Michael D. Devine, Ph.D.

PO Box 180008
Tallahassee, FL 32318
850-645-9306 Direct
850-294-3141 Cell
Email: mdevine@mdsrf.org or mdevine@fsu.edu

Education

Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin; Mechanical Engineering (Operations Research): 1969
B.S. University of Texas, Austin; Physics: 1966
Attended Texas A&M University, Physics Major, 1962-1965, (Football Scholarship, 1 letter)

Current Positions

Executive Director and Member of the Boards of the MDS Research Foundation (MDSRF) and the SynCure Cancer Research Foundation: July 2000-present

MDSRF and SynCure are non-profit 501(c)3 foundations created in 1998 by Dr. Robert A. Holton, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University. Dr. Holton is the inventor of the method used by Bristol-Myers Squibb to manufacture Taxol, one of the most widely used cancer drugs. (www.mdsrf.org and www.syncure.org)

Executive Director, FL CURED (Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease, College of Medicine, Florida State University: May 2009-present

Established in 2004 by the Florida Legislature, FL CURED is a state-wide center whose purpose is to coordinate, improve, expand, and monitor biomedical research programs within Florida, facilitate funding opportunities, and foster improved technology transfer of research findings into clinical trials and widespread clinical use. www.flcured.org

Researcher, Office of Intellectual Property Development and Commercialization, Office of Research, Florida State University, March 2009-present

Responsibilities include conducting a 3-credit hour course Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization for undergraduate and graduate students in business, engineering, and the sciences.

Previous Positions

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville: August 1995 - July 2000

Vice Chancellor for Research. Responsibilities included: (1) advocate for research on the Chancellor�s staff, (2) oversee the administration of contract and grant activity, (3) develop policies and programs to promote and assist the research mission, (4) represent UTK research programs to external constituencies, (5) oversee research compliance activities (human subjects, radiation safety, etc.) (6) promote the development of new research initiatives, and (7) oversee several interdisciplinary research centers and institutes (Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Transportation Center, Energy and Environmental Research Center, and others).
Professor (tenured), Department of Industrial Engineering.

Florida State University: August 1987 - July 1995

Associate Vice President for Research. Responsibilities included: (1) Director of Technology Transfer; (2) Administration of Council on Research and Creativity; (3) Oversight of Research Support Services for Faculty; (4) Promotion of University/Industry Collaboration, (5) Liaison with External Research Agencies and Programs.

Professor (tenured). Department of Industrial Engineering (FAMU/FSU College of Engineering) and Department of Information and Management Sciences (College of Business)

Director, Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) Program: October 1987 - 1996

( WISE is a national, 10-week summer program for undergraduate engineering students to educate them about public policy involving technical matters),
(NOTE: WISE began in 1980 and is still ongoing http://www.wise-intern.org/index.html)

The University of Oklahoma: 1969 - 1987

Professor (tenured). Department of Industrial Engineering, 1969 - 1987
Acting Director. Department of Industrial Engineering, January - May 1973
Director. Science and Public Policy Program (an interdisciplinary research program involving faculty from engineering, political science, economics, life sciences, geography, law, etc.), 1978-1987
Research Fellow. Science and Public Policy Program, 1972-1978
Faculty Advisor. WISE Program, Washington, DC, summer 1984
Consultant. Environment Directorate, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Paris, France, September 1976 May 1977 (sabbatical leave)

Summer Research positions while in Graduate School with Atlantic Richfield (later ARCO), ESSO Production Research (later EXXON), and Mobil (summers of 1966-1968).

