Announcements

Disaster Response Hackathon: Creative Solutions for Floods and Wildfires

Disaster Response Hackathon: Floods and Wildfires, held from May 12–14, 2025, was organized under the EELISA European University Joint Call #3, aiming to create communities prepared for disasters.

ITU Academic Performance Awards 2025

The Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Academic Performance Awards 2025 were presented in three categories. The award ceremony took place on June 4, 2025, at our Ayazağa Campus.

ITU ARC Leads Regio-AIRMOB CoVE within AIRMOB Project

Under the leadership of Assoc. Prof. Emre Koyuncu, a faculty member at ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Deputy Director of ITU Aviation and Space Technologies Application and Research Center, ITU ARC has undertaken the Türkiye country representation for the project titled "AIRMOB: Developing Skills and Capabilities for Innovative Air Mobility." This project has been awarded funding totaling 3,983,463.84 Euros with 21 partners from 5 countries, under the ERASMUS-EDU-2024-PEX-COVE call.

The 19th Industrial Advisory Board Meeting of the Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Departments Was Held

The 19th annual Industry Advisory Board meeting of the Aeronautical Engineering and Astronautical Engineering Departments was held on May 9, 2025, at ITU Suleyman Demirel Culture Center, Senate Room. This meeting aims to foster closer cooperation with the industry.

Professor Anya R. Jones' Seminar Series

ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics hosted Professor Anya R. Jones from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as part of the The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) 2221 Visiting Scientist Grant Program. Drawing on her expertise in aeronautics and experimental aerodynamics, Professor Jones delivered a comprehensive seminar series consisting of four sessions.

ITU and University of Manchester Collaborate on Innovative 3D Printing Project for Wind Energy

Istanbul Technical University and the University of Manchester have joined forces on a groundbreaking international project titled, "3-D printing based innovative repair of recyclable turbine blades while fostering gender equality and sustainability in Türkiye's wind energy sector." This significant initiative is proudly supported by the British Council – International Science Partnerships Fund.

Co-Chairmanship and Paper Presentations at NATO Science and Technology Organization AVT 411

ITU AeroMDO Lab presented two papers at the NATO Science & Technology Organization AVT‑411 Research Specialists Meeting on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Military Vehicle Design held at The George Washington University in Washington, DC: on May 21, 2025,

Participating in the AIAA Sci-Tech Forum

ITU AeroMDO Lab team Prof. Dr. Melike Nikbay, Dilan Kilic and our collaborator Prof. Konstantinos Kontis, FAIAA, FRAeS, FIMechE, FRSA, EurIng, CEng from University of Glasgow recently participated and presented 4 technical papers in the AIAA SciTech Forum 2025 in Orlando, Florida

Aerobest 2025 Conference

TU AeroMDO Lab researchers, Prof. Dr. Melike Nikbay, Sihmehmet Yildiz, Berkay Pirlepeli, Dr. Pranesh Chandrasekaran, and Ramazan Kaba attended AeroBest 2025 conference: III ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Aerospace Systems, held from April 22–24, 2025 at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) of the Universidade de Lisboa.

Seminar and Workshop by Assoc. Prof. Rauno Cavallaro

ITU Aerospace Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Lab (AeroMDO Lab) organised a seminar and a two day multidisciplinary design optimization workshop on aerostructural optimization of aircraft wings.

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