WILLIAM BOONE BONVILLIAN
Office: Director, MIT Washington Office
820 First Street, N.E., Suite 610
Washington, D.C. 20002-8031
Office: 202-789-1828
bonvill@mit.edu (office)
Home: 930 Hickory Run Lane
Great Falls, Virginia 22066-1903
Home: 703-757-7580
Current Position:
Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Washington Office, Office of
the President of MIT (since Jan. 2006) – The position:
- Supports MIT’s strong and historic public policy relationships with federal
science and technology agencies on science and technology issues;
- Advises the MIT President and senior officials and faculty on federal science
and education policy issues and legislation;
- Supports MIT’s major Policy Initiative efforts, including its major campuswide Energy Initiative, which involves energy R&D, energy education and
major energy policy reports, as well as its evolving innovation policy
initiatives on the “convergence” of the life, physical and engineering sciences,
its initiative on advanced manufacturing and its developing initiative on online
higher education;
- Supports efforts to educate MIT faculty and students about the public policy
process in Washington, including bringing science and technology leaders to
campus and leading student education programs (“citizen scientists”) with
Congress and the executive branch science agencies and teaching a Science
and Technology policy course on campus;
- Manages the staff (of five, plus interns) and the programs, reports and
publications of MIT’s Washington office.
Books, Recent Articles:
Books:
Technological Innovation in Legacy Sectors (coauthored with Distinguished Prof.
Charles Weiss of Georgetown Univ.), Oxford Univ. Press Fall 2015 (information at:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/technological-innovation-in-legacy-sectors9780199374519?cc=us&lang=en&#)
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Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution (coauthored with Distinguished Prof.
Charles Weiss of Georgetown Univ.), (MIT Press 2009) (summarized at:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11808 ).
Chapters in Books:
“The Problem of Political Design in Federal Innovation Organization”, Chapter 15 in the
book The Science of Science Policy (Stanford Univ. Press 2011).
“The Connected Science Model for Innovation”, chapter in National Research Council
(STEP Board) book 21st Century Innovation Systems for the U.S. and Japan (National
Academies Press, May 2009).
“The Once and Future DARPA” Chapter 6 in the book Blindside (Brookings Press,
Francis Fukuyama, ed., 2007), 57-70.
Articles/Publications:
“All that DARPA Can Be,” American Interest, v. 11, n. 1 (Sept.-Oct. 2015)
“Forum: DOD’s Role in Energy Innovation,” Issues in Science and Technology (Winter
2015) 10-14
“The New Model Innovation Agencies: An Overview,” Science and Public Policy (July
2014), v.41, n.4, 425-437.
“Advanced Manufacturing Policies and Paradigms for Innovation,” Science, v. 342 (Dec.
6, 2013), 1173- 1175.
“Legacy sectors: barriers to global innovation in agriculture and energy” (with C. Weiss),
Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, v. 25, no. 10 (Nov. 2013), 1189-1208.
“The Online Challenge to Higher Education,” (with S. Singer) Issues in Science and
Technology Policy (Summer 2013).
“Two Revolutions in Learning” (with S. Singer), Science (Vol. 39, at 1359, March 22,
2013).
“Reinventing American Manufacturing: The Role of Innovation”, Innovations, vol. 7, no.
3 (MIT Press, special advanced manufacturing issue Summer 2012).
“ARPA-E and DARPA: Applying the DARPA model to energy innovation” (with R.
VanAtta), Journal of Technology Transfer (Oct. 2011).
“Complex, Established ‘Legacy’ Sectors: The Technology Revolutions that do Not
Happen” (with C. Weiss), Innovations (MIT Press, June 2011).
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“Time for Climate Plan B”, Issues in Science and Technology (NAS Winter 2011)
“A New Strategy for Energy Innovation” (with J. Alic, D. Sarewitz, and C. Weiss),
Nature (July 15, 2010).
“Taking Covered Wagons East: A New Innovation Theory for Energy and Other
Established Sectors” (with Charles Weiss), Innovations (MIT Press, special energy issue
Fall 2009).
“Stimulating Innovation in Energy Technology” (with Charles Weiss), Issues in Science
and Technology (NAS Fall 2009)
“The Innovation State”, The American Interest (July/Aug. 2009).
- reprinted in The Wave (Hi. Sci. & Tech. Council Nov. 2009 –
www.thewavehawaii.com)
“Stimulating a Revolution in Sustainable Energy Technology” (with Charles Weiss),
Environment (July/Aug. 2009)
“The Politics of Jobs”, Issues in Science and Technology (NAS Summer 2007)(review),
84-87.
“Power Play – The DARPA Model and U.S. Energy Policy”, The American Interest
(Nov. 2006), pp. 39-48.
