Carlos Bazan

Dr. Carlos Bazan is an Assistant Professor and the Engineering Chair in Entrepreneurship in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). He holds a PhD in Computational Science from San Diego State University and Claremont Graduate University, an MSc in Business Administration, an MSc in Numerical Methods, an MBA, and a BSc in Civil Engineering. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.).

His research lies at the intersection of academia, innovation, and entrepreneurship, focusing on translating scientific research into market-ready technologies and successful businesses. Dr. Bazan leads interdisciplinary projects in water quality assessment, sustainable infrastructure, and health technology commercialization, funded by ACOA-AIF, RDC, and MUN. His work emphasizes translational R&D, aiming to advance technologies from TRL 6 to market readiness (TRL 9) and supporting the creation of university spin-off companies.

Dr. Bazan has a strong publication record in journals such as Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Journal of Cleaner Production, and International Journal of Biomedical Imaging. His recent work explores entrepreneurial ecosystems, gender and entrepreneurial intention, and sustainable pavement technologies. He has also contributed to computational imaging and cardiac myocyte analysis in earlier research.

• NIH/NIW Pre-Doctoral Fellow
• Fulbright Scholar
• Honor Diploma with Merit of Distinguished
• Merit of Excellence Award

Dr. Bazan has extensive industry experience as a serial entrepreneur and CFO in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors, including leadership roles at Pangea Foundation and Solpar/Grupo Beta. He has advised on intellectual property, business model development, and startup ecosystems. He teaches courses in engineering economics, new venture creation, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Bazan also led the Computational Science Research Center’s Visualization Laboratory and managed academic-industry partnership programs such as the Professional Science Master’s (PSM) and ACSESS at San Diego State University.