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Pedro Hernández-Ramos, Chair Pedro Hernández-Ramos received a Ph.D. in Mass Communication Research from Stanford University in 1985. He worked as an Assistant Editor in the creation of the International Encyclopedia of Communications, for which he also coauthored an article. He was a Lecturer at the Annenberg School of Communications of the University of Pennsylvania, and after a return to California, a consultant to several high-tech companies. In 1991 he joined Apple Computer, where for 5 years he served as Education Manager for Latin America & Caribbean, then as Education Business Development Manager for Apple Pacific, and finally as the Research Manager for the Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow (ACOT) program. Subsequently he worked for Acer America, the IMS Global Learning Consortium and Cisco Systems before joining Santa Clara University in July 2001. He has a joint appointment as Program Director (Family and Community) in the Center for Science, Technology, and Society and as Assistant Professor in the Department of Education, where his emphasis is on educational technology. Paul Soukup, S.J. Fr. Soukup earned his Ph.D. in Communication from The University of Texas at Austin in 1985, concentrating on the philosophical grounding of communication research as it developed in the United States from 1920-1950. Before coming to Texas, he earned two degrees in Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley: a Masters of Divinity (1978) and a Masters of Sacred Theology (1980). He also holds a Bachelor's in Philosophy from Saint Louis University (1973). Fr. Soukup currently teaches courses in general communication (COMM 001), new communication technologies (COMM 012, COMM 161), Theology and Communication (COMM 175), and Advanced Research/Senior Thesis (COMM 112). He has also taught Interpersonal Communication. Current research interests include work on orality and literacy studies, the use of new technologies in religious communication, multimedia translation, and the effects of new technologies. He serves as a consultant to the American Bible Society Research Center for Scripture and Media. Hans-Peter Dommel H. Peter Dommel is Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering at Santa Clara University. As a former Fulbright Scholar and W. J. Nicholson Fellow at SCU, Professor Dommel's (Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Univ. of California at Santa Cruz) current research focuses on computer networking; networked multimedia systems; group communication; distance learning at the digital divide; mobile collaboration; telepresence and social computing. He is a member of the IEEE, ACM, Sigma Xi and the German Informatics Society. Riku Mäkelä Riku Mäkelä is Senior Technology Adviser at TEKES, The National Technology Agency of Finland. Prior to that, he was Product Manager of patient monitoring systems at global marketing in Datex-Ohmeda. In 1995-1998, he was entrepreneur in a Finnish ICT startup Remtec Systems providing multimedia and internet based communication and training solutions for industrial companies. Riku has taught different areas of ICT and its use over the years in many Finnish adult training organizations including Universities and commercial venues. Riku is currently Director of the Board at AavaCampFinland, a summer camp program that provides summer camp experiences in Finland for American children. He holds a Master of Science degree in technical physics from Helsinki University of Technology, Award in Human Resource Management from Helsinki University Extension and Award in Business Studies from UCLA Extension. Keith Yocam Keith Yocam was Director of Programs for Schools Online, a nonprofit, 501(c)3 public benefit organization from 1999 - 2002. He directed the development and implementation of programs that provided technology grants and facilitated professional development to schools in disadvantaged communities worldwide, providing them with access to the communication and information resources of the Internet. In 1986 Yocam joined Apple Computer's Apple Classroom of Tomorrow (ACOT) program. Initially, Yocam was responsible for the development of the ACOT research sites, technology training, and implementation of the program's research agenda. In 1992 ACOT received a grant from the National Science Foundation to create and study a model of professional development. As a senior scientist in Apple's Advanced Technology Group, his research examined the impact of situated teacher development on teacher change and their use of technology for learning. In 1993 Yocam become ACOT Worldwide Program Manager, directing the program's expansion to include research sites in Europe and Australia. Previous to joining Apple he had 11 years of experience as an elementary teacher, science resource specialist, and computer mentor teacher. Mr. Yocam co-edited and co-authored a book, "Education and Technology: Reflections on Computing in Classrooms," that commemorates the tenth anniversary of the ACOT program. 