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Kanetaka M. Maki, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
BioProf. Maki serves as a Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University. (On sabbatical from Waseda Business School)
In 2015, he obtained a PhD in Management from the University of California San Diego. Previously, he has held positions such as assistant professor and assistant at Keio University, lecturer at the University of California San Diego, Research Associate at Stanford University, and Associate Professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. Since 2017, he has been serving as an Associate Professior at Waseda Business School.
He has been engaging in the development of human resources in the fields of science and engineering, and medicine, as well as the creation of ecosystems centered around universities in both Japan and the United States. His specialties include technology management, entrepreneurship, innovation, and science and technology policy.
He participates deeply in Japan's innovation policy as a member of the Innovation Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, a member of the Cabinet Office's "Conference for the Enhancement of Drug Discovery Capabilities to Quickly Deliver the Latest Medicines to the Public," and a member of the Japan Business Federation's "Science to Startup Task Force."
His recent works include "Management of Science and Technology for Innovators" (single author, Toyo Keizai Inc.), "Scientific Thinking Training: 25 Questions to Significantly Improve Decision-Making Skills" (single author, PHP Business New Book), "Management of Failure Creates Innovation" (published in the "DIAMOND Harvard Business Review," March 2020 issue), "New Implementation of Innovation & Social Change: Creating the Future with Stanford's Mindset" (co-author, Asahi Shimbun Publications), "Innovation in East Asia" (co-author, Sakuhinsha), and "How Education and Society Change with Globalization and Digitalization" (co-author, Toshindo). -
Gilbert Masters
Professor (Teaching) of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Emeritus
BioGILBERT M. MASTERS
MAP EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
B.S. (1961) AND M.S. (1962) UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
PH.D. (1966) Electrical Engineering, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Gil Masters has focused on energy efficiency and renewable energy systems as essential keys to slowing global warming, enhancing energy security, and improving conditions in underserved, rural communities. Although officially retired in 2002, he has continued to teach CEE 176A: Energy-Efficient Buildings, and CEE 176B: Electric Power: Renewables and Efficiency. He is the author or co-author of ten books, including Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science (3rd edition, 2008), Renewable and Efficient Electric Power Systems, (2nd edition, 2013), and Energy for Sustainability: Technology, Policy and Planning (2nd edition, 2018). Professor Masters has been the recipient of a number of teaching awards at Stanford, including the university's Gores Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Tau Beta Pi teaching award from the School of Engineering. Over the years, more than 10,000 students have enrolled in his courses. He served as the School of Engineering Associate Dean for Student Affairs from 1982-1986, and he was the Interim Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in 1992-93.