- reprinted in the book Blindside in 2007, noted above
“Will the Search for New Energy Technologies Require a New R&D Mission Agency?”
Bridges (July 14, 2007)
“Meeting the New Challenge to U.S. Economic Competitveness, Issues in Science and
Technology, (NAS Fall 2004), pp. 75-82
“Science at a Crossroads” Technology in Society Vol. 24, No. 1, Jan. 2002, pp. 27-39
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reprinted, The FASEB Journal (official publication of the Federation of
American Societies for Experimental Biology), Vol. 16, No. 9 (July 2002), pp.
915-921
“Homeland Security Technology – A New Federal Agency is Needed to Rapidly Develop
and Deploy Technologies that will Limit Our Vulnerability to Terrorism”, Issues in
Science and Technology, (with Prof. Kendra Sharp, Penn State), (NAS Winter 20012002), pp. 42-49.
Teaching Experience:
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Georgetown University, 2005-present – adjunct faculty, taught seminar (for 3 pts., full
course) at Georgetown on “Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy and
Health” (course with students from Georgetown’s Walsh School of Foreign Service,
Science, Technology and International Affairs Department (course sponsor), Medical
School Microbiology Department; and Public Policy Institute, annually, spring semester,
2005 - present.
Johns Hopkins University - School of Advanced International Studies, 2010-present
– professorial lecturer – taught course (full semester course) on energy technology policy,
entitled “Policy to Drive Energy Innovation” (with Prof. Deborah Bleviss), sponsored by
the SAIS Energy Resources and Environment Program, starting spring semester 2010,
continued, fall semester 2010 - present.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007-present - taught course in university’s
January interim (“IAP”) period, on Science and Technology Policy (known to students as
“S&T Bootcamp”), an intensive credit and non-credit course over 5 consecutive days, to
30 to 40 graduate students, with approximately 20 hours of class time on the federal
innovation system; taught annually from 2007 through the present.
George Washington University, 2007-2011 - Elliott School of International Affairs –
professorial lecturer, taught class on “Fundamentals of Science and Technology Public
Policy-Making” 2005, and 2007 through 2011 (fall semesters)
Consistently receives outstanding course reviews.
National Academy Service, Boards, Science Committees, Awards Lectures:
National Academies - served on:
- National Academies, Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy, Innovation
Policy Forum (standing committee - member), 2015-present;
- National Academies, Board on Science Education (member), 2007-2012;
- National Academies’ Committee on “National Patterns of R&D Development
Resources” (member) 2011-2012
- National Academies’ Committee on “Learning Science: Computer Games, Simulations
and Education” (member) 2009-2010.
- National Academies’ Committee on “Modernizing the Infrastructure of the NSF’s
Federal Funds (R&D) Survey” (member) 2008-2009.
- National Academies’ Committee on “Exploring the Intersection of Science Education
and the Development of 21st Century Skills” (member) 2008-09.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): serves on Committee on
Science, Engineering and Public Policy (since 2014)
The American Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU): serves on Commission on
the Science and Mathematics Teaching Imperative (SMTI)(since 2013)
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George Washington University External Review Committees:
- Chaired the George Washington University External Review Committee on plans to
establish a Science Policy Institute, final report issued June 19, 2011.
- Served on the 4-member George Washington University Elliott School External Review
Committee on the Program in International Science and Technology Policy (ISTP), final
report issued August 3, 2010.
Serves on the Board of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)
(since 2011)
Serves on the Advisory Council of the Mystic Seaport Museum (since 2010).
Advisor to MIT’s major studies: on “Learning Sciences and Online Learning” (pending),
on “The Future Postponed, Why Declining Investment in Basic Research Threatens a
U.S. Innovation Deficit” (2015); “Production in the Innovation Economy” (2 vol.’s,
released, 2013 & 2014, by MIT Press), and on “Convergence: The Third Revolution”
(2011).
Recent Awards:
Elected a Fellow in 2011 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
(AAAS)
Recipient of the IEEE Distinguished Public Service Award in 2007.
Invited University Lecturer/Speaker:
Was an invited speaker at Southern Illinois University on energy technology
development (4/13/09), the Rochester Institute of Technology on energy policy (2/6/12),
Carleton College on technology policy and energy (9/17-18/12), the American University
in Cairo on online higher education (March 19-20, 2012), and Japan’s Graduate Research
Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo on DARPA and ARPA-E research models
(April 15-16, 2013), and at Japan’s GRIPS in Tokyo on with university, industry, agency
and Diet Members on the DARPA research design (Feb. 24-25, 2014); Universidad
Central de Caribe, Lecture on Science and Technology Policy: Exploring the System for
R&D Support,” Sagemon, Puerto Rico, (Mar. 13, 2015).
