MICHAEL S. LUBELL Michael S. Lubell is a Professor and ...

MICHAEL S. LUBELLMichael S. Lubell is a Professor and Chairman of the Physics Department at the City College of the CityUniversity of New York (CCNY) and the Director of Public Affairs of The American Physical Society(APS). Dr. Lubell earned his B.A. (1963) from Columbia University, and his M.S. (1965) and Ph.D.(1969) from Yale University. He served on the faculty of Yale from 1971 to 1980 before joining thePhysics Department at CCNY in 1980. From 1970 to 1971 he was a U.S. Atomic Energy CommissionPostdoctoral Fellow. He has also held fellowships from the National Science Foundation (1964-66) andthe Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1979-83). He has held concurrent positions as a Visiting Scientist atBrookhaven National Laboratory (1986-87), a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Texas-Austin and theSanta Barbara Institute of Theoretical Physics (1990) and a DAAD Scientist at Universität Bielefeld(1993). Dr. Lubell is a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association forthe Advancement of Science and a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and Sigma Xi.Dr. Lubell’s publications comprise more than 100 articles and 85 conference abstracts in scientificjournals and books covering subjects in the fields of high-energy physics, nuclear physics, atomic,molecular and optical (AMO) physics, and science policy. His use of polarized electrons to probefundamental processes in atoms, nuclei and nucleons is internationally known. His research interests nowcenter on AMO studies of quantum chaos and greenhouse gases. During his career, he has carried outexperimental research under the auspices of the NSF, the DOE and the DOD and has delivered more than130 invited lectures. He has appeared on radio and TV in North America and Europe and is one of theexperts most frequently quoted by the national and scientific media on policy issues. He is also creditedas being one of the pioneers of science lobbying in Washington and is regarded as one of its mosteffective practitioners. At Yale and CCNY, he has taught courses covering undergraduate and graduatephysics, as well as science policy. Dr. Lubell has been a newspaper columnist and presently writes abimonthly opinion piece, “Inside the Beltway,” for APS News, which has a circulation of 50,000.Dr. Lubell has served the APS as a member of the AMO Program Committee (1978) and DivisionalOrganizing Committee (1981); the Panel on Public Affairs (1983-84), Studies Subcommittee Chair(1984); the Organizing Committee for the Fifth Topical Conference on High Temperature Plasmas (1984-85); the Physics Planning Committee (1993-95); and the Committee on Constitution and Bylaws (1994-1998). He was Co-Organizer of the 1991 Congressional Day Program and Chair of the CongressionalLiaison Committee (1991-94). He has also served on the American Institute of Physics Committee onPublic Information (1988-92) and its Advisory Committee on Government Relations (2003-).Dr. Lubell served on the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Recommendations for U.S.Army Basic Research (1977-80) and as a member of its Steering Committee (1981-84). He also servedon the NRC Committee on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Sciences, as Vice-Chair (1987-88), Chair(1988-90) and Past-Chair (1990-91). He was a member of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Physics of theDepartment of Energy Basic Sciences Advisory Committee (1989-90), an Executive Committee member(1983-91) of the International Conference on the Physics of Electronic and Atomic Collisions (ICPEAC)and Co-Chairman of the 1989 ICPEAC. At the City University of New York, Dr. Lubell chaired theFaculty Awards Program (1983-86, 88-91) and served on the Vice-Chancellor’s Task Force on Science,Engineering, Technology and Mathematics (1988-89) and the Physics Program Executive Committee(1994). AS CCNY Physics Chairman, he has overseen a major rebuilding of the department. At YaleUniversity he was the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the Combined Sciences Program (1978). InWashington, he is a member of the Science Coalition Steering Committee.Dr. Lubell has assisted many political campaigns and has been an advisor to U.S. Senators Christopher J.Dodd and Joseph I. Lieberman and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro. He was Chairman of theWestport, CT Democratic Town Committee (1986-92) and a member of the Connecticut delegation to the1984 Democratic National Convention. He is a founding member of the Conservative Synagogue and hasserved on its Board of Trustees. He has been a soccer coach, manager and FIFA referee and is a memberof the Central Park Track Club. Dr. Lubell was born New York City and resides in Norwalk, CT. He hasone daughter, Karina. His biography appears in Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in the World.

