CT&T Lab Director Prof. Dr. Murat Uysal was awarded the 2023 TÜBİTAK Science Award in the Engineering Sciences category for his contributions to the field of optical wireless communications. The TÜBİTAK Science Awards are the highest scientific distinctions in Türkiye, given by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) annually to Turkish scientists who have made outstanding contributions at an international level. This year, the awards were named the 100th Year Science Award to mark the centennial anniversary of the Turkish Republic. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted the awards ceremony on December 27, 2023 at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, with nearly 2000 attendees.