"CEO Chat" with James Bessen of Research on Innovation Learn about building your own successful company 
  Friday, April 6, 12:00 - 1:00pm PUP 367
    
    James Bessen is a scholar who studies the economics of
    innovation and patents. He has also been a successful innovator and CEO of a software company. Currently, Mr. Bessen is Lecturer in Law at the Boston University School of Law and Fellow at the Berkman Center on Internet and Society at Harvard.
    
    Bessen has done research on whether patents promote
    innovation, how and why innovators share new knowledge, and
    on how firms developed new skills and technical knowledge
    during the Industrial Revolution. His book, Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk (Princeton 2008) with Michael J. Meurer, highlights the problems caused by poorly defined property rights (“patent notice”).
    
    In 1983, Bessen developed the first commercially successful
    “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” PC publishing program, founding a company that delivered PC-based publishing systems to high-end commercial publishers. Intergraph Corporation acquired the company in 1993.
    
    Get in on this opportunity to "chat" with James about the things he learned in business that seemed at odds with what he learned in the classroom (patents, sharing knowledge, the high cost of learning on the job, etc.)  He'll also discuss his recent research on this topic.
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How long have you worked in the Women's Center?
Since September of 2010

Why do you think the Women's Center is important?
The Women’s Center offers so many women’s-related resources and programming, and provides a safe space for women (and men) of all backgrounds to visit and in which they feel comfortable. The Center is a place many visitors have meaningful conversations, whether that was the purpose of their visit or not (many times they wind up staying longer than originally intended). Also, I can’t stress enough the importance of our lactation/meditation room, which has allowed many mothers (including faculty and staff) to comfortably pump during their days spent on campus. Balancing a career (whether academic or professional) and being a mom is not easy and knowing that we can offer support to make this transition easier for new mothers is important to me.

What is your favorite thing about the Women's Center?
My absolute favorite thing about the Women’s Center is the sense of community one feels immediately upon visiting us. I’ve not only experienced this myself, but have heard many others express it, as well. Once you walk through these doors, you immediately feel the positive and nurturing vibes from the Women’s Center community. Also, the Returning Women’s Support Group rocks!

What have you learned from working in the Women's Center?
I’ve learned what a sense of community means to me and to others. I’ve often heard, especially among returning women students and mothers, that they never really felt a part of the UMBC community until they visited the Women’s Center to take advantage of our resources. Upon experiencing this myself, as well as hearing it from many others, I understand and take much more seriously the importance of feeling a sense of community within an academic setting.
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I conducted research at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland as a summer student. I was part of the University of Michigan (UM) Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program which is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). My stay at CERN was for a total of 9 weeks starting in mid-June.

How did you learn that physics students could do research away from UMBC in the summer?
Before attending UMBC, I had two summer internships at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration researching implant materials for medical devices. Therefore, I already knew that research opportunities existed away from UMBC, but I did not learn about the REU programs until my freshman year from one of my professors.

Did you already know that undergraduates could work at a place like CERN? How did you find out?
I had no idea that undergraduates could work at CERN until I saw the UM REU program on the NSF’s website. The UM REU program is in fact the only program that allows Americans to be official CERN summer students. This is because the United States is not a Member State of CERN.

What did you do at CERN?
In the mornings, I attended a series of lectures specially designed to teach us about a wide range of topics in theoretical and experimental particle physics. In the afternoons, I worked on my summer-long project to study single and diboson Z production at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) using data collected from the ATLAS detector. To do this, I ended up spending most of my time writing code in a programming language called ROOT. The goal of my project was to understand how data analysis is used in high energy physics.

Did everyone speak English?
Geneva is in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. However, everyone at CERN spoke English except for the workers in the restaurants. I do not speak any French, but I still found it easy to get around and order food by just learning a few useful phrases.

Where did you live while you were there?
I lived in one of the CERN hostels. This was very convenient for me because it was located close to most of the main facilities including the building where I worked as well as the restaurant.

