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Branscomb Delivers Keynote
 Lewis M. Branscomb, Ph.D., delivered the keynote address at the
inauguration of Dr. Theodore A. Bickart.Branscomb is the Aetna Professor Emeritus in Public Policy and Corporate Management at Harvard University. An atomic and molecular physicist, Dr. Branscomb graduated from Duke University in 1945 and received his Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 1949. His career has combined academic, industrial and governmental experience. He is a member of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Public Administration. He served as editor of Reviews of Modern Physics and has written extensively in the fields of atomic and astrophysics, science and technology policy, and education reform.
"This fine institution was founded when Colorado first began its march toward economic progress, based on the discovery of great mineral wealth. Over the last 125 years, the school has continued to provide the knowledge and skill to manage the Earth’s resources responsibly." "The university’s programs are deep into computer modeling and simulation, chemical engineering, and environmental protection and remediation. And, all the engineering programs are supported by strong science, economics and the managerial and communications skills so necessary for success. This is truly an institute of technology, unique in the state and in the nation, with a very bright future." "Colorado has seen its economic growth shift to high-tech businesses on the Front Range along with tourism and recreation on the Western Slope. We still grow wheat and raise cattle, but science, technology and entrepreneurship are making all economic activity smarter, quicker and more creative. Institutions like CSM are at the heart of this revolution." "The technical university is society’s most effective incubator for new ideas and the understanding that enables them. But the technical university cannot stand alone. Their success depends on a complex of relationships with partners, with external sources of knowledge, and with an array of potential customers for both people and ideas. This is what is new in a high-tech economy…  The answer can be lumped under the
general title ‘social capital.’It is not enough for a nation, a state or a community to have the money, the labor and even the technology, if it does not enjoy a network of people and institutions who work together, who trust each other, who understand one another’s needs, strengths and weaknesses… The Front Range has the social capital, and institutions like the School of Mines are the essential nodes in those networks." "… Let me congratulate the school and its new president, Dr. Bickart, for the leadership role it will continue to play. A friend of the future, and a bright future it will be." |
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on the Inauguration of Dr. Bickart Dignitaries, Educational Community Welcome the
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