Engineering
eMission Impossible
LC Ankara February 16th - February 23rd 2014
Ankara, Turkey
Text: Haldun Suphi Seyhun, LC Ankara
Photographs: LC Ankara
Automotive! How can anyone say no to it?
Maybe for transportation or construction...
There are plenty of topics that show the need
to this industry. But what will happen when
we finish all of our natural sources? How we
can provide new sources? What is going to
happen if we keep polluting the environment
the way we do now? Yes, some people have
already thought about these problems and
solutions. As EESTEC LC Ankara, we wanted to share the expertise and show you the
future. As a result of it, we organized an event
called eMission Impossible. Our purpose behind organizing this event was showing what
can be environmental solutions, and what we
Turkey are doing about that.
Opening ceremony that took place at Middle East Technical University, one of the best
universities in Turkey, started with the introduction presentation by Promotion Office of
METU. Following this, Dr. Özlem Çivi Aydın
made a speech emphasizing the meaning and
the importance of eMission Impossible and the
achievements of Department of Electric-Electronics Engineering in METU. We did not want
them to feel in trouble in their first day, that is
why we tried to keep short first day’s academic part. We knew that they would need more
energy in the upcoming days!
In the next days of eMI, a presentation about
the position of Turkey in the world regarding
automotive and how government encourages
companies to improve their technologies in
the direction of protecting environment was
given by a academician from the Ministry of
Industry. Afterwards, Asst. Emre Yengel from
Hacettepe University gave his presentation
about Reduction of Emission and Engine Enhancements. Since Mr. Yengel is a young instructor, the communication between him and
all of participants was worth seeing. Now, it is
the turn of HU-GO! This was one of the best
moments for all of us, and you will understand
why. Imagine that a car spends just 3 Euros
to cover 200 km ground! Presentation of HUGO was given by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Engin Tanık,
one of the inventors of HU-GO!
Lastly, METU Robots Society gave information about their solar-power and hydrogen vehicles. We learnt the steps to produce these
vehicles and how they find sponsorship for
international projects and competitions. In addition, our trainers provided training for Team
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