Did you have time to travel in Switzerland or around Europe during your program?
Yes! While the program did not organize any traveling, the summer students formed groups to go places each weekend. Being my first time in Europe, I was very adventurous and went on a tour of Europe. In Switzerland, I visited Geneva, Zermatt, and Bern which were all very beautiful places. I also traveled to Paris and Lyon in France as well as other large cities including Barcelona, London, Rome, and Berlin.

What experience did you have before you went?
I have actually never taken a course in particle physics since one is not offered at UMBC. Before going to CERN, I only had a junior-level knowledge of general physics. However, I was able to learn everything that I needed to know for my project with the help of my supervisors.

Were there other undergraduates at CERN? How many?
The UM REU program was composed of 15 undergraduates including myself, but the entire CERN summer student program was made up of over 200 undergraduates from all over Europe.

Who did you work with most directly? Other students? Full-time researchers?
I worked each day at a table with other summer students, and we would frequently help each other debug our code or talk out any problems we had. I met with my supervisors only once or twice a week to discuss the progress of my project, but we would still correspond often via e-mail.

Was it expensive to do this?
The UM REU program covered the cost of my plane tickets and my travel insurance. I also received a per diem of 90 CHF to pay for my hostel and food which turned out to be more than enough. Furthermore, the program gave me a stipend of $2,500 which I used to help pay for all of my traveling.

Do you want to go back?
Yes! It was amazing to participate in our universal quest for knowledge during these very exciting times at CERN, especially with the first of many results now coming from the LHC. This experience has extremely enriched my cultural and academic knowledge!

What are your goals after UMBC?
After graduating from UMBC, I plan to attend graduate school for a Ph.D. in physics with the ultimate goal of becoming a research scientist. However, I am still keeping my options open regarding my specific sub-field of concentration. Who knows? I might even find myself back at CERN one day!

What should other UMBC students know about summer research opportunities?
There are plenty of research opportunities in all different fields if you know where to look for them. The NSF maintains an updated list of their REU programs which can be accessed by going to their web site: National Science Foundation. These programs offer an incredible chance to experience the day-to-day work of research groups across the United States and abroad. I strongly encourage applying to anyone thinking about going to graduate school.
Read more about David's research at CERN at the link below.
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What is the Preview Weekend?
The Biomedical Sciences Graduate Programs Preview Weekend is an all expenses paid visit to the University of Minnesota campus for prospective graduate students interested in one or more of the following Ph.D. programs:

When will the Preview take place?
The campus preview weekend will be September 27th - 30th, 2012.

Who is eligible to attend?
Those who will be invited to the Preview must be US citizens or permanent residents who will be applying for entry into graduate school in Fall of 2013. The program is most interested in students enrolled at institutions outside the upper midwest who may be unfamiliar with the outstanding training environment provided by the University of Minnesota. Students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups, low-income family backgrounds, first-generation U.S. citizens, and students with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

What are the benefits of attending?
The Preview activities will provide opportunities for students to meet informally with the directors of graduate study, faculty and current graduate students of the six biomedical sciences doctoral programs. There will be tours of campus that will let students gain a feel for the research and laboratory environments where they would work. There will be time for the attendees to learn about the graduate programs so that they can decide which one might best meet their career goals and interests. There will also be activities to introduce you to the quality of life in the metropolitan area of Minneapolis - St. Paul. Any participants who apply to one of the biomedical sciences graduate programs will have their application fee paid. They will also be invited to participate in the admission interview weekend for the program they apply to.

What is the Cost to Attend?
All visit expenses (including travel, lodging, and on-campus meals) are provided for those who are selected to attend. Slots for talented students to preview the University of Minnesota PhD graduate programs are limited to 15 so be sure to apply early.

Application & Selection Timeframe
The online application will be available in spring 2012 and the application deadline is August 20, 2012. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Applicants will be notified by early September if they have been selected to attend the Preview weekend.