2003 Tech Awards Judges Emile McAnany, Chair Before coming to Santa Clara in 1997, Dr. McAnany was Ben F. Love Professor at the University of Texas at Austin where he taught for seventeen years. Prior to that he taught in the Communication Department at Stanford University from 1972-78 where he earned his Ph.D. in Communication in 1971. At Santa Clara University, Dr. McAnany teaches: International Communication (Globalization, International Television and Media, International News, Cultural Export and Trade Regimes); Mass Communication (Mass Communication Theory, Media Audiences and Introduction to Mass Communication); and Methodology (Qualitative Methodology). He has focused his research on the social and cultural impacts of various communication technologies in Third World countries, especially Latin America. Recent publications include Mass Media and Free Trade: NAFTA and the Cultural Industries (University of Texas Press, 1996) and a number of articles in communication journals in the U.S. and Latin America. Since 1995 he has been involved with colleagues in Austin and Brazil on a multiyear research project on the social impact of television on fertility transitions. He also continues work on the expansion of cultural industries internationally and cultural consequences for global audiences. Christine Bachen Christine M. Bachen is Associate Professor of Communication at Santa Clara University. She is a graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1977) and the Institute for Communication Research at Stanford University (Ph.D., 1982). Before coming to Santa Clara University, she taught at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania (1982-1989). Dr. Bachen's research interests encompass audiences' use of mass media particularly within their relevant social contexts. She is currently conducting a study of how traditional media and newer communication technologies are used in families of differing cultural backgrounds to reinforce or amplify cultural values. Her research also deals with institutional factors that shape media programming content. She conducted research for the FCC (published in 1999) on the impact of broadcast station owner race and ethnicity on news and public affairs programming diversity. Neil Quinn Neil is a senior fellow for the Center, supporting many of the Center's activities. Neil teaches in the School of Engineering. He teaches courses in "Ethics in Technology", "Contemporary Issues in Engineering Technology", "Real Time Embedded Computer Systems", "Embedded Microcontrollers", and "Understanding Information Technology". Neil is president and founder of QUAD-Q systems, which consults in the areas of real time information management systems and computerized control systems engineering. He has his bachelor's degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles, masters in computer science and doctorate in electrical engineering from University of Southern California, and a second master's in theology (ethics) from University of Notre Dame. Dale Spender Dale Spender is a knowledge management consultant with special interests in intellectual property and e-learning. Because her focus is on the new technologies, she develops policies and strategies for making information to buy and sell in the online, global, information economy. She analyses the way that online learning works, and researches and advises on the new forms of learning and earning. She designs and presents professional development packages for teachers and educational policy makers and for learning managers in the public and private sector. With Fiona Stewart, she has authored reports on e-learning for universities and in Australian schools and the online learning section for The Australian Higher Education supplement. Dale Spender has supervised/ examined many research/ PD students and has taught in universities around the world including - MIT Media Lab and Cambridge University. Dale Spender was awarded an AM for her services to literature and to women, and she has been instrumental in developing an innovative financial product which supports homeless women Javier Elguea Mexico In 2002-2003, Javier Elguea was a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Science, Technology, and Society. His professional interests are in international development, education and social development, transfer of technology to developing nations, and armed conflict and underdevelopment. Elguea has completed post-doctoral studies at Harvard University and has a PhD from Stanford University, as well as two masters degrees. Prior to his current position, he was the president of the Insituto Technologico de Telefonos de Mexico or Inttelmex. He has authored numerous publications, including two books: Telecommunications and Development (1993) and Societal Development Theories in Latin America (1989). William Behrman Professor Behrman's research and teaching focus on technology-based social innovation. He teaches the art of innovation and social entrepreneurship through project-based classes, in which students work with organizations in the social sector to develop innovative solutions to problems and bring them into reality. The projects use the Stanford/IDEO design methodology in which students first seek a deep understanding and empathy for users and then rapidly test and iteratively improve designs with user feedback. A wide range of professionals with specialized expertise also advise the students. Professor Behrman's current Social Entrepreneurship Startup focuses on the problem faced by the estimated 1.6 billion people who lack electricity in their homes and use fuel-based home lighting, which can be unhealthy, environmentally harmful, dangerous, and expensive for families. The project is helping the Light Up the World Foundation, the 2002 winner of the Tech Award for Equality, by developing affordable, solar-powered, LED lights, along with business plans for deploying them in China, India, and Mexico. Professor Behrman has a PhD in Scientific Computation from Stanford and prior to coming to Stanford was with the NASA/Ames Research Center and the Research Institute for Advanced Computer Science. He has taught at Stanford since 1999. 