The support results of the applications made within the scope of the ‘2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Programme’ and ‘2209-B University Students Research Projects Support Programme for Industry’ 2021/2 period and ‘ 2021/3 period carried out by the TUBITAK Directorate of Scientific Human Support Programmes have been announced.

A total of 4 projects, 2 2209A and 2 2209B projects to be carried out under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali MARDANİ, have been entitled to be supported by TÜBİTAK.

We would like to congratulate Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ali MARDANİ, our faculty member of the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, and our undergraduate students Şükran KAMACI, Ece Buse DAMCI, Vedat AKBUĞA, Emrullah DİRLİK, Turan AGHALİYEV and Farhatullah ZHARFAKBARI, who will take part in the project studies, and wish them continued success.

2209B Project titles:

1) Effect of Fly Ash Utilisation on Fresh and Some Hardened State Properties of Three Dimensional Mortar Mixtures

2) Effect of Variation of Main Chain Lengths of Water Reducing Additives on Fresh State, Rheological Properties and Compressive Strength of Cementitious Systems Containing Fly Ash

2209A Project titles:

1) Investigation of Thixotropic Properties of Cementitious Systems with Different Types and Ratios of Waste Material Content

2) Investigation of the Usability of Polymer Fibre in Lightweight Concrete Mixtures Containing Recycled Aggregate