Delivered the annual Alan Bromley Memorial Lecture at the University of Ottawa on
“Bridging Advanced Innovation to the Manufacturing Industry” on May 14, 2012
Education:
Columbia University, B.A. (cum laude), 1969
Yale University Divinity School, M.A.R. (in religion), 1972
Columbia University, School of Law, Jur.D, 1974,
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Member, Board of Editors, Columbia Law Review
Prior Career Record:
Legislative Director and Chief Counsel to U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman of
Connecticut -- (1989-2006); job included:
- Directing the Senator’s Legislative Staff of fifteen to twenty (including
legislative assistants, counsels, and fellows);
- Managing legislative policy, legislative drafting, committee activities, reports,
floor action, for the Senator in all policy areas;
- Coordinating activities with the Senate Committee on Armed Services,
Committee on Environment and Public Works, and Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs
- Supervising the legislative work portfolio in environment, climate change and
energy, defense, foreign affairs, economic and fiscal policy, health, education
and social policy areas;
- Directly carrying out the legislative and policy initiatives in science and
technology policy, economic growth policy and defense R&D;
- Running the office’s innovative Policy Fellows program;
- Supporting the office’s major legislation during the period including the
Senate’s first major “cap and trade” climate change legislation, and laws
establishing the Department of Homeland Security and reforming the National
Intelligence System, on innovation and science and technology policy,
including to implement a National Innovation Initiative (which led to the
America COMPETES Act of 2007), to reconstitute the R&D systems for life
science and bio-threat research, on Climate Change, and to establish
“connected science” programs for R&D in the National Institutes of Health,
and to advance U.S. national energy security.
Partner, law firm of Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C. office (large national law
firm), 1985-89
Worked on transportation, corporate, real estate, and administrative law issues.
Partner, law firm of Brown & Roady, Washington, D.C., (small specialty D.C.
environmental law firm), 1981-85
Worked on environmental litigation, transportation, and administrative law issues.
Deputy Assistant Secretary (previously, Director of Congressional Affairs, Liaison
Officer), Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, Carter
Administration -1977-80
Worked on major legislation to deregulate the railroad, aviation, and trucking
sectors, Chrysler bail-out legislation, Panama Canal Treaty legislation, waterway
user fee legislation, and authorizing and appropriations legislation for federal
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aviation, transit, and highway programs. Recipient of two outstanding
performance awards from the Secretary of Transportation.
Attorney, law firm of Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C. office, 1975-77
Worked on general litigation, antitrust, and employment law.
Law Clerk to Federal District Judge Jack B. Weinstein, U.S. District Court for the
Eastern District of New York, 1974-75
Admitted to Connecticut Bar, 1975; District of Columbia Bar, 1976; U.S.
Supreme Court Bar, 1981
Personal information:
Married to Janis Ann Sposato, an attorney, former senior official at the Justice
Department and the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and teacher; two
sons, Raphael W.B. Bonvillian, a 2008 graduate of Yale now working for a leading
commodities trading firm in Geneva, and Marcus D. Bonvillian, a 2014 graduate of
Columbia in 2014 now working for a leading hedge fund in Connecticut.
Selected Recent Speeches and Presentations on Science and Technology Topics:
2015:
National Academies, Air Froce Studies Board, study on Leveraging Best Practices in
Research Management, “Case Study; Advanced Manufacturing, New Research
Management Challenge?” Wash., DC, May 28, 2015
Guanghua Leadership Institute (and Cisco Corp.), “U.S. Innovation Organizaiton – the
Evolving Role of Federal R&D Agencies,” (to Chinese R&D leadership), May 28, 2015
Production and Supply Chain Management Society, “College of Supply Chain
Management” Conf., “Advanced Manufacturing – New Policy Approaches, Wash., DC,
May 7, 2015
AAAS, 40th Annual Forum on Science and Technology Policy, “Advanced
Manufacturing – New Innovation Models,” speech, Wash., DC, Apr. 30, 2015
Australian Growth Centre Programme delegation to the U.S., Dow Chemical Wash.
