The Cutting Performances of The Diamond Tools used In The Natural Stone Industry
Marcel BALÇIK	Chemical Engineering	Prof. Dr. Mehmet Göktuğ AHUNBAY		Investigation of Plasticization Behavior of Membrane Polymers by A Fully Atomistic Approach
Berkant YETİŞKİN	Chemistry	Prof. Dr. Oğuz OKAY		Rational Design of Hydro- and Organo-Cryogels
Büşra GÜLTEKİN SUBAŞI	Food Engineering	Prof. Dr. Esra ÇAPANOĞLU GÜVEN		Emerging approaches for non-thermal modification of proteins isolated from de-oiled sunflower cake
Aslı ULUBAŞ HAMURCU	Urban and Regional Planning	Prof. Dr. Fatih TERZİ		Modeling Socio-Spatial Change: Impact of Socio-Technological Factors on Future Urban Space Configuration
Lida KOUHALVANDI	Electronics and Communication Engineering	Prof. Dr. İsmail Serdar ÖZOĞUZ		Design and Implementation of High Power GaN Amplifiers with Nonlinear Optimization Techniques
Ömer KAMACI	Geological Engineering	Prof. Dr. Şafak ALTUNKAYNAK		Origin, age and deformation history of the Çataldağ metamorphic core complex
Burak TAVŞANLI	Chemistry	Prof. Dr. Oğuz OKAY		Mechanically Strong Hyaluronic Acid-Based Hydrogels