Oral history interview with Carlyle B. Storm
- 2002-Sep-22
Oral history interview with Carlyle B. Storm
- 2002-Sep-22
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.Carlyle B. Storm begins the interview describing his family background and chosen academic path. After obtaining his PhD, Storm became a professor of chemistry at Howard University and worked to secure funding for research. In the early 1980s, he accepted a position at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he researched conventional high explosives as chief scientist, becoming program manager in 1989. Storm first attended Gordon conferences in the early 1970s, and in 1988, he founded and chaired the Energetic Materials Conference. Storm's experiences managing scientists at Los Alamos and working with non-profit boards uniquely qualified him to become the director of the Gordon Research Conferences in 1993. As director, Storm traveled to many conferences, improved administrative processes, and evaluated the economic, participation dynamics, and governance of the organization. Under his leadership, the conferences expanded across the country and the globe. Storm has worked hard to ensure that each conference follows the Gordon format and brand image, no matter where in the world it is. Storm feels strongly that graduate students should participate in the conferences, and has encouraged their participation through programs such as the Gordon-Kenan Summer Schools and Graduate Research Seminars. Additionally, he has considered developing a permanent facility for the Gordon Research Conferences. Storm concludes the interview by recalling scientific advances that have been realized as a result of the interaction among leading scientists at the Gordon Research Conferences.
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About the Interviewer
Arthur Daemmrich is an assistant professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School and a senior research fellow at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. His research examines science, medicine, and the state, with a focus on advancing theories of risk and regulation through empirical research on the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical sectors. At HBS he also plays an active role in an interdisciplinary Healthcare Initiative, advancing scholarship and developing applied lessons for the business of creating and delivering health services and health-related technologies. Daemmrich was previously the director of the Center for Contemporary History and Policy at the Chemical Heritage Foundation. He earned a PhD in Science and Technology Studies from Cornell University in 2002 and has held fellowships at the Social Science Research Council/Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Chemical Heritage Foundation. He has published widely on pharmaceutical and chemical regulation, biotechnology business and policy, innovation, and history of science.
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| Oral history number | 0261 |
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Interviewee biographical information
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Education
| Year | Institution | Degree | Discipline |
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| 1961 | Johns Hopkins University | BS | Chemistry |
| 1963 | Johns Hopkins University | MS | Chemistry |
| 1965 | Johns Hopkins University | PhD | Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry |
Professional Experience
Howard University
- 1968 to 1970 Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- 1970 to 1973 Associate Professor of Chemistry
- 1972 to 1985 Consultant, Center for Sickle Cell Disease, College of Medicine
- 1973 to 1986 Professor of Chemistry
- 1976 to 1986 Graduate Professor of Chemistry
- 1982 to 1985 Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (U.S.)
- 1972 to 1985 Consultant, General Research Support Program Advisory Committee
University of Oxford
- 1974 to 1975 Senior Visitor, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
National Institutes of Health (U.S.)
- 1975 to 1985 Consultant, Minority Biomedical Research Support Program
Universitetet i Trondheim
- 1977 Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry
Los Alamos National Laboratory
- 1981 to 1982 Visiting Staff Member, Stable Isotope Research Resource
- 1985 to 1989 Staff Member, Explosives Technology Group, Dynamic Testing Division
- 1989 to 1992 Program Manager for Materials Research, Dynamic Testing Division
- 1992 to 1993 Chief Scientist and Program Manager for Technology Development, Explosives Technology and Applications Division
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
- 1989 to 1993 Member, Research Center for Energetic Materials, Industry Advisory Board
- 1991 to 1992 Vice Chair, Research Center for Energetic Materials, Industry Advisory Board
- 1992 to 1993 Chair, Research Center for Energetic Materials, Industry Advisory Board
TelTech
- 1991 to 1993 Consultant
Gordon Research Conferences
- 1993 to 2004 Director
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
- 1994 Chair, Panel on Research Opportunities in Energy Conversion, Naval Studies Board
Honors
| Year(s) | Award |
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| 1959 | Phi Lambda Upsilon |
| 1961 to 1962 | Gilman Fellow, Johns Hopkins University |
| 1962 | Sigma Xi |
| 1962 to 1965 | NIH Predoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University |
| 1965 to 1966 | NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University |
| 1966 to 1968 | Staff Fellow, National Institute of Mental Health |
| 1973 to 1978 | Research Career Development Award, National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
| 1974 | Presidents Award, Maryland Association for Retarded Citizens |
| 1977 | Senior Fulbright-Hays Fellow, University of Trondheim, Norway |
| 1982 | Washington Chemical Society Community Service Award |
| 1988 | Chair (Founding), Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry of Energetic Materials |
| 1992 | Sigma Xi Lecturer, Army Research and Development Command, Dover, NJ |
| 1992 | Invited Speaker, Gordon Research Conference on the Chemistry of Energetic Materials |
| 1997 | Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science |
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Complete transcript of interview
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