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Mark Summers

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Vice President, Energy, Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Materials (EADAM) at Alberta Innovates funding programs

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

About

VP leading funding initiatives across agriculture, food, sustainable materials, and environmental sustainability, and interim VP of Investments; formerly Chief Innovation/Strategy Officer at Emissions Reduction Alberta. A Professional Engineer with a PhD in Nanostructured Engineering.

Experience

  1. Alberta InnovatesVice President of Entrepreneurship, Digital, and Talentcurrent2025 — present
  2. Alberta InnovatesVice President of Agriculture and Environment2024 — 2026
  3. Alberta InnovatesAssociate Vice President of Agriculture and Environment2023 — 2024Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  4. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)Chief Innovation Officer2022 — 2023
  5. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)Chief Strategy Officer2021 — 2022
  6. Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)Executive Director, Technology and Innovation2017 — 2021Edmonton, Canada Area
  7. Alberta InnovatesDirector, Renewable Energy2011 — 2017Edmonton, Alberta
  8. Alberta EnvironmentClimate Change Engineer2009 — 2012

Education

  1. University of AlbertaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems and Nanosystems2003 — 2008
  2. University of AlbertaBachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Engineering Physics1998 — 2003

Skills & more

Renewable Energy14Climate Change9Nanotechnology12Materials Science6Thin Films1Characterization2OpticsMicrofabricationR&D3Scanning Electron MicroscopyMEMSPhysics
+10 moreNanomaterialsResearchSputteringTechnology TransferData AnalysisNanoparticlesElectron Beam LithographyEnergy StorageAFMMatlab

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Colleagues at Alberta Innovates funding programs

Cheryl Holden
Vice President, Health Innovation at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Cindy Fox
Vice President, Finance at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Kari Bilyk
Vice President, People and Culture at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Michael Mahon
Chief Executive Officer at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Terry Rock
Senior Vice President, Operations and Chief Operating Officer at Alberta Innovates funding programs
Tom Whalen
Senior Vice President, Applied Research, Engineering and Specialized Testing Services at Alberta Innovates funding programs

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mark Summers work?
Mark Summers is Vice President, Energy, Aerospace, Defence and Advanced Materials (EADAM) at Alberta Innovates funding programs.

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Shared employers

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