Specialties
Science, Technology & Innovation Policy; Management of Technology; Entrepreneurship

Education

PhD in Public Policy, (expected) 2007, Georgia Institute of Technology

Certificate in Management of Technology, 2007, Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science in Technology & Innovation Management (MSc), 2004

SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit) University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Major: Finance, Minor: MIS, 1999

The George Washington University, Washington DC, USA

Bachelor of Mechanical Eng (BSc. Eng.), Major: Applied Physics, 1989

Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Academic Positions Held
Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Henry W. Bloch School of Business and Public Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO

Selected Publications
Meyer, M., and Libaers, D., (2008) “The Emergence of Novel Science-related fields: Regional or Technological Patterns? Exploration and Exploitation in UK