Fernando Gรณmez-Baquero, Ph.D. Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer B.E.S.S. Technologies 90 South Pine Ave, Unit D, Albany, NY 12208 Phone: 518-256-7029 Fernando.GomezBaquero@bess-tech.com http://www.bess-tech.com http://www.fernandogomezbaquero.com
Profile: Innovation economist, nanomaterials engineer, innovator and entrepreneur that performs economic analysis of nanotechnologies, develops science and innovation metrics, studies regional economic development though innovation in nanotechnologies, and promotes improved science and technology policy for emerging technologies.
Experience Energy Storage Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Management
Science Policy
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (2012-present) Battery Energy Storage Systems - Technologies LLC B.E.S.S. Technologies partners with lithium-ion battery manufacturers to create nanoengineered anodes that greatly increase the performance of their batteries. As a Director of Business Development brought a novel anode nanotechnology from idea to prototype in less than a year, won a regional Tech-Valley Business competition that recognized the company for its high potential as an emerging technology start-up. As a CEO negotiated applied for, won and managed over $500,000 in grants and negotiated a private investment of over $1 Million.
Associate Editor (2010-2011) Governing Board Member (2012-present) Journal of Science Policy and Governance (Volunteer work) Was selected in a national open search as one of ten for the editorial board. Edited and promoted the first issue of the journal and was promoted to the Governing Board of the Journal in 2012.
Economics Innovation Nanoengineering
Economics Social Studies Nanotechnology
Education
Materials Science Chemistry Physics
Graduate Research Assistant, Nanoeconomics Constellation (2007-2012) College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany Created seminal works on the economic impact of nanotechnology in New York State, and on methodologies to relate the pervasiveness of nanotechnologies with industrial productivity.
Researcher/Analyst (2006-2007) The International Development Research Centre IDRC - CRDI Was part of an international team of researchers that produced the first study on the state of nanotechnologies in Andean Countries, as part of the Research on Knowledge Systems (RoKS) Program.
Nanotechnology Lecturer (2006-2007) Universidad El Bosque, Bogotรก D.C., Colombia Created the first curriculum for a multidisciplinary course on the principles of nanotechnology.
Research Assistant, Fuels Research Group, Chemistry Department (2002-2005) Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotรก D.C., Colombia Produced and characterized carbon nanotubes for the first time in the country. Engineered a novel nanotube/polymer composite.
Education Ph.D. in Nanoscale Engineering, Nanoeconomics Concentration (2012) College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, SUNY
M.S. in Nanoscale Engineering (2009)
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, SUNY
Specialist Degree in Economics (2005) Economics Department, Universidad de los Andes
B.S. in Industrial Engineering, Operations Research (2002) Industrial Engineering Department, Universidad de los Andes
Fernando Gómez-Baquero Fernando.GomezBaquero@bess-tech.com
Research and Publications Working Papers Generality in Nanotechnologies and its Relationship to Economic Performance (Ph.D. Thesis) Abstract: Technologies that have applications in a large number of sectors (general) have a more significant positive impact on economic activity in comparison to technologies that have applications in a few sectors (focused). The former are referred to in the economic literature as General Purpose Technologies (GPTs). Using patent data I conclude that nanotechnologies show one of the main characteristics of a GPT, high Generality, and I show the progression of their generality over the time period 1980-2008. A metric for generality is applied to compare nanotechnologies with other technologies previously identified as GPTs. The measurements show that ‘Nanotechnologies’ have a higher average Generality than semiconductors, and that the level of Generality of nanotechnologies has remained fairly constant for more than two decades. Technologies such as ‘Carbon Nanotubes’, and ‘Nanoparticles’ have a higher Generality than ‘Quantum Dots’. ‘Self-assembly’ appears to have transformed from a focused technology to a general purpose one. The choice of classification system used to calculate the Generality is relevant for the analysis of time trends. A high level of Generality in nanotechnologies is important to nanotech-intensive firms because it translates into a larger potential range of applications of their innovations. On the other hand, it also increases the possibility of competition from rivals that were previously developing focused technologies. Mapping the time-progression of generality in nanotechnologies: illustrative examples Abstract: The works of Schmookler (1953), Griliches (1991), Hall and Trajtenberg (2004), and Trajtenberg, Henderson and Jaffe (1997) laid the foundations for performing quantitative data analysis from patents and publications. In particular one of their proposed measures, Generality, is currently being used as a metric to understand the pervasiveness of nanotechnologies (Youtie, Iacopetta et al. 2008; Gomez-Baquero 2009). Moreover, by mapping the time-progression of the Generality index for individual patents, further relevant information about the measured technologies can be gathered. This work identifies pairs of patents within ‘Semiconductors’ and ‘Nanotechnologies’ that possess the same measure of Generality, but show different time-progression profiles. The pairs were obtained from a database of 1,000 highly cited patents in Semiconductors and 1,000 highly cited patents in Nanotechnologies, within the period 1980-2009. These illustrative examples suggest that by mapping the time-progression of Generality, additional relevant information about how technologies permeate technological fields can be obtained. A survey of technology classes and citations in academic nanotechnology patents: patterns and opportunities in technology transfer Abstract: The increased academic interest in nanotechnology R&D (Libaers, Meyer et al. 2006; Chen, Roco et al. 2008) is expected to drive the creation of a new wave of General Purpose Technologies (Bresnahan and Trajtenberg 1995; Youtie, Iacopetta et al. 2008), an activity that will reinforce the role of universities as engines of R&D-based economic growth (Feller 1990; Libaers, Meyer et al. 2006). To understand this R&D-based growth, academics often look at patent counts and use it as a proxy for innovation and economic activity (Griliches 1984). However, this measure is regarded as incomplete because it may poorly reflect the social or economic value stemming from university research, and because patenting may impede rather than facilitate the dissemination of knowledge (Libecap 2009). Other patent-based measures such as forward citations, technology classes, and Generality, can improve upon the limitations of the mere patent count. The detail of technology classes in patents and their citations can help a researcher elucidate the technology areas where a technology is generating greater or novel interest, and diagnose the areas where technologies are not being properly disseminated. This work presents data on technology classes, Generality and forward citations for 203 highly cited nanotechnology patents issued to academic institutions between the years 1980-2009. It includes patents from 63 academic institutions in the United States, Canada, Germany and Israel. Overall, the studied patents belong to 54 different technology classes and have received 9374 forward citations distributed across 361 classes, a good indicator of the broad range of application fields (i.e. high Generality) that might stimulate entrepreneurial opportunities from nanotechnology R&D. Nevertheless, the data shows that academic patenting in nanotechnologies is predominantly generated from semiconductor device and composite materials research, and predominantly transferred to semiconductor device technologies. Further details on the patterns of technology classes and citations in this survey show opportunities to stimulate current areas of technology transfer and to create new technology transfer strategies.
Fernando Gómez-Baquero Fernando.GomezBaquero@bess-tech.com
Books Nanotecnociencia: Nociones preliminares sobre el universo nanoscópico. Edited by: Jairo Giraldo Gallo, Édgar González and Fernando Gómez-Baquero.
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Book chapters Las Nanotecnologías en América Latina (text in Spanish). Editors: Foladori, Guillermo; Noela Invernizzi. Co-editors: Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Red Latinoamericana de Nanotecnología y Sociedad. Oct 2008, 216 pp.,17 X 23 cm, 250 g., ISBN: 978607-401-040-4. Chapter 9: Nanotecnología en los países andinos. p.165-192. Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Alejandro F. Mercado, José Luís Aguirre A., Rigliana Portugal E., Carlos F. Paredes C. & Tirza J. Aguilar, Clemente Forero P. & Fernando Gómez-Baquero, Hugo Banda & Rocio Jaramillo, Máximo Vega-Centeno, Rosa Morales & Roberto Piselli, Abel Gutarra E. Hebe Vessuri, Isabelle Sánchez, Mahabir P. Gupta. (http://www.estudiosdeldesarrollo.net/~webrelans/Nanotecnologias_en_AL.html) Nanotechnology in the Andean Countries. Edited by: Guillermo Foladori, Noela Invernizzi. Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Reihe: Manuskripte, 81. 128 Seiten, Broschur, mit 20 Abbildungen und Tabellen. 2008. ISBN 978-3-320-02167-2. Chapter: “Nanotechnologies in Latin America”, p.95-116. Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Alejandro F. Mercado, José Luís Aguirre A., Rigliana Portugal E., Carlos F. Paredes C. & Tirza J. Aguilar, Clemente Forero P. & Fernando Gómez-Baquero, Hugo Banda & Rocio Jaramillo, Máximo Vega-Centeno, Rosa Morales & Roberto Piselli, Abel Gutarra E. Hebe Vessuri, Isabelle Sánchez, Mahabir P. Gupta. (http://www.rosalux.de/cms/fileadmin/rls_uploads/pdfs/Manuskripte/Manuskripte_81.pdf) Nanotecnociencia: Nociones preliminares sobre el universo nanoscópico (text in Spanish). Edited by: Jairo Giraldo Gallo, Édgar González and Fernando Gómez-Baquero. April 2007. 17 x 24.5 cm. 254 p. ISBN 9789584409119. Chapter
