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Appendix A: Biographies of Speakers
Appendix A: Biographies of Speakers
Pages 143-160
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He joined IIT-Madras as a faculty in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 1972. He has held various senior positions including head of the department, dean of academic courses, and dean of academic research.
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Fahien Alumni Award for "Distinguished Professional Contributions" for the year 2003 by the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Florida. He is a fellow of the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Indian National Academy of Engineering.
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in October 2000 and was elected president of the European Division of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP)
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He also won a Harry Chapin award sponsored by World Hunger Year for his 2002 cover "Fighting Poverty" and a Clarion Award and OPC citation in 2001 for his cover "Global Capitalism: Can it be Made to Work Better? " In 1996, he received an OPC Award for his international cover story, "China's New Elite." In 1997 he received an OPC citation for "Asia: Time for a Reality Check," written as he was finishing his Hong Kong tour, and he was part of the BusinessWeek Asia Team that won a 1998 Overseas Press Club Award for coverage of Asia in Crisis.
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She is responsible for the foundation's efforts to capitalize on the research strengths of the region's universities, medical centers, corporate and government laboratories to promote economic growth and opportunity in southwestern Pennsylvania. After receiving her doctorate in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
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Holden actively identifies and engages international partners as part of the strategic development plan for the center. In particular, his focus is on commercialization and technology transfer with private enterprise in the areas of nanotechnology, microsystems, renewable energy, and new technologies for healthcare.
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In addition, Dr. Lechtenberg has served as president of the Crop Science Society of America and as president of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
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It oversees 14 research institutes and supports extramural research with the universities, hospital research centers, and other local and international partners. At the heart of this knowledge-intensive work is human capital.
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Prior to this Dr. McMahan was a senior technology strategist for In-Q-Tel, a private venture capital organization funded by the CIA and NIMA, where he was part of a team responsible for developing a technology investment strategy
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He attended two grammar schools there, earned three degrees in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and spent 31 years on the faculty. He was chair of the mechanical engineering department, held an endowed chair in mechanical systems and then became vice chancellor for university relations in order to create and lead Berkeley's comprehensive capital campaign to raise $1.1 billion by 2001.
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National Academy of Engineering, and has received its prestigious Founder's Award. He was elected to honorary membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International, and he received the Humboldt Prize of the Federal Republic of Germany.
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He was the 2004/2005 H aniel Foundation Visiting Professor at Humboldt University in Berlin and is the 2006/2007 Robert Bosch Foundation Public Policy Fellow at the American Academy in Berlin. He is the summer 2007/2008 visiting research professor at S ingapore Management University.
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Dr. Phan has published more than 80 research articles in such journals as the Academy of Management Journal, Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Corporate Governance, European Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management, Research Policy, IEEE Transactions Engineering Management, and Small Business Economics.
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He is a member of the National Defense Industry Association and the United States Naval Institute. Zhu Shen Zhu Shen is the CEO of BioForesight, a life science strategic consulting company providing licensing, partnering, financing, product launch, and public relations services to clients in the United States and China. She was vice president of business development at ItherX Pharmaceuticals (formerly Immusol)
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His previous positions include director of the Exploratory Systems and Development Center focusing on homeland security and the CEO and COO of the Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Virtual National Laboratory. He served on the 2003 DoD Defense Science Board Summer Study on Homeland Security and is currently on the board for the New Mexico Center for Advanced Computing.
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An active speaker and leader in numerous economic development and science park organizations, Mr. Weddle was elected president of the International Association of Science Parks (IASP)
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government and international organizations, and lectures at major universities in the United States and abroad. Reflecting the strong global interest in innovation, he is frequently asked to address issues of shared policy interest with foreign governments, universities, and research institutes, often briefing government ministers and senior officials from around the world.
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Dr. Worden has written or co-written more than 150 scientific technical papers in astrophysics, space sciences, and strategic studies.
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