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Distinguished World Leaders in Science and Technology Mentoring Distinguished World Leaders in Aneesh Chopra Sylvester James Gates, Jr., Ph.D. Chief Technology Officer of the United States, 2009-2012 Recipient, National Medal of Science for Physical Science Science and Technology Mentoring Aneesh Chopra is a groundbreaking member of the technology Dr. Gates is one of America’s most renowned theoretical physicists. field. Appointed by President Barack Obama, he served as the first In 2013, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences Chief Technology Officer of the United States. During his time in and became the first African-American physicist so recognized office, Aneesh designed the National Wireless Initiative, helped in its 150- year history. He is especially known for his work on Delegates Have Included... launch Startup America, and executed an “open innovation” strategy supersymmetry, supergravity, and superstring theory. Dr. Gates is currently a across the government. He is the author of the book, “Innovative State: How New Professor of Physics at Brown University; the Director of the String and Particle Technologies Can Transform Government.” Theory Center, and Affiliate Professor of Mathematics. He serves on the U.S. J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology, on the National Commission on Forensic Science, and on the Maryland State Board of Education. — THE GRANDg MASTERS — Decoded the Human Genome Recipient, 2009 Presidential National Medal of Science Dean Kamen Dr. Venter is regarded as one of the leading scientists of the 21st Recipient, National Medal of Technology and Innovation John C. Mather, Ph.D. Legendary Inventor Academy Science Director century for his numerous contributions to genomic research. He Winner, 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics is Founder, Chairman, and CEO of the J. Craig Venter Institute, a Dean Kamen is a globally renowned inventor with over 440 U.S. not-for-profit research organization with approximately 300 scientists and staff and foreign patents. His past inventions include the Segway, the Dr. Mather serves as Science Director of the National Academy dedicated to human, microbial, plant, synthetic, and environmental genomic first wearable insulin pump for diabetics, and a water purification of Future Scientists and Technologists. In 2006, he was awarded research, and to the exploration of social and ethical issues in genomics. Dr. Venter system for use in third-world countries that can run on “anything a Nobel Prize for his work, which helped solidify the big bang is also Founder and CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc., a privately held company that burns,” including manure. Dean and his team are currently working on an theory of the origin of the universe. The following year, TIME dedicated to commercializing genomic-driven solutions to address global needs advanced prosthetic arm that will advance the quality of life for returning injured such as new sources of energy, new food and nutritional products, and next- magazine named him one of its 100 Most Influential People in the World for his soldiers. He is also the founder of FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of generation vaccines. groundbreaking science. Raised in a family of scientists, Dr. Mather discovered his Science and Technology), a groundbreaking organization dedicated to motivating passion for physics during high school. He is now a senior astrophysicist for NASA, the next generation to understand, use, and enjoy science and technology. best known for his work on cosmic radiation. Dr. Mather is currently the Senior Robert S. Langer, Ph.D. Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, the successor to the Hubble Recipient, National Medal of Science Recipient, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Robert M. Metcalfe, Ph.D. Telescope, set to launch in late 2018. Inventor of Ethernet, Founder of 3Com Dr. Langer is a renowned Professor at MIT. He has over 1,100 issued Recipient, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Megan J. Smith and pending patents, which have been licensed or sublicensed to Chief Technology Officer of the United States, 2014-2017 over 300 companies. He is one of a very few individuals elected Dr. Metcalfe is a true internet pioneer and technology giant who to the National Academies of Medicine, Engineering, Sciences, invented Ethernet at the legendary Xerox PARC and founded Megan Smith served as Chief Technology Officer to guide the and Inventors. He is one of four living individuals to receive both the United States 3Com Corporation. In 2005, he received the National Medal of Obama Administration’s information-technology policies and ini- National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation. Technology and Innovation for his leadership in the invention, tiatives. Previous to assuming her role at the White House, Megan He has also received the Wolf Prize for Chemistry and the Lemelson MIT prize for standardization, and commercialization of Ethernet. Dr. Metcalfe is now Emeritus served as VP of Google[x], a Google facility that develops the being “one