IZMIR UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS LAUNCHES NEW LAB FOR INVENTION

18 MAY 2018

Students of Faculty of Engineering, Izmir University of Economics (IUE) will be involved in inventions. The new laboratory facility including 13 different units such as Industry 4.0, Aerospace, Electrical and Electronics, Biomedical, Drawing and Design, Computer Games Design, Molecular Research, Cell and Tissue Culture, Biotechnology, Robotics and Mechanics, Cloud and Advanced Simulation, Computer Laboratory, and Clean Room opened for research and innovation at Izmir University of Economics.

Ekrem Demirtaş, President of IUE Board of Trustees, Metin Akdurak, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Serbia in Izmir, and Vice President of IUE Board of Trustees, IUE Rector, Prof. Dr. Can Muğan, Members of IUE Board of Trustees, academics and students attended the opening of the research building called, “Technology, Engineering and Science Laboratory (TESLA)”. In addition, the Tesla Statue, donated to Izmir University of Economics (IUE) by the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Istanbul, and USA Tesla Science Foundation, was placed in the building. President Demirtaş tested the electric car designed by the students of IUE Faculty of Engineering.

President Ekrem Demirtaş asked the students to make inventions as he said, “This new lab facility is at your service now. We named the building TESLA without giving a second thought. TESLA is an inventor, a physicist, and an electro-physics specialist. He holds over 250 patents. He is known for his many experiments and inventions. This $5 million lab was established so you can come up with inventions and get patents. The University administration allocated this fund to allow you to conduct your research and studies here conveniently. We want you to make inventions”.

‘15 million TL investment’

President Demirtaş, who pointed that they wanted to train inventors, said that they spent 3 million 858 thousand Lira for the building, and the cost of the laboratories reached 10 million Lira, making it 15 million Lira in total. President Demirtaş stated the following:

“We invested approximately $3 million. If we take the cns machines and welding machines in the previous lab into consideration, we made an investment of $ 5 million in total. That is to say, we spent money so that our students can come up with inventions. That is what we expect from them. Lately, there is a rumor going around that Izmir Chamber of Commerce provided funds for this University therefore, it belongs to the Chamber of Commerce. Izmir Chamber of Commerce provided $4 million 150 thousand. How much did these labs cost? They cost $5 million. I do not mean to underestimate, but of course, the University would not be like this without the strong support of Izmir Chamber of Commerce. We appreciate the Chamber’s support; however, this is the result of using the funds appropriately. I wanted to clarify this as well. I would like to extend my gratitude to each and every one of you in setting up this laboratory, but I will show my real appreciation when you receive the first patent”.

Metin Akdurak, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Serbia in Izmir, and Vice President of IUE Board of Trustees, said, “I believe that students who will be trained and educated here, enlightened here, and lecturers will be engaged in developing projects that will advance the country further”.

Prof. Dr. Yaşar Güneri Şahin, Dean of IUE Faculty of Engineering, reported that the facility was built on a one-thousand 264 square meters area and it accommodated 13 labs. “Our labs are equipped with professional equipment. The specifically designed areas allow lecturers and research assistants to administer and research at all times,” said Prof. Dr. Yaşar Güneri Şahin.

2018 TESLA BUILDING, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Name of the Laboratory	Features
Industry 4.0 Laboratory	It is the only industry 4.0 education lab in the entire Aegean Region. Students will receive training on how to make changes on their software and reorganize them in addition to receiving education necessary for Industry 4.0.
Aerospace Laboratory	The lab includes testing equipment containing jet engine, subsonic wind tunnel, various flight vehicles, and control panels. There are also 15 advanced computers and necessary software to be used for some of the advanced space studies such as spectrum calculations, and angular measure, etc.
Electrical and Electronics Laboratory	A 40-people electrical and electronics laboratory equipped with final version NI laboratory equipment and computers that allow all electrical, electronic, control and remote control, measurement and calculation, application and testing on a single platform.
Biomedical Laboratory	A laboratory equipped with both medical and electronic equipment that accommodates 30 people where many biomedical application and imaging procedures take place.
Drawing and Design Laboratory	A design laboratory where students can make designs comfortably by receiving help from their instructors and develop joint projects.
Clean Room	The clean room, which is under construction, will allow production of electronic microchips, and sensors that will be used for satellite and domestic production vehicles. This will be the second clean room in Turkey.
Computer Games Design Laboratory	A modern game design laboratory where 7 state of the art and all kinds of computer games designs will take place.
Molecular Research Laboratory	A laboratory that accommodates 30 people where all molecular research and education will take place and bioengineering applications will be tested.
Cell and Tissue Culture Laboratory	A research laboratory equipped with equipment that allows in vitro reproduction of cells and tissues, their genetic manipulations, viewing them under light/ fluorescent microscope.
Biotechnology Laboratory	A research laboratory where DNA/ protein measurements, imaging, and analysis take place.
Computer Laboratory	A laboratory that consists of 36 state of the art computers for computer courses.
Robotics and Mechanics Laboratory	A laboratory that accommodates 20 people with 3 advanced robotic arms, 2 mobile robots, and various mechanical and electronic hardware. State of the art hardware has been used in this lab, which allows both designing and testing of mechanical and command and control circuits. It is also equipped with infrastructure and software that enables students to create their robotic designs comfortably.
Cloud and Advanced Simulation Room	This room provides 2 high capacity strong servers, which can also provide cloud service, and can rapidly complete advanced simulation and algorithms. This room will be at service of all students and academics.