Million Euro Support to Turkish Scientists

From time to time, serious funds may be required for the studies that scientists want to do. There are various methods by which they can apply to receive these funds. One of them is to apply for research grants.

According to Esra Öz from Independent Turkish Turkish scientist Dr. Mustafa Yucel, He received a large grant for his work to find clues to life in space in the deep sea. Having been awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant, Dr. Yücel, for the work that will last 5 years 2.4 million euros will get resources.

Will search for life in space ‘in the seas’

Of course, it is not easy to get such a large fund and very few scientists in our country are able to get these scholarships. from Middle East Technical University (METU) Marine Sciences Institute oceanographer (marine scientist) Dr. Yucel He received this scholarship with his project that will contribute to the search for life in space.

Dr. Yucel “We need to understand the deep seas so we can understand the new oceans of the Solar System” I mean, the basis of his work explains the logic. According to the scientist, if we can better understand the depths of the seas, we will have a better chance of finding life on different planets.

In space studies to date, oceans have been hosted in the past. focused on Mars stating Dr. Yücel states that various ice-covered satellites have also been discovered to have salty water oceans under their ice sheets. According to him, developing competencies to understand these structures will greatly benefit humanity in its search for life in space.

Dr. Star project ““In addition to water and organic molecules, which are the basis of all life in the deep sea, there are transitions from oxygenated water to oxygen-free water, which is the basis for the beginning of life. This phenomenon, which we call redox transitions, is the most important process that supports metabolic functions. redox enzymes provides. Metals are required for enzymes to exist. In other words, you need to add redox metals to the search for life, besides water and organic molecules. “By working this out in the deep sea, we designed a project that would do new analyzes of icy-covered satellites’ jets, revealing what kind of chemistry the ocean in the big picture would be once you figure out what to look for.” explained as.

The project is both your new discoveries It will pave the way for new scientists in our country as well as provide an opportunity to train.