Emerging Technologies

RAND played a pivotal role in emerging technologies throughout the 20th century, from satellites and computers to information-sharing systems, packet switching, and artificial intelligence. RAND now explores the policy implications of emerging technologies across a broad scope of areas such as patient outcomes and health care quality; energy and environmental standards; privacy; military weapon systems; and training teachers and students in the 21st century.

Research conducted by: RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; Improving Decisions in a Complex and Changing World; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND Health; RAND Europe

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Innovation and Technology Policies Drive Growth in Europe

Science, technology and innovation can drive economic growth and lie at the heart of efforts to create better societies. RAND Europe's Innovation and Technology team works with public and private sector decisionmakers to help inform key decisions on science, technology and innovation policy in Europe and globally.

People (27)

James T. Bartis

Senior Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in chemical physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sc.B. in chemistry, Brown University

Douglas S. Bell

Adjunct Research Scientist
Ph.D. in health services, University of California, Los Angeles; M.D., Harvard Medical School; B.A. in biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University

Joanna Chataway

Director, Innovation and Technology Policy, RAND Europe
Ph.D. in technology policy, The Open University; M.Phil. in development studies, Institute of Development Studies; B.Sc. in sociology, Colorado College

Richard Hillestad

Adjunct Staff
Ph.D. in engineering and applied science, University of California, Los Angeles; M.S. and B.S. in electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Eileen Hlavka

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.Phil. (Ph.D. candidate) in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; B.A. in mathematics/political science, Reed College

Steven C. Isley

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in aero/astro engineering, Georgia Inst of Tech; B.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Washington

Ujwal Kharel

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.E.M., Dartmouth College; B.E. in electrical engineering, Dartmouth College; B.A. in physics and economics, Vassar College

David Kryl

Research Leader
Ph.D. in neuroscience, McGill University; B.Sc. in economics, University of London; B.Sc. in biology, McGill University

Krishna B. Kumar

Director, RAND Labor and Population; Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in economics, University of Chicago

Eric Landree

Engineer
Ph.D. in materials science and engineering, Northwestern University; B.S. in physics, Allegheny College

Krista S. Langeland

Associate Physical Scientist
A.L.B. in natural sciences, Harvard University; Ph.D. in materials science, California Institute of Technology

Eric V. Larson

Senior Policy Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.Phil. in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; A.B. in political science, University of Michigan

Ervant Maksabedian Hernandez

Assistant Policy Analyst
B.A. in economics, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico City

Richard Mason

Engineer; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in mechanical engineering, California Institute of Technology; A.B. in physics, Harvard University

Edmundo Molina-Perez

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.S. in systems engineering and policy analysis, Delft University of Technology; B.S. in civil engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Molly Morgan Jones

Research Leader
Ph.D. in science and technology policy, University of Sussex; M.Sc. (with distinction) in science and technology policy, University of Sussex; B.A. (magna cum laude) in biology (physiology), Northwestern University

Steven W. Popper

Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in biochemistry, University of Minnesota

Joel B. Predd

Engineer
Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Princeton University; B.S. in electrical engineering, Purdue University

Youngbok Ryu

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.S. in management, Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S. in science, technology, and environmental policy, University of Minnesota; B.A. in economics, Korea National Open University; B.S. in civil and environmental engineering, Korea University

Helen Rebecca Schindler

Senior Analyst
M.Sc. in economics, Maastricht University; DEA in sociology, Université Paris Descartes--Sorbonne

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