Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Guruprasad Madhavan, Barbara Oakley, Luis Kun |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (526 p.) |
Disciplina | 660.6023 |
Collana | Series in Biomedical Engineering |
Soggetto topico |
Biomedical engineering
Biotechnology Biophysics Biological physics Medicine Engineering—Vocational guidance Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics Biomedicine, general Job Careers in Science and Engineering |
ISBN |
1-281-96007-1
9786611960070 0-387-76495-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Foreword -- Part 1: Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology -- Part 2: Roads Well Laid: Traditional Careers -- Part 3: Paths Less Travelled: Innovative Alternative Careers -- Part 4: Continual Learning and Career Renewal -- Part 5: Growth, Contribution, and Broader Responsibilities Beyond the Profession -- Afterword. |
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Career development in bioengineering and biotechnology / / edited by Guruprasad Madhavan, Barbara Oakley, Luis Kun ; editorial by Joachim Nagel ; foreword by Robert Langer ; introduction by Bruce Alberts ; afterword by Shu Chien |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, NY, : Springer, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (526 p.) |
Disciplina | 660.6023 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
MadhavanGuruprasad
OakleyBarbara A. <1955-> KunLuis G |
Collana | Series in biomedical engineering |
Soggetto topico |
Bioengineering - Vocational guidance
Biotechnology - Vocational guidance |
ISBN |
1-281-96007-1
9786611960070 0-387-76495-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Foreword -- Part 1: Career Development in Bioengineering and Biotechnology -- Part 2: Roads Well Laid: Traditional Careers -- Part 3: Paths Less Travelled: Innovative Alternative Careers -- Part 4: Continual Learning and Career Renewal -- Part 5: Growth, Contribution, and Broader Responsibilities Beyond the Profession -- Afterword. |
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Engineering and Philosophy : Reimagining Technology and Social Progress / / edited by Zachary Pirtle, David Tomblin, Guru Madhavan |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 pages) |
Disciplina | 620.001 |
Collana | Philosophy of Engineering and Technology |
Soggetto topico |
Technology - Philosophy
Technology - Moral and ethical aspects Philosophy of Technology Ethics of Technology |
ISBN | 3-030-70099-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Reimagining Conceptions of Technological and Societal Progress (Zachary Pirtle, David Tomblin, and Guru Madhavan) -- Section IA. Technological Progress: Reimagining How Engineering Relates to the Sciences. Chapter 2. Engineering Design Principles in Natural and Artificial Systems. Part I: Generative Entrenchment and Modularity (William C. Wimsatt) -- Chapter 3. Technological Progress in the Life Sciences (Janella Baxter) -- Section 1B: Technological Progress: Re-imagining Engineering Knowledge. Chapter 4. Philosophical Observations and Applications in Systems and Aerospace Engineering (Stephen B. Johnson) -- Chapter 5. Prehistoric Stone Tool Technology and Epistemic Complexity (Manjari Chakraborty) -- Chapter 6. Narrative and Epistemic Positioning: The Case of the Dandelion Pilot (Dominic J. Berry) -- Section 2A. Social Progress: Considering Engineers’ Ethical Principles. Chapter 7. Constructing Situated and Social Knowledge: Ethical, Sociological, and Phenomenological Factors in Technological Design (Damien Patrick Williams) -- Chapter 8. Towards an Engineering Ethics with Non-engineers: How Western Engineering Ethics May Learn from Taiwan (Bono Po-Jen Shih) -- Chapter 9. Broadening Engineering Identity: Moving beyond Problem Solving (Thomas Siller, Gerry Johnson, and Russell Korte) -- Section 2B. Reimagining values and culture in engineering and engineered systems. Chapter 10. Engineering, Judgement and Engineering Judgement: A Proposed Definition (Daniel McLaughlin, PE) -- Chapter 11. Technology, Uncertainty, and the Good Life: A Stoic Perspective (Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl) -- Section 3A. Re-imagining how engineering relates to complex sociotechnical systems. Chapter 12. The Impact of Robot Companions on the Moral Development of Children (Yvette Pearson and Jason Borenstein) -- Chapter 13. Engineering Our Selves: Morphological Freedom and the Myth of Multiplicity (Joshua Earle) -- Section 3B: Reimagining Social Progress in Democracy, and the need to Align Engineering to Social Values. Chapter 14. Shared Learning to Explore the Philosophies, Policies and Practices of Engineering: The Case of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (Rider W. Foley and Elise Barrella) -- Chapter 15. Middle Grounds: Art and Pluralism (Caitlin Foley and Misha Rabinovich) -- Chapter 16. The Artefact on Stage – Object Theatre and Philosophy of Engineering and Technology (Albrecht Fritzsche) -- Chapter 17. Imagined Systems: How the Speculative Novel Infomocracy offers a Simulation of the Relationship between Democracy, Technology, and Society (Malka Older and Zachary Pirtle) -- Section 4. Provocative Conclusion. Chapter 18. The Discrete Scaffold for Generic Design, an Interdisciplinary Craft Work for the Future (Ira Monarch, Eswaran Subrahmanian, Anne-Françoise Schmid, and Muriel Mambrini-Doudet). |
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Health risks of indoor exposure to particulate matter : workshop summary / / David A. Butler, Guru Madhavan, and Joe Alper, rapporteurs ; Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Health and Medicine Division, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine |
