David Balkin, Ph.D. has joined Notre Dame's Center for Nano Science and Technology (NDnano) as the managing director, effective March 1. As a member of the NDnano executive committee, David will oversee the financial, strategic planning, public relations, and day-to-day activities of the Center.
Dr. Balkin received his bachelor's (1982) and master's (1984) degrees in metallurgical engineering, and his Ph.D. (1993) in materials science and engineering, all from the University of Notre Dame. His research interests were in the processing of amorphous thin film diffusion barriers and the effects of rare earth substitutions on the processing and properties of YBa2Cu3O7-x based superconductors.
His professional experience includes 26 years with IBM, where he held a variety of engineering, management, and executive management positions. He has engineering expertise in 1st and 2nd level packaging process development, and X86 microprocessor development and applications. In addition to starting IBM's 200-mm OEM semiconductor foundry business, Balkin held a variety of executive positions within IBM Microelectronics that included serving as director of the worldwide Field Applications Engineering (FAE) organization, director of the custom logic business line (responsible for a $500 million P&L), and director of IBM's (900+ person) ASICs and EDA development organization. Most recently, he was president, chief operating officer, and chairman of the board for Genea Energy Partners Inc. (a building energy management company based out of southern Calif.); and the president and chief operating officer of Secure Financial Services Inc. (a leading financial analytics service provider based out of Colchester, Vt).
Contact information
Office: 206 Cushing Hall
Phone: 574-631-6470
Email: dbalkin@nd.edu