"The Changing Dynamics of Industrial Research as a Consequence of Global Trends"

This event took place on March 16, 2006, in Baltimore, MD

This Summit delivered four recommendations where AIP and Member Societies roles are most effective on behalf of industrial physics:

  1. Interfaces with Academics and Institutions
  2. Interfaces with Government and Agencies (Federal, State, and Local)
  3. Enhancing the Industrial R&D Enterprise
  4. Developing the Next-Generation Workforce (Curriculum/Human Resources)

Presentations and speaker biographies

Chair: Mark Bernius, The Dow Chemical Company

  • General Motors' R&D: Managing Innovation Globally
    Alan Taub, Executive Director of R&D, General Motors
    speaker bio | presentation
  • The Impact of Globalization on R&D at Texas Instruments
    Hans Stork, CTO, Texas Instruments
    speaker bio | presentation
  • Leap Ahead: Global R&D at Intel
    Abel Weinrib, VP & Deputy Director, Corporate Technology Group, Intel
    speaker bio | presentation
  • Sustaining Breakthrough Research in a Changing Global Environment
    Thomas Feist, Manager, Thin Films Lab, GE Global Research
    speaker bio | presentation
  • Micron R&D: Global Scope and Nano-Scale in N-Dimensions
    Mark Durcan, CTO & VP Research & Development, Micron Technology
    speaker bio