List of Members

Dietmar THEIS
Physicist, Department Head at Siemens Corporate Technology, Consultant
Prof. /Techn. Univ. München, Germany/; Prof. Dr.- Ing.

Born 1945

Specialized in solid state physics, optoelectronics, display technologies, R&D management incl. University liaison, public R&D funding and R&D marketing communication. More than 60 papers in the field of optoelectronics, power semiconductors, R&D management and industrial foresight analysis, various encyclopedic chapter contributions on display technology, publisher of Siemens´ R&D magazine "Pictures of the Future"

Society aff.: Memberships: German Physical Soc., Soc. Information Display, several engineering associations in Germany (ZVEI, VDE, Feldafinger Kreis) 

Business address: Siemens AG, Corporate Technology SM CM, 81730 München, Germany
E-mail : [e-mail]

http://w4.siemens.de/ct/en/home/index.html

Jaromir J. ULBRECHT
President, OFI Technology Services, USA

Prof. /Univ. Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom/ 1969; Assoc. Prof. /Inst. Chem. Technol. Prague/ 1966; PhD 1957; Ing. /Czech Techn. Univ. Prague/ 1952

Born 1928

Specialized in: research in engineering rheology and multiphase fluid mechanics, R&D management, technology transfer and commercialization. Author and co-author of 3 books, about 110 papers in reviewed archival journals.

Since 1954 top research positions at Synthetic Rubber Res. Inst. in Zlín, Czech Republic; Inst. Chem. Process Fundamentals Prague, Czech Acad. Sci. Prof. at Univ. Salford, Manchester, England; State Univ. of New York at Buffalo, USA. Dept. Commerce in Washington, D.C., Techn. Programs at NITS/U.S, USA.(director).

Society aff.: American Inst. Chem. Engng (fellow); Sigma Xi Res. Soc. (member); Czech Soc. Chem. Engng (honorary member).

Business add.: 2407 McCormick Rd., Rockville, MD 20850, USA

Karl-Heinz WINTER
Civil Engineer and managing director. Owner of multiple Civil Engineers Centers of the HTG Group Dr. Winter, Germany. Headquarter in Schwerin. Branches in Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, Wismar, Schwerin, Greifswald, Wandlitz. Shareholders of a Chinese - German joint venture

Lecturer at some German universities and colleges

Dr. Civil Engng. /Czech.Techn. Univ. Prague/ 2008; Consult. Eng. /Univ. Dresden/ 1986; Civil Eng. /Univ. Dresden/, 1978

Born 1956

Specialized in: railway and traffic construction. Author of multiple publications in German sci. journals, e. g. Der Eisenbahningenieur. Owner of multiple registered patents.

Memberships: Assoc. Consult. Engrs (VBI), Assoc. German Railway Engrs (VDEI), Assoc. Road Const. and Traffic Engrs (VSVI), German Assoc. Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA). The Chamber of Engineers, Business assoc. northern Germany (UV)

Business add.: HTG Ingenieurbüro für Bauwesen GmbH, Wismarsche Str.178 19053 Schwerin

E-mail: [e-mail]

Web page: www.htg-net.de

Hiroyuki YOSHIKAWA
President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan

NTNU 2001; Hon.Dr. /Univ. Birmingham/ 1999; Hon.Dr. /Univ. Strathclyde/ 1996;

Hon.Dr. /Univ. Twente/1996, Dr.Eng.: Univ.Tokyo/1963

Born 1933

Specialized in: manufacturing technology, grinding mechanism, general design theory, reliability and maintenance theory. Author of 50 research papers, 11 books (Japanese) and editor of 5 IFIP proceedings.

President of University of Tokyo (1993-97), President of ICSU (1999-2002)

Boards: Univ. Tokyo, Univ. Tohoku, STS Forum. Academies: Sci. Council of Japan (Hon. member), Royal AE UK (member), Royal Swedish Acad. Sci. (member), Royal Swedish AE (member)

Society ff.: Isotope Assoc. (president), Japan Foundation of UNU (president), Sci. and Technology Foundation of Japan (president)

Awards: IFIP Silver Core Medal (1991), Education Award SME (1995), Hasunuma

Memorial Award JSPE (1995), 13th Japan Prize, Legion d’Honneur Officie (2000),

Royal Order of Merit Norway (2003)

Business add.: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology,

1-3-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8921 Japan

Home: 5-5-8 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047 Japan

E-mail: [e-mail]

Terry A. YOUNG
Manager of Intellectual Property, Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System

and

Principal, International Technology Transfer, Inc., USA

M.B.A. /Texas A&M University/ 1983; M.A. /Texas A&M University/ 1978; B.A./Lubbock Christian College/1976

Born 1954

Specialized in: international public policy, management of innovation, intellectual property, technology transfer, entrepreneurship and SMEs, economic development. Author of more than 30 publications and professional presentations.

Awarded: IPR Man of the Year Award, Nigeria (2004); The Distinguished Alumni Award, Lubbock Christian University.

Edit. Board, J. Applied Biotechnology; American Assoc. Advancement Sci. (consultant); Board of Advisors, Public Interest Intellectual Property Inst.; Senior Assoc., Int. Centre for the Management of IP in Health R&D; Int. Advisory Board, Intellectual Property Assoc. of Japan; AUTM - Assoc. Univ. Technology Managers (past president 2001-2002); Nat. Advisory Council, Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC); Comm. Technology Commercialization, NASULGC - Nat. Assoc. State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (chairman); Board of Advisors, Houston Technology Center; AUTM (president - Elect 2000); AUTM (vice - president for External Relations 1999).

Society aff.: Assoc. Univ. Technology Managers; Texas Technology Transfer Assoc.; Technology Transfer Soc.; Licensing Executives Soc.; Soc. Res. Administrators; Nat. Council Univ. Res. Administrators.

Business add: Texas Transportation Institute, The Texas A&M University System, College Station, Texas 77843-3135