University
Professor Emeritus of Electrical
and Computer Engineering and Engineering
and Public Policy.
Technology
policy.
B.S. 1960,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ph.D. 1964, Stanford University.
Carnegie
Mellon, 1993 -.
In addition
to an active program of research in data storage systems,
Professor White has long standing interests in Technology
Policy. Technology policy deals with the instruments
that support the innovation process. This is the process
through which basic discoveries are transformed into
competitive products. Thus technology policy deals
with Federal support for research, the role of the
National Labs, research tax credits, protection of
intellectual property, export controls, and many other
factors. One of the thrusts of our work is to understand
the interdependencies of these different elements.
Is a tax credit more effective, for example, than
direct support for technology development.
Professor
White served as Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology
during the Bush Administration. He is a member of
the National Academy of Engineering.
Representative
Publications
R. M.
White, H. Xi, and S. Rezende, "On the Irreversible
Measurements of Exchange Anisotropy," submitted to
Physical Review B.
R. M.
White, "Bohr's Quadrant: Where Will Basic Research
Lead?," Chemtech, January 1999, pp. 9-12.
R. M.
White and J. Zhang, "Voltage Dependence of Magnetoresistance
in Spin Dependent Tunneling Junctions," J. Appl.
Phys, vol. 83, 1998. |
