Our TUBITAK project 114M791 "Fire Performance of Steel Connections in Composite Floor Systems" has received to Project Performance Award (PPO).
TUBITAK 2014 Award for European Union Funded FP7 Research Projects
Academic Incentive Award by Boğaziçi University Foundation (BUVAK) for Academic Year 2013
Visiting Scholar at University of California, Berkeley - Summer 2014
Marie Curie International Incoming Fellowship IIF (2013-2015)
Evaluation Score: 4.99/5.0
Highest score ever achieved for European Framework research proposals in Turkey
BUDGET: 166,000 €
Visiting Scientist to Nanyang Technical University (NTU), Singapore (2013):
Appointed as a delegate to discuss research collaborations and student exchange programs between Bogazici University and NTU
European Commission Horizon 2020 Keynote Speaker (2013):
This special invitation is given due to the highest evaluation score received in Marie Curie IIF Project Proposal. My speech includes my research proposal writing success and other motivational elements for future researchers applying to Marie Curie Grants
Exclusive Invitation to collaborate and form a research agenda for BRFL fire testing facility at NIST (2011)
Princeton University 1st Year Fellowship (2006-2007)
Princeton Civil Engineering (CEE) Graduate Prize (2006)
Acceptance and graduate fellowship support at Princeton University, Harvard University, MIT, Stanford University, Columbia University, and University of Stuttgart in Germany (2006)
--all declined in favor for Princeton University
International Honors Program at Duke University (2006)
Pratt Undergraduate Research Fellowship at Duke University (2005-2006)
Chi Epsilon (XE) National Civil Engineering Honor Society (2005)
Helga Wilde Bessent Scholarship for German Language and Literature (2004)
Delta Phi Alpha German Honor Society (2003-2006)
Junior Scholar at Miami University, Oxford, OH (2001)