Dr. Nadir Yildirim
Executive Director
Educational Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Sustainable Forest Bioproducts,
Entity
Executive Education Center
Divison
Office of Innovation and Industrial Relations
Biography
Dr. Yildirim earned his PhD in Sustainable Bioproducts from the University of Maine, and is a graduate of the University of Maine Innovation Engineering Program. In 2014, he co-founded Revolution Research Inc. and received grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and some other US-based competitive agencies. In 2017, Dr. Yildirim started working as the founding General Manager of Bursa Technical University Technology Transfer Office Inc. (Bursatto) and worked as an Associate Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts for three years at the Bursa Technical University. Dr. Yildirim moved to Qatar in 2021 and has been working as the Executive Director of Innovation at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) since then.
Dr. Yildirim leads the design, development, and implementation of game-changer strategies to foster sustainable corporate innovation through design and development of meaningfully unique and value-added collaborations.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Sustainable Forest Bioproducts,
University of Maine
2011 - 2016
- Executive Management
- Innovation & Entrepreneurship
- Industrial Relations & Commercialization
- Strategic Leadership
- Ecosystem Development
Executive Director
Office of Innovation and Industrial Relations, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
February 2021 - Present
Acting Executive Director of the Executive Education Center (EEC)
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
September 2022 - Present
Acting Executive Director of Strategic Planning & Partnerships
Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
October 2021 - September 2022 (1 year)
General Manager
Bursa Technology Transfer Office Inc. Bursa, Turkey
October 2019 - December 2020 (1 year 3 months)
Associate Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts
Bursa Teknik Üniversitesi - Yenilikçi Devlet Üniversitesi, Bursa, Turkey
April 2019 - February 2021 (1 year 11 months)
Director
Bursa Technology Transfer Office Inc. Bursa, Turkey
October 2018 - December 2020 (2 years 3 months)
Director
University Industry Cooperation Development Center, Bursa, Turkey
October 2018 - October 2019 (1 year 1 month)
Assistant Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts
University Industry Cooperation Development Center, Bursa, Turkey
October 2018 - April 2019 (7 months)
Associate Director
University Industry Cooperation Development Center, Bursa, Turkey
December 2017 - September 2018 (10 months)
Assistant Research Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts
University Industry Cooperation Development Center, Bursa, Turkey
November 2017 - October 2018 (1 year)
Assistant Research Professor of Sustainable Bioproducts
University of Maine, Orono, ME
November 2016 - October 2017 (1 year)
Co-founder & CEO
Revolution Research Inc. (RRI), Orono, ME
November 2014 - October 2017 (3 years)
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
University of Maine, Orono, ME
August 2011 - August 2016 (5 years 1 month)
Lecturer
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi, Mugla, Turkey
February 2011 - August 2011 (7 months)
Visiting Researcher
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana Area
June 2010 - September 2010 (4 months)
Graduate Research Assistant
Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi, Mugla, Turkey
October 2008 - February 2010 (1 year 5 months)
- A study on thermal and nanomechancial performance of cellulose nanomaterials (CNs)
- Cellulose Nanofibril (CNF) Reinforced Starch Insulating Foams
- The application of nanoindentation for determination of cellulose nanofibrils’ (CNF) nanomechanical properties
- Spectroscopy Evidence Supporting the Layer-by-Layer Model of Organic Matter Binding to Iron (oxy)hydroxide Mineral Surfaces
- Cellulose Nanofibril (CNF) Reinforced Open Cell Foams; Application of Cubic Array Foam Theory
- Innovation Engineering, University of Maine, Awarded with BXG Innovation Engineering Scholarships
- Edith Patch, Outstanding PhD Student Award
- Greenlight Maine People’s Choice Award
- TopGun Showcase Top Prize
- UMaine Business Challenge Winner