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Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies
Pages 91-98

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... in metallurgical engineering from the University of Idaho, a Ph.D. in metallurgical engineering from the University of Michigan, and honorary doctorates from Cleveland State University, Case Western Reserve University, and the Colorado School of Mines, as well as a Chinese Academy of Sciences Graduate School honorary professorship.
From page 92...
... She also serves on advisory boards for the Stevens Institute of Technology School of Systems and Enterprises, the DoD-sponsored Systems Engineering Research Center, the Wichita State University Dean's Industrial Advisory Board for the College of Engineering, and the Wichita State University Foundation, as well as other governmental organizations.
From page 93...
... Chang was the director of the Aerospace and Materials Sciences Directorate for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) , where he managed the $50 million Air Force basic research programs supporting aircraft, tactical and ballistic missiles, and spacecraft design and operation.
From page 94...
... He has received numerous awards and honors for his work in superconductivity, including the National Medal of Science, the Comstock Prize in Physics, and the International Prize for New Materials in 1988. He was an invited contributor to the White House National Millennium Time Capsule at the National Archives in 2000 and was selected the Best Researcher in the U.S.
From page 95...
... He has taught courses and seminars in plasma physics, rocket propulsion, advanced space power and propulsion systems, aerospace policy, technology and policy, and space systems engineering.
From page 96...
... Mr. Rock also held positions in the Office of the United States Trade Representative, Executive Office of the President, as director for European technology and trade affairs and as director of Middle East trade affairs.
From page 97...
... At Demos, he was also project director of "The Atlas of Ideas," a two-year study of science in emerging economies, described by the Financial Times as "the most comprehensive analysis yet of science and innovation in China, India and South Korea." From 1997 to 2001, he was senior policy adviser at the sustainability charity Forum for the Future.
From page 98...
... and Ph.D. in geochemistry and mineralogy from the Pennsylvania State University.


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