In honor of the World Quantum Day, Bilkent University’s National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) held an event on Saturday, April 15 in partnership with QTurkey.
The World Quantum Day has been celebrated since April 14, 2021, with the aims of creating social awareness about quantum technologies and increasing the interest and knowledge levels of individuals who will develop and use these technologies in the future. This year, QTurkey organized the event in both online and face-to-face formats in Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. Additional support was provided by student branches from QSB ÇOMÜ, QSB Bilkent, QSB SU, QSB KU, QSB MSGSU, QSB TOBB ETÜ, QSB IZTECH, QSB TGU, QSB GTU, QSB İTÜ, QSB METU, and QSB Marmara.
Speakers at the event included Asst. Prof. Hasan Yılmaz and Asst. Prof. İbrahim Sarpkaya from UNAM, Prof. Dr. Oğuz Gülseren and Asst. Prof. Cihan Okay from Bilkent University, Asst. Prof. Osman Barış Malcıoğlu from METU, and Assoc. Prof. Murat Kurt from Ondokuz Mayıs University.