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(http://www.nanosociedade.com.br/arquivos/File/PUBLICACOES/nanocapitulos_8_y_9_jose_jairo_giraldo_gallo.pdf)
Journal Publications and Conference Proceedings J. Benavides-Guerrero, M. Basante-Romo, J. Rodr´ıguez, F. G´omez, R. Camargo-Amado. Synthesis Of A Nanoceramic TiO2 Matrix Reinforced With Carbon Nanotubes Using The Sol-Gel Technique. Revista Colombiana de F´ısica, Vol. 43, No. 2 – 2011. Álvaro Duarte-Ruiz, Nelson Nuñez-Dallos, Luis Garzón-Tovar, Klaus Wurst, Eliseo Avella-Moreno and Fernando Gómez-Baquero. Synthesis and structure of [Na4(DMSO)15][(I3)3(I)]. Self-assembly of hexacoordinated sodium. Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 7110-7112 Duarte-Ruiz, Álvaro; Echegoyen, Luis; Aya, Adriana; Gómez-Baquero, Fernando. A New Method to prepare an e,e,e Trisadduct of C60 using a Protection-Deprotection Sequence. J. Mex. Chem. Soc. 2009, 53(3), 168-172. Gomez-Baquero, Fernando. 2009. Measuring the Generality of Nanotechnologies and its Potential Economic Implications. In Proceedings of the 2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, ed. Susan E. Cozzens and Pablo Catalán. IEEE. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentCon.jsp?punumber=5353037 . Schultz, Laura; Gomez-Baquero, Fernando. Measuring the Impact of Nanotechnology on Regional Economies. National Social Science Proceedings 2008, Vol. 38, No. 2. p. 206-218. Y. Méndez; C. Zúñiga; F. Gómez; A. Duarte. Síntesis y caracterización de polimetacrilato de metilo reforzado con nanotubos de carbono de pared multiple. Revista de Ingeniería de la Universidad de los Andes. Vol. 29, Mayo 2009, p. 41-51. Aguirre, Carlos; Gomez-Baquero, Fernando et al. Tecnologías Convergentes en los Países Andinos: El Caso de la Nanotecnología. Revista Latinoamericana de Desarrollo Económico, No. Especial, Octubre 2007, p. 7-191.
Fernando Gómez-Baquero Fernando.GomezBaquero@bess-tech.com Gómez-Baquero, Fernando. Avances en la producción de nanotubos de carbono, en su funcionalización y nuevas perspectivas para su aplicación industrial. Revista Chymeia. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá D.C. No. 7, II Semestre 2007. ISSN 0121-6074. Gómez-Baquero, Fernando. Cultivando a Colombia para la Nanotecnología.
Revista Coyuntura y Tendencias Agropecuarias.
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria CORPOICA. Vol.1 No.3. Feb, 2005. ISSN 1794-9467. Y. Hernández, G. Holguín; M. Baquero; F. Gómez-Baquero. SÍNTESIS DE NANOTUBOS DE CARBONO POR EL MÉTODO DE ARCO DE DESCARGA ELÉCTRICA. REVISTA COLOMBIANA DE FISICA, VOL.36, No.2, 2004. Hernández, Yenny;
Holguín, Gustavo; Baquero, María and Gómez-Baquero, Fernando. 2003. Catalyzed Synthesis Of Carbon
Nanotubes. In Carbon’03 An International Conference on Carbon, 2003, Oviedo, Spain. Spanish Carbon Group Carbon’03,vol 1. Carbon´03 An International Conference on Carbon. Universidad de Alicante, 2003. ISBN 84-607-8305-7.
Conference Presentations Technology Transfer Society (T2S) Annual Conference. George Washington University. Washington, DC, November 12-13, 2010. A survey of technology classes and citations in academic nanotechnology patents: patterns and opportunities in technology transfer. Transatlantic Workshop on Nanotechnology Innovation and Policy. Georgia Institute of Technology. March 24-26, 2010. Mapping the Time-progression of Generality in Nanotechnologies: Illustrative Examples. Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy. Georgia Institute of Technology. October 2-3, 2009. Measuring the Generality of Nanotechnologies and its Potential Economic Implications. National Social Sciences Association (NSSA) Conference. April 7, 2008. Measuring the Impact of Nanotechnology on Regional Economies (with Laura Schultz Ph.D.).
Poster Presentations Yuly Mendez , Camilo Zuniga , Fernando Gomez-Baquero , Alvaro Duarte Ruiz. STUDIES ON AN ADEQUATE TECHNIQUE FOR SYNTHETIZING PMMA-MWNT COMPOSITES OF DIVERSE CONCENTRATIONS. 9th International Conference on Nanostructured Materials. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 1 2008. Yuly P. Méndez, Camilo Zúñiga, Fernando Gómez-Baquero y Álvaro Duarte Ruiz. Síntesis y caracterización de polimetacrilato de metilo reforzado con nanotubos de carbono de pared múltiple. II Congreso Colombiano de Micro y Nano Tecnología, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, sept. 2007. Pinzón, Giovanny; Hernández, Yenny; Gómez-Baquero, Fernando; Holguín, Gustavo and Baquero, María. CNT Rods Synthesis in CVD on TEOS Substrate. In Fifth Internacional Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, San Luis Potosi, 2004. Hernández, Yenny; Holguín, Gustavo; Baquero, María and Gómez-Baquero, Fernando. 2003. Catalyzed Synthesis Of Carbon Nanotubes. In Carbon’03 An Internacional Conference on Carbon, 2003, Oviedo, Spain.
