Biography

Fahrettin Can was born in Balıkesir at 1926. He received his bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University between the years of 1946 - 1952. He returned to Turkey and started working for Sümerbank Paper Mill in İzmir. He served in different positions in Sümerbank from Planning and Organization Manager to General Director as well as Personnel Management in Turkish Petroleum Corporation. Dr. Can served as a faculty in METU Chemical Engineering Department, but this was not his only role in METU as he also served as the General Secretary. Before his retirement from METU, Dr. Can worked in the Institute of Marine Sciences located in Mersin, Erdemli. He retired in 1993 and passed away in 2002.

To embalm his memory, our department has constituted the "Assoc. Prof. Fahrettin Can Success in Managership Award".

Education

BSc. Ohio State University, Chemical Eng.

Courses Taught

ChE420 - Chemical Engineering Economics

ChE440 - Industrial Organization and Management