BASIC Names IBM Executive as New Chair.Business Editors/High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2002 The Bay Area Science Infrastructure Consortium (BASIC) today announced the selection of Dr. Robert J. T. Morris, VP and director of the IBM Almaden Research Center The IBM Almaden Research Center, located near San Jose, California, is one of IBM's largest research centers, specializing in both basic research in material science and applied research in computer storage, where many refinements and improvements were made in hard disc drive , as its new chair. Morris has over 20 years experience in the IT industry, including 8 years on the West Coast. As director of IBM's second largest research center, he oversees a research lab with a population of over 500 scientists and engineers in areas ranging from nanotechnology and materials science to storage systems, data management and user interfaces. Before coming to Almaden three years ago, Morris was a director at IBM's T.J. Watson Research lab in New York where he led teams in personal systems research. Previously, he was at Bell Laboratories where he began his career in computer communications technology. BASIC is an action-oriented regional collaboration whose mission is to build support for the Bay Area's R&D infrastructure. Its executive board is comprised of leaders from the region's major research universities, national laboratories and research-oriented businesses and organizations. The selection of William Berry as BASIC's steering committee chair was also announced today. Berry is deputy director of the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). Silicon Valley Center, a new research complex being developed in the NASA Research Park. Operated in alliance with NASA Ames Research Center NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is a NASA facility located at Moffett Federal Airfield, which covers 43 acres at the borders of the cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale in California. This research center is most commonly called NASA Ames. , the UC Silicon Valley Center will expand into an upper divisional and graduate student education facility for a planned 2000 students and become a research hub for the UC system in Silicon Valley. Berry recently retired as deputy director at NASA Ames Research Center. "Since its creation two years ago, BASIC has successfully built the regional, collaborative foundation to develop its mission of promoting continued Bay Area national leadership in science and technology," said Dr. Julius R. Krevans, retiring chair and Chancellor Emeritus, UCSF. "Under the strong leadership of Dr. Morris and Mr. Berry, BASIC will move forward to develop the specific action programs necessary to fully implement that important mission." Morris noted the characteristics of the Bay Area that set it apart from other high tech hubs. "The nine-county Bay Area has an incredibly strong R&D infrastructure, an enormous bank of skilled professionals from around the world, and an unparalleled spirit of innovation all of which make this region a world leader in science and technology," he said. "At the same time, competition has never been more intense and this region must strive constantly to retain its leading position. I look forward to working with BASIC members and the leaders of the region's public and private sectors to achieve this." BASIC is a program of the Bay Area Economic Forum, co-sponsored by the Bay Area Council and the Association of Bay Area Governments The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is a regional planning agency incorporating various local governments in the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It deals with land use, housing, environmental quality, and economic development. . In its two-year history, BASIC has developed a strong regional outreach and community information program. BASIC's executive board is a 'who's-who' of the region's research and business leaders, including: Dr. Michael R. Anastasio Michael Anastasio is the director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and president of the Los Alamos National Security LLC, the company that operates the laboratory. He is the former director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). , director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: see Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. (body) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - (LLNL) A research organaisatin operated by the University of California under a contract with the US Department of Energy. ; Mr. Samuel Armacost, chairman, SRI International; Dr. Robert M. Berdahl, chancellor, U.C. Berkeley; Dr. Dale E. Bredesen, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Buck Institute for Age Research The Buck Institute for Age Research is the United States' first independent biomedical research institute devoted solely to research on aging and age-related disease. The mission of the Buck Institute is to extend the healthspan, the healthy years of life. ; Mr. G. Steven Burrill, CEO, Burrill and Company; Mr. Keith Carson, chairman, Economic Development Alliance for Business; Mr. Brian C. Cunningham, president and COO, Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and chairman, Bay Area Bioscience Center; M.R.C. Greenwood, chancellor, U.C. Santa Cruz; Dr. Miriam John, vice president, Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories, which is managed and operated by the Sandia Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corporation), is a major United States Department of Energy research and development national laboratory with two locations, one in Albuquerque, New ; Dr. Regis Kelly, executive vice chancellor, research, U.C. San Francisco; Dr. C. Judson King, provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, U.C. Office of the President; Dr. Charles Kruger, vice provost and dean of research and graduate policy, Stanford University; Dr. Henry McDonald, director, NASA Ames Research Center; Mr. Lenny Mendonca, director, McKinsey and Company; Mr. Aram M. Mika, vice president, Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space; Dr. Robert Parry, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the federal bank for the twelfth district in the United States. The twelfth district is made up of nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus American Samoa, , and chairman, Bay Area Council; Mr. George Scalise, president, Semiconductor Industry Association; Dr. Charles V. Shank, director, Ernest Orlando Lawrence Noun 1. Ernest Orlando Lawrence - United States physicist who developed the cyclotron (1901-1958) E. O. Lawrence, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and Dr. Larry N. Vanderhoef Larry N. Vanderhoef (born 1941) is currently the chancellor of University of California, Davis. Professor Vanderhoef received his B.A. and M.S. in biology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a Ph.D. in plant biochemistry from Purdue University. , chancellor, U.C. Davis. |
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