I transform Education Through Innovation, Design &   Research

A Quick Word

I'm a global citizen and lifelong learner passionate about exploring the fascinating intersections of brain, cognition, behavior, and education beyond borders. Through my professional pursuits and research endeavors, I've delved into the realms of learning science, cutting-edge education technology, and the profound impact of quality education. This journey reflects not just a commitment to excellence but also a relentless pursuit of innovation and knowledge that transcends geographical boundaries.

Let's embark on a voyage of discovery, where every question sparks new horizons and every lesson fuels endless possibilities.

Research Papers

  • Publication: The Future of Higher Education: Identifying Current Educational Problems and Proposed Solutions

    Research published on ‘Education Sciences’, funded by The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Future Skills Centre Government of Canada.

  • Research: From Lab to Headlines: The Role of Scientists, Journalists, and the Public in Neurohype

    Pending review research to be published at Open Science Journal - OSJ. Conducting a temporal analysis on the dissemination of neuroscientific information through online news media.

  • Capstone: Mitigating the Neurohype Problem Through an Interactive Educational Website for Journalists

    Identifying the most common fallacies in online news media focusing on neuroscience and developing an educational journalistic tool to combat neurohype.

  • Research: How can news organizations use the Science Of Learning to better present information to readers?

    Research conducted for Wired Magazine to explore ways to apply ‘Science of Learning’ to online news media.

Hands-on Labs

Experiential Learning is a Luxury a must!

Hands-on Labs is a non-profit ed-tech startup that offers 24/7 remote online laboratory services to students all over the world.

Our collaborative remote labs (pending patent) execute students’ commands in real time and allow them to have a vivid active learning experience. We remove barriers and we empower students to pursue their dreams.

  • First Place in Education Category worldwide - Microsoft Imagine Cup 2021 (Global Tech Competition)

    • Awarded $10,000 - as ‘Hands-on Labs’ and received $5,000 worth of Microsoft Azure Credit

    First Place in ‘Hack the Crisis Iceland 2021’ organized by the Ministry of Education Iceland

    • Awarded $5,000 -  as ‘Hands-on Labs’ 

  • Vela Education Fund

    • Awarded $10,000 - 2021

    Grant by Minerva University

    • $15,000 by Minerva University - 2021 through 2023

  • US Patent pending with number 63/218,645, titled “Hands-on Labs: Design and Implementation of a Remote Robotics Lab for Students and Educations that Allows Real-time Feedback and Interactions”, filed on July 2021

    Proding remote robotics lab services remote robotics lab services to students all around the world.

    • Served more than 250 international undergraduate students at Minerva University

      • Lab used in ‘Harnessing Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘Kinematics’ courses.

    Expansion to K-12: Curated ‘Intro to Robotics’ and ‘Advanced Robotics’ courses for high-school uses of Hands-on Labs to provide an interactive learning experience

Awards & Achievements

    • Wrote and published the book ‘Turkiye’de Genc Olmak’ (Being Young In Turkey), broadcast on CNN, held an autograph session at the International Istanbul Book Fair – Sokak Kitaplari, 2016

    • Co-authored college-level ‘Journalism’ course using APA format; instructed 4 sessions at Minerva University

    • Co-authored college-level ‘Art Entrepreneurship’ course, wrote and reviewed several grant proposals; instructed 6 sessions at Minerva University

    • Co-authored two interdisciplinary subjects for Hanyang University intercollege program

    • Co-authored ‘Comparative Politics’ course for the global partners of the Minerva Baccalaureate program in collaboration with Minerva University using active learning and science of learning principles

    • Co-authored and tutored 30 students in ‘Introduction of Esports’, ‘Business of Esports’, and ‘Ecosystem of Esports’ courses

    • Minerva University: Liberal arts college with 1.9 acceptance rate with rotations through seven countries. Studied, worked at and lived in San Francisco (USA), Berlin (Germany), Seoul (South Korea), Hyderabad (India), Buenos Aires (Argentina).

    • Minerva University: Bachelors of Social Science (Brain, Cognition, Behavior) - 2017-2021

    • Minerva University: Bachelor of Arts and Humanities (Arts & Literature) - 2017-2021

    • Copenhagen Business School: Introduction to Neuromarketing (Course Certificate)

    • Languages: English (Proficient), German (Intermediate), French (Beginner), Turkish (Native) … and Python (Beginner).

    • Psychology Coursework: Psychology: From Neurons to Society, Personal and Social Motivation, Theories of Cognition and Emotion, Cognitive Neuroscience

    • Arts & Humanities Coursework: Global History, Business of Arts, Journalism, Morality & Justice, Decoding Art and Literature, Artistic Communication from Page to Practice, Arts & Social Change

    • Additional coursework: Formal Analysis (Statistical calculations), Empirical Analysis (Research Design), Multimodal Communications, Complex Systems, Evolution Across Multiple Scales, Modern Economic Thought

    • Research Assitance at Daniel J. Levitin’s Lab (2019 to 2023).

