The project owners who placed in the “Energy Technologies R&D Project Market”, held by the Hasan Kalyoncu University Technology Transfer Office with the aim of raising R&D awareness in the energy sector and leading the way for value-added work, were rewarded at a ceremony held at the HKU Culture and Congress Centre (HKU KKM). The awards for the top three among the 91 posters sent by researchers taking part in the “Energy Technologies R&D Project Market”, carried out in cooperation with the Gaziantep Chamber of Industry and with the support of TÜBİTAK, were given at a ceremony attended by protocol members, Hasan Kalyoncu University Board of Trustees members, academics and participants of the “5th Turkey Energy Summit”. Hasan Kalyoncu University Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz, who gave the opening speech of the award ceremony, stated that they aim to be an “R&D University” that cooperates closely with industry, and that an important step has been taken in this direction with the “Energy Technologies R&D Project Market”. In his speech Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz said: “Hasan Kalyoncu University, which cooperates with the industrial sector and professional organisations in terms of using the research potential at our university effectively and attracting national and international funds to the region, has taken an active role in carrying out projects in the field of renewable energy sources in our region. With the “Energy Technologies R&D Project Market” organised by our university, it is aimed that academics, researchers, entrepreneurs and industrialists working in the field of energy come together to introduce their projects to one another and cooperate. The participation of approximately 200 researchers and entrepreneurs from across Turkey with 91 projects proves that we are performing an important function in drawing attention to R&D, Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights and Project Management in the energy sector and in bringing successful projects together with sectoral stakeholders. Hasan Kalyoncu University, which meets part of its energy needs from a renewable energy source by establishing a solar power plant within its own premises, takes pride in being a pioneer in this field. I thank our researchers who took part in the “Energy Technologies R&D Project Market” and those who contributed to the organisation.” After the opening speech, the awards were given to those who placed in the “Hasan Kalyoncu University Energy Technologies R&D Project Market”. The award of Prof. Dr. İbrahim Işıldak, who won first place, was presented to Asst. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Işık by Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Acting Mayor Mehmet D.Yetkinşekerci; the award of Ali Acıoğlu, who won second place, by Hasan Kalyoncu University Chairman of the Board of Trustees Cemal Kalyoncu; and the awards of Asst. Prof. Dr. Tolgay Kara and Arda Kuş, who won third place, by Rector Prof. Dr. Tamer Yılmaz.
