Contributors
Yoichiro Matsumoto
Yoichiro Matsumoto is Managing Director, Executive Vice President, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tokyo. He received his bachelor’s (1972), master’s (1974), and doctoral degrees (1977) in mechanical engineering from The University of Tokyo. His previous appointments include Vice President, Dean of the School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, and President of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, President of the Visualization Society of Japan, and President of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has served as editor and editorial board member for several journals. He is an expert in the field of fluid engineering, molecular dynamics, rarefied gas dynamics and other areas of mechanical engineering, and the recipient of numerous engineering awards.
Edmundo A. Gutiérrez-D.
Edmundo A. Gutiérrez-D. is currently a Professor in the Department of Electronics of the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics in Puebla, Mexico. He obtained a Ph.D. in Applied Sciences from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, in 1993. He has worked as a technology developer and researcher in the private sector for Motorola and Intel. His expertise is in semiconductor electronic device physics and materials, where he has published more than 100 scientific articles and supervised 13 Ph.D. theses.
Chris Llewellyn Smith
Chris Llewellyn Smith is currently Director of Energy Research, University of Oxford, and President of the Council of SESAME (Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East). Llewellyn Smith obtained his D.Phil. in theoretical physics in Oxford, where he returned after working for periods in Moscow, at CERN and at Stanford. He was Director General of CERN from 1994 through 1998, when the Large Hadron Collider was approved and served as Provost and President of University College London (1999–2002). He was also Director of the UK’s fusion program (2003–08) and chaired the Council of the world fusion project ITER (2007–09). His scientific contributions and leadership have been recognized by awards and honors in seven countries on three continents.
Brad Fenwick
Brad Fenwick formerly held research executive roles as Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Vice President for Research, Virginia Tech. He completed his B.S. (Biology), D.V.M, and M.S. at Kansas State University and his Ph.D. (Comparative Pathology) and residency (Diagnostic Pathology) at the University of California, Davis. In 2011, he was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for distinguished contributions in the field of veterinary and comparative medicine, scientific association leadership, editorial review, and research program development and administration. He is currently a Professor of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, and Adjunct Professor, Department of Microbiology, College of Arts and Sciences, at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Da Hsuan Feng
Da Hsuan Feng is the Vice President of Global Strategy, Development and Evaluation at National Tsing Hua University. He obtained a B.A. in physics from Drew University in 1968, and a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from the University of Minnesota in 1972. From 2001–2007, he served as Vice President for Research and Economic Development of the University of Texas at Dallas, where he initiated a consortium of seven universities in Texas known as Strategic Partnership for Research in Nanotechnology (SPRING). From 1990–2000, he held the M. Russell Wehr Chair Professor of Physics at Drexel University. Other notable positions include technical advisor to the Vice Chairperson of the United States Congressional Armed Services Committee (1995–1998) and Vice President of Science Applications International Corporation (1998–2000).
Andrew Plume
Andrew Plume is Associate Director – Scientometrics & Market Analysis in Research & Academic Relations at Elsevier. Looking at a broad spectrum of data, he studies information flows in the scholarly literature by analyzing patterns of publications and citations. Plume’s particular interest lies in the use (and abuse) of the Impact Factor and the emergence of alternative metrics for journal evaluation. Plume obtained his Ph.D. in plant molecular biology from the University of Queensland in Australia, and conducted post-doctoral research at Imperial College London.
Marye Anne Fox
Marye Anne Fox is the Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego. She has received honorary degrees from 12 institutions in the US and abroad, and in October 2010, President Barack Obama awarded Fox the National Medal of Science, the highest honor bestowed by the US government on scientists, engineers and inventors. Previously, Fox was Chancellor at North Carolina State University, and she spent 22 years at the University of Texas where she advanced to Vice President for Research and held the Waggoner Regents Chair in chemistry. Fox earned a bachelor’s degree in science from Notre Dame College, a master’s degree in science from Cleveland State University and a Ph.D. from Dartmouth College.
Scott Rutherford
Scott Rutherford joined Queen’s University Belfast as Director of Research and Enterprise in November 2010. He provides strategic oversight and leadership for the research development and knowledge exchange activities of the university. Previously, Scott managed academic research activities at Imperial College London and oversaw a number of high-profile projects to implement research systems to support the research lifecycle, from research development to publication and commercialization. In a post at the Higher Education Funding Council for England, he played a key role in developing the Research Excellence Framework programme. Scott holds an undergraduate degree in English and Geography from the University of Keele and an MBA from Imperial College London.
Jamil Salmi
Jamil Salmi is a global tertiary education expert, the former World Bank Tertiary Education Coordinator, and the author of numerous books and articles (www.tertiaryeducation.org). He has advised more than 70 governments in all regions of the world on tertiary education reform and guided strategic planning at universities in Colombia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico and Peru. Previously a professor of education economics at the National Institute of Education Planning in Rabat, Morocco, Salmi is a graduate of the French Grande Ecole ESSEC. He also has a master’s degree in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. in Development Studies from the University of Sussex.
Yu Wei
Yu Wei is Deputy Director of the Office of Scientific Research at Peking University. He provides administrative services and professional guidance for government-funded research programs. He received his doctoral degree in inorganic chemistry from Peking University in 2005. He is also an associate research fellow of The Research Center of Science and Talent, Peking University, with research interests in scientific policy and scientific management.
