School of Management — Entrepreneurship Strategy and International Business

Moira Gunn

Associate Professor

Moira Gunn is internationally recognized for her work with global biotechnology business and emerging global information systems. A former program director for the Information Systems program at USF, her main focus today is the Business of Biotechnology program, whose courses are taken by students from a variety of graduate programs: MBA, MSIS and the Professional Science Masters in Biotechnology. A former NASA scientist and engineer, Gunn is also a long-time journalist, hosting public radio's Tech Nation and its regular segment BioTech Nation. It can be heard four times each weekend on the National Public Radio website, npr.org, on its 24-hour program stream.

Honors and Awards

National Science Board's 2011 Public Service Award to the Individual for her contribution to the public understanding of science and engineering

Doctorate of Science Honoris Causa, Purdue University, 2009
EE Times 2008 Educator of the Year
Best Science Books of 2007, Library Journal - "Welcome to BioTech Nation"
Distinguished Engineering Alumna, Purdue University, 2007
Distinguished Science Alumna, Purdue University, 2006
Science Journalism Laureate, on-going - appointed 2006
Phi Beta Kappa

Education

Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette
M.S., Computer Science, Purdue University
B.S., Computer Science, USF

Teaching
  • Local and National Biotech Business
  • The Information of Biotech
  • Legal, Ethical, and Social Implications of Biotech
  • Global Biotech Business
  • Academic Global Immersions Trips to Global Bio-Clusters
  • MSIS 647: Global Information Systems
  • MSIS 612: Systems Design and Analysis
  • MSIS 611: Database
Publications

Gunn, M. (2012) "Strategic Engagement of the Science-Business Media" Journal of Commercial Biotechnology (2012) 18, 43-54.

"Explaining Science to the Everyday Person", National Science Board, 2011.

"The Future of Information," 2009 Libraries Distinguished Lecture, Purdue University, 2009.

National Academy of Engineering "Grand Challenge Summit", Duke University, Summit Moderator, 2009.

"Sustainable Transportation for the Future," Moderator, Stanford University, Bosch Endowed Chair Inaugural Event, 2008.

"The Facts of Life in the High-Tech Age," Keynote, EDUCAUSE 2008.