Hitit University students' "Dual-Source Sustainable Energy for Climate" project, designed to generate energy from greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, won first place at the Marathon MedTek Idea Competition held in Samsun.
Four teams formed by Hitit University students participated in the Marathon MedTek Idea Competition, organized by the Samsun University Project and R&D Community under the UNIDES Program supported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
In the competition, where the Kaira, Onlymad, Kayan Yıldızlar, and PiriMed teams from Hitit University competed, the PiriMed team won first prize with their developed project.
The PiriMed team, consisting of Efsun Buse Suer, a 2nd-year student in the Machine Program at the Hitit University Technical Sciences Vocational School; Mehmet Akif Seçkin, a 3rd-year student in the Computer Engineering Department; and Enes Ünver, a 4th-year student in the Computer Engineering Department, developed a sustainable system that filters greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and converts them into energy.
The developed system allows for the commercial use of carbon dioxide gas released from the combustion of methane gas by using the energy obtained after filtration.
Providing information about the system, Efsun Buse Suer, a second-year mechanical engineering student, stated that the system collects greenhouse gases through a filtering unit and separates methane from these gases, directing it to the energy production unit.
Suer explained that the methane gas is converted into electrical energy through a special combustion or catalytic conversion process, and that the energy produced allows the system to be self-sufficient, thus achieving a sustainable cycle.
Other Hitit University teams attracted attention with their projects.
Other projects by Hitit University students in the fields of artificial intelligence and health attracted attention. The Kaira team participated with the project "Forward-looking disease monitoring with artificial intelligence," the Onlymad team with "Home and public-type drug dispensing machines," and the Kayan Yıldızlar team with "Combined use of artificial intelligence and quantum optimization algorithms."
Rector Öztürk congratulated the students.
Hitit University Rector Prof. Dr. Ali Osman Öztürk expressed his pride in the students who achieved success in national and international competitions with their projects.
Rector Öztürk noted that Hitit University students have attracted attention with their projects, particularly in the fields of artificial intelligence, energy, and health, and said, “As a university, we are striving to prepare our students for the future in the best possible way. Our Project Coordination and Guidance Office and our Idea Workshop are always at the service of our students. I wholeheartedly congratulate our students who, while still students, have developed projects that have the potential to shape the technologies of the future.”