Rear Admiral Richard D. West, U.S. Navy (Retired)President and CEOConsortium for Oceanographic Research and EducationRear Admiral West comes to CORE from the Department of the Navy where he served asOceanographer and Navigator of the Navy. Since 1999 he managed a $400 million programproviding oceanographic, meteorological, geospatial information and navigation support to theNavy. Prior to serving as Oceanographer, he was the Deputy Director for the Ballistic MissileDefense Organization. Other shore assignments include Director, Surface Combat SystemsDivision on the CNO's Staff, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations CINCSOUTH, andCommander, Operational Test and Evaluation Force. From 1992-1993, as Commanding Officerof the Surface Warfare Officers School, he directed a large, advanced studies academicinstitution, which provides a continuum of professional education and training to prepare navalofficers to serve at sea. Admiral West served in Vietnam with the riverine forces andcommanded ships during hostilities in the Arabian Gulf. He has commanded three ships, USSOPPORTUNE (ARS-41), USS MCINERNEY (FFG-8), and USS LEAHY (CG-16). A native ofthe Finger Lakes region of New York State, West has been awarded the Defense DistinguishedService Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal (two awards), Legion of Merit (threeawards), Meritorious Service Medal, NOAA Administrator's Award Medal, NavyCommendation Medal and various service and campaign medals. West graduated from theUniversity of Rochester, receiving his commission through the ROTC program. He holdsMaster's degrees in management and national security.

F. Lon Slane: President and Chief Executive Officer of Dilon Technologies, LLCFounder and CEO of Dilon Technologies, Lon Slane, is the strategic developer of the nuclearmedicine based imaging company. Dilon manufactures a high-resolution gamma camera for theearly detection of cancer and the differentiation of malignant and benign tumors, with its firstapplication specific to advanced breast cancer diagnostics. Dilon opened seven years ago and isnow selling camera systems across the United States and Puerto Rico.Mr. Slane has over 30 years of experience in product development, manufacturing, marketing, andstrategic planning of “high technology” electronics based products. In 1971, Mr. Slane joinedIndustrial Solid State Controls, Inc. (“ISSC”), which was then a manufacturer of small electroniccomponents. In 1972, under Mr. Slane’s direction, ISSC created an innovative new product, anindustrial computer control system. Under Mr. Slane’s management as Manager and VicePresident of Engineering and Executive Vice President, ISSC grew from less than $1MM to over$32MM and subsequently sold its stock to the public via an IPO through the investment bankingfirm of Alex Brown & Sons and Prudential Bache. During ISSC’s growth, Mr. Slane had directresponsibility at various times for product development, manufacturing, marketing and salesfunctions. In 1984, Honeywell Inc. purchased ISSC and operated it as a division within its IndustrialControls Business. Mr. Slane was appointed Vice-President & General Manager of the Division byHoneywell in 1986 with responsibility for its worldwide operations. Sales revenue grew from $34million in 1986 to $60 million in 1991.In 1991, Mr. Slane joined Lucas Industries PLC (“Lucas”), a British based international company,with the specific charge of consolidating nine independent business units, comprising 14 plants and1,800 employees into a new, singular Division headquartered in Hampton Virginia. Under Mr.Slane’s direction, the 14 plant operations were ultimately consolidated into seven locations, theemployee base was reduced from 1,800 to 1,300, sales and marketing channels integrated under asingular structure and a cohesive engineering and manufacturing strategy established. Immediatelyprior to joining Dilon Technologies, Mr. Slane served as Vice President of Marketing, Strategy andBusiness Development for Lucas Electronics Systems Products, a Division of Lucas, which hadaggregate sales of $250 million and over 3,000 employees. In 1996, Mr. Slane left Lucas in orderto pursue the opportunity to build something from the beginning again, as he had done at ISSC.Mr. Slane graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a BS in Electronics Engineeringin 1964.