Selected Committees/Services Activities - Partial List

Member, Board of Directors, MDS Research Foundation, Tallahassee, FL, 1998-present
Member, Board of Directors, SynCure Cancer Research Foundation, Tallahassee, FL, 1998-present
Member, GAP Committee, Florida State University, Office of IP Development and Commercialization, 2005 - present
Chair, Board of Directors, Tennessee Center for Research and Development, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1995 - 2005
Board of Directors, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1996 - 2001
Board of Directors, University of Tennessee Research Corporation, 1995 - 2000
Chair, Research and High Technology Committee, Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County, 1993 - 1995
Board of Directors, Florida North Shore Technology Centers Inc., 1994 - 1995
Secretary, FSU Research Foundation Inc., 1994 - 1995
Workshop Panel Member, "Intellectual Property Rights in Industry - Sponsored University Research," Government-University Industry Roundtable, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, May 11-12, 1993
Executive Council, Gulf Coast Alliance for Technology Transfer, 1993 - 1995
Science and Technology Policy Committee, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, 1993 - 1995
Steering Committee, Accreditation Review by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), 1992 - 1993
NSF Advisory Panel on Academic Sector Surveys, August 1991 - 1992
Chair, Florida State University Patent Committee, 1989 - 1995
Executive Board, Florida Space Grant Consortium, 1989 - 1995
Chair, Consortium Advisory Council, 1993 - 1995
Council of Sponsored Research Directors, State University System of Florida, 1987 - 1995, Chair, 1988 - 1989
Legislative Report Committee, Florida High Technology and Industry Council, 1989 - 1990
Advisory Panel, National Academy of Public Administration, "Economic Impact and Technological Progress of NASA Research and Development Expenditures," October 1987 - September 1988
University of Oklahoma Provost's Strategy for Excellence Task Force, December 1986 - August 1987
University of Oklahoma Faculty Senate, September 1986 - August 1987
Charter Member, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals, 1986 - 1987
National Academy of Sciences, Panel on Statistics on Natural Gas, March, 1983 September 1985
Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, Task Force; Review of Proposed National Energy Plan, August 1977
Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, Task Group for Reviewing the Plan and Programs of the Energy Research and Development Administration, Washington, DC, Summer 1975
Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, Task Force; Analyze the Feasibility of Separating Exploration and Production in Leasing System for Offshore Oil and Gas Development, Spring 1975
Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, Task Force; Review Fiscal Year 1976 Budget for the Energy Research and Development Administration, Spring 1975

Publications

Books

Innovation Through Technical and Scientific Information: Government and Industry Cooperation, with Steven Ballard and others, Quorum Books, New York, 1989
Cogeneration and Decentralized Electricity Production: Technology, Economics, and Politics. Michael D. Devine, et al. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1987
Water and Western Energy: Impacts, Issues, and Choices. Science and Public Policy Program, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1982
Energy from the West: A Technology Assessment of Western Energy Development. Science and Public Program, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1981
Our Energy Future. D. Kash, M. D. Devine, J. Freim, M. Gilliland, R. Rycroft, and T. J. Wilbanks, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1976
Energy Alternatives: A Comparative Analysis. The University of Oklahoma Technology Assessment Group, Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1975
Energy Under the Oceans: A Technology Assessment of Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Operations. The University of Oklahoma Technology Assessment Group, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973
North Sea Oil and Gas: Implications for Future U.S. Development. The University of Oklahoma Technology Assessment Group, Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1973