of history’s most prolific inventors in medicine.” Dr. Langer holds 27 Partner at Polaris Venture Partners. He is an MIT Life Trustee Emeritus and a company’s “moonshots,” or high-achieving technological advance- honorary doctorates, including degrees from Harvard and Yale. member of the National Academy of Engineering. ments. She was Vice President of Business Development at Google for nine years and also served as general manager of Google.org, the company’s social impact Cherry Murray, Ph.D. Neil Gershenfeld, Ph.D. arm. Dean, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2009-2014 Director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms Recipient, National Medal of Technology and Innovation MIT’s innovative scientist Dr. Gershenfeld is redefning the David Wineland, Ph.D. Dr. Murray, currently Director of the Office of Science for the U.S. Winner, 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics boundaries between the digital and analog worlds. His Center for Department of Energy, has led some of the nation’s most brilliant Bits and Atoms has developed answers for “what comes next,” Dr. Wineland was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics for scientists and engineers as an executive at Bell Laboratories and including Internet 0, a tiny web server that fts into light bulbs the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. In 2002, Discover “groundbreaking experimental methods that enable measuring and doorknobs, networking the physical world in previously and manipulation of individual quantum systems.” His ingenious Magazine named her one of the 50 Most Important Women in Science. She was also awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation by the White House unimaginable ways. Dr. Gershenfeld is best known as a pioneer in personal experiments are advancing the possibility of building a super-fast fabrication— small-scale manufacturing enabled by digital technologies, which computer based on quantum physics. Dr. Wineland has worked to increase the in 2014 for contributions to the advancement of devices for telecommunications and the use of light for studying matter, and for leadership in the development gives people the tools to build literally anything they can imagine. precision of atomic spectroscopy, which has now expanded to include the devel- opment of more accurate atomic clocks and demonstrations of the basic building of the STEM workforce in the United States. She is a leading researcher in the study of complex fluids like suspensions, foams, and emulsions, and her work has blocks of a quantum computer. applications for the development of new drug delivery systems. Te National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists Harvard Square, 1 Mifin Place, Suite 400, Cambridge, MA 02138 (617) 307-7425 • [email protected] • www.SciTechLeaders.com Marc Raibert, Ph.D. Helen Greiner — YOUNG GENIUSES — Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Boston Dynamics Co-founder of iRobot and CTO of CyPhyWorks Throughout his career, Dr. Raibert has made vast changes to the Helen Greiner is a groundbreaking innovator, Co-founder of Shree Bose field of robotics. He is CTO and Founder of Boston Dynamics, iRobot, and CTO of CyPhyWorks. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Grand Prize Winner, 2011 Google Science Fair which develops some of the world’s most advanced, dynamic mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in computer science, Co-founder, Piper both from MIT. She has worked at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory robots, such as BigDog, Atlas, Cheetah, SandFlea and the Shree Bose is the very definition of a leader. Not only did she and the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. In 1990, along with AlphaDog. These robots are inspired by the remarkable ability of triumph over 10,000 other competitors to become the grand prize Rodney Brooks and Colin Angle, Helen co-founded iRobot, a robotics company animals to move with agility, mobility, speed, and grace. winner of the first-ever Google Science Fair in 2011, but she is headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts. The company delivers robots into the also a successful researcher and businesswoman, co-founding industrial, consumer, and military markets. She was one of three people to design Piper—which is developing tool kits to engage students in computer science Amy S. Hess the first version of the iRobot Roomba. Executive Assistant Director of the FBI’s Science and technology—at just 22 years old. Shree graduated cum laude from Harvard and Technology Branch University with a bachelor of arts in molecular and cellular biology, and has begun Bill Westenhofer a joint M.D.-Ph.D. program at Duke University. Amy Hess is an FBI Special Agent and Executive Assistant Director Two-time Academy Award Winner for Best Visual Effects of the FBI’s Science and Technology Branch, the single largest Bill Westenhofer, one of the most accomplished and respected branch of the FBI, with over 6,000 employees and a budget of more Jack Andraka visual effects artists today, is the winner of the 2007 and 2013 than half a billion dollars.
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