The Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences organizes public lecture series with the participation of the leading scientists of our country and the world. The aim of these events is to share the passion for science and research with a wide audience, as well as to foster scientific curiosity and scientific culture in the society.
2022 Public Lectures
Türkiye’den Dünyaya Açılan Bilim Serüvenim: Rengârenk Nanokristallerin Harika Dünyası
Speaker: Hilmi Volkan Demir, Bilkent University (Turkey)
Date and Time: March 17 2022, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/Ws5d67j9Cgs x
2021 Public Lectures
Kendiliğinden Organize Olan Sistemler Entropiyi Nasıl Düşürüyor?
Speaker: Fatih Ömer Ilday, Bilkent University (Turkey)
Date and Time: October 30 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/hYe303kk6hc x
Speaker: David Wineland - Nobel Laureate, University of Oregon (USA)
Date and Time: September 30 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/muXBUnGd8Us x
Speaker: Sir Martin J. Rees, University of Cambridge (UK)
Date and Time: June 5 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/HnOQJxpr8Oo x
Bor Fonksiyonlu Pirol Türevi Moleküler Malzemeler
Speaker: Ahmet Gül, İstanbul Technical University (Turkey)
Date and Time: May 22 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/UKtJ1sqrXfs x
Kök Hücre Araştırmaları ve Kişiselleştirilmiş Tıp
Speaker: Tamer Önder, Koç University (Turkey)
Date and Time: May 28 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/MwYKo0qmumE x
Speaker: Shohini Ghose, Wilfrid Laurier University (Canada)
Date and Time: April 24 2021, 19:00 – 20:00 x
From Quarks to Nuclei: The Building Blocks of the Universe
Speaker: Phiala Shanahan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Date and Time: April 3 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/fUO1TTXub-k x
Enerji Teknolojilerinin Hayatımıza Etkileri
Speaker: Emre Erdem, Sabancı University (Turkey)
Date and Time: March 20 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/YcrcqS2Siec x
Yüksek Başarımlı Hesaplamalar ile Yenilikçi Malzemeler ve Uygulamalar
Speaker: Oğuz Gülseren, Bilkent University (Turkey)
Date and Time: March 6 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/XLJrFWW6RWA x
Speaker: Hasan Mandal, President of TÜBİTAK (Turkey)
Date and Time: February 27 2021, 19:00 – 20:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/D1t1ZqfuLEU x
2020 Public Lectures
A Short Review of Cryptography from Ancient Times to the Modern Day
Speaker: Vahid Karimipour, Sharif University of Technology (Iran)
Date and Time: March 15 2020, 20:00 – 21:00 *Postponed* x
Speaker: Angelo Bassi, University of Trieste (Italy)
Date and Time: March 14 2020, 20:00 – 21:00 *Postponed* x
2019 Public Lectures
Beyond Quantum Limits: Teleportation and Other Tricks
Speaker: Eugene S. Polzik, Neils Bohr Institute (Denmark)
Date and Time: Novermber 10 2019, 17:00 – 18:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/qZx6leG1034 x
Quantum Physics: From Paradox to Technology
Speaker: Alexandr Lvovsky, University of Oxford (UK)
Date and Time: November 9 2019, 17:00 – 18:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/gNb__XC2bOw x
Opening a New Window into the Universe: The 100 Year Quest for Einstein’s Gravitational Waves
Speaker: Nergis Mavalvala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Date and Time: July 11 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/pb7xQ4bGBAU x
The First Image of a Black Hole
Speaker: Luciano Rezzolla, University of Frankfurt (Germany)
Date and Time: July 10 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/VkijOGHqotk x
Black Holes: From Michell and Laplace to LIGO
Speaker: Badri Krishnan, Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Germany)
Date and Time: July 9 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/kvFei1D53Hc x
Einstein’s Ears: The New Astronomy of Gravitational Waves
Speaker: Scott A. Hughes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Date and Time: July 8 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/Pwor_k0N9bM x
Parton Distribution Functions at the LHC, Improvements at the HL-LHC and Prospects for an LHeC
Speaker: Amanda Cooper-Sarkar, University of Oxford (UK)
Date and Time: July 4 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/TvhTjlc6Zxg x
Testing the Cosmological Principle
Speaker: Subir Sarkar, University of Oxford (UK)
Date and Time: July 3 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/AAacufuP780 x
String Theory, Black Holes and Quark-Gluon Plasma
Speaker: Andrei Starinets, University of Oxford (UK)
Date and Time: July 2 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/MY9mReRSvx0 x
Light from Darkness? Searching for Dark Matter in the Sky
Speaker: Tracy Slatyer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Date and Time: July 1 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/CMgrLMYsasw x
Resolution of the Black Hole Information Paradox
Speaker: Samir Mathur, Ohio State University (USA)
Date and Time: June 29 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/oVbV8UWcrbY x
The Clandestine Relationship Between the Top Quark and Higgs Boson
Speaker: Michael E. Peskin, Stanford University (USA)
Date and Time: June 28 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/eec0dwWew6I x
Detecting and Characterizing Exoplanets with TESS: NASA’s New Exoplanet Hunter
Speaker: Tansu Daylan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)
Date and Time: June 26 2019, 20:00 – 21:00
Video Archive: https://youtu.be/dc-DKEAYaVQ x