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March 29, 2018MS Thesis Defense: BISMILLAH NASIR ASHFAQ

Bismillah Nasir Ashfaq has successfully defended his MS thesis on 29th of March 2018. The title of the thesis is "A GATE MODULATED DIGITALLY CONTROLLED MODIFIED CLASS-E AMPLIFIER FOR ON-COIL APPLICATION IN…

March 28, 2018Dr. Oktay Algin won 2018 BAGEP award

Together with Dr. Algin, five Bilkent University faculty (Ozcan Ozturk,Onur Tokel,Ferdi Karadas,Barbaros Cetin,Meral Ugur Cinar) won the award. This award is given to the young faculty members in order to praise their…

February 13, 2018European patent “NANOPARTICLE FORMULATION CONTAINING FARNESYLTHIOSALICYCLIC ACID”

European patent application (WO2015167408)(PCT/TR2014/000248) entitled "NANOPARTICLE FORMULATION CONTAINING FARNESYLTHIOSALICYCLIC ACID" has been concluded positively and the registration decision has been finalized. Farnesylthiosalicylic acid (Salirasib, FT A), a new generation antineoplastic agent, is…

January 26, 2018PhD Thesis Defense: Utku Kaya

Utku Kaya (Graduate Researcher at UMRAM) successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled “Neural Mechanisms Underlying Sub-second Crossmodal Time Perception”. He aimed to understand neural correlates of auditory influences on perceived visual timing,…

January 8, 2018Fatima Tu Zahra defended her Master thesis on December 22, 2017

We would like to congratulate Fatima Tu Zahra for receiving the master of science degree from Bilkent EEE. Her thesis title is "Highly Efficient 300 W Modified Class-E RF Amplifiers for 64…

December 28, 2017Multisensory Nature of Speed Estimation

UMRAM researchers have recently published a journal article in Experimental Brain Research. In their study, they focused on brain mechanisms and principles coordinating crossmodal and intramodal perceptual grouping. By designing different experiments…

December 14, 2017Simultaneous use of linear and nonlinear gradients for B1+ inhomogeneity correction

In a recent publication from UMRAM researchers, it is shown that simultaneous use of linear and nonlinear gradients provides better B1+ inhomogeneity correction than using only linear or only nonlinear gradients. In…

December 14, 2017A Z-Gradient Array for Simultaneous multi-slice excitation with a single band RF pulse

UMRAM researchers has recently published an article titled as “A z-gradient array for simultaneous multi-slice excitation with a single band RF pulse”. It is shown that multiple slices can be excited with…

November 17, 2017Ultra-Thin, Flexible, Passive RF Resonator Marker for MRI

UMRAM researchers published a novel work in MRM journal in collaborating with UNAM team. This study presents an inductively coupled ultra-thin, flexible, and passive RF resonator for MRI marking and guiding purposes with clinical feasibility.…

November 10, 2017A temperature sensor implant for active implantable medical devices for in vivo subacute heating tests under MRI

Umram researchers published a new study for implant safety research under MRI. The project introduces a new in vivo testing method and system for active implantable medical devices. The computer simulations and…

November 7, 2017Dr Algın receives TÜSEB Aziz Sancar Encouragement Award

"Aziz Sancar Science, Service and Encouragement Awards"  by the Turkish Health Institutions Presidency (TÜSEB) that is organized for the first time this year has been rewarded to six scientists who works in…

October 4, 2017An EEG Study on Time Interval Adaptation

UMRAM researchers have recently examined the effects of sub-second time interval adaptation on visual apparent motion. They found that both auditory and visual time interval adaptation can alter ERPs elicited by apparent…