Autore | Butler David A. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (159 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
Disciplina | 614 |
Soggetto topico |
Indoor air pollution - Health aspects
Air - Pollution - Health aspects Particles - Health aspects |
ISBN |
0-309-44365-2
0-309-44363-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Sources of indoor particulate matter -- Particle dynamics and chemistry -- Characterizing indoor exposure levels -- Exposure mitigation -- Discussion and summary of day 1 -- Potential health concerns -- Interventions and risk communication |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136092303321 |
Butler David A. | ||
Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2016 | ||
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Practicing sustainability / / Guruprasad Madhavan ... [et al.], editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Springer, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
Disciplina | 658.408 |
Altri autori (Persone) | MadhavanGuruprasad |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Sustainable development |
ISBN | 1-4614-4349-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Biographical Information -- Preface, It’s Different: Sustainability and Touchy Trade-Offs, Editors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword, Michael Spence -- Editorial, Klaus Schwab -- Editorial, Sustaining Sustainability: Thoughts on Managing Trade-Offs and Competing Considerations, Robert Rubin -- Editorial, Sustainability: Can You Get There, If You Don’t Know Where “There” Is? George Whitesides -- 1. What Medical Equipment Taught Me About Sustainability, Robert Malkin -- 2. Food: The Ultimate Answer, José Andrés -- 3. A Village of Hope: The Interplay of Sustainability and Community Development, Mark Templer -- 4. Trade-Offs in Sustainable Development, Homi Kharas -- 5. Sustainable Skyscrapers and the Well-Being of the City, Richard Cook -- 6. Dimensional Stability, Heidi Williamson -- 7. Sustainability: A Tale of Twin Brothers, Ken Wilson -- 8. Cooperation and Sustainability, Simon Levin -- 9. The Sincerity of Purpose: Sustainability and World Peace, Arun Gandhi -- 10. Recycling Reinvented: Music and Sustainability, José-Luis Novo -- 11. Connectivity and Sustainability: Perspectives from Landscape and Urban Design, Diana Balmori -- 12. Nutrition and Sustainability, Marc Van Ameringen -- 13. A Poet in the Car Company: Sustainability of Passion and Profitability, David Berdish -- 14. The Need for Sustainable Heretics, Freeman Dyson -- 15. Performance with Purpose, Dave Haft -- 16. The Business of Sustainability: A Different Design Question, Gregor Barnum -- 17. Sustaining Population Health, Jacqueline Sherris -- 18. The Struggle to Make Sustainable Change in Global Health, Laurie Garrett and Zoe Liberman -- 19. Economic Growth and Sustainability Rooted in Financial Literacy, John Hope Bryant -- 20. Approaching the Future with Optimism, Robyn Beavers -- 21. A Decent Place to Live, Jonathan Reckford -- 22. From Field to Market: Changing our Focus, Gerald Steiner -- 23. Joules: The Currency of Sustainability, Chandrakant Patel -- 24. Spoons or Tractors: Sustainable Development as Rapid Productivity Growth in Developing Nations, Robert Atkinson -- 25. Unlocking the Energy of Business to Effect Change, Meg Crawford -- 26. Put it on Paper: Lowering Healthcare Costs, Una Ryan -- 27. Mind the Gap: A Different Take on Sustainability, Matthew Taylor -- 28. Sustainable Scientific Research, K.R. Sreenivasan -- 29. Energizing Sustainable Development, V.S. Ramamurthy and Narendar Pani -- 30. The Importance of Sustainability in Helping the Poor, Mechai Viravaidya -- 31. Why is Waste a Dirty Word? Melanie Walker -- 32. How Much Is Enough? Making It Personal, Toinette Lippe -- 33. Teaching Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era, Kai Lee and Richard Howarth -- 34. Don’t Sustain; Advance, Kevin Finneran -- 35. Changemakers for Sustainability, Karabi Acharya -- 36. What Social Entrepreneurs Taught me about Sustainability, Mirjam Schöning -- 37. An Emotional Connection with Sustainability through Documentary Films, Heather MacAndrew and David Springbett -- 38. Conserving Energy for Tomorrow without Sacrificing Quality of Our Lives, Scott Tew -- 39. Sustainability of Our Ocean Resources, James Barry -- 40. Will it Last? Will it Endure? Andrea Coleman and Barry Coleman -- 41. The Holistic Enchilada: Moving Toward Food System Sustainability, Wayne Roberts -- 42. Bringing Organizational Sustainability to Public Postsecondary Education, Christopher Hayter and Robert Hayter -- 43. Ensuring Connections, Harvey Locke -- 44. Beyond the Status Quo: Catalyzing Sustainability in the Arts, Jane Milosch -- 45. Historic Preservation: The Real Sustainable Development, Donovan Rypkema -- 46. Bending Toward Justice: The Search for Sustainable Energy, Michael Brune -- Afterword, M.S. Swaminathan. |
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New York, : Springer, 2013 | ||
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Ranking vaccines . Phase III Use case studies and data framework : applications of a prioritization software tool / / Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (128 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.19 |
Soggetto topico |
Drugs - Design
Vaccines - United States |
ISBN |
0-309-30406-7