Refereed Articles and Proceedings

"Government Supported Industry-University Research Centers: Issues for Successful Technology Transfer," Michael D. Devine, Thomas E. James, and Timothy I. Adams, Journal of Technology Transfer, 12 (1), 1987
"PURPA 210 Avoided Cost Rates: Economic and Implementation Issues," Michael D. Devine, Michael A. Chartock, Elizabeth M. Gunn, and David A. Huettner, Energy Systems and Policy, 1987, Vol. 11: 85-101
"Institutional Innovation for Cogeneration." Michael A. Chartock, Michael D. Devine, and Elizabeth M. Gunn, Policy Studies Review, August 1985, Vol. 5, No.1
"Teaching Engineers About Public Policy: The 1984 WISE Program." 1985 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, edited by Lawrence P. Grayson and Joseph M. Biedenbach. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, June 16 20, 1985, Vol. 3: 1256 61 Washington, DC: ASEE
"Issues in the Implementation of PURPA." 1985 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, edited by Lawrence P. Grayson and Joseph M. Biedenbach, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, June 16 20, 1985, Vol. 3: 1280 84, Washington, DC: ASEE
"Analysis of Solar Heating Systems That Use Vapor Compression Cycles," Michael D. Devine, M. Suzuki, D. B. Turkington, and H. Kumin, Solar Energy, May 1985, Vol 34, No. 1
"Economic Impacts of Integrated Energy Systems," Michael J. Mueller, Michael D. Devine, and Rex Ellington, Review of Regional Economics and Business, April 1985, Vol. 10, No. 1
"The Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act: Issues in Federal and State Implementation." Elizabeth M. Gunn, Steven C. Ballard, and Michael D. Devine, Policy Studies Journal, December, 1984, Vol. 13, No. 2
"Public Policy Issues of Decentralized Electricity Production." Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education 1984 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, June 24 28, Vol. 3
"A Survey of Optimization and Stochastic Process Techniques Applied to Solar Energy." Michael D. Devine, Hillel J. Kumin, and Adel A. Aly, In Energy Models and Studies, Edited by Benjamin Lev, New York: North Holland Publishing, 1983
"Regional Environmental Assessments for Policymaking and R&D Planning." Thomas E. James, Jr. and Steven C. Ballard, and Michael D. Devine, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 4, No. 1, March, 1983
"Integrated Regional Assessments: Purposes, Scope, and Products." Steven C. Ballard, Michael D. Devine, Thomas E. James, Jr., and Michael A. Chartock, Impact Assessment Bulletin Vol. 2, No. 1, Fall 1982
"Air Quality Impacts and Issues of Energy Development in the Western U.S." Michael D. Devine and Gary D. Miller, Energy Systems and Policy, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1983
"Environmental Issues of Transportation Fuels From Coal." Michael A. Chartock, Michael D. Devine, Martin R. Cines, and Steve E. Plotkin, Environmental Conservation 9, No. 2, August 1982
"Policy Options for Energy/Water Issues in the Western U.S." In Beyond the Energy Crisis: Opportunity and Challenge, Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Energy Use Management, Berlin (West), October 26 30, 1981, Vol. II, pp. 477 84. Oxford, England: Pergamon Press, 1981
"Energy Development in the Western U.S.: Conflicts and Constraints." Michael D. Devine, Steven C. Ballard, and Irvin L. White. Energy Policy, June 1980, Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 229 244. Also published in L. Ruedisili and M. Firebough (Eds.). Perspectives on Energy: Issues, Ideas, and Environmental Dilemmas. London, Oxford University Press, 1982
"Energy Development and Water Use Problems in the Western U.S." Michael D. Devine and Steven C. Ballard, Proceedings of the Fourth U.S./U.S.S.R. Joint Symposium on Comprehensive Analysis of the Environment, Jackson, WY, October 22 27, 1979
"The Consideration of Depletion in After Tax Optimization Models." Les Frair and Michael D. Devine, Engineering Economist 25, Fall, 1978
"Optimization Models for the Economic Design of Wind Power Systems." Hee Man Bae and Michael D. Devine, Journal of Solar Energy 20 (1978): 469 81
"Modified Benders' Partitioning Algorithm for Mixed Integer Programming." R. Dale McDaniel and Michael D. Devine, Management Science (November 1977)
"Research, Development, & Demonstration Priorities for Energy Supply in the United States." Don Kash, Michael Devine, James Freim, Martha Gilliland, Robert Rycroft, and Thomas Wilbanks. In Project Interdependence: U.S. and World Energy Outlook Through 1990, U.S. Congress, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 95th Congress, 1st Session, Committee Print 95 33, November 1977, 909 21
"Data Analysis From OPS Information System Helps Improve Safety." Michael D. Devine, J. L. Purswell, and H. M. Bae, Pipeline and Gas Journal, March 15, 1976
"An Interactive Time Sharing Program for Class Scheduling." Michael D. Devine, H. J. Kumin, and R. P. Lutz, Computers and Education 1 (1976)
"Economic Optimization of Offshore Petroleum Development." Les Frair and Michael D. Devine, Management Science 21 (August 1975)
"Scheduling Activities Among Conflicting Facilities to Minimize Conflict Cost." F. E. Davis, Michael D. Devine, and R. P. Lutz, Mathematical Programming 6 (1974)
"A Model for Minimizing the Cost of Drilling Dual Completion Oil Wells.� Management Science (December 1973)
"Computational Design and Numerical Results for Generating the Nested Faces of the Gomory Polyhedron." Michael D. Devine and Fred Glover, Opsearch, September 1973
"A Dynamic Programming Approach to a Bidder Selection Problem." Michael D. Devine and Hillel J. Kumin, AIIE Transactions, March 1973
"An Application of Operations Research to School Desegregation." R. P. Lutz, Michael D. Devine, H. J. Kumin, and W. C. Smith, Management Science, (December 1972)
"Models for the Minimum Cost Development of Offshore Oil Fields." Michael D. Devine and W. G. Lesso, Management Science, (April 1972)