Office, “MIT’s Policy Initiative Model,” Wash., DC, Apr., 23, 2015
Georgia Tech, S&T Policy Course, online lecture “Connected Science – Exploring the
Federal Role,” Mar. 31, 2015
Universidad Central de Caribe, Lecture on Science and Technology Policy: Exploring the
System for R&D Support,” Sagemon, Puerto Rico, Mar. 13, 2015
Georgetown Univ, Lecture, McCourt School of Public Policy, “Climate and the Energy
Technology Challenge,” Wash., DC, Mar. 13, 2014
American Society for Engineering Education (the Engineering Deans association), The
Clean Energy Technology Context: Advanced Manufacturing, Wash., DC, Feb. 10, 2015
Synthetic Biology (SynBio) LEAP program, “Coordination Across Disciplines and
Agencies for U.S. Science," workshop, Woodrow Wilson Center, Wash., DC, Feb. 4,
2015
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2014:
MIT Science Council, "Overview - the Sequestration Problem", MIT, Nov. 10, 2014
Chinese Academy of Science and Technology for Development (CASTED) and Univ. of
Calif. San Diego Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), "Improving S&T
Resource Allocation - Public Entrepreneurship Mechanisms for U.S. R&D", CASTED,
Beijing, China
International Conference of Science and Technology, Entrepreneurship Policy and
Regulation (ISTEP), Taiwan, Public Entrepreneurship U.S. R&D Agencies in an
Entrepreneurial Role," Int'l Converntion Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Federal Demonstration Partnership - Faculty Forum, "Federal R&D Trends," Wash., DC,
Sept. 11, 2014
Guanghua Leadership Institute, "U.S. Innovation Organization," (China Gov't Leader
Program - in cooperation with Cisco), Wash., DC, June 18, 2014
TechConnect World - Innovation Conf. & Expo, "Innovation Challenge for Advanced
Manufacturing," Wash., DC, June 16, 2014
ITIF Senate Forum, "Report - Univeristy Research Funding - Stil Lagging Behind," U.S.
Senate, May 7, 2014
ASME Industry Advisory Board, Spring Meeting, "Advanced Manufacturing: Innovation
Challenge," Wash., DC, April 16, 2014
Global Solutions Summit (sponsored by: Atlantic Council, State Dept., P80 Group
Foundation, USAID, Global Technology Development Initiative), “Megatrend
Opportunities, Challenges, Dangers, Wash;, DC, April 14, 2014
Institute for International Education, talk to Finland educators on the MIT innovation
policy model, Wash., DC, April 2, 2014
Georgetown University “Chuckfest”(innovation policy conf. honoring Prof. Charles
Weiss, “Prof. Weiss’s Contributions to Innovation Policy”, Wash., DC, March 28, 2014
Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy, “The Climate and the Energy
Technology Challenge”, course lecture, Wash., DC, March 13, 2013
Atlantic Council, Conf. on Supporting Innovation to Meet Global Challenges,
“Advanced Manufacturing: Innovation Challenge”, Wash., DC, Feb. 27, 2014
Japan’s Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) lectures for senior
government, industry and university officials on “ARPA-E Model and Japan’s Proposed
ImPACT Innovation Agency”, Tokyo, February 25, 2013
AAAS Annual Meeting, (Adv’d Manufacturing Panelist and Moderator) “Organizing
the Innovation System for Advanced Manufacturing,” Chicago, Feb. 14, 2014
Chinese Embassy, MIT Club Meeting, Historic MIT Links to China”, Wash., DC, Feb.
5, 2014
National Defense Industry Association, Manufacturing Division Meeting, “Seven
Stories – Findings of the MIT Production in the Innovation Economy report,” Wash., DC,
Jan. 23, 2014
Japan Science and Technology agency (JST), senior officials visit, “ARPA-E and
DARPA- Applying the DARPA Model”, Wash., DC, Jan. 21, 2014
2013:
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Shanghai Science and Technology Commission Training Group, “U.S. Innovation
Organization – the Federal Government and University Roles,” Wash., DC Nov. 15, 2013
COFHE Public Issues Seminar, “MOOCs and the Online Challenge to Education,”
Wash., DC, Nov. 6, 2013
MIT Corporation Visiting Committee on Sponsored Research, “Federal R&D
Strategy and Engagement,” Cambridge Mass., Oct. 29, 2013
Guangha Leadership Institute, “U.S. Innovation Organization – the Evolving Role of
the Federal R&D Agencies,” (meeting of senior Chinese R&D leaders), Alexandria , Va.,
Oct. 22, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s Manufacturing Council, presentation to the
Innovation/R&D Subcommittee, “MIT’s Production in the Innovation Economy Final
Report,” (webcast) Oct. 31, 2013
Lincoln Laboratory, MIT, talk to LL Steering Committee Offsite, “The Sequestration
Crisis for Federal R&D Funding, Lexington, Mass., Sept. 18, 2013
University of California San Diego, UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation,
Dialogue on Comparing U.S. and Chinese Approaches to Science Technology and
innovation, talk on “The Making of Key STI Plans and Initiatives in the U.S., San Diego,
August 1-2, 2013
Japan’s Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) lecture for senior government
and university officials on “The DARPA and ARPA-E Models for Innovation Agencies,”
April 15-16, 2013
American University in Cairo, invited lecturer, “The Online Challenge to Education”
and “History of Recent K-12 Education Reform,” New Cairo, Egypt, March 19 and 20,
2013
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, 10th
