Technogenesis^® TV show examines the broad role of basic defense research

From stealth technology to the Internet, basic defense research has helped our nation maintain a strong defense and has kept our military forces on the cutting edge of science and technology. But defense research has contributed to far more than national defense. This kind of research has resulted in products that we use every day, including digital computers and mobile wireless communications.

The broad and important role of basic defense research is discussed this Sunday on Technogenesis^®, a TV program produced by Stevens Institute of Technology, in cooperation with cn8, the Comcast Network.

Featured guests include Dr. William Berry, director for basic research at the Department of Defense, and Robert Carullo, executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Research Consortium (MARC).

The Technogenesis program, "Basic Defense Research" airs at 7:30 p.m. on cn8, the Comcast Network, each of the following Sundays: June 3, June 17, July 1, July 15. Check local cable listings for cn8 in your area.

As director for basic research at the Department of Defense, Dr. Berry is responsible for providing scientific leadership, management oversight, policy guidance and coordination of the $1.2 billion yearly basic research programs of the Military Services and Defense Agencies.

Carullo is executive director of MARC, an organization composed of government, industry and academia representatives with a shared goal of strengthening the regional scientific and technical enterprise through multi-state cooperative research and development projects.

Co-produced by Stevens and Comcast, the half-hour Technogenesis programs feature government, research and industry leaders discussing some of the most challenging real-world issues facing science and technology today.

Hosted by Stevens President Harold J. Raveche and veteran TV journalist Steve Taylor, each program includes two or more special guests from the areas of science, technology, government, education, business or industry.

The Comcast Network is one of the nation's largest regional cable networks reaching close to 4 million households in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research.  The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.

Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts.  Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world.  Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.