Sea Trials of the GATERS European Union Horizon 2020 project, one of its important milestones, were held in January, on April 30, May 1 and 2 in Yalova Çınarcık, Marmara Sea. The principal investigator of the project on behalf of ITU is Faculty of Naval Architecture and Marine Sciences, Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering faculty member Prof. Dr. Emin Korkut.

The project coordinated by Prof. Dr. Mehmet Atlar and led by the University of Strathclyde from the United Kingdom (Scotland), is carried out by 18 stakeholders from 10 different countries, including ITU.

The Gate Rudder system was designed by Prof. Noriyuki Sasaki at ITU Ata Nutku Ship Model Testing Laboratory and Cavitation Tunnel (ITUCAT), CNR-INSEAN (Italy) and University of Strathclyde with significant contributions from ITU.

For details:  https://haberler.itu.edu.tr/en/newsdetail/2023/05/12/an-international-project-from-itu-gate-rudder