Anniversary “All Hands” lecture, U.S. Innovation Design – Lessons from the Pipeline
and Connected Models, Wash., DC, April 11, 2013
AAAS 2013 Annual Meeting, Forum on Advanced manufacturing, “The Advanced
Manufacturing Innovation Challenge – Recommendations,” Boston, Mass., February 17,
2013
NACUBO, National Webinar for University leaders, “The Sequestration Crisis for
Federal R&D Funding,” broadcast from Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2013
Task Force on American Innovation, Forum on American Exceptualism, American
Decline – Research, the Knowledge Economy and the 21st Century Challenge, “The
Manufacturing and Energy Challenges, ” the House of Representatives R&D Caucus,
Rayburn House Office Building, Jan. 23, 2013
2012:
American Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Annual Industrial Advisory Board
forum, on Advanced Manufacturing, “The Advanced Manufacturing Challenge,” Wash.,
D.C., Dec. 6, 2012
Johns Hopkins, Carey School of Business, lecture, “Legacy Sectors and the Challenge
of Innovation,” Baltimore, Md., October 18, 2012
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National Academies of Sciences, Science Technology and Economic Policy Board
forum on Global Best Practice in Supporting Manufacturing, address on “Capturing
Competitive Advantage in Advanced Manufacturing,” Wash., D.C., Oct. 11, 2012
Carleton College, invited lecturer, “Energy Technology as an Innovation Systems
Challenge,” Northfield, Minn., Sept. 17, 2012
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), launch event for “Innovation
Economics, the Race for Global Advantage,” moderator and discussant on topic, National
Press Club, Wash., D.C., Sept. 13, 2013
China Government Leader Program, Guanghua Leadership Institute, in
collaboration with Cisco, “Federal Innovation Organization: From the Pipeline Model to
DRPA and ARPA-E,” Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2012
Webinar, MIT Alumni Association for national alumni, “The Growing Crisis in Federal
Science Funding,” broadcast from Cambridge, Mass., June 25, 2012
MIT Club, Washington D.C., “MIT and Reinventing Manufacturing,” talk to alumni
group, Kenwood, Bethesda, Md., May 4, 2012
University of Ottawa, Alan Bromley Memorial Lecture, “Bridging Advanced
Innovation to the Manufacturing Industry,” May 14, 2012, Ottawa Canada
National Academy of Engineering, Committee on Identifying Production, Design
and Innovation Issues in Advanced Manufacturing, NAS Keck Center, Wash., DC,
Feb. 17, 2012
Rochester Institute of Technology, guest lecture, “The Organizational Challenge for
Energy Technology Innovation,” Rochester, N.Y., Feb. 6, 2012
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) Forum, “Applying the
DARPA Concepts to Energy Innovation: The Emerging ARPA-E Model,” Feb. 3, 2012
National Defense University (Industrial College of the Armed Forces Lecturer),
“U.S. Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing,” Feb. 2, 2012
2011:
MIT OSP Forum for Research Administrators, talk on “The Federal R&D Budget and
Budget Deficits”, October 19, 2011.
National Governors Association, The “Manufacturing Academy” (for state economic
development officials), talk on “The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership”, October 6,
2011.
National Defense Industries Industrial Association (NDIA), Manufacturing Division,
talk on “Innovation Models in Advanced Manufacturing – the Advanced Manufacturing
Partnership,” October 6, 2011.
National Governors Association, forum on “Fostering Energy Supply and
Innovation”, talk on Building Innovation Ecosystems – the University Role, Sept. 27,
2011.
Woodrow Wilson International Center, Conference on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship, talk on US Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing, September 23,
2011.
Bipartisan Policy Center, Forum on “Leveraging DOD’s Energy Innovation
Capacity”, talk on “ARPA-E and DARPA: Applying the DARPA Model to Energy
Innovation” (given with Richard VanAtta, IDA), May 25, 2011.
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“Black Swan” Innovate to Success Conference – 2011, London, UK, talk on “Trends
in US Innovation Policy – Innovating in Established Sectors vs. Open Territory,” May 9,
2011.
National Governors Association, Governor’s Energy Advisors Policy Institute, talk
on “US Energy Technology Innovation?”, April 5, 2011.
American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting, Panel on
“Cross Border Responses to Global Challenges”, talk on “The Energy Case Study,
February 18, 2011.
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Forum on “Energy Innovation
101-Moving the Debate Forward”, talk on “Energy Technology Innovation – Basics of
a US Policy Framework”, February 5, 2011.
Keystone Energy Conference, Keystone Colorado, talk on “Climate: Energy
Technology Innovation?” February 2, 2011.
2010:
Breakthrough Institute/Information and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Energy
Innovation 2010 Conference, talk on Clean Innovation Policy: How Do We Drive It”,
December 15, 2010.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Conference on Defense
Industrial Base and U.S. Competitiveness, talk on “Defense Leadership and the Role of
Technology and Manufacturing”, November 16, 2010.