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During UGO, students will have the opportunity to attend workshops about the different programs and career tracks in basic research and health services administration in the public and private sector; experience a graduate level lecture; receive a tour of Meharry; apply to either of Meharry’s programs (if eligible and they have the necessary paperwork); and speak one-on-one with current Meharry students and faculty.
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After my sophomore year, I went to Peru to take a class in medical Spanish and indigenous medicine in Cusco, Peru. When I returned, I knew I wanted to go back to South America to pursue studies in medical anthropology with the marginalized groups there in order to better understand them. With this goal in mind, I went to Dr. Brian Souders, the director of the UMBC Study Abroad office, to see if UMBC could help me make it a reality. Sure enough, he was aware of a study-abroad program that included a heavy focus in hands-on research in my area of research interest (Brazil: Public Health, Race, and Human Rights) Dr. Souders helped me to apply and enroll. The director of the program in Brazil was even a physician-anthropologist, who helped to orient my research.

How did you decide on your research project and methods?
I went to Brazil with the intention of studying HIV/AIDS and the universal health care system. However, in the first days of the program, the director mentioned quilombos. Before arriving in Brazil, I had never heard the word before. But as she began to describe the origins of the isolated groups of the escaped slaves’ descendants, my interest was automatically piqued. Two weeks later, when the program took us to quilombo communities on the island Ilha de Maré, I fell in love with the people and the place. Moreover, the inequalities and structural violence that I saw there inspired me to use the research as a catalyst to increase the understanding and awareness of others back in the United States of quilombosand the difficulties they continue to face. The topic of my research, adolescent motherhood, was chosen after I read the description of one of the graduate student researchers working on the island, Jovânia de Silva. She was working to construct an ethnographic account of the experiences of pregnant adolescent women. However, I wondered about the characteristics and experiences of adolescent mothers themselves on the island.

Who were they? What did they think about motherhood?
My methodology was chosen after deliberations with the community health worker. She was absolutely fundamental to everything I did there: finding the documents of the island families to have a full count of the adolescent mothers there, earning the trust of the women to do interviews, aiding in the creation of surveys, guiding the life history, and baking the cake for the group meeting of the mothers. Her advice and deep knowledge of the community dynamics guided the methods I used and my ability to carry them out.

Who was your faculty mentor? How did you find him/her? What help did he/she give you?
My first semester of freshman year, I took Dr. Bambi Chapin’s Anthropology 211 course. Often after class, I found myself speaking with her about topics and readings of the class. When I decided to change my major from Biology to Interdisciplinary Studies, I asked her to be one of my two faculty advisers. Throughout my time at UMBC, she was a tremendous source of support and mentorship. Among other things, Dr. Chapin wrote me a countless number of letters of recommendation and mentored me through an independent study my senior year. The independent study familiarized me with the anthropological literature I needed to write about my Capstone and that I will use in my Fulbright research in 2012. I found my faculty mentor in Brazil (Dr. Climene de Camargo) through my study abroad director, who knew her personally and professionally through the Afro-Brazilian movement.

What was the most interesting or exciting thing that happened in your research? What about the most frustrating or disappointing?
I think it’s easiest to begin with the most frustrating. In the beginning of my research, I expected to have many participants in my research. I had estimated 50 to 60 young women (community size was 1200). Everyone had hinted or directly stated to me that there were a large number of adolescent mothers in the community; yet, in my first weeks of research, I had only encountered fifteen. The problem was not their willingness to participate but the apparent lack of women under 20 years old with children. Given the study I had designed with my research mentor, which was primarily epidemiological in nature, I was worried that I would not be able to find the minimum of 30 research subjects necessary to do statistical analysis.
What became most interesting and exciting to me was how the study evolved to fit the reality of the community. Although I had originally constructed the epidemiological methodology in order to avoid communication errors in Portuguese, I quickly found myself having conversations with the young women without difficulty. As the study progressed and I verified through documentation that there were only 19 adolescent women in the community who fit the study criteria, these informal interviews and conversations became the basis of my research. In particular, the group encounter of the young mothers was particularly successful, as it brought out subjects from informal abortions to their views on public transportation.Though the content and nature of the study results differed greatly from what I had originally hoped and expected, the ultimately ethnographic character of the study taught me much more than the simple enumeration of number of children and first menarche.

