Science and Technology in Society Conference - April 9th - 11th

Hosted by the ST Global Consortium in Washington, DC

Graduate Student Presentations: Session II
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 | 1:00 - 2:30 PM

Panel A: Energy & Clean Tech

The Quiet Energy Technology in American Space Exploration
Mel Eulau, Virginia Tech
Regulation for the Promotion, Technology for the Environment: Wondrous Life of Catalytic Converters
Jongmin Lee - Virginia Tech
Valuation in a project-based carbon market
Vera Ehrenstein, École de Mines
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion: A Policy Analysis of the Regulatory Aspects
Jeffrey W. Comer, George Washington University

Panel B: ICTs, Networks & Democracy

Sleeping on the Interlocutor’s Couch: Methodological Considerations for Anthropologists in the Age of Internet Social Networking
Jason Scott, University of Colorado
Leaping Over Social, Economic and Political Gaps with Technology: A Democratic Tool for Cultural Change?
Heatherly Bucher, George Mason University
Fragmegrative forms of University agency: engagement in global governance
Abigail Perez Aguilera, Arizona State University
Using International Standards to Connect to Global Networks of Production
Brian Higginbotham, George Mason University

Panel C: Innovation & Innovation Policy I

How mobile phone money transfer (MPESA) technology and databases can improve the Efficiency in Borrower Selection and Funding in Micro Enterprises, case study of Kenya.
Jeremiah Mitoko, George Mason University
Japan and Korea as Valuable Examples for China in PV and ICT Industry Governance and Policy Making
Hao Chen, University of Delaware
Exploring the Knowledge Divide in China: A Cross-Regional Analysis of Innovative Capacities
Jungwon Yoon, Georgia Institute of Technology
The Spanish National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI): a comprehensive study of a Research Evaluation System
Carmen Osuna, CSIC Institute of Public Goods and Policies (IPP-CCHS)
Filipinnovation A Culture and Future of Innovation: A Case Study of the Philippine National Innovation Strategy
Edward Logan, George Washington University

Panel D: Public Safety

Innovative Applications of FBG in Rock Mechanics and Coal Mine Practice
Biao Qiu, West Virginia University
Fertility at What Cost?
Lea Ann Mawler, Virginia Tech
“We can no longer blindly adapt technology to our needs”: The Origins of the Office of Technology Assessment, 1963-1972
Joel Hewett, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ubiquitous network society and security: Case study in Japan
Arisa Ema, Cornell University