2003 Tech Awards Judges Alex Field, Chair Alexander J. Field is the Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma, his research and teaching interests span macroeconomic theory and policy, technological and institutional change, American and European economic history, and the influence of evolutionary/biological forces on human nature. His most recent publications include Altruistically Inclined? The Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Theory, and the Origins of Reciprocity (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001) and "The Most Technologically Progressive Decade of the Century," American Economic Review (September 2003). Dr. Field's administrative positions at Santa Clara University have included chair of the Economics Department, Associate Dean and acting Dean of the Business School, acting Academic Vice President, and member of the school's Board of Trustees. Professor Field received his A.B. from Harvard University (1970), his M.Sc. from the London School of Economics (1971) and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (1974). He taught previously at Stanford University. Linda Kamas Linda Kamas is Associate Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University. She teaches courses in Economic Development in Latin America, Macroeconomics, and International Economics. Professor Kamas's research has focused on international macroeconomic topics in Latin America including inflation, exchange rate regimes, and macroeconomic policy. Her work has been published in journals such as Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Development Economics, and Journal of International Money and Finance. Professor Kamas's current research program examines the effect of moral values on economic behavior and gender differences in altruistic actions. Working with students at Santa Clara University, she recently founded a scholarship fund to provide financing to Salvadoran students to attend the University of Central America. Drew Starbird Dr. Starbird is associate professor in the department of operations & management information systems. He has served as director of the food & agribusiness institute and as associate professor of agribusiness. His consulting experience includes work with companies like Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems and Fresh Express. In the fall of 2000, he worked as director of strategic planning for TransFresh, a company involved with the international transportation of perishables. Professor Starbird teaches classes in operations management, statistics, and complex decision making at the undergraduate, MBA, and executive MBA levels. His research interests include quality control and management, food safety, and contracting. He has published research in Naval Research Logistics, Journal of the Operational Research Society, and Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Dr. Starbird has twice been honored with the Leavey School of Business's extraordinary performance award. He is co-editor of the International Food & Agribusiness Management Review. Bill Carter Bill Carter was born in June of 1949. He received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from Santa Clara University. At Santa Clara, he was selected for membership in three national honor societies: Tau Beta Pi (engineering) Eta Kappa Nu (electrical engineering), and Alpha Sigma Nu (Jesuit). He has been involved in the design of integrated circuits (IC's) since 1974, initially in the area of microprocessor peripherals. Bill joined Zilog in 1977, where he designed and managed the design of NMOS microprocessors and peripherals. In 1984, he joined Xilinx, where he helped pioneer the development on the first Field Programmable Gate Arrays, a market that Xilinx invented and currently dominates. Today he is Xilinx Fellow, the highest position a person can earn on a technical level. In his previous role as Chief Technology Officer, Bill led the investigation of advanced technologies applied to Programmable Logic. Bill was a member of the Custom Integrated Circuit Conference Technical Program Committee from 1987 through 1993. Bill was a recipient of Santa Clara University's 1996 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award. In addition to being a member of SCU's Board of Fellows, Bill also participates on their Engineering Advisory Board, as well as the Center for Science, Technology, and Society Advisory Board. Bill has authored and co-authored several technical papers and holds 10 U.S. patents. Reiji Sano