When did you realize that you could apply for a Fulbright award to continue your research after graduating from UMBC? How did you learn about this?
I learned about the Fulbright award from my faculty mentor, Dr. Bambi Chapin, in an advising encounter. During the time I spoke with her, I was struggling with my life-long dream of becoming a doctor in face of the realities of poverty that I had seen in Guatemala and Peru. She herself had won the award as a graduate student. She suggested that I apply to the program in order to explore some of the themes about poverty and marginalization around which my questions revolved in greater detail.

Was the application difficult? How long did it take you?
The application is not long, but it certainly involved. It requires only two two-page essays: one a personal statement and the other a proposal for research. I began to work on both statements in June 2010 in order to turn in by October. The most grueling part of the process for me was waiting from October until April to hear if I had been accepted!

Did you have help from people at UMBC while you were applying? How did they help you?
UMBC faculty and staff undoubtedly helped me a great deal. For example, in September, I was ready to desist from the process as a result of frustrations in trying to obtain a form from the university in Brazil. Dr. Souders helped me to think of another route to obtaining the necessary documentation and convinced me to “hang in” the process. In addition, a panel of UMBC professors interviewed me and turned my essays upside down. Their critical commentary and suggestions fundamentally changed and refined much of my grant proposal and personal statement.

What does the Fulbright award mean? How does the Fulbright program support your research?
The Fulbright Award is a research grant to conduct an overseas study for nine months to a year. While most of the research is done independently, the Fulbright supports visa, living, traveling, and study expenses in order to enable the student to conduct the project. Most of the academic work is done between the research adviser at the university and the student.
Equally important, Fulbright provides a community of scholars interested in the same region or country with whom it is possible to network and learn. The other Brazil 2012 scholars and I have already connected through Facebook (cliché I know); three of the other scholars are also studying aspects of the African diaspora communities and slavery in Brazil and have recommended some books for me to read!

How is your research going now?
I graduated from UMBC in May 2011. During the summer, I have been taking time to spend time with my friends and family, who I had left a little on the wayside during my travels, volunteer work, and packed academic schedule. They have been infinitely supportive of all of my efforts, and I could not have accomplished anything without them. My research through the Fulbright begins in March 2012.

What will happen next for you?
I am in the process of applying to M.D./Ph.D. programs, with the Ph.D. in anthropology. If accepted, I will begin the program in 2013 after my Fulbright grant ends.

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I was on the search for an internship for the summer. I was having no luck finding something related to archaeology that was close enough for me to commute to each day. Because of this, I contacted the director of the program for which I interned last summer (The Lost Towns Project). She suggested that I look into programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), as she had participated in one such project when she was an undergraduate. She forwarded me to their website, which lists programs by field. This is where I found the project I later became a part of.

What was involved in applying? Was it difficult? Did you have help from UMBC?
Applying was fairly simple and quite easy. The application consisted of filling out a brief form which contained questions pertaining to education background, writing a short letter of intent, sending the program a transcript, and also sending a few letters of recommendation. My professors at UMBC provided some of the letters of recommendation, along with a good deal of help in editing my letter of intent. Getting accepted to the project wasn’t quite as easy however. Only nine spots were available and over sixty applications were submitted.

What was the project you worked on? What did you do? How long were you there?
The project I worked on was called the New Philadelphia NSF REU. New Philadelphia was once a small town in western Illinois’ Pike County. The town was only a few miles from the still existing town of Barry. The town was founded by a freed African slave, Frank McWorter or Free Frank. The town began in roughly 1840, had a small time of prosperity before the rail road bypassed it, and later came to be used as agricultural farm land. I was involved in this project for ten weeks. The first five weeks focused on archaeological field work. During this time, I stayed near the site in the town of Barry. Each day I would travel to the site where excavations were in progress. The main excavation while I was there was the bisection of a cellar feature, or in other words, the excavation of one half of the cellar of a house. From this cellar, I and the rest of the field crew excavated thousands of artifacts. For the second five weeks, I stayed in the graduate dorms of the University of Illinois Springfield. While there, each day I processed the artifacts we had recovered. We began by washing them. Next we cataloged them. After cataloging, we labeled each artifact. Finally, for the last week of the project, we researched various aspects of the artifacts and their relation to the site.

What did you already know about how to do this when you started? What did they teach you on the job?
I already knew a good deal about the type of work I would be doing and the environment I would be doing it in. I experienced these things in my previous internship with the Lost Towns. While I had the basics of field and lab work covered, this experience reinforced the good habits I had already formed and helped to eliminate the bad ones. I already knew that archaeology is done slightly differently from site to site and from crew to crew, and this was apparent during this experience. For this experience I was taught a different system to keeping track of artifacts and their provenience and a different system of cataloging. I also did a bit of work with the geo-sciences as they apply to archaeology, along with a couple days of learning how to do faunal analysis. Both of these experiences were completely new to me.

Who did you work with?
I worked with a wide array of people in differing areas. I worked with many archaeologists, most of whom specialized in historic archaeology and one who specialized in faunal analysis. I also had three crew leaders who are currently in graduate school. Two are focusing on historic archaeology and one on the geo-sciences. I also worked with eight other undergraduates who were accepted to the program.

Was it expensive to go there?
The program was funded by the NSF, so instead of paying for this field school like most others, participants in this field school actually received a sizable stipend. In addition, lodging was completely paid for along with food for the first half of the project. The only thing I had to pay for myself was travel expenses, half of my food, and a bunch of cool souvenirs from the awesome places we visited while there.

What was the most interesting thing about your time on this project? The most difficult?
The most interesting aspect for me was being able to leave the comfort zone of being near people and places that were familiar to me and immersing myself in a totally new environment. It was also really beneficial to learn how others approached different topics and problems and to get a feel for how a job or grad school will likely be.

Will you stay in touch with the project and people now that your summer program is over?
I will stay in touch with many of the people I met there. I made some new friends and did quite a bit of networking, which I am learning is crucial in this field, as it is in most others. I will see many of the people I worked with again in January, as one of the big conferences is being held in Baltimore.

How will the work you did this summer relate to your classes at UMBC? To your career plans?
All of my archaeology classes have prepared me for field work, lab work, and academic writing; in other words, they prepared me for everything I did while taking part in this project. My classes and this experience continue to prepare me for the future, as I plan to have a career doing the same type of work, either in an academic setting or a corporate setting.

What would you say to other UMBC students about finding such research opportunities?
If you can find an NSF REU that relates to your field of study, by all means apply. It is hard to find research positions that pay you to be a part, not to mention how good National Science Foundation looks on a resume.

Did you present your results at an end-of-summer symposium?
At the end of the program I presented some research that I had done on a handful of the artifacts we recovered. I used makers marks and other distinctive features to determine both the date and location of manufacturing. With this information, those working on the project later will be able to date the different levels of the excavation units we dug, as well as make connections between the site and the rest of the country and world.
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Check out our numerous roles and see which one fits you best.
Any kind of help would be great!
Website: http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/URCAD/volunteer.html

Any questions? Please contact Janet McGlynn at mcglynn@umbc.edu.
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What is OSSI:SOLAR?

OSSI:SOLAR is a NASA-wide system for the recruitment, application, selection and career development of undergraduate and graduate students primarily in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. Opportunities for students in other disciplines are available.


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Key Features for Students

Students have the ability to search and apply for all types of NASA internship, fellowship, scholarship opportunities in one system. A single internship or fellowship application places students in the applicant pool for consideration by mentors for all NASA internships or fellowships.


Students may search other opportunities at the Goddard Planetary Heliophysics Institute here:  http://gphi.umbc.edu/

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