Paradoxes and Perspectives on Innovation

Departments: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Time: Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Type:
Presenter: John E. Abele; Founding Chairman, Boston Scientific Corporation
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Location:
Park Street Auditorium
55 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06511
United States
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Victor M. Tyler Distingished Lectureship in Engineering

John E. Abele
Founding Chairman, Boston Scientific Corporation
Vice-Chairman, FIRST Foundation 
Owner and Developer, Kingbridge Centre and Institute

Paradoxes aned Perspectives on Innovation

John E. Abele is the retired Founding Chairman of Boston Scientific Corporation and an early pioneer in the then (1970s) counter-intuitive concept of "less invasive surgery." He holds numerous patents and has published and lectured extensively on the many different disruptive technologies of various medical devices and on the technical, educational, social, economic, and political factors influencing their acceptance into global clinical practice. His major interests include science literacy for children, education, and the process by which new technology is invented, developed, and introduced to society.

Abele is a Fellow in both the Society of Interventional Radiology and the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering and has received honorary doctoral degrees from York University, Northeastern University, Wentworth Institute of Technology and Amherst College, as well as many other awards, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Gold Medal Award. He is also the Founding Chairman of the Argosy Foundation.

From 2002 to 2010, Abele served as Chairman of the FIRST Foundation, which runs a range of robotics competitions from grade to high school, for kids to make being science-literate cool and fun. He continues to serve as Vice-Chairman.

Abele is the owner and developer of the Kingbridge Centre and Institute, a conferencing institution whose mission is to research, develop, and teach improved methods for interactive conferencing: problem solving, conflict resolution, strategic planning, new methods for learning and generally help groups to become "collectively intelligent."

Free and open to the public. To RSVP, visit http://johnabeletalk.eventbrite.com

Thursday, October 1
4 p.m.
Smilow Cancer Center - Park Street Auditorium
55 Park Street
Reception to follow