Reiji Sano is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center for Science, Technology, and Society at Santa Clara University. Before joining SCU, he was the chairman of CTI/BIAC and chairman of The Preparation Committee for "Japan-Russia Advanced Science Technology Exchange Forum." He was a former CTO of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (MEI), in charge of managing fourteen overseas research laboratories as well as many labs in Japan and established Panasonic Digital Concepts Center at Cupertino, Silicon Valley. He was the founding chairman of "ECHONET" consortium. In 1978 he was awarded a degree as Doctor of Science from the University of Tokyo, and in 1961 he earned a B.S. degree Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, the University of Tokyo. Shahid Firoz Shahid Firoz is a dynamic and prosperous professional from one of the old business families of Pakistan. He has been involved in very diverse businesses including Telecommunications, Satellite Services, Cellular Telecom, International Trading of Petrochemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Data Networks, Leisure and Entertainment, Construction, Real Estate, and Manufacturing of Building Materials. Shahid Firoz sits on many Boards in the country. He is a Member of the Task Force on Information Technology in Islamabad, Member of the Board of Advisors to Minister of Science and Technology. Also sits on some of the International Boards including the prestigious office of the New York based Worldwide Committee on Trade and Fairs. (WTCA) He has extensively traveled to over 71 countries. Shahid Firoz was until recently the Vice-Chairman of the Council for Economic Revival of Karachi and is presently also a member of the Task Force for Promoting Investment/Economic Revival in Pakistan. 2003 Tech Awards Judges Dorothy Glancy, Co-Chair Dorothy Glancy is a founding member of the Harvard Women's Law Association and was awarded a Stevens Traveling Fellowship that took her around the world to interview women political leaders. Professor Glancy became counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. She subsequently returned to Harvard University as a fellow in Law and the Humanities. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and has served as a reporter for the Restatement, Third, of Property: Joint Ownership and as an adviser to the Restatement, Third, of Property: Servitudes. A member of the American Bar Association, she has served on the Council of the ABA Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law. She was also a member of the Executive Committee of the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of California. She served on the Professional Development Committee of the Association of American Law Schools and chaired several sections, including those regarding Property Law, Environmental Law, and Defamation and Privacy. From 1993 to 1995, under a grant from the Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation, she directed a legal research project regarding privacy and Intelligent Transportation Systems. Glancy's prior appointments include: practitioner, in Washington D.C.; visiting professor, University of Arizona; assistant general counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C., and appointment to the bar in California and the District of Columbia. Professor Glancy published a comparative study of the career patterns of Harvard Law School's women and men graduates; has written about joint ownership, intelligent transportation systems, historic preservation, land use, environmental and administrative law, as well as the law of privacy and the judicial work of Justice William O. Douglas. She specializes in property, intellectual property, administrative law, natural resources, land use, and a seminar in privacy. She has taught these subjects at Santa Clara University since 1975. Michael Kevane, Co-Chair Michael Kevane received a Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at the University of California at Berkeley in 1993. His dissertation, 'Agrarian Structure and Agricultural Practice in Western Sudan' was the result of several years of fieldwork in village communities. He has published articles on the performance of rural institutions and markets in journals such as World Development, Review of Development Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and Africa. He is co-editor of a book, Kordofan Invaded, that collected research on the large province of Kordofan in Sudan. Recent research has focused on gender issues, including a study of the determinants of home and market production, and the allocation of time more generally, for Bwa and Mossi women in the village of Bereba. He will publish a book on the economics of gender in sub-Saharan Africa in 2003. Other work includes papers on preference and virilocality in Indonesia, the performance of micro-credit institutions, and community targeting. Kevane now teaches in the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. He is President of the Sudan Studies Association, and is also a Dean Witter Fellow at the Leavey School. Ken Manaster Kenneth A. Manaster was born in Chicago in 1942. He received his bachelor's degree in 1963 from Harvard College and his law degree in 1966 