Open AccessCalestous Juma. 9 June 1953—15 December 2017
Author(s) -
Norman Clark
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biographical memoirs of fellows of the royal society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1748-8494
pISSN - 0080-4606
DOI - 10.1098/rsbm.2021.0009
Subject(s) - diversity (politics) , kenya , sustainable development , work (physics) , computer science , engineering ethics , political science , operations research , engineering , law , mechanical engineering
Until his untimely death in December 2017 Professor Calestous Juma was an internationally-recognized authority and leader in the application of science, engineering and innovation to sustainable development in developing and developed countries. His continuing original work focused on analysing the co-evolution of technological innovation and institutional change in socio-economic systems. He ran programmes that advanced science, technology and innovation policy research, especially biotechnology, provided high-level science and technology advice and promoted the conservation of biological diversity. Juma was a Kenyan national and US permanent resident.