Canan Balaban's Page

Status

Employee

Company Name

Florida Energy Systems Consortium at UF

Title

Associate Director, Industrial Collaboration & Commercialization

Industry

Education Management

University/College

University of Washington

Company website

http://www.floridaenergy.ufl.edu/

Professional Experiences & Goals

She holds a Masters degree in Chemical Engineering and has served for over 25 years in industry as a research scientist, engineer, and manager. Her industrial experience includes rechargeable batteries, bio-mass, coal desulfurization/gasification, sol-gel technology, and sintering. She has transferred a number of technologies from research to manufacturing and has two patents and one trademark. Ms. Balaban joined the University of Florida in 2003 and managed the $10M NASA funded Hydrogen Research Program until the end of the grant in March 2008. During this period she facilitated the establishment of the Energy Technology Incubator – Center of Excellence. She served as the Associate Director of Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy at the University of Florida until she joined the Florida Energy Systems Consortium.

Specialties in Your Industries of Expertise

Program and Project Management, New Program Development
Technology: Controlled release, rechargeable batteries, resins, bio-mass, coal desulfurization/gasification, sol-gel technology, drying/ sintering, hydrogen technology.

How did you hear about GAINnet and what are your interests?

Reading, hiking, music, snorkeeling, gourmet cooking, being with friends