from Harvard Law School. He then studied in Peru on a Fulbright Fellowship, served as a law clerk for Judge Bernard M. Decker of the U.S. District Court in Chicago, and was in private practice in Chicago. In 1970, he became an assistant attorney general of Illinois, heading the Chicago office of the attorney general's Environmental Control Division. In 1972, he joined the Santa Clara law faculty. He teaches Environmental Protection Law, the Seminar in Environmental Law, and Torts. He also has taught environmental law courses at the University of Texas and the University of California s Hastings College of the Law. He has held the position of visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School. From 1973 to 1990, he was a member of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Hearing Board, serving as its chair from 1978 to 1989. He also chaired the Public Advisory Committee to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's study of toxic pollutants in the Santa Clara Valley. He has written numerous law review articles on environmental law and other subjects. He co-authored State Environmental Law, a two-volume treatise; and co-edits California Environmental Law and Land Use Practice, a six-volume treatise. His third book, Environmental Protection and Justice, was published in 1995, with a second edition in 2000. His most recent book is Illinois Justice: The Scandal of 1969 and the Rise of John Paul Stevens. Amy Shachter Amy M. Shachter is Associate Professor of Chemistry at Santa Clara University. She earned her Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from the University of Colorado and her B.A. in chemistry from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Amy was a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Postdoctoral Fellow at Tatsuo Okada Tatsuo Okada received a Ph.D. from University of California, Los Angeles in 1982 in Material Science and Engineering, specializing in fracture mechanics of ceramics. After working for Kyocera Corporation and Raykay Incorporated, he established a company, Sorts Tech Inc. in March 1991. While working on the development of large-scale ski resorts in Niigata Prefecture in 1992, he was awakened to the state of modern environmental problems and began to work on developing resorts that co-exist with the environment under a theme of preserving local culture and natural ecosystems with particular interests on preserving the top soil. In order to promote chemical-free organic farming, he established the Youkey Inc., which started produce organically grown rice in Niigata in April 1996. In November 1999, he established the non-profit organization, Global Sorts Alliance (GSA) in Tokyo that aims to unite over one billion sport lovers around the world in tackling the Global environmental problems. In November 2001 GSA joined forces with UNEP and the IOC Sports and Environment Commission to hold the first Global Forum for Sports and Environment (G-ForSE). GSA's objectives go beyond just preserving the environment, but promoting the creation of new 'high value - low impact' societies that harness human creativity through culture, sports, the arts and education. Mike Taylor Michael Taylor is currently an independent consultant, and also President of a startup company working in the field of application and network protection. Most recently, Mike was Chief Technology Officer for SafeHarbor Technology, a start-up company offering web-based technical support using advanced knowledge base techniques. Previously, Mike held a succession of positions in engineering and marketing at Amdahl Corporation, including Vice President, System Architecture and Chief Technical Officer for Amdahl's Technology Division. Mike was responsible for development of a variety of products, ranging from communications to high-security solutions, as well as numerous research projects in both hardware and software domains. He was responsible for business management of Amdahl's Open Systems business and represented Amdahl on the boards of X/Open and UNIX International. Prior to joining Amdahl, Mr. Taylor was responsible for the central computing operations of a major Canadian bank. He received a degree in Engineering Science, specializing in Computer Science, from the University of Toronto. 2003 Tech Awards Judges Craig Stephens, Chair Dr. Craig Stephens is an Associate Professor in the Santa Clara University Biology Department, and Director of the undergraduate Biotechnology Program at SCU. He has been on the SCU faculty for seven years. Prior to that, he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Developmental Biology at Stanford University. He received his B.S. degree in Biology form Roanoke College in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Virginia in 1991. Dr. Stephens teaches courses in microbiology, biotechnology, and recombinant DNA technology at SCU. His research interests are in the genetics and physiology of microorganisms. He was recently awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation to study strategies bacteria use to coordinate metabolism and growth in response to nutrients in their environment. Knowledge gained through such studies could facilitate the development of new antibiotics, as well as new strategies for bioremediation. Leilani Miller Leilani M. Miller is an Associate Professor of Biology and former Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Biology at Santa Clara University. Leilani joined the University in 1994 after finishing her post-doctoral work in the Department of Developmental Biology at the Stanford University Medical Center. Prior to that, she earned a Ph.D. