Tuesday: Rainy April 7, 2015 8°C / 14°C Wednesday: Rainy Volume 21 5°C / 11°C Number 23 Thursday: Rainy 4°C / 10°C Friday: Rainy bilnews.bilkent.edu.tr İLKENT EWS 3°C / 8°C B Weekly Newspaper of Bilkent UniversityN A Once-in-a-Century Celebration: Bilkent Day Commemorates 100th Anniversary of İhsan Doğramacı’s Birth pril 3 is the birthday of Following this, conductor and Bilkent University's founder, Turkish state artist Gürer Aykal Prof. İhsan Doğramacı, and is discussed Prof. Doğramacı’s legendary celebrated each year at the devotion to classical music, and his university as Bilkent Day. This year, the support of music education and eventA had special meaning, with 2015 performance in Turkey. To illustrate his being the 100th anniversary of Prof. point, he shared with the audience a Doğramacı’s birth. The celebration letter that eminent Turkish composer began with a luncheon at Le Piment and musicologist Ahmet Adnan Saygun Rouge Restaurant and continued with had written to Prof. Doğramacı. The the Bilkent Day Conference in the name of Ahmet Adnan Saygun, noted afternoon. In the evening, the Bilkent Mr. Aykal, is “the first that springs to Symphony Orchestra performed a mind” in connection with music in commemorative concert. Turkey; the letter, he said, The School of Applied Technology “communicated the admiration Saygun and Management hosted the luncheon, felt for Prof. Doğramacı.” He then read which was prepared and served by out its text: students of the Department of Tourism Dear İhsan Bey, and Hotel Management under the In the increasingly barren field of arts supervision of Chef Elif Denizci and and music of our country, a new spring of Service Instructor Ali Ünal. Guests hope has welled up through your hands. I included the Doğramacı family and would like to keep alive and well the hope members of the university and dream of this spring, transforming a administration. land that is becoming an arid desert into a The setting then moved to the green oasis in time, in my imagination. In Bilkent Concert Hall for the 2015 any case, you have earned the blessings of Bilkent Day Conference. The program our artistic community with your most opened with introductory remarks by recent efforts. As these efforts bear fruit, Bilkent’s rector, Prof. Abdullah Atalar, our feelings of thankfulness and gratitude in which he talked about “The Bilkent will equally increase. Project”: Prof. Doğramacı’s vision of a We would especially like to thank you “city of knowledge,” and his tireless and your wife for the affection and work to make this vision a reality. kindness you have displayed during our The centerpiece of the conference days in Ankara, and express our most was a panel discussion on the topic of heartfelt wishes of well-being and health “İhsan Doğramacı’s Objectives.” The with our love and regards. panel featured presentations by six Hoping you become the pioneer of speakers from several different fields many more illuminations, of endeavor, all of whom had Ahmed Adnan Saygun encountered Prof. Doğramacı and his Next to speak was Vecdi Gönül, work in the course of their careers and former minister of national defense of cherished personal memories of their Turkey and founding member of the association with him. Photograph by Aydın Ramazanoğlu Turkish Council of Higher Education, The first speaker was Prof. Errol who offered these observations: “Great Alden, executive director and CEO of achievements possible. “Perhaps even witnessed his leadership in the nations owe their greatness to their the American Academy of Pediatrics. more notable than his impressive national and international leading citizens. The Turkish Nation, Prof. Alden reviewed Prof. Doğramacı’s professional accomplishments, arenas…Using his charisma to attract, as old as humanity and one which has professional achievements, focusing on however, is the man himself. He’s been his powers of persuasion to unite and made its mark in history, is truly one of his leadership role as an advocate for called ‘The Amazing Turk,’ an his passion for pediatrics to inspire, the great Nations of yesterday and child health, and went on to offer his ‘Architect of Miracles,’ and ‘A Reformer he has improved the health and today. And one of the outstanding sons own observations on the personal with an Iron Will,’ and I feel so changed the life course for millions of who have made it great in our time is, characteristics that had made these privileged to have worked with him and children around the globe.” (Continued on Page 6) New Sensor Technology Published in Top Nanotechnology Journal new paper on advancing the Caltech demonstrated the capability instance, the determination of the simulations. Previously, the capability capabilities of of these sensors to measure the mass type of a virus will be accomplished to