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CHICAGO, May 10, 2022—Matthew A. Shapiro, professor of political science at the Illinois Institute of Technology, received a United States Scholar Program Fulbright Award in Political Science/International Relations for the 2022-2023 academic year.
“I am honored to have been selected as an American Fulbright Scholar,” Shapiro said. “It will be a remarkable opportunity to return to the field in South Korea with the support of the Fulbright program.”
Shapiro’s research lies at the intersection between economics and public policy. More specifically, it attempts to understand how national innovation systems form and contribute to sustainable development; how environmental and energy issues are addressed and impacted by relevant policies and political forces; and how communications from politicians, scientists and the media impact these two areas.
“My research focuses on how Korea’s innovation policy can be designed to increase its technology-driven ‘green’ research collaborations with the United States and China,” says Shapiro. “Yet, given the existing tensions between the United States and China, I will also focus on how Korea’s innovation policy avoids alienating either country when it comes to potential economic and security problems.”
Shapiro will be based in Seoul, South Korea, for his research, and will likely travel to other parts of the country, such as Daejeon, which is another science and technology center in South Korea. It will interview key members of government, scientists, researchers, and energy-focused nonprofits to understand and identify specific policy motivations and mechanisms underlying Korea’s technology-related innovation policy. green.
The Fulbright Program project closely overlaps with Shapiro’s previous research in Asia, which includes studying the challenges between South Korea and China in tackling cross-border air pollution, the lack of viable technology-driven agreements between South Korea and China, and South Korea’s domestic policy regarding R&D and international collaboration. Upon returning to the United States, Shapiro will publish his research and hopes to share his findings with policy makers in the United States, Beijing and Seoul. He says that “a model of collaborative research and technology transfer between rival and intermediary countries in the search for green technologies is of particular importance given the amount of greenhouse gases emitted by the United States and China. . It should also provide an important update on traditional international relations theories that tend to downplay the role of non-state actors.
Shapiro is an affiliate researcher with the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research at Argonne National Laboratory and has held research fellowships and appointments at the Asian Research Institute of Korea University, the Institute of East Asia, at the Industrial Technology Research Institute and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute.
Since 1946, the Fulbright Program has provided more than 400,000 participants from more than 160 countries with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and help find solutions to international problems. common. The main source of funding for the Fulbright program is an annual appropriation from the United States Congress to the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. Fulbright alumni include 61 Nobel Prize winners, 88 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 40 who have served as heads of state or government.
ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Illinois Institute of Technology, also known as Illinois Tech, is a technology-focused private research university. Illinois Tech is the only such university in Chicago, and its location in Chicago provides students with access to the world-class resources of a major global metropolis. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, architecture, business, design, humanities, applied technology, and law. Illinois Tech, one of 22 institutions that make up the Association of Independent Technological Universities, provides an exceptional education centered on active learning, and its graduates lead the state and much of the nation in economic prosperity. . Illinois Tech uniquely prepares students to succeed in professions that require technological sophistication, an innovative mindset, and an entrepreneurial spirit.
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