Guru Madhavan
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Engineering |
| Occupation | Health and Medicine | Science and Technology Policy | International Affairs |
| Location | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| Introduction | Guru Madhavan is a biomedical engineer and senior policy adviser. He conducts research at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Washington, DC. He has served as a vice-president of IEEE-USA of IEEE, the world's largest professional society for engineering and technology. His edited books include "Pathological Altruism" (Oxford University Press, 2011), and "Practicing Sustainability" (Springer, 2012). He is author of "Applied Minds: How Engineers Think" (W.W.Norton, Penguin Random House India and others, 2015). He has received the Innovator Award and the Cecil Medal from the presidents of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Among other honors, he has been named as one of the "New Faces of Engineering" in USA Today and as a distinguished young scientist by the World Economic Forum. *** NOTE: The views expressed in this blog are my own and do NOT necessarily represent that of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine or any of my affiliations. |