MIT Energy Club Speaker Series, talk on “Plan B for Climate and the Role of
Technology Innovation”, November 1, 2011
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), Forum on Economic
Doctrines, talk on “Innovation Economics and the Energy Technology Challenge”,
October 19. 2010.
MIT Energy Initiative, External Advisory Board, talk on “The Changing Federal Role
in Energy and Technology,” October 14, 2010
National Academies of Sciences, Fellows/ Alumni Fellows Dinner, keynote talk, “The
Stagnating Economy and Innovation-Based Growth”, October 7, 2010
Arizona State University, “Innovation Demand Boldness” Conference, tlk on “The Next
Old/New Thing – innovating in Established Sectors”, Sept. 29, 2010.
CERA (Cambridge Energy Research Associates), Conference on Climate Change and
Clean Energy, Wash., D.C., talk on “Progress on the Energy Innovation System”, May
27, 2010.
National Academies of Sciences, Conference on “Building the 21st Century: U.S. China
Cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation”, discussant and moderator on:
“Opportunities and Challenges for Innovation”, Wash. D.C., May 18, 2010.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), conference on “Game
Changers and Visionaries: Role of Energy Breakthrough Technologies and Innovative
Strategies”, talk on “Moving Energy Innovation to Scale”,Wash., D.C., May 12, 2010.
Annual Science and Technology in Society Conference (S&T Global consortium,
Wash., DC, at the National Academies’ Keck Center) – “Introductory Remarks - Panel on
Energy and Clean Technology”, April 10, 2010
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National Academies of Sciences, , Jefferson Science Fellows Convocation, “Academic
scientists and Engineers in the Policy World: Functioning Outside the Box,”February 1,
2010
U.S. Department of Energy, EERE Best Practices Workshop, Keynote Speech,
“Organizing an Energy Transformation”, January 26, 2010.
American Association of Universities, Council on Federal Relations Annual Meeting,
“R&D in 2010: The Falling Off a Cliff Problem and the Case for Investment”, January
11, 2010 (Naples, Fla.)
American Association for Mechanical Engineers, Industry Advisory Board,
“Technological Transformation in Energy”, Dec. 2, 2009
Innovations Journal Conference: Time for Change Conference – Reframing the
Conversation on Energy and Climate”, “Closing Address: Time for Change”, Nov. 24,
2009
National Academies of Sciences, The President’s Circle Conference, “A New
Innovation Initiative”, Nov. 12, 2009
2009:
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Forum – Toward an R&D Agenda
for the New Administration and Congress, “The Energy Technology Agenda: An
Overview on Energy R&D”, March 2, 2009
MIT Corporation, “The Energy Technology Agenda in Washington”, March 6, 2009
MIT Enterprise Forum, Annual Meeting, “The Innovation Agenda in the New
Administration”, April 17, 2009
Univ. of Maryland, MIT, Harvard – Belfer Center, Duke University Nicholas
School, University of Southern Illinois, Woodrow Wilson Center, “Stimulating
Technological Innovation in Energy” (presentation on book with Charles Weiss), in
March and April, 2009
MIT “Ideastream” Conference, “President Obama and the Innovation Agenda”,
Boston, June 9, 2009
Brookings Institution Forum, “Organizing Technological Innovation in Energy,” June
10, 2009
Deputy Ministers Program, Canada Institute, “The New Administration and the
Innovation Agenda,” at the Woodrow Wilson Center, June 29, 2009
Bridging Nations Foundation Seminar, “Energy Policies of the China, India and the
U.S.: Organizing Technological Innovation,” July 8, 2009
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation Forum, “Looking at
Technological Innovation in Energy,” July 20, 2009
American National Standards Institute, Accelerating Energy Technology Advance,”
Oct. 9, 2009
Embassy of Canada, Cleantech Canada, Forum on Pathways to Bringing Clean Energy
Technologies to Market, “Accelerating Technological Innovation in Energy,” Oct. 15,
2009
MIT Corporation, Sponsored Research Visiting Comm., “Status of MIT Agency
Engagement,” Oct., 28, 2009
MIT Club of Washington, “A New Round of Innovation?” Oct. 29, 2009
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APPAM, Annual Conf., “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Technology: New
Policy Directions” (lead discussant on panel), Nov. 5, 2009
National Defense Industries Assoc., “The Global Innovation Context for Manufacturing
Innovation,” Nov. 5, 2009
IBM Vice Presidents’ Group, “Assembling a New Innovation Initiative,” Nov. 6, 2009
2008:
Alliance for Global Sustainability, (an international university collaboration), annual
meeting, “Structuring and Energy Technology Revolution,” Jan. 29, 2008
MIT Resource Development forum, “The Legislative Challenge to Universities,” Jan.
