J. SCOTT HAUGER

EDUCATION:

Ph.D., Science and Technology Studies, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
M.A., History, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
M.A., Chemistry, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
B.S., Chemistry, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

Dr. Hauger's professional interests embrace problems at the intersection of science, technology and society. Those interests have been manifested in a variety of ways in different professional contexts. He has directed major R&D programs in new technology applications in fields as diverse as alternative energy, technology for persons with disabilities, and advanced visualization and virtual reality. He has conducted technology assessments and technology policy analyses for sponsors including Apple Computer, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense, the National Science Foundation and the Presidentially-appointed U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. He has led major programs in science policy as a Program Director at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), with a special interest in fostering best practices in academic research management and administration. From January 2004 - June 2006, he served as DRI's Vice President for Government and Business Relations before assuming his present position.

RESEARCH AREAS: Dr. Hauger's research activities fall into two broad categories. The first is that of major interdisciplinary research program direction. Contemporary research is increasingly problem-driven, requiring collaboration across disciplines and across institutions to provide a practical solution to societal objectives. Dr. Hauger works to assemble program teams and to organize their collaborative efforts in applied research projects. Current areas of interest are advanced visualization and virtual reality technologies applied to support research in the environmental sciences and the realistic and interactive simulation of dangerous or inaccessible environments.

The second area of research interest is that of science policy from the perspectives of the historically-based sociology and philosophy of science. Interests include functional issues of how institutional structures promote, hinder, or channel research, development and innovation. Dr. Hauger has special interests in the interactions of federal and state institutions on the one hand, and national and international institutions on the other. Interests also include the articulation, expression, communication and transfer of knowledge across stakeholder communities, especially as they work to promote, inhibit, or shape the course of the creation and application of new scientific knowledge.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Hauger, J.S. 2004.

From best science toward economic development: The evolution of NSF's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Economic Development Quarterly, 18(2):97-112.

Hauger, J.S. 2002.

Beyond the center: The role of regional governments and research universities in the new economy (The American experience). Proceedings of the Conference, The New Economy in Russia: Problems and Prospects (December 10). Moscow State University, Higher School of Economics.

Hauger, J.S. and C. McEnaney (eds.). 2000.

Strategies for Competitiveness in Academic Research. Washington: AAAS.

Hauger, J.S. 2000.

Chapter 9: STS Education for Knowledge Professionals, In Chubin, D.E. and D.D. Kumar (eds.). Science, Technology and Society: A Sourcebook on Research and Practice. New York: Kluwer Academic, pp. 231-255.

White, R., J. Stowsky, and S. Hauger (eds.). 1995.

Assessing the Economic and National Security Benefits from Publicly Funded Technology Investments: An IDA Round Table, IDA P-3138. Alexandria, VA: Institute for Defense Analyses.

Hauger, J.S. 1992.

Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis for ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities. Final Report to the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. Blacksburg, VA.: Virginia Technology Associates, Ltd.

Hauger, J.S. 1991.

The creation and innovation of electronic travel aids and reading machines, In Technology and Disability, 1(1): 69-86.

Cordes, J.J., H.S. Watson, and J.S. Hauger, 1987.

Effects of tax reform on high technology firms, In National Tax Journal, Vol. XL, No. 3, pp. 373 - 391.

Hauger, J.S. and J. Starns, et al. 1986.

A Study of the Effects of Foreign Dependency. Final Report for the Joint Logistics Commanders of the United States. Edinburg, VA: Applied Concepts Corp.