Asst. Prof. Mehmet Z. Baykara of the Department of Mechanical Engineering has won the 2014 FABED (Feyzi Akkaya Scientific Activities Support Fund) Eser Tümen Outstanding Young Scientist Award for his research accomplishments in the areas of scanning probe microscopy and tribology.
The awards are presented to young scientists in recognition of their exceptional achievements and research productivity, in honor of influential engineers Feyzi Akkaya and Eser Tümen.
FABED—a fund to support scientific activities—was established in memory of Mr. Akkaya, a pioneer in the field of civil engineering and co-founder of Turkey’s first international civil engineering company, STFA. To encourage and recognize innovative scientific activities and outstanding young scientists and researchers in the fields of civil engineering and the natural sciences, FABED established the Outstanding Achievement Awards for Young Scientists and the Research Support for Outstanding Young Scientists program.