Christopher T. Hill
Professor of Public Policy
Director, Doctoral Program in Public Policy

Publications & Research

Books
Succeeding in the Post-Scientific Society, in preparation.

All Proper Means: Foundations of U.S. Technology Policy, in preparation.

Technological Innovation for a Dynamic Economy, Christopher T. Hill and James M. Utterback, editors, New York: Pergamon Press, 344 pages, 1979.

Regulation, Market Price, and Process Innovation: The Case of the Ammonia Industry, Edward Greenberg, Christopher T. Hill, and David J. Newburger, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 241+ pages, 1979.

Federal Regulation and Chemical Innovation, Christopher T. Hill, editor, Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society, Symposium Series No. 109, 191 pages, 1979.

Materials and Energy from Municipal Waste, Vol. I, 284 pages, Christopher T. Hill, project leader and principal author; Vol. II, Working Papers, 524 pages, Christopher T. Hill, editor, Washington, D.C.: Office of Technology Assessment, July 1979.

Book Reviews
"Test Case for R&D Cooperation," book review of R&D Collaboration on Trial: The Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation, by David V. Gibson and Everett M. Rogers, Issues in Science and Technology, Spring 1995, pp. 87-90.

"Picking Scientists and Engineers for Top Jobs," book review of The Prune Book: The 60 Toughest Science and Technology Jobs in Washington, by John H. Trattner, Madison Books, Lanham, MD 1992, and of Policy and Supporting Positions (The Plum Book), Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992, in The Public Manager/The New Bureaucrat, Winter 1992-1993, pp. 62-64.

Publications and Reports
“R&D Priorities for Research Related to Critical Infrastructure Protection,” in preparation.

“An Analysis of Industry Support for the NSF’s Engineering Research Centers: Implications for the Evaluation of ERCs as a Policy Tool,” Jonathan C. Tucker, Christopher T. Hill, Christine Pommerening, and Franco Furger, under submission, summer 2008

“Addressing Global Climate Change:  Grassroots Initiatives and Technology Diffusion in the U.S.,” report to the  SEPP Program, University of Tokyo, Japan, George R. Heaton, Jr., Christopher T. Hill, and Patrick Windham, May 2008, 64 pages.

“New Pathways in U.S. Innovation Policy,” report to the New Energy Development and Technology Development Organization of Japan, George R. Heaton, Jr., Christopher T. Hill, Patrick Windham and David W. Cheney, May 2008, 46 pages.

“Patents,” in Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Peter N. Stearns, editor, Oxford University Press, 2008.

“Copyrights,” in Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Peter N. Stearns, editor, Oxford University Press, 2008.

“The Post Scientific Society,” Issues in Science and Technology, Fall 2007, pp. 78-84 (based on “The American Innovation System in the Post-Scientific Society,” paper prepared for the project on Advancing Innovation, Enhancing the Economy, American Institute of Contemporary German Studies, Johns Hopkins University, June 2007, 16 pages).

“Impacts and Sustainability of the First Two Phases of Alaska EPSCoR,” Report of the External Review Panel, Edward Derrick, Christopher Hill, Frank Waxman and Regina White, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Research Competitiveness Program, 2007.

“New Cooperation in East Asia,” editorial by Hiroshi Nagano and Christopher T. Hill, Science, Vol. 316, June 8, 2007, p. 1393.

“Innovation Policy Today in the United States,” report to the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan, George R. Heaton, Jr., Christopher T. Hill, Patrick Windham and David W. Cheney, May 2007, 97 pages.

“International Cooperation in Science and Technology,” report to the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan, George R. Heaton, Jr., Christopher T. Hill, Patrick Windham and David W. Cheney, Sept. 2006, 86 pages.

“From Science Funding to Foreign Policy Making,” paper prepared for the Workshop on Earth Science Findings with Foreign Policy Implications, June 28, 2004, proceedings in press, John Kemelis, Editor, U.S. Department of State, forthcoming 2005

“Building Capacity for Research, Creative and Scholarly Activity at the University of Southern Maine,” Frank J. Calzonetti, Edward G. Derrick, Christopher T. Hill, John M. Owens, David J. Prior, and Albert H. Teich, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Research Competitiveness Service, April 2005, 28 pages.

“The PhD in U.S. Industry,” Report to the Japan Research Institute, Tokyo, Christopher T. Hill, Patrick Windham, David W. Cheney and George R. Heaton, Jr., Technology Policy International, April 2005.

“R&D Priorities and Human Resources for Science and Technology: Implications of U.S. Experience for Japan,” in Proceedings of the International Workshop on the Comprehensive Review of the S&T Basic Plan in Japan, N. Saito, Editor, Tokyo, September 13 and 14, 2004.

“Science and Technology Policy--A Comparison of Kerry with Bush,” Perspectives on Technology Policy, Number 2, (newsletter prepared by Technology Policy International for the New Energy and Industrial Technology Organization of Japan, Washington DC), June 25, 2004, 10 pages.

