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Boğaziçi University Researchers Catalogue Science, Research, Creativity and Innovation Fall - 2020 Boğaziçi University Researchers Catalogue Science, Research, Creativity and Innovation Fall - 2020 Boğaziçi University İstanbul Copyright © 2020 Boğaziçi University Cataloging –in-Publication Data Boğaziçi University Researchers Catalogue: Science, Research, Creativity and Innovation: Fall 2020 / Boğaziçi University p. ; ill. ; 21 x 26 cm. ISBN: 978-975-518-423-4 1.Boğaziçi University – Curricula. 2. Boğaziçi University - - Research LF5222.C8 Boğaziçi University Researchers Catalogue Certifıcation No: 11124 Boğaziçi University Researchers Catalogue Science, Research, Creativity and Innovation Fall - 2020 CONTENTS Faculties About Boğaziçi University 7 1 Faculties 9 The Faculty of Arts and Sciences 10 1. Chemistry 11 2. History 22 3. Linguistics 34 4. Mathematics 38 5 . Molecular Biology and Genetics 46 6. Philosophy 55 7. Physics 60 8. Psychology 70 9. Sociology 77 10. Translation and Interpreting Studies 81 11. Turkish Language and Literature 85 12. Western Languages and Literatures 92 The Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences 98 1. Economics 99 2. Management 111 3. Political Science and International Relations 121 The Faculty of Education 127 1. Computer Education and Educational Technology 128 2. Educational Sciences 132 3. Foreign Language Education 141 4. Primary Education 147 5. Mathematics and Science Education 150 The Faculty of Engineering 159 1. Chemical Engineering 160 2. Civil Engineering 169 3. Computer Engineering 179 4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering 193 5. Industrial Engineering 212 6. Mechanical Engineering 221 2 Schools 231 School of Applied Disciplines 232 1. International Trade 233 2. Management Information Systems 239 3. Tourism Administration 247 The School of Foreign Languages 252 1. The Unit of Advanced English 253 2. English Preparatory Division 255 3. Modern Languages Unit 256 5 Faculties 3 Graduate Institutes 257 The Ataturk Institute For Modern Turkish History 258 The Institute of Biomedical Engineering 265 The Institute of Environmental Sciences 276 Kandilli Observatory And Earthquake Research Institute 291 1. Earthquake Engineering 292 2. Geodesy 298 3. Geophysics 303 The Institute for Graduate Studies in Sciences and Engineering 307 The Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences 308 1. Social Policy 309 4 Service Departments 311 Fine Arts 312 5 Research Centers 314 1. Applied Tourism and Research Center 315 2. Archaeometry Research Center 315 3. Asian Studies Research Center 316 4. BEPAM Centre for Educational Policy Studies 316 5. Byzantine Studies Research Center 317 6. Center of Analytics and Insights 317 7. Center for Applied Research in Finance 318 8. Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies 318 9. Center for Disaster Management 319 10. Center for Economic Design 319 11. Center for Economic and Econometrics 320 12. Center for Educational Technology 320 13. Center for European Studies 321 14. Center for Innovation and Competition Based Development Studies 321 15. Center for Psychological Research and Services 322 16. Center for Research in Corporate Governance & Financial Regulation 322 17. Energy Policy Research Center 323 18. Entrepreneurship Center 323 19. Feza Gürsey Center For Physics And Mathematics 324 20. Halet Çambel and Nail Çakırhan Archaeology and Classical 324 Architecture Research Center 21. Information Systems Research Center 325 22. Language Research Center 325 23. Life Sciences and Technologies Research Center 326 24. Mechatronics Research Center 326 25. Nâzım Hikmet Culture and Art Research Center 327 26. Peace Education Research Center 327 27. Polymer Research Center 328 28. Social Policy Forum Research Center 328 29. Sustainable Development and Clean Production Research Center 329 39. Telecommunications and Informatics Technologies Research Center 329 31. The Human Development Center6 330 32. The Nafi Baba Center for Research in Sufism,History, and Cultural Heritage 330 Faculties ABOUT BOĞAZİÇİ UNIVERSITY Having launched its teaching and research activities at only one campus in 1971 and now with its seven campuses established on 1,669,106m2 in total, Boğaziçi University has since contributed to higher education and scientific development as one of the pioneer and esteemed research universities of Turkey. In the University Strategic Plan, research topic was covered under two headlines: (1) Increasing Research and Resource Effectiveness; (2) Empowering Culture of Science, Research, Creativity and Innovation. While under the first headline the steps towards the enhancement of research infrastructure, increasing and diversifying the resources and transforming the research data into resources are defined, under