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Appendix F: Committee Biographies
Pages 126-134

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From page 126...
... As a research scientist at NRL, she developed advanced optical materials, for which she received a number of patents. She also worked in the NRL Technology Transfer Office, where she was responsible for managing NRL intellectual property.
From page 127...
... Before joining USC's Office of Research Advancement in the fall of 2006, he was at the NRL, where he served as bench scientist from 1970 to 1974, led the surface chemistry effort from 1975 to 1987, and was superintendent of the Chemistry Division from 1988 to 2006, when he retired from federal service. Additional responsibilities include these: from May to August 1997 he served as acting director of research for the Department of Defense (DOD)
From page 128...
... DOUGLAS W JAMISON is the chairman and CEO at Harris & Harris Group, Inc., a publicly traded venture capital company listed on the Nasdaq Global Market.
From page 129...
... . GERHARD KLIMECK is the director of the Network for Computational Nano­ technology and the Reilly Director of the Center for Predictive Materials and ­Devices and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University.
From page 130...
... During her whole career, key research areas have always included aspects of carbon nanotechnology, hetero geneous catalysis, work with in situ transmission electron microscopy of materials and nanoparticles, as well as controlled atmosphere studies of carbon gasification by atomic oxygen and catalyzed carbon deposition processes.
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... LOURDES SALAMANCA-RIBA is a professor at the University of Maryland. Her research is in the areas of self-assembly of semiconductor nanowires and liquid crystal nanocomposites for hybrid photovoltaic applications, DNA-based bio­ sensors and radiation sensors on GaAs, and materials called covetics that have high C content in the form of nanocarbon.
From page 132...
... He has also served on many national and international advisory panels, including those of the National Materials Advisory Board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; NSF; Materials Properties Council; DOE NATO Ad vanced Study Institutes and NATO Science for Peace Programs; the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, the International Energy Agency; and the European Commission.
From page 133...
... He is a senior member of the IEEE/IEC committee developing standards for the use of nanotechnology in electronics and a founding strategic advisor of the Nanotechnology Research Foundation. He has also contributed thought leadership in bioscience and medical innovation.
From page 134...
... His Commodore experiences are described in his 1984 book The Home Computer Wars. He earned an M.A.


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