Stories from Successful Researchers

Yüksel Alper Ecevit is Assistant Professor at Uludağ University, working in the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences. Dr Ecevit was the recipient of the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund. He travelled to the University of Edinburgh to research Citizenship and Immigration: Turkey's Evolving Role in Global Migration. 

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Bilsay Pastakkaya is an Assistant Professor at Uludağ University, working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Dr Pastakkaya received the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund. He moved to the University of Nottingham to research a project entitled: New Approaches to Eco House Design and Renewable Energy Applications in Sustainable Buildings.

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Yavuz Özdemir is an Assistant Professor in the department of geological engineering at Yuzuncu Yıl University. Dr Özdemir was awarded the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund. He used the grant to travel to the University of Bristol to research magma storage conditions beneath Süphan Volcano in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. 

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Ali Kılıç is an Assistant Professor at the Istanbul Technical University, working in the Department of Textile Engineering. Dr Kılıç received the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund, which enabled him to attend Leeds University to research nonwoven filter systems. 

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Esra Kahya Özyirmidokuz is an Assistant Professor at Erciyes University, working in the Department of Computer Technologies. Dr Özyirmidokuz was awarded the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund to undertake research at Bournemouth University on a topic entitled: Mining Users Feedback for Evolving Socio-Technical Systems.

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Derman Vatansever Bayramol is an Assistant Professor at the Namık Kemal University, working in the Department of Textile Engineering. Dr Bayramol was the recipient of the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund, which enabled her to travel to the University of Bolton to research the production of energy harvesting polymeric filaments and 3-D fabric structures for wearable applications.

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Ali Büyükkileci is an Assistant Professor in Department of Food Engineering at the Izmir Institute of Technology. Dr Büyükkileci was awarded the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund, enabling him to attend the University of Reading to research the production of functional food ingredients with potential health benefits.

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Aybeniz Akdeniz Ar is an Assistant Professor at the Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, working in the Department of Business Management. Dr Ar was the recipient of the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund. She travelled to Cardiff University to research a project entitled: The Effect of Gendered Regulatory Institutions on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Turkey and the UK.

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Ozan Keysan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Middle East Technical University. Dr Keysan was the recipient of the Researcher Links Travel Grants Fund. He travelled to the University of Edinburgh to research modular and reliable superconducting wind turbine generators. 

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