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Robert A. Burmeister has a broad background in technology management with extensive experience in both industrial and academic research environments. His industrial research experience spans more than 20 years at the Hewlett-Packard Company in Palo Alto, California, where he held a number of technical and management positions of increasing responsibility including Director of the Materials Research Laboratory in Hewlett-Packard Laboratories. In the latter position he was responsible for advanced research and development of a broad range of electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices, including LEDs, semiconductor lasers, fiber optic devices, and their subsequent commercialization. He was also the founding Director of the US-Japan Technology Management Center at Stanford University, established as a center of excellence in technology management research and education related to Japan. Dr. Burmeister has a B.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science from Stanford University. | 