Selected Major Reports - Partial List

Integrated Energy Systems for Oklahoma, Final Report to the Electric Power Research Institute, with R. T. Ellington and M. Meo
Natural Gas Data Needs in a Changing Regulatory Environment. 1985, Panel on Statistics on Natural Gas, National Academy Press, Washington, DC
Ground Water Management in the Southeastern United States. 1983, Michael D. Devine, et al., Final Report, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 600/2 83 090

Book Reviews

Book review of "Energy Strategies: Toward a Solar Future," by the Union of Concerned Scientists, Chemical and Engineering News, July 14, 1980 pp. 33 34
Book review of "Global Energy: Assessing the Future," by Jae Edmonds and John M. Reilly, Chemical and Engineering News, November 11, 1985, pp. 35 36

Testimony Before Congress

"Environmental Issues Surrounding Large Scale Development of Synthetic Fuels Technology," before the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives, September 7, 1979
"National Hearings on Section XI of the Non Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974," Washington, DC, October 5, 1979
"Transfer of Programs Between the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency," before the Subcommittee on the Environment and the Atmosphere, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives. Don E. Kash and Michael D. Devine, February 16, 1978
"Short Term Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Needs for Fossil Fuels," before the Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Michael D. Devine and Thomas J. Wilbanks, January 26, 1976
"Energy Research and Development Needs Associated with Offshore Petroleum Development," before the Subcommittee on Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration of the House Committee on Science and Technology. Don E. Kash and Michael D. Devine, July 11, 1975

Funded Research

Principal Investigator, "Integrated Energy Systems for Utilizing Oklahoma Coal," U.S. Department of Energy, October 1986-October 1987 ($137,090)
Principal Investigator, "An Assessment of Integrated Energy Systems for Oklahoma," Electric Power Research Institute, January 1985 December 1988 ($150,000)
Principal Investigator, "Integrated Energy Systems Project," University of Oklahoma Energy Center, August 1982 August 1986 ($125,000). (Part of international project, involving MIT and research institutions in Germany, Japan, and other countries)
Project Investigator, "Improving Technology Transfer: The Federal Role," National Science Foundation, September 1985 August 1986 ($149,000)
Project Investigator, "Implications of Global Climate Change for the Southern U.S.," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, September 1985 December 1987 ($197,000)
Principal Investigator, "Public Policy Issues of Decentralized Electricity Production," National Science Foundation, February 1983 August 1984 ($161,000)
Co Principal Investigator, "Ground Water Management in the Southeastern U.S.," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, June 1982 August 1983 ($180,000)
Principal Investigator, "An Integrated Environmental Assessment of Federal Regions IV and VI," Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, October 1980 June 1982 ($308,000)
Principal Investigator, "Environmental Issues Associated with Synthetic Fuels Development," Office of Technology Assessment, U.S. Congress, October 1980 April 1981 ($39,800)
Co Principal Investigator, "Water and Western Energy Development," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, August 1979 November 1980 ($307,000)
Project Director, Environmental Protection Agency. "A Technology Assessment of Western Energy Resource Development," Contract No. 68 01 1916, July 1978 July 1980 ($400,000)
Principal Investigator, Office of Technology Assessment, Contract No. OTA C 182, "Increased Coal Utilization," September 1977 January 1978 ($77,000)
Principal Investigator, "Environmental Impact Assessment Methodologies for OECD Utilizing International Residuals Coefficient Matrix," U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, September 1976 May 1977 ($32,000)
Co Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation, Contract SIA 74 17886, "Energy Systems Analysis of Alternative Resource Options," July 1974 August 1976 ($303,600)
Principal Investigator, Department of Transportation, Contract DOT OS 30110. "Analysis and Management of a Pipeline Safety Information System," 1973 74 ($70,000)
Project Investigator, Council on Environmental Quality, Contract EQ4A034, "A Methodology and Documentation for Consistent Analysis of Energy Alternatives for Environmental Impact Statements," 1974 ($134,700)
Project Investigator, National Science Foundation, Grant GI 29942, "A Technology Assessment of Offshore Oil Operations," 1971 73 ($310,000)
Project Investigator, Council on Environmental Quality, Grant EQC 328, "A Technology Assessment of North Sea Oil Operations," 1973 ($50,000)
Project Investigator, "Dynamic Programming Model for Optimal Procurement Decisions," U.S. Army, Ammunition Procurement and Supply Agency at Joliet IL, 1971 72 ($27,000)
Project Investigator, "Systems Planning for School Desegregation," Oklahoma City Public Schools, 1970 71 ($50,000)

