Technogenesis^® TV show examines the broad role of basic defense research

From stealth technology to the Internet, basic defense research has helped our nation maintain a strong defense and has kept our military forces on the cutting edge of science and technology. But defense research has contributed to far more than national defense. This kind of research has resulted in products that we use every day, including digital computers and mobile wireless communications.

The broad and important role of basic defense research is discussed this Sunday on Technogenesis^®, a TV program produced by Stevens Institute of Technology, in cooperation with cn8, the Comcast Network.

Featured guests include Dr. William Berry, director for basic research at the Department of Defense, and Robert Carullo, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Research Consortium (MARC).

The Technogenesis program, "Basic Defense Research" airs at 7:30 p.m. on cn8, the Comcast Network, each of the following Sundays: June 3, June 17, July 1, July 15. Check local cable listings for cn8 in your area.

As director for basic research at the Department of Defense, Dr. Berry is responsible for providing scientific leadership, management oversight, policy guidance and coordination of the $1.2 billion yearly basic research programs of the Military Services and Defense Agencies.

Carullo is executive director of MARC, an organization composed of government, industry and academia representatives with a shared goal of strengthening the regional scientific and technical enterprise through multi-state cooperative research and development projects.

Co-produced by Stevens and Comcast, the half-hour Technogenesis programs feature government, research and industry leaders discussing some of the most challenging real-world issues facing science and technology today.

Hosted by Stevens President Harold J. Raveche and veteran TV journalist Steve Taylor, each program includes two or more special guests from the areas of science, technology, government, education, business or industry.

The Comcast Network is one of the nation's largest regional cable networks reaching close to 4 million households in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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