measure the shape of analytes with nanomechanical sensors has of single molecules. This paradigm by considering both the weight of the inertial mechanical sensors was been published in Nature (NEMS-based mass sensing) offered virus and its characteristic shape. unknown in the field; this work Nanotechnology, widely considered new capabilities for rapid and low- In order to resolve the shape of a introduces a paradigm shift in terms theA top journal in the field. The work cost characterization of large molecule, researchers use the of the sensing modalities of has been developed in collaboration biomolecules, accomplished at the higher-order mechanical sensors. between Bilkent University, Caltech chip scale. mechanical vibration The paper is accessible and the University of Melbourne. Now, with the research published modes of the sensor online at the website of Nature The lead author of the work is Asst. in the new paper, the capabilities of and combine the Nanotechnology. Other authors Prof. Selim Hanay of the Department NEMS sensors have been expanded information of the paper are Dr. Scott of Mechanical Engineering and further. It has been shown that obtained from all Kelber, Dr. Cathal O’Connell, UNAM. molecules’ size and shape, as well as vibration modes. Prof. Paul Mulvaney, Prof. John Nanomechanical sensors (NEMS) their mass, can be detected by The technique has Sader and Prof. Michael are engineered, extremely small NEMS sensors. The been verified in Roukes. More information mechanical structures. Due to their multidimensional information (mass experiments using about nanomechanical sensors miniscule sizes, NEMS can operate and shape) obtained from the analyte micron-sized can be obtained from the as exquisite sensors of physical will open up new venues for cantilevers, as well Hanay Research Group, changes. Previous experiments at biomolecular characterization. For as in finite-element http://nems.bilkent.edu.tr. Bilkent News 2 OPINIONS not even saying the vocal part, since songs as if Garm were going to sing vocals by Simen Hestnæs, a.k.a. them, as he in fact used to. In SS, Vortex, are so unique that it is this created problems in some places, impossible to misidentify them), and since Garm's and Vortex's registers listening to each one separately, you are quite different (although even so, can determine that this is definitely Vortex can successfully sing most of Arcturus. Garm's songs with both Borknagar Ege Özgün (PHYS/PhD) Coming back to the song, it can be and Arcturus). In the case of TAS, it [email protected] said that it sounds like a blend of still sounds like the song was “The Sham Mirrors” (TSM) and composed for Garm, but this time erfection Through Avant- “Sideshow Symphonies.” Sverd Vortex presents an even more Garde Experimentation contributes guitar work together with stunning performance, so that you Recently, Arcturus his keyboard duties, and Knut Magne might think his voice also projects streamed their their new Valle's unique guitar riffing is of the sense of Garm’s. Psong “The Arcturian Sign” (TAS) course present as usual. The genius Finally, to give a brief idea about from their upcoming album of Hellhammer's drum work is musicianship and strong, innovative Arcuturus's style (I think I talked “Arcturian.” This will be their first unquestionable; he is one of the most song structures. The main concern about them in a previous column), release since “Sideshow significant session musicians in the about the mixing seems to be that they have black metal roots, which Symphonies” (SS) of 2005, ending a metal scene. Skoll's bass playing has the drums (especially the kicks) do can sometimes be spotted, but they 10-year hiatus. never been in the foreground but has not sound good. Well, I’m sorry, but also have a sci-fi feeling, emanating Arcturus is among the few bands instead complemented the work of those who say this must be tone deaf. from the electronic samples that can get me excited just by his bandmates, a situation that Of course everyone has their own sprinkled between the avant-garde- announcing that they are releasing remains true in TAS. musical taste, but it’s impossible to sounding, cleverly written riffs and something new. This excitement was There is general discontent about call the mixing of this song bad; the poetry-like lyrics: i.e., they doubled when I actually listened to the mixing of the song, which I am someone might say, “It’s not my cup achieve perfection through avant- the song. To be honest, my having a really hard time of tea,” but otherwise they’re talking garde experimentation. May 8 is the expectations were not really sky high understanding. In my humble nonsense. release date for “Arcturian,” and until before listening to the song, but now, opinion, the mixing of the song is Now, let’s move on to Vortex.