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A delegation from Universiti Putra Malaysia represented by Rector Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan Sulaiman visited our University

A delegation from Universiti Putra Malaysia represented by Rector Prof. Dr. Mohd Roslan Sulaiman visited our University on December 21st, 2022.

SharjahSAT1 Satellite Developed Within the Scope of the ITUNOVA Project With The United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The 3U CubeSat Sharjahsat1, developed by ITU Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory (ITU-SSDTL) jointly with Sharjah University of UAE completed and sent for integration on Falcon 9 Transporter 6 mission to be launched on 3 January 2023.

Visit of International Collaborator to Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics of ITU

Prof. Nor Zaihar B. Yahaya and Nor Adela Dinyati visited the Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Istanbul Technical University at the beginning of November 2022.

11th International Nano-Satellite Symposium at ITU

Istanbul Technical University (ITU) hosted the 11th Nano-Satellite Symposium, an important event in the field of small satellites, in its 250th anniversary.

The first paper from Turkey in the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, the most reputable journal in the field of Fluid Mechanics, was published in its 2022 issue by our Aerospace Engineering Department faculty member Prof.Dr. N.L. Okşan ÇETİNER YILDIRIM.

The first paper from Turkey in the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, the most reputable journal in the field of Fluid Mechanics, was published in its 2022 issue by our Astronautical Engineering Department faculty member Prof.Dr. N.L. Okşan ÇETİNER YILDIRIM.

8th UNISEC GLOBAL meeting held on 19-21 October 2022

The 8th UNISEC GLOBAL meeting held on 19-21 October 2022, in ITU-SDKM Conference Center.

Earth Observation CubeSat Project Contracted

A 16U, 1.5 m GSD @ 500km Earth Observation CubeSatand Space Capacity Development Project contract has been signed with Air University of Pakistan as an ITUNOVA TTO Project.

Fault Tolerant Attitude Estimation for Small Satellites

The book titled Fault Tolerant Attitude Estimation for Small Satellites by Prof. Dr. Cengiz HACIZADE from the Department of Aerospace Engineering has been published by CRC Press.

4 ITU Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics members in the World’s Most Influential Scientists List

While 1,150 scientists from Turkey were included in the list of the most influential scientists in the world, created every year by scientists from Stanford University, 50 names from ITU were included. ITU ranked first among the Turkish universities that entered the list.

AIAA Associate Fellows-Class of 2021

Prof.Dr. Oksan Cetiner - Yıldırım from the Department of Astronautical Engineering has been elected to the class of 2021 associate fellows by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).

New Mission from NATO to Our Faculty Member Prof. Dr. Melike Nikbay

Prof. Dr. Melike Nikbay from the Department of Astronautical Engineering was elected as the chairman of the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Applied Vehicle Technologies (AVT) Panel Support Committee. Prof. Dr. Melike Nikbay will continue her duty for two years until the end of 2023.

Our Ph.D. Student Mehmet Kahraman Received Best Paper Award

ITU Graduate School Aeronautics and Astronautics Engineering Ph.D. Program student Mehmet Kahraman’s paper presentation on hybrid rocket engines was awarded by American Institute of Aeronautics and Aerospace (AIAA), one of the world’s leading aerospace societies. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Özkol from the Department of Aeronautical Engineering and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arif Karabeyoğlu from Koç University also contributed to the paper.

ITU and TİM Develop Domestic Solar Panels for Cube Satellites

Studies for “Multifunctional Solar Panels in Nano, Micro and Cube Satellites R&D Project” launched by Istanbul Technical University (ITU) and Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) in March in order to contribute to Turkey’s “National Space Program” continue at full speed. The current state of the project carried out at ITU Space Systems Design and Test Laboratory under the coordination of İnovaTİM was shared with the public in a press conference held at ITU Rectorate.

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