JAY H. SANDERS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Dr. Jay H. Sanders is President and CEO of TheGlobal Telemedicine Group, Immediate PastPresident of the American TelemedicineAssociation, Vice Chairman & Treasurer of theRural Health Care Corporation, a member of theBoard of Directors and Executive Committee forthe FCC of the Universal Service AdministrativeCompany, Professor of Medicine (Adjunct) atJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, andVisiting Professor, Yale University School ofMedicine. He was formerly Professor of Medicineand Surgery and Director of the TelemedicineProgram at the Medical College of Georgia, wherehe held the Eminent Scholar Chair inTelemedicine. He is a member of the Board ofDirectors and founding member of the AmericanTelemedicine Association, Senior Advisor toNASA on Telemedicine, and directs the U.S.telemedicine initiatives to the G-7 nations. Heserves on the Department of Defense Telemedicine Board of Directors, and is a consultant toWHO on Health Telematics. He previously served as a member of the FCC TelemedicineAdvisory Committee, and member of the Institute of Medicine/National Academy of ScienceTelemedicine Evaluation Committee.He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School Magna Cum Laude and was amember of AOA. After medical school he did his residency training at the Massachusetts GeneralHospital in Boston, where he was Chief Medical Resident, and did a research fellowship inImmunology at the National Institutes of Health. In 1970, Dr. Sanders joined the University ofMiami School of Medicine, where he attained the rank of Professor of Medicine, and becameChief of Medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the largest teaching hospital in the SoutheasternUnited States. Prior to becoming Chief of Medicine, he headed the Medical Intensive Care Unit,the Medical House Staff Program and the Medical Division of the Emergency Department. Dr.Sanders established the concept of, and developed the first Division of General Medicine in anymedical school and was Chief of that Division.Dr. Sanders has spent the majority of his professional career involved in teaching and health careresearch. He has also spent over 30 years in the development and implementation oftelecommunications and information technologies as a means of addressing the problems relatingto quality, cost, and access to care that now plague our health care system. He designed thetelemedicine system for the state of Georgia that interfaces with rural hospitals, public healthfacilities, correctional institutions, ambulatory health care centers, military bases and publicschool classrooms. He also initiated a U.S. embassy telemedicine health care delivery system, aswell as a project that allows for "electronic house calls" in which patients are cared for in theirhomes and the elderly in nursing homes. The author of numerous articles on telemedicine, he is aSenior Editor of the Telemedicine Journal as well as being on the editorial boards ofTelemedicine Newsletter, Telemedicine Report, The Telemedicine Connection, Telemedicine andTelehealth Networks and Telemedicine and Virtual Reality, and also an editor of the recent book"Telemedicine: Theory and Practice" a Charles C. Thomas publication. He is a consultant intelemedicine for many academic medical centers, state and foreign governments, publicinstitutions and industry.

David HeymanThe Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)Director, Homeland Security ProgramPhone: (202) 775-3293Fax: (202) 775-3199E-mail: dheyman@csis.orgExpertise: Bioterrorism, homeland security, science and technology policy.David Heyman is a senior fellow and director of the CSIS HomelandSecurity Program where he focuses on biological threat reduction, emergencypreparedness, risk management, and critical infrastructure protection issues.Prior to joining CSIS, he served as a senior adviser to the U.S. secretary ofenergy from 1998 to 2001 and the head of the Department of Energy'sTechnology Transfer Task Force. From 1995 to 1998, he worked at the WhiteHouse in the Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Security andInternational Affairs Division, coordinating U.S. policies, programs, and budgetsrelated to international cooperation in science and technology, including withRussia, OECD, G-8, and the European Union.Before entering the government, Heyman briefly worked as a consultantwith Ernst & Young in their International Privatization and Economics Group inLondon and was the director of international operations and a senior projectmanager for a New York–based software company developing supply-chainmanagement systems for Fortune 100 firms. He has worked in Europe, Russia,and the Middle East. Heyman's recent publications include "Legal Pressures inNational Security Restrictions," in The Role of Scientific and Technical Data andInformation in the Public Domain (National Academies Press, 2003), Lessonsfrom the Anthrax Attacks: Implications for U.S. Bioterrorism Preparedness (CSIS,2002), as well as contributions to Science and Security in the 21st Century: AReport to the Secretary of Energy on the Department of Energy Laboratories(CSIS, 2002). Heyman carried out his undergraduate work at BrandeisUniversity, with a concentration in biology. His graduate work, at the JohnsHopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), was intechnology policy and international economics.© 2001- 2005 The Center for Strategic & International Studies