{"id":224,"date":"2020-08-24T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T06:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/unam\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2022-10-24T13:09:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T10:09:57","slug":"message-from-the-director","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/message-from-the-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from The Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"224\" class=\"elementor elementor-224\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-871460c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"871460c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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Awards<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1474\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/researcher-and-student-awards\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Researcher and Student Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2320\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/business-ecosystem\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Business Ecosystem<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3660\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/career\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Career<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-7414\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/UNAM-PL-02-ENG-UNAM-Gender-Equality-Plan-GEP-Rev1.pdf\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Gender Equality Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65699fd ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"65699fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-180b955 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"180b955\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a068a5e ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"a068a5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214adb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"214adb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Message from The Director<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a1c2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a1c2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>We are pleased and proud of our know-how, experience, and the strength we have created together as a team during this extreme time.<\/p>\n<p>UNAM, as the first national nanotechnology center and one of the first four National Research Centers of Turkey, receiving qualification within the scope of the Law No. 6550 on the Support of Research Infrastructures, has set its primary goal, with its focus on knowledge, innovation, and social benefits, to use every means available during the pandemic. Our center is taking its part in the grapple with Covid-19, the world&#8217;s primary agenda, with 9 different R&amp;D projects, and making important contributions to at the national and international level. At the same time, UNAM continues to work on various scientific, academic, and other studies including with industrial collaborations in full spate.<\/p>\n<p>Today, as Bilkent University UNAM, our work and our team are growing stronger whereby the synergy of our research institute identity and R&amp;D infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Being the recipient of 157 awards, 82 of which are national and 75 of which are international; being the &#8220;national laboratory&#8221; that has published the most in Nature Index journals within Turkey with 304 articles; having 264 master\u2019s and doctoral graduates up to date, serving users as a national laboratory to more than 1,800 users, which include 114 industrial companies and 118 universities; the 24 startups that we\u2019ve conduced to; and the fact that we contributed with a total of 122 patent registrations, 50 of which are national and 72 international are all indicators of our determination to achieve our goals.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to express our gratitude to the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Ministry of National Education, Presidency Strategy and Budget Directorate, Higher Education Council &#8211; Y\u00d6K, Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey &#8211; T\u00dcB\u0130TAK, Presidency Education and Training Policies Board, Presidency Science Technology and Innovation Policies Board and to our University for their continuous support from the earliest days.<\/p>\n<p>We would like to thank our Board members for the visionary contributions that form the foundations of our corporate structure, and all my colleagues and students, with whom we are \u201cstrong together\u201d, will achieve excellence in science and technology, and make a difference with their devoted work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f8f820 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"0f8f820\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7089fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f7089fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hvd_-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-6842\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hvd_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hvd_-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hvd_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hvd_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hvd_-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/unam.bilkent.edu.tr\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/hvd_.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeec66f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eeec66f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Professor Hilmi Volkan Demir<\/strong><br>\nChair of UNAM Executive Board\nDirector\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f944176 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"f944176\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-370a1fd ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"370a1fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Message from The Director We are pleased and proud of our know-how, experience, and the strength we have created together as a team during this extreme time. 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