“Options for Kyoto Laboratories,” report to the Japan Research Institute, Tokyo, George R. Heaton, Jr., David W. Cheney, Christopher T. Hill, and Patrick Windham, Technology Policy International, March 2004, 30 pages.

“Human Resources for Science and Technology: How the U.S. Meets National Needs,” report to the Japan Research Institute, George R. Heaton, Jr., David W. Cheney, Christopher T. Hill, and Patrick Windham, Technology Policy International, February 2004, 89 pages.

“The Decision Making Process in U.S. Science and Technology Policy,” report to the Japan Science and Technology Agency, David W. Cheney, Patrick Windham, Tomoe Kiyosada, Christopher T. Hill and George R. Heaton, Jr., Technology Policy International, November 2003, 37 pages.

“Potential Contributions of Modeling, Simulation and Analysis (MSA) to Critical Infrastructure Protection,” Christopher T. Hill, Kevin “Kip” Thomas, Todd M. LaPorte and Douglass S. Adams, in The Critical Infrastructure Protection Project: Workshop I Working Papers, George Mason University, August 2003, pp. 137-146.

“Assessing National Infrastructure Protection: A Review of the National Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (NISAC),” report to the United States Department of Homeland Security, Christopher T. Hill, Todd M. LaPorte, Kevin “Kip” Thomas and Douglass S. Adams, School of Law, George Mason University, Summer 2003, 63 pages.

“An Expanded Analytical Capability in the Congressional Research Service, the General Accounting Office, or the Congressional Budget Office,” Chapter 7 in Science and Technology Advice for Congress, M. Granger Morgan and Jon M. Peha, editors, RFF Press, Washington, DC, 2003, pp. 106-117.

“Strengthening the Advanced Technology Program,” testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, Committee on Science, United States House of Representatives, in Technology Administration: Review and Reauthorization, Committee Print, Serial No. 107-54, March 14, 2002, pp. 59-66.

“Decade of Developments Forecast for Biotech,” Potomac Tech Journal, January 7, 2002, 3 pages..

“Patterns in U.S. University-Industry Relationships: Lessons from Current Experience,” report to the Japan External Trade Research Organization, New York, New York, and the New Energy Development and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Washington DC, George R. Heaton Jr., David W. Cheney, Christopher T. Hill and Patrick Windham, with Tatsujiro Suzuki, January 31, 2002, 76 pages.

“Technology Issues in the Department of Defense,” Issue Number 7 of Perspectives on Technology Policy, Technology Policy International, June 25, 2001, 7 pages.

“R&D Funding in the FY2002 Budget,” Issue Number 1 of Perspectives on Technology Policy, Technology Policy International, April 2001, 6 pages.

“Technology Policy and the New Economy,” Jetro Sensor, April 2001, p. 15. Published in Japanese; English original manuscript available.

“Public Policies and the Emergence of High Technology Sectors,” report to the Japanese External Trade Research Organization, New York, New York, George R. Heaton, Jr., David W. Cheney, Christopher T. Hill, and Patrick Windham with Tatsujiro Suzuki, January 2001, 60 pages.

“Fifty Years of Science and Technology Policy in Ten Minutes,” in AAAS Science And Technology Policy Yearbook 2001 Albert H. Teich, Stephen D. Nelson, Ceilia McEnaney, and Stephen J. Lita, editors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2001, pp. 107-111. Also on the Web at: http://www.aaas.org/spp/dspp/rd/yrbk01.htm

"Developments in Science and Technology Policies in the United States," in (on-line) Proceedings from US-EU Workshop on Learning from Science and Technology Policy Evaluation, Bad Herrenalb, Germany, Philip Shapira and Stefan Kuhlmann, editors, September 2000, pp. 4-1 to 4-11. On the Web at: http://cherry.iac.gatech.edu:80/e-value/

"Policy Innovation: The Initiation and Formulation of New Science and Technology Policies in the United States During the 1980s," report to the Japanese External Trade Research Organization, New York, New York, and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization of Japan, Washington, DC, George R. Heaton, Jr., Christopher T. Hill, and Patrick Windham, March 2000, 101 pages.

Congressional Testimony
“Strengthening the Advanced Technology Program,” testimony before the Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, Committee on Science, United States House of Representatives, in Technology Administration: Review and Reauthorization, Committee Print, Serial No. 107-54, March 14, 2002, pp. 59-66.

“A University Perspective on Issues in Federal R&D Procurement,” testimony before the Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, Committee on Government Reform, United States House of Representatives, July 17, 2001. On the Web at: www.house.gov/reform/tapps/hearings/7?17?01/Hill.htm

“The Future of the Congressional Support Agencies,” testimony before a joint hearing of the Subcommittees on Legislative Appropriations, United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, in Downsizing Government and Setting Priorities of Federal Programs, Committee Print, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, February 2, 1995, pp. 1112-1124.