Selected Paper Presentations - Partial List

"North Florida Economic Development: What Role for Universities?" North Florida Economic Development Conference: Competing in the Global Marketplace. October 12-13, 1989, Panama City, FL
"The Economics of Developing Deep Natural Gas Resources." Kevin S. Saldanaha and Michael D. Devine. ORSA/TIMS Conference, San Francisco, CA, May 1984
"Regional Environmental Assessments for Policymaking and R&D Planning." Thomas E. James, Jr., Steven C. Ballard, and Michael D. Devine. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, January 3, 1982
"Synthetic Fuel Development in the Western United States." Michael D. Devine, Michael A. Chartock, Steven C. Ballard, and Martin R. Cines. Symposium on New Sources and Uses for Energy, Second World Congress of Chemical Engineering, October 7, 1981, Montreal, Canada
"Environmental and Water Resource Limitations to North American Energy Development." Steven C. Ballard and Michael D. Devine. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Toronto, Canada, January 3 8, 1981
"Transportation Fuels from Coal and Oil Shale." Michael D. Devine, Michael A. Chartock, and Martin R. Cines. American Association for the Advancement of Science, Toronto, Canada, January 3, 1981
"Operations Research Applications in the Design and Operation of Solar Energy Systems." Michael D. Devine, H. J. Kumin, and A. A. Aly. Presented at the symposium, "Energy Modeling and Net Energy Analysis," sponsored by the Institute of Gas Technology, Colorado Springs, CO, August 1978
"Economic Optimization Models of Windpower Systems." Hee Man Bae and Michael D. Devine. Presented at the Operations Research Society of America/The Institute of Management Science Joint Meeting, Las Vegas, NE, November 19, 1975
"Alternative Relaxation Schemes for Benders Partitioning Approach to Mixed Integer Programming." Dale McDaniel and Michael D. Devine. Presented at the VIII International Symposium on Mathematical Programming. Stanford University, August 27 31, 1973
"Computational Aspects of Various Benders' Based Partitioning Procedures for Mixed Integer Programming." Dale McDaniel and Michael D. Devine. Presented at the 43rd operations Research Society of America Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 9 11, 1973
"Optimal Offshore Oil Field Development." Les Frair and Michael D. Devine. Presented at 43rd Operations Research Society of America Conference, Milwaukee, WI, May 9 11, 1973
"A Computational Study of the Symmetric Assignment Problem." Michael D. Devine and Fred Glover. Presented at the 41st Operations Research Society of America Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 1972
"Scheduling Activities Among Conflicting Facilities to Minimize Conflict Cost." Floyd E. Davis, Michael D. Devine, and Raymond P. Lutz. Presented at the 41st National ORSA Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 26 28, 1972
"A Dynamic Programming Approach to Competitive Alternative Bidding." Michael D. Devine and H. J. Kumin. Presented at the 39th Operations Research Society of America Conference, Dallas, TX, May 1971
"A System Study of School Desegregation." R. P. Lutz, Michael D. Devine, and H. J. Kumin. Presented at the Eleventh American Meeting of the Institute of Management Science, Los Angeles, CA, November 21, 1970
"Generating the Nested Faces of the Gomory Polyhedron." Michael D. Devine and Fred Glover. Presented at the 36th Operations Research Society of America Conference, Miami, FL, November 1969

Courses taught at University of Oklahoma

I.E. 4623 Introduction to Operations Research
ICS 357 Computer Simulation
I.E. 5623 Mathematical Methods of Operations Research
ICS 5413 Data Structures
I.E. 6643 Integer Programming and Network Flows
I.E. 5653 Nonlinear Programming
I.E. 6633 Energy Systems Analysis
I.E. 4393 Senior Design
ENGR 1112 Introduction to Engineering
ENGR 4223 Engineering Economics
I.E. 5683 Applied Operations Research

Graduate Students Supervised

3 Doctoral and 12 Masters (list available upon request)

Courses Taught at Florida State University

EML 5930 High Technology Entrepreneurship (Spring 1994)
Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (Fall 2009)�students sign up for DIS credits in his/her department