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Biology (Honors Program) from Stanford University. She teaches courses in Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Biotech Ethics, and her research focus is in Developmental Biology. In particular, she studies the mechanisms by which cells in a growing organism assume the different cell fates required for a variety of specialized functions. She has published articles in Cell, Genes and Development, and Genetics. William Eisinger William Eisinger is Professor of Biology at Santa Clara University. He earned his undergraduate degree at Hiram College (BA) and graduate degrees from Purdue University (MS) and the University of Miami (PhD). In addition to his on going research at Santa Clara, he worked as a Research Associate and Senior Scientist at Stanford University, as well as, a visiting scientist at the University of California Santa Cruz. The primary focus of his research has been on the regulation of plant growth and development by hormones and light. Since 1999 he has developed a program of soil chemistry and rainforest ecology education in Trinidad. Dr. Eisinger lives in San Jose with his wife and daughter. Marie Barry Marie Barry is formerly the Director of International Business at The ALZA Corporation (a Johnson and Johnson company) located in Mt View. Ms Barry joined the company in 1972 and has served in various marketing and business development positions prior to her recent retirement. She now serves as a consultant to ALZA. She is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Medical Marketing Association. Community involvement has included Board and volunteer positions with Mid-peninsula Homecare and Hospice and the Junior League of the Mid-peninsula. Presently, she serves as a member of the Board of Regents at Santa Clara University and as past president of the national Alumni Association. Jonathan Showstack Jonathan Showstack, PhD, MPH, is Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Health Policy in the Institute for Health Policy Studies and Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Showstack is also Associate Director of the Institute. He has a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, San Francisco and a masters in health administrating and planning from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Showstack's research focuses on technology assessment, factors associated with the costs and outcomes of medical care, strategic planning in health care organizations and the impact of policies related to undergraduate and graduate health professions education. He has studied the changing use of hospital services over a ten year period for a selected set of diagnoses; the association of volume with outcome for coronary artery bypass surgery performed in California; the costs of kidney and liver transplantation; the costs of treatment of infertility; and factors associated with prenatal outcomes, including insurance status and amount of prenatal care. Ewan McPhie Ewan McPhie leads our policy efforts and manages the bridges.org policy team. Ewan was previously an advisor to the UK Cabinet Office. A member of the UK's Senior Civil Service, he was involved in drawing up legislation on the Internet and e-commerce, and he has chaired and served on a number of internal, inter-governmental, EU and international committees addressing related issues. He has extensive experience in policy formulation and advice to government, notably on the peace process in Northern Ireland and military aid to the civil power, and has held senior posts in Human Resource Management and Research and Development. Ewan also has private sector experience in the UK, Europe, Middle East and Far East. During that time he worked for British Airways, where he was principally involved with General Management and Marketing, and with Harrisons and Crosfield, a trading company active in the Far East, where he managed their operations in Brunei and East Malaysia. During his tenure there he was responsible for significant improvements in turnover and profit, largely as a result of increasing the product base and improving efficiency and stock control. With Scottish and Newcastle Breweries, he developed and implemented computerized vehicle scheduling and delivery mapping systems to improve distribution efficiency. Since joining bridges.org he has participated in the World Economic Forum Task Force and other international policy initiatives. He was a major contributor to the bridges.org reports on South African Telecommunications Legislation and Spanning the Digital Divide. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors in Transportation from the University of Salford and has attended the UK Government's Senior Management Development and Young Node programmes for future leaders of government and industry. |
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