Koç University College of Sciences
Dean’s Message
The mission of Koç University, College of Sciences is to educate future leaders who can design strategies based on scientific principles and to do cutting-edge research with high impact. We educate our undergraduate and graduate students with highest ethical and professional standards, with appreciation of life-long learning and growth and with interdisciplinary perspective in addition to in-depth fundamental knowledge. Our criteria of success is not only to attract the best students, but also to create opportunities for our students to improve themselves so that our graduates are the top choice of both industry and academia. For this, we include our students starting from their first year as researchers in our ongoing projects that find answers to important scientific questions and combine fundamental science and applications by interdisciplinary approaches.<br>
In these pages, you can find the research areas of our excellent faculty members who inspire our students by encouraging them to think and question, and the details of our technical and laboratory infrastructure that allow our students and faculty members to realize their ideas in creating fundamental scientific knowledge and new leading technologies. Prospective undergraduate and graduate students; prospective faculty members & instructors; and those who would like to collaborate synergistically in teaching, research and service to society at-large, please contact us: cs@ku.edu.tr.
Prof. H. Funda Yağcı Acar
Dean, College of Sciences
College of Sciences
in Numbers
Full-Time Faculty Members
Active National and International Projects
TÜBİTAK
Science Awards
TÜBİTAK
Encouragement Awards
TÜBA-GEBİP
Awards
European Research
Council (ERC)
Grants
Undergraduate
Students
Honors and Awards
ATTİLA AŞKAR | 1993 |
TEKİN DERELİ | 1996 |
ALİ ÜLGER | 1998 |
İSKENDER YILGÖR | 2003 |
ALİ MOSTAFAZADEH | 2007 |
UMRAN İNAN | 2010 |
ALPHAN SENNAROĞLU | 2013 |
ATTİLA AŞKAR | 1973 |
TEKİN DERELİ | 1982 |
ERSİN YURTSEVER | 1983 |
ALPHAN SENNAROĞLU | 1998 |
HALUK REŞAT | 1998 |
LEVENT DEMİREL | 1999 |
NEJAT BULUT | 2001 |
ÖZGÜR MÜSTECAPLIOĞLU | 2007 |
ALPER KİRAZ | 2008 |
TOLGA ETGÜ | 2009 |
MENDERES IŞKIN | 2012 |
ÖNDER METİN | 2017 |
NURHAN ÖZLÜ SICAKKAN | 2019 |
ELİF NUR FIRAT KARALAR | 2021 |
MEHMET CENGİZ ONBAŞLI | 2022 |
TOLGA ETGÜ | 2005 |
SELDA KÜÇÜKÇİFTÇİ | 2006 |
EMİNE ŞULE YAZICI | 2007 |
EMRE ALKAN | 2008 |
KAZIM BÜYÜKBODUK | 2010 |
MENDERES IŞKIN | 2011 |
Alumni
I still do have great feelings about my days spent during University years. Until one reaches old enough to attend a University, he/she is surrounded with a limited world view given by the people at hand. But Koc University has helped me to follow an independent future with a light of self-confidence. As a result I was feeling myself as a world citizen when I graduated. Koc University has proven me that attending a college does not mean only to attend a set of courses, it is way beyond that.
Selçuk Artut
1998 | Mathematic Departments Graduate
The only thing I was sure of when I graduated from high school was that I wanted to study molecular biology and genetics in order to satisfy my passion about understanding the universe. My family wanted me to become a doctor. I , in a way, fulfilled both their dream and mine by studying at Koç University. I could not have found answers to the “Why?” questions I had, if I had not studied MBGE. KU not only equips us academicaly but it also provides tons of extracurricular opportunities. I discovered my interest in nature sports at KU. We climbed the peaks of Ilgaz and Ağrı Mountains with the KU supported Mountaineering Club. KU will continue to provide great opportunities for academic and social advancement for the prospective students just like it did with me.