Research and Development Commission

Prof. Dr. Kazim ŞAHİN (President)

Prof. Dr. Burhan CETINKAYA

Prof. Dr. Munir AKTAS

Prof. Dr. Gaffari TURK

Prof. Dr. Cemal GEORG ORHAN

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan ABAYLI

Student Representative (Ahmet Selim ÖZKAN)

Duties of the Research and Development Commission

• The commission is formed by the dean and begins its activities with the approval of the board of directors.
• Determines the faculty's short, medium and long-term research strategies; directs scientific studies accordingly.
• It encourages national and international projects carried out by faculty members and students, and provides information and guidance in project writing and application processes.
• It announces the calls for support programs such as TÜBİTAK, the European Union, and BAP, and facilitates the application processes.
• It monitors publications included in indexes such as SCI/SCI-Expanded and Scopus, evaluates publication performance and develops incentive recommendations.
• Contributes to the faculty's publication policy and research vision.
• It develops academic collaborations within and outside the university; supports joint projects with the private sector, institutes, research centers and international institutions.
• Ensures efficient use of laboratories, research farms and other infrastructures; makes recommendations for the establishment of new laboratories or the updating of existing ones.
• Encourages active participation of master's and doctoral students in research; monitors and supports their thesis projects.
• It ensures the organization of scientific seminars, workshops, congresses and conferences or encourages participation.
• It prepares reports on the research activities and outcomes each year and shares these reports with the faculty administration.
• It ensures that R&D achievements are shared with the public; it undertakes initiatives to develop university-industry collaboration.
• The commission meets at least twice a year; the decisions taken are recorded in minutes and summary information is published on the faculty website.
• Members continue their duties until a new appointment is made; new members are appointed by the dean's office to replace those who leave.
• Members are required to attend meetings, and those who do not attend without a valid excuse will be subject to evaluation.