Speaker Presentations MYTHS, REALITIES AND ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE NANOTECH REVOLUTION. Colsa Speakers Series 2006. University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, USA.
Fernando Gómez-Baquero Fernando.GomezBaquero@bess-tech.com
Advised Undergraduate Works Méndez Barragán, Yuly Paola. Zúñiga Ruiz, Camilo Javier. Determinación de la incidencia de la adición controlada de nanotubos de carbono en las propiedades mecánicas y térmicas del polimetacrilato de metilo (PMMA) a escala de laboratorio. Universidad Amércia. Bogotá D.C., Colombia, South America. Kopke Donado, Charles. Arbeláez Camargo, Guillermo Andrés. Proyecto de nanotransistores en Colombia : Potencial de producción y comercialización internacional. Advisor: Fernando Gómez Baquero. Co-Advisor: Clemente Forero Pineda. Universdad de los Andes, Bogotá D.C., 2005. 132 p. Local class: 658.00722 K564.
Preliminary Patent Applications Actuating artificial disc replacement. USPTO preliminary application number 61/516,856, file date 4/11/2011. Shape and Volume Adjustable Breast Implant. USPTO preliminary application number 61/516,857, file date 4/11/2011. Hyperbranched Nanosurface for Implant Osseointegration. Submitted to USPTO on 01/05/2012.
Awards National Association of Business Economists (NABE) Annual Meeting Scholarship. The NABE Foundation, NABE 2009 Professional Development Seminar - !The Macro Economy: Data and Models!April 13-15, 2009!Washington, DC. 1st Prize Winner, “The Precursor” NanoGSO Innovative Idea Competition. College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany, SUNY. April, 2008. “Andrés Bello Award” 1996. National award in recognition to the highest scores on the National Educational Standardized Tests ICFES. “The Chief of Staff’s Outstanding Conduct Award”. Multinational Force & Observers, Sinai, Egypt, 1997. “Multinational Force and Observers Medal”. Multinational Force & Observers, Sinai, Egypt, 1998.
Professional Associations New York Academy of Sciences (member since 2010) National Association of Business Economists (member since 2009) Southern Economic Association (member since 2009)
Fernando G贸mez-Baquero Fernando.GomezBaquero@bess-tech.com
Volunteer Work, Social Work and Personal Interests
Executive Board Member, Nano Graduate Student Organization The Nano Graduate Student Organization (NanoGSO) promotes, sponsors, organizes, and funds events that increase social and educational awareness of nanotechnology. Working with this organization I have been involved in the creation of a Business Plan Competition, a Seminar promoting Women in Science and Technology and a series of Guru Lectures where distinguished professors shared their life experiences with students. Future projects involve the creation of a Nanotechnology Podcast Series and the creation of a TEDx Video Lecture Day around nanotechnology. (http://www.albany.edu/~nanogso/)
Representative for the NanoGSO, UAlbany Graduate Student Organization The Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is a student run group that creates programs designed to facilitate and enhance the academic and extracurricular experience of graduate students at the University at Albany, SUNY. I represent the NanoGSO in the Committee meetings, and within the GSO I am a member of the Budget and Organizational Committee for the Multi-Cultural Affirmative Action (MCAA) section of the UAlbany GSO. (http://www.albany.edu/~gso/ )
Graduate Student Presenter, NanoCareer Day NanoCareer Day is an educational event to introduce elementary, middle-, and high-school students to nanotechnology. I have worked with the organizers of this project since 2007 giving lectures and making activities with kids to promote their interest in nanotechnology. In 2008 NanoCareer Day hosted over 2000 students from the New York State Capital Region. (http://cnse.albany.edu/Nano_for_Kids/nanocareer_day.html)
Project Leader, NanoArt Project NanoArt is an educational project that seeks to bring together communities of artists and scientists to share their views, impressions and thoughts on what nanotechnology is and how each field understands nature at the nanoscale. It established a new interaction among artists and scientists to explore how their knowledge can be combined to enrich our social understanding of nanotechnology, mainly through the use of visual media. (http://www.albany.edu/~nanogso/nanoart.htm)
Art and Music I am and avid seeker of all forms of art. I am interested in classical music and opera, and throughout my life have learned to play several instruments such as the piano, saxophone, flute, and marimba. Recently I have begun to paint watercolors. (http://www.fernandogomezbaquero.com)
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