    • Research Assistance at Humboldt University - Psycholinguistics Lab (Berlin, Germany) Sept. 2019 - Dec. 2019

    • Guest Scientist at Charité - University Medicine Berlin  Sept. 2019 - Dec.. 2019

    • Publishing: Haya S. A. Halabieh, Sasha L. Hawkins, Alexandra E. Bernstein, Sarah S. A. Lewkowict, Bukle Unaldi Kamel, Lindsay A. Fleming, and Daniel J. Levitin, The Future of Higher Education: Identifying Current Educational Problems and Proposed Solutions. Education Sciences, 2022, 12(12), 888 Funded by The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Future Skills Centre, Sept 13, 2021

    • Presentation: Compétences et travail à l’ère de l’économie numérique Forum virtuel - Skills and Work in the Digital Economy Virtual Forum funded by Canadian Government: Haya S. A. Halabieh, Sasha L. Hawkins, Alexandra E. Bernstein, Sarah S. A. Lewkowict, Bukle Unaldi Kamel, Lindsay A. Fleming, and Daniel J. Levitin. REIMAGINING HIGHER EDUCATION: PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION FOR THE GLOBAL, DIGITAL ECONOMY

    • Conducted research for ‘WIRED Magazine’ with the executive editor, Maria Streshinsky, to apply ‘Science of Learning’ to online articles to increase the impact of each content, as a final project.

    • Capstone Thesis: Develop a website (Neurojouano) that serves as an educational tool for journalists to report neuroscience articles accurately to mitigate the neuro hype problem by reducing the fallacious arguments on popular news media

    • Kamel, B. U. (2024). From Lab to Headlines: The Role of Scientists, Journalists, and the Public in Neurohype. Manuscript under initial review, submitted for publication in the Journal of Science Communication (Open Science Journal - OSJ).

    • Currently collecting data on consumer satisfaction and behavior for the Hands-on Labs startup.

    • US Patent pending with number 63/218,645, titled “Hands-on Labs: Design and Implementation of a Remote Robotics Lab for Students and Educations that Allows Real-time Feedback and Interactions”, filed on July 2021

    • Co-founded the start-up Hands-on Labs that provides remote robotics lab services to students all around the world. Served more than 250 students (currently active).

    • Assisted UNICEF recruiting and networking for ‘Young Climate Leaders Project’ - 2022-2024

    • Created the most popular short film titled ‘I want to be a water expert’ at ‘ The 3rd Children World Water Forum’ organized by UNICEF, 2009

    • First Place in Education Category worldwide - Microsoft Imagine Cup 2021

    • First Place in ‘Hack the Crisis Iceland 2021’ organized by the Ministry of Education Iceland

    • Funding Received as  ‘Hands-on Labs’ 

    • Teaching Social Emotional Learning, Global Citizenship, Global Perspectives, and World Cultures courses to a global cohort of high schoolers using active learning strategies and science of learning principles at Elite Open School

    • Lead Academic Developer at Elite Open School, overseeing multiple academic programs operating internationally

    • Summer Camp Manager at Edventure More, San Francisco Bay Area

    • Advisor at Envision Experience, Jr. National Young Leader Conference

    • Teaching English courses at Future Class Network Lab, Seoul South Korea

Talk ‘data’ to me.

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Courses authored; 4 of which are taught at university level.

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Lived in 7, worked in 5, and visited 16 countries at the age of 25.

$35k

Raised funds for co-founded start-up Hands-on Labs.

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Became a part of the educational journey of 400 students as a teacher, mentor, curriculum developer and entrepreneur.

@ Media

Hands-on Labs (Ed-Tech)

Microsoft Blog: “This project explores how a realistic and convenient remote lab experience can significantly improve students' educational experience across various geographies...”

ABC 7 News: “College seniors from San Francisco receiving attention on Microsoft Imagine Cup project….”

PR Newswire: “Hands-On Labs aims to increase accessibility to scientific laboratory learning worldwide…”

Press release by Minerva University: “Hands-On Labs closes the gap by increasing equity of access to practical lab infrastructure from anywhere in the world”

Free think: “Hands-on Labs provides remote access to a robotics laboratory for people anywhere in the world.”

Minerva University Alumni Success Report:

“…Hands-on Labs, a laboratory that allows users to virtually access and control scientific research equipment.”

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Turkiye’de Genc Olmak - Being Young in Turkey (Book)

Popular National Newspaper Milliyet (in Turkish): The columnist promotes the book and highlights its’ critics of the education system. “Today, 3.5 million candidates, will race madly like racehorses for the national university exam. What for? I wish we could ponder over this question as much as Bukle does for its answer!”

Let’s get in touch.

bukle.unaldi@uni.minerva.edu

+1 (415) 351 9482

Seattle, WA 98121