8, 2008
National Defense University, ICAF forum, “Bye Bye Sputnik”, March 7, 2008
National Academies of Science, STEP Board, presentation to Parliamentary Delegation
from Germany, “The U.S. University and the Innovation System,” March 20, 2008
National Academies of Science, STEP Board, Workshop on the Commerce Dept. TIP
Program, “The Technology Innovation Program – Understanding ‘Critical National
Needs’ in New Technologies,” April 24, 2008
N.Y. Academy of Science and the Government of the City of Mexico, Science and
Technology Innovation Week, Mexico, City, “Models for R&D and Innovation
Organization,” Sept. 24, 2008
MIT Energy Advisory Board, Annual Meeting, “An Energy Technology
Transformation? The Sorry State of Energy R&D,” October 17, 2008
MIT Industrial Liaison Program, 2008 Annual MIT R&D Conference, “Federal
R&D and the Health of the U.S. R&D/Innovation System,” October 28, 2008
National Academies of Science, Board on Life Science, “Organizing the Outreach for
the Project on ‘A New Biology for the 21st Century,” Nov. 4, 2008
National Assoc. of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC), Annual
Meeting, Chicago, plenary session, “Could a Strong Federal Energy R&D Program
Restore the Health of U.S. University R&D?” Nov. 10, 2008
Hawaii Energy Challenge 2008 – Planning Conference, Kona, Hawaii, keynote
speech, “Energy Transformation? Where does our National Innovation System Stand?”
Nov. 20, 2008
Mass Insight, US-China-India Conference, Boston, R&D Collaboration Across
Nations – How Could It Work?” Dec. 12, 2008
2007:
American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, San
Francisco, “The Global Technology Challenge verses Global Collaboration,” Feb. 18,
2007
National Defense University, ICAF Electronic Industry Study, “The Global innovation
Challenge,” March 2, 2007
House Science Committee (full committee hearing), Testimony on Establishing the
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, HR 364,” April 26, 2007
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National Academies, Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy,
“Transformational Research Models – The ARPA-E Proposal,” May 10, 2007
Homeland Security Institute, “Homeland Security and the Connected Science Model,”
June 4, 2007
Duke University’s Nicholas Institute, Symposium on Federal Climate Change
Legislation, “A Technology Supply Side Approach to U.S. Energy Policy,” July 19,
2007
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Presentation to the Commerce Science Fellows Program,
“Innovation Organization”, Sept. 19, 2007
IEEE, Society on Social Implications of Technology, Boston Chapter, “Connected
Science: Lessons from DARPA,” Sept. 24, 2007
CSIS and ASTRA, Forum on the State of US Competitiveness, Security and Science
on the 50th Anniversary of the Sputnik Launch, “No More Sputnik: The Tripartite
Alliance Fifty Years Later,” Oct. 4, 2007
Georgia Tech International Conference on Science Technology and Innovation,
presentation (with Prof. Charles Weiss of Georgetown) on “Technology Supply and U.S.
Energy Policy,” and Plenary Closing Talk on “Next Gen Innovation Policy,” October 1920, 2007
Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service faculty seminar, “Expensive
Energy is Not Enough” (with Prof. Charles Weiss, Georgetown), Nov. 15, 2007
MIT Center for Energy and the Environment Policy Research (CEEPR), Annual
Workshop, “Demand and Supply – U.S. Energy/Climate Policy,” Dec. 6, 2007
2006:
National Academies of Sciences’ STEP Board and the Japan’s National Institute for
Science and Technology, Conference on 21st Century Innovation, Tokyo, Japan,
“Innovation Organization: Connected Science and the DARPA Model – Where is it
Now?” Jan. 11, 2006,
Board of the Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth, Wash., D.C., “The Two
Levels of Innovation and the Connected Science Model,” February 10, 2006
National Institute of Standards and Technology (Dept. of Commerce), ATP Seminar
Series, “Innovation Organization – the Connected Science Model,” Feb. 13, 2006
Kauffman Foundation Annual Forum on Entrepreneurship, “The University and
Innovation,” Feb. 26, 2006
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Congressional Visits Day,
“The ’07 R&D Budget, The Long Term Budget Picture, and Innovation Legislation”,
Wash., D.C., March 28, 2006
National Academy of Sciences’ Roundtable Talk, “The University and the Innovation
System,” Wash., D.C., April 7, 2006
Stennis Congressional Fellows Program, Boston S&T meeting, The Evolution of the
IT Revolution,” April 23, 2006
Sandia National Lab, Accelerating Engineering Summit, Albequerque, N.M., “The
new Engineering: An Integration Model for Complex Systems,” June 1, 2006
Rueschlikon 2006 Conference on Information Policy, Zurich, Switz., “The Politics of
the networked Economy,” June 17, 2006
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Presentation to the State Secretary and Staff, German Federal Ministry of
Education and Research, “The Long-Term U.S. Budget Picture and Innovation
Legislation,” Sept. 6, 2006
American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Annual
Federal Symposium, R&D, Implications: Pending Innovation Legislation,” Sept. 12,
2006
MIT Annual Alumni Leadership Conference, Boston (plenary session), “the Future of
the Federally-Funded Research University,” Sept. 16, 2006
National Academies, Board on Science Education, program on Identifying and
Developing Talent in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, “Measuring
‘STEM’ Success,” Sept. 26, 2006
IBM Conf. on Services, Science, Management and Engineering, Palisades Conf.
