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Appendix A: Biographies of Speakers
Pages 145-169

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... He has consulted with the World Bank, National Academy of Sciences, U.S. State Department, United States Federal Trade Commission, General Accounting Office and International Trade Commission as well as the United Nations, Commission of the European Union, the European Parliament, the OECD, as well as numerous private corporations, state governments, and a number of European Governments.
From page 148...
... From 1995-2000, he was the Program Manager for the Defense Department's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which provides over a halfbillion dollars each year to small technology companies to develop new commercial/military technologies.
From page 149...
... From May 1993 to May 1994, he was a special assistant for dual-use technology policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. From 1989-1994, he served as counsel to the House of Representatives Committee on Small Business, where among other activities he initiated, led, and worked successfully to secure enactment of legislation establishing the federal Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
From page 150...
... John Jeffries, the American physician who made the earliest recorded scientific observations from the air. The association to recognize outstanding career research accomplishments in aerospace medicine and space life sciences presents it annually.
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... from Yale University; and his J.D. from Columbia Law School where he also served on the Board of Editors for the Columbia Law Review.
From page 152...
... In particular, he has testified on the importance and limitations of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in meeting the need for government innovation.
From page 153...
... She is the Chairman of the Public and Scientific Affairs Board of the American Society for Microbiology; a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences; has served as an advisor on infectious diseases and indirect costs of research to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; and has been an invited participant in numerous Congressional hearings and briefings related to infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, and biomedical research. She has served on several editorial boards of scientific journals and has authored over 250 articles and book chapters.
From page 154...
... Throughout her career, Dr. Feldman has received numerous fellowships and professional awards.
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... From 1993 to 1995, Dr. Flamm served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Economic Security and Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Dual Use Technology Policy.
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... This followed a 4-year period when she worked for Chairman Dale Bumpers on the Senate Committee on Small Business; first, as his Majority Counsel and later as his Deputy Staff Director and Counsel. In those positions, she was responsible for implementing Senator Bumpers' legislative agenda and developing appropriations amendments relating to small business programs and initiatives.
From page 157...
... She received her masters and doctorate degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her undergraduate electrical engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She was an AT&T Bell Laboratories GRPW Fellow and a National Merit Scholar (Richard King Mellon Foundation)
From page 158...
... He has published numerous articles in Foreign Affairs, Harvard Business Review, International Security, Public Affairs, and other journals as well as newspapers and Congressional hearings.
From page 159...
... She joined the NCI's Extramural Research Program in 1994 where she served as a Special Assistant to the Director in the Division of Cancer Biology and Program Director for SBIR/STTR grants that supported studies in the field of cancer biology, cancer genetics, and cancer immunology as well as the SBIR/STTR Program Policy Coordinator for the entire NCI. She was appointed as the NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator in 1999 where she continues today.
From page 160...
... She moved into the health science administration area in 1986 where she focused on respiratory pathogens, in particular vaccine development. She has received numerous awards for scientific management and leadership, including two DHHS Secretary Awards for Distinguished Service for her efforts on pertussis vaccine and AIDS vaccine development.
From page 161...
... Its fiscal year 2002 budget of $3.3 billion funds programs in high energy and nuclear physics, basic energy sciences, magnetic fusion energy, biological and environmental research, and computational science.
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... Dr. Johnson has received numerous awards from DoE including a Presidential Meritorious Rank Award.
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... He is also Special Assistant to the University President and Executive Director of the University, Industry and Government Partnership for Advanced Photonics.
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... . The position is responsible for overall strategy and management of NASA's Commercial Technology program within NASA and the Strategic leadership of the NASA SBIR program.
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... He brought major innovations to the hydride vapor phase crystal growth of InGaAsP alloys and developed longwavelength lasers and detectors. His background covers vapor phase epitaxy crystal growth, crystal defects, characterization of III-V compounds, and optoelectronic devices for fiber optics, near-infrared instrumentation, and imaging applications.
From page 166...
... She is a graduate, magna cum laude, of both Princeton University and Harvard Law School. ROSALIE RUEGG Rosalie Ruegg has more than 30 years experience in economic impact assessment of advanced technologies.
From page 167...
... She has published numerous articles in journals such as The American Economic Review, Science, The Journal of Economic Literature, Eco
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... Stephan is a frequent presenter at meetings such as The American Economic Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Society for the Social Studies of Science. Stephan reviews regularly for the National Science Foundation and a number of academic journals including The American Economic Review, The American Sociological Review, Economic Inquiry, The Journal of Political Economy, and The Journal of Human Resources.
From page 169...
... His program at the Academies also addresses policy issues associated with international technology cooperation, investment and trade in high-technology industries.


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