the second headline; developing research strategy, ensuring research visibility and its integration with all other activities at the University were targeted. In our Strategic Plan, ensuring the visibility of science, creativity and innovation, sharing research results with public in other ways beside high quality publications and extending the research culture by encouraging research integrated in education at the University were targeted. At Boğaziçi University, teaching and research are the main two complementary and supporting components. As per this philosophy underlying any successful university, our University encourages the research life in all current and prioritized topics related to all academic fields in a multi- and inter-disciplinary manner, in cooperation with diverse sectors and international actors, placing a high emphasis on social and basic sciences. At Boğaziçi University, in 29 academic departments under four faculties, two schools for vocational studies and six institutes; a total of 33 undergraduate programs, 67 master programs of which 46 are executive and other graduate programs and 33 doctoral programs are available. Being a research university, the university holds 32 research centers and 147 research labs working on unique research topics. Of a total of 15.918 registered students, 12.887 are undergraduate, 3.031 are graduate and 1.064 are doctoral students. 7 Boğaziçi University has targeted motivating the researchers working in the research centers and labs for generating high quality publications and new research projects; supporting research-development-innovation, centers of excellences and large-scale, strategically important, multi-and inter-disciplinary research, and increasing capacity in key and emerging research areas. Based on this strategic priority, the University was structured to activate the support service to project activities and researchers. Boğaziçi University supports the researchers with a body including Research Planning Coordination (APK) Office, Boğaziçi University Research Fund (BAP) Administrative Coordinatorship, BAP Financial Coordinatorship, Revolving Funds (DÖSE) Enterprise Directorate along with Technology Transfer Office (TTO) with International and National Projects Units and Patent Office under it. Boğaziçi University supports research projects by utilizing its internal resources through BAP and provides information, education and project writing services within its TTO for accessing national and international project resources. TTO acts as a medium to bring the University and industry together to develop mutual projects. and to design intellectual property rights and working conditions with contracts. TTO also provides services for management and licensing of intellectual and industrial rights. Public or industry supported projects are carried out at Boğaziçi University Technopark (BÜN Teknopark) or Revolving Funds Enterprise. Boğaziçi University supports entrepreneurship activities of its researcher and students in pre-incubation centers within TTO, in KOSGEB/TEKMER and BÜN Teknopark incubators. The doctoral degrees of full-time Faculty of Boğaziçi University are received either from abroad or from one of the distinguished universities of Turkey. Of currently 429 full-time faculty members, 322 have got their doctoral degrees from abroad; 65 are graduates of Boğaziçi University, 14 are graduates of Middle East Technical University, 7 are graduates of Istanbul Technical University, 6 are graduates of Istanbul University and 18 are graduates of other Turkish universities. Academic staff includes 47 faculty members and 51 instructors of diverse nationalities, working on a contract basis in various departments. September 2020 8 1 Faculties The Faculty of Arts and Sciences The contribution of Boğaziçi University to higher education stems both from its philosophy of education and the unique content of its courses. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences plays a key role in this contribution through the program of courses it provides, which also constitutes a major portion of the curricular requirements of other Faculties during the first four semesters of study. The goal of The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is to provide a well-balanced and challenging curriculum implemented in a way to enable the students to acquire a solid educational background as well as a capacity for critical thinking, and hence for exploration and independent research. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences offers programs leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Physics, and to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in History, Psychology, Sociology, Translation and Interpreting Studies, Turkish Language and Literature, and Western Languages and Literatures. There