0-309-30404-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Disclaimer""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction: SMART Vaccines and Smart Priorities""; ""2 Data Synthesis and Framework""; ""3 Use Case Scenarios and Design Enhancements""; ""4 Reflections and Looking Forward""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Use Case Scenarios Report for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix B: Committee's Response to the Use Case Scenarios Report""; ""Appendix C: SMART Vaccines Software Updates""; ""Appendix D: Stakeholder Speakers""; ""Appendix E: Biographical Information"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910787409203321 |
Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2015 | ||
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Ranking vaccines . Phase III Use case studies and data framework : applications of a prioritization software tool / / Institute of Medicine and National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (128 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.19 |
Soggetto topico |
Drugs - Design
Vaccines - United States |
ISBN |
0-309-30406-7
0-309-30404-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Disclaimer""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction: SMART Vaccines and Smart Priorities""; ""2 Data Synthesis and Framework""; ""3 Use Case Scenarios and Design Enhancements""; ""4 Reflections and Looking Forward""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Use Case Scenarios Report for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix B: Committee's Response to the Use Case Scenarios Report""; ""Appendix C: SMART Vaccines Software Updates""; ""Appendix D: Stakeholder Speakers""; ""Appendix E: Biographical Information"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828846903321 |
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Ranking vaccines : a prioritization software tool. Phase II, Prototype of a decision-support system / / Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Phase II, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Global Health ; Guruprasad Madhavan [and six others], editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.3/72 |
Soggetto topico |
Vaccines - Development - United States - Decision making
Vaccines industry - United States - Decision making Resource allocation - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-309-26639-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Disclaimer""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction: New Vaccines and SMART Vaccines""; ""2 Refinements to the SMART Vaccines Model""; ""3 Data Synthesis, Software Redesign, and Evaluation""; ""4 Observations and Looking Forward""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Computational Modeling for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix B: Candidate Disease Profiles""; ""Appendix C: Data Sources and Methodology for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix D: Verification and Analyses of the SMART Vaccines Computational Model""
""Appendix E: Stakeholder Speakers""""Appendix F: Biographical Information"" |
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Ranking vaccines : a prioritization software tool. Phase II, Prototype of a decision-support system / / Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Phase II, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Global Health ; Guruprasad Madhavan [and six others], editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.3/72 |
Soggetto topico |
Vaccines - Development - United States - Decision making
Vaccines industry - United States - Decision making Resource allocation - United States |
ISBN |
0-309-26641-6
0-309-26639-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Disclaimer""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction: New Vaccines and SMART Vaccines""; ""2 Refinements to the SMART Vaccines Model""; ""3 Data Synthesis, Software Redesign, and Evaluation""; ""4 Observations and Looking Forward""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Computational Modeling for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix B: Candidate Disease Profiles""; ""Appendix C: Data Sources and Methodology for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix D: Verification and Analyses of the SMART Vaccines Computational Model""
""Appendix E: Stakeholder Speakers""""Appendix F: Biographical Information"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789239703321 |
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Ranking vaccines : a prioritization software tool. Phase II, Prototype of a decision-support system / / Committee on Identifying and Prioritizing New Preventive Vaccines for Development, Phase II, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Board on Global Health ; Guruprasad Madhavan [and six others], editors ; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2013] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (161 p.) |
Disciplina | 615.3/72 |
Soggetto topico |
Vaccines - Development - United States - Decision making
Vaccines industry - United States - Decision making Resource allocation - United States |
ISBN |
0-309-26641-6
0-309-26639-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Disclaimer""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction: New Vaccines and SMART Vaccines""; ""2 Refinements to the SMART Vaccines Model""; ""3 Data Synthesis, Software Redesign, and Evaluation""; ""4 Observations and Looking Forward""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: Computational Modeling for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix B: Candidate Disease Profiles""; ""Appendix C: Data Sources and Methodology for SMART Vaccines""; ""Appendix D: Verification and Analyses of the SMART Vaccines Computational Model""
""Appendix E: Stakeholder Speakers""""Appendix F: Biographical Information"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827845703321 |
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