“In the Award Competition organized by the Turkish National Committee on Roads (YTMK) within the scope of the “YTMK Award Regulation” for the year 2023, the thesis titled “Determination of the International Irregularity Index with PVDF Sensors Based on Wheel-Road Interaction” prepared by Dr. Mehmet RİZELİOĞLU, one of the research assistants of our department, won the first prize among 10 participating doctoral theses. We congratulate Dr. Mehmet RİZELİOĞLU and his advisors Prof. Dr. Turan Arslan and Prof. Dr. Murat YAZICI for this achievement.