Science and Technology Application and Research Center

Hello. I am Professor Dr. Feray KÖÇKAR, the director of Balıkesir University Science and Technology Research and Application Center (BİLTAM). Our center was established in 2015 by merging four research and application centers. The main purpose of its establishment is to bring together high-tech equipment available at the university into a single unit and ensure their effective utilization. Our center provides analysis services not only to the academic staff of Balıkesir University but also to other university professors, public institutions, and private companies. There are 8 units within our center, each equipped with high-tech devices. Additionally, our center's environmental laboratory has been accredited since 2008. We also hold an authorization certificate from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate for wastewater analysis. We offer services to industrial establishments in terms of wastewater analysis. Moreover, we conduct food analysis at our center, primarily focusing on microbiological and biochemical analyses. Microbiological analyses include antibacterial efficacy testing, while chromatographic analyses are performed for biochemical analyses. Examples of our analyses include honey analysis, flour analysis, and other food product analyses. Considering Balıkesir's significance in terms of agriculture, we also provide soil and fertilizer analysis services to farmers. In the field of food, our analyses can be categorized into microbiological and biochemical analyses. Under the scope of microbiological analysis, we can mention particularly antibacterial activity tests. As for biochemical analysis, we can provide examples of chromatographic analysis. Additionally, our center carries out synthesis and characterization of certain polymers and materials. We meet the demands of local industrial establishments, providing both physical and chemical characterization analyses. Furthermore, our center houses a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscope, which is especially utilized for the characterization of organic synthesis, offering support and services to the academic community. Our center supports undergraduate students through internship programs. As per the protocol we have established with Balıkesir University Technopark, we also provide analysis and laboratory support to the companies located in the Technopark. We enable undergraduate students to become familiar with and conduct applications using high-tech devices in their practical and laboratory courses. Our center caters specifically to Balıkesir University faculty members, academicians from other universities, public institutions, and private organizations. We provide our undergraduate students with access to high-tech devices that they may not have in their laboratory practice courses. I wish the best of luck to candidates taking the exam. We await you at Balıkesir University.