The Library Art Gallery will present a mini-concert by Delfin Demiray (piano), Sevgi Varol, Zeynep Bilgesu Bozkaplan, Alp Civici,(bassoon), on Friday, 27 October at 12.45. The concert is free and everybody is invited. The activity is within the scope of GE250/251 (10 points) Program: Joseph Haydn Sonata in E minor, […]
Mini-Concert: Library Art Gallery, 12:45PM October 27
Talk: “Intuition and Mathematical Objects,” Kai Hauser (TU Berlin), A-130, 3:40PM October 26 (EN)
“Intuition and Mathematical Objects” By Kai Hauser (TU Berlin) Date: Thursday, 26 October Time: 1540-1730 Place: A-130 All welcome Abstract: The view that mathematics deals with ideal objects to which we have epistemic access by a kind of perception (‘intuition’) has troubled many thinkers. Using ideas from Husserl’s phenomenology, I […]
Sports as a Way of Life: “Fall Swim Festival,” 6PM October 26
Swim Festival This term’s “Sports as a Way of Life” Fall Swim Festival will take place on Thursday, October 26 at 6:00 pm. All students who know how to swim are invited to participate in the festival. It consists of 50-meter freestyle races for men and women. Give it a […]
Nanocolloquium: “Self-Synthesizing Peptide-based Materials,” Prof. Gonen Ashkenasy (Ben Gurion University), UNAM Conference Hall, 10:40AM October 27 (EN)
Title: Self-Synthesizing Peptide-based Materials Date: October 27, 2017 (Friday) Time: 10:40 Place: UNAM Conference Hall ABSTRACT – One of the main challenges in contemporary Systems Chemistry research is establishing how interactions and coordinated functions in molecular networks give rise to emergent properties. Recently, while looking for such complex network-dependent behavior, […]
Colloquium: “Utopia” in the Context of More’s Thought, Dr. Joanne Paul (History Department and Centre for Early Modern and Medieval Studies, Sussex University), Library Art Gallery, 12:40PM November 1 (EN)
Dear colleagues and students, We cordially invite you to the opening talk of this semester’s colloquium series in the Program in Cultures, Civilizations and Ideas. Dr. Joanne Paul of Sussex University will examine Thomas More’s “Utopia” in the broader context of its author’s philosophical and literary career. The talk will […]
Colloquium: “Physicist in the Kitchen,” Andrey Varlamov (Institute of Superconductivity and Innovative Materials, Italian National Scientific Council (SPIN-CNR), SU-01 (UNAM), 3:40PM November 1 (EN)
Dear Colleagues and Students, You are kindly invited to follow the series of colloquia organized by the Department of Physics. The 1st talk of this term will be presented by ANDREY VARLAMOV— INSTITUTE OF SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND INNOVATIVE MATERIALS, ITALIAN NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL(SPIN-CNR) The title of his talk is “Physicist in […]
Lecture: “Designing in and for an Archaeological Context,” Didem Teksöz (Atölye Architecture), FFB-22, 12:30PM November 2 (EN)
Speaker: Didem TEKSÖZ Atölye Architecture 2 November 2017 Thursday 12:30 FFB 22 Biography Didem TEKSÖZ (MA, ITU) received her B.Arch degree from Istanbul Technical University in 1996 and co-founded Atolye Architecture in 1998. She received her Master of Arts degree on Architectural History with her thesis on “Body and Space […]
Seminar: “Restoring Accessibility for Effective Disaster Response,” Dr. Sibel Salman (Koç University), EA-409, 1:40PM November 3 (EN)
“Restoring Accessibility for Effective Disaster Response” Doç. Dr. Sibel Salman School of Engineering, Koc University Nov 3, Friday 13:40 EA-409 Abstract A common consequence of natural disasters is the destruction of infrastructure, including roadways that are critical for disaster response operations. For instance, after an earthquake, collapsed buildings, bridges and […]
Talk: “Creative Writing,” Susan Straight (University of California, Riverside), G-110, 3:40PM November 3 (EN)
Susan Straight, the distinguished American novelist, will be speaking on her work, the process of creative writing, and ethnicity in the United States on Friday, November 3rd, from 15.40 to about 17.00, in G-110. Her novels have won numerous awards. She teaches in the Creative Writing program at the University […]
Sports As a Way of Life: “Indoor Triathlon: Swim, Bike, Run” 10AM November 4
Swim, Bike, Run: Just Try It! Ready to challenge yourself in a brand new way? Join your fellow Bilkenters at the first-ever “Sports As a Way of Life” Indoor Triathlon. A triathlon is a multidisciplinary race where participants swim, cycle and run. The Bilkent Indoor Triathlon will take place on […]