Center, N.Y., “Government Research Support for the New Engineering,” Oct. 6, 2006
Materials Research Society (MRS), Fall National Meeting, Boston, “ The Innovation
Role of the Federally Funded Research University.” Nov. 28, 2006
Details of Legislative Work, U.S. Senate, with several Senate Committees and the
Office of Senator Joseph Lieberman:
Assisted several Committees and Senator Lieberman, on a wide range of legislative
issues, including the bills (many of which became law or parts of laws) and acts listed
below:
Environment and Conservation:
Energy Security – Vehicle and Fuel Choices for America Act, S.2025 (2005)
Climate Change Act (Lieberman-McCain cap and trade proposal), S. 1151 (2005),
and prior bills dating back to 1991
Pollution Prevention Act, S.761 (1992)
The Lead Exposure Reduction Act, S.391 (1991)
The Clean Air Act of 1990, S. 1630 (1990)
Farmington Wild and Scenic River Act, S.1332 (1993)
Riverfront Recapture (appropriation), S.2265, Sec. 811(c.10) (1992)
Conte Connecticut River National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act, S.821 (1991)
Weir Farm National Historic Site, S.2059 (1990)
McKinney Nat’l Wildlife Refuge Expansion, S.2582 (1990)
Long Island Sound EPA Office, S.1178 (Part A Sec. 119) (1989)
Economic Growth:
National Innovation Act, S.2109 (2005)(incorporated into as the foundation
legislation for the America COMPETES Act of 2007)
National Nanotechnology R&D Act, P.L. 108-153 (2003)
R&D Doubling Act, S. 2046 (2000), and predecessor bills such as S.1305 (1997)
Individual Development Accounts, S.2023 (2000), and successor bills
Enterprise Zone Act, S.1032 (1991)
Stock Option Extension, S.2525 (1994)
Enterprise Capital Formation Act, S.368 (1993)
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Defense, Homeland Security, and Foreign Policy:
Rebuild the Army (increasing Army end-strength), S.1397 (2005)
Intelligence Reform Act, P.L. 108-458 (2004)
9/11 Commission Act, P.L. 107-306
Homeland Security Dept. establishment, S.2452 (2002)
Establishment of DOD’s the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR), S.Amend.
4156 to S.1745 (1996)
Joint Experimentation Force, H.R. 3616 Subtitle C to Title IX (Thurmond Def.
Act) (1998), and successor laws
Network Centric Warfare capability, H.R. 4205, Sec. 934 (2000)
Kosovo Intervention by U.S. and NATO forces, S.Con.Res. 21 (2000)
NATO Enlargement Act, S.Con.Res. 5 (1997)
Iraq Liberation Act, H.R. 4655 (1998)
International Religious Freedom Act, H.R. 2431 (1998)
Bosnia Intervention, S.J.Res. 44 (1995), Bosnia Embargo Lift, S.21 (1995)
Gulf War Resolution, H.R. 2100, (1991)
Numerous provisions on Defense innovation, R&D and advanced manufacturing
included in Defense Authorizing bills over the years
Government Reform:
e-Government Act, S.803 (2001)
Congressional Accountability Act, S.2071 (1994)
Health and Social Programs:
American Center for Cures, S2104 (2005)
Bioshield 2, S. 975 (2005)
Faircare Act (health care quality and disparities), S. 2594 (2004)
Kidsave - part included in H.R. 2014 (1997)
Federal Health Care Quality and Consumer Information Act, S.795 (1997)
Education:
Technology Talent, S.1549 (2001) (incorporated into the subsequent NSF
reauthorization)
The 3R Act (elements incorporated into the No Child Left Behind Act), S.303
(2001)
Charter School Expansion Act, S. 1380 (1998)
Federal Charter School Assistance, S.1513 (1994)
Media:
Media and Children’s Ratings and Standards, S.2497 (2000)
Parental Choice in Television Act (V-Chip), S.632 (1995)
Video Game Rating Act, S.1823 (1994)
Transportation:
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), P.L. 102-240 (1992)
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