Telephone: +44 (0)20 7514 4963
Fax: +44
(0)20 7723 6359
E-Mail: mtaylor@onrifo.navy.mil
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Dr. Mark S. Taylor is
serving a two-year assignment at the Office of Naval Research International
Field Office (ONRIFO) in London as Associate Director for Materials
Science. His research interests include
nanoscience/nanoelectronics, molecular electronics and metamaterials. His permanent affiliation is with the United
States Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF), where he serves as
Director for Industry Programs and Senior Advisor, Technology Development and
Commercialization.
Dr. Taylor spent five
years as a Member of the Research Staff at the Institute for Defense Analyses
(1987–91) where he served as an interface between senior government and
industry officials on technical issues involving electronics and
electro-optics. After leaving this
position, he joined BDM International as a Principal Staff Member and Director
of Electronics and Electro-Optics Technology.
Since leaving BDM and prior to joining CRDF, Dr. Taylor was Vice
President of Technology at East/West Technology Partners, Ltd., an
international joint venture established to evaluate, acquire and commercialize
technologies developed in the former Soviet Union.
Dr. Taylor received his
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in 1987 and his Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from
the University of Pittsburgh in 1977.
He has received numerous professional awards and honors during his
career, and received outstanding ratings throughout his career for his contributions
to organizations with which he has been affiliated. He is a member of the
American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, the Licensing Executives Society and the Association of University
Technology Managers.