James Mason Crafts Professor
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems
Director, Technology and Development Program

Fred Moavenzadeh's current interests include technology and development with special focus on formulation of technological policies for socio-economic development. He is particularly interested in institutional structures required to develop a viable science and technology infrastructure that could serve the human resource development strategy of newly industrialized nations.

As the director of the Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development from October 1998 to June 2006, he focused on developing an institutional environment at MIT that fostered interdisciplinary research and collaborative efforts between academia, government, and industry.

As director of the Technology and Development Program, he has led numerous collaborative programs in science, technology, and development and is currently assisting with the development of the Masdar Institute, a post-graduate, educational and research institute in Abu Dhabi. In addition, he continues to direct two collaborative programs in Thailand: King Mongkut University of Technology and the National Science Technology Development Agency.

Updated June 2007

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Books Published by Fred Moavenzadeh

Prof. Moavenzadeh and Khaled Awad interviewed by CNN on Masdar Initiative in Abu Dhabi (click on "Greening the Desert" to view story) (July 14, 2008)

Prof. Fred Moavenzadeh and the Masdar Institute in Xconomy – MIT-Supported Energy Institute at Center of Abu Dhabi's Dream City (July 11, 2008)

Prof. Moavenzadeh in Tech Talk – A Blueprint for No Carbon Footprint (May 5, 2008)

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