Fazilet VARDAR SUKAN is a Professor at Sabanci University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences and Director of SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Center.

Prof.  Vardar-Sukan is a Chemical Engineer with Ph.D. degree in Biochemical Engineering degree from University College London, UK. She is a pioneer in the field of Bioengineering in Turkey as the founding head of the Bioengineering Department at Ege University between 2000-2017 and is the holder of 1989 Turkish Scientific and Technological Council Incentive award in Bioengineering.

She was the Director of Ege University Technology Transfer Office (EBILTEM-TTO) between 1998-2017.  Her skills and expertise as a  technology Transfer professional are internationally recognised,  endorsed through her RTTP Certificate (Registered Technology Transfer Professional) and EuKTS Grandfather Certificate.

Throughout her career she held numerous administrative positions at different levels at academic, and at national, regional and International platforms. She is a member of EPO Academy Advisory Board and also the vice president of USIMP Executive Board representing Turkey on AUTM International Committee and on the Boards of ATTP, ASTP- NAAC and EuKTS.

She has approximately 200 publications (15 on R&D&I management and support) with 6 books and 23 book chapters (13 on R&D&I management and support). Her work and contributions are internationally recognised by over 1600 citations.

She is currently a Professor at Sabanci University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences and Director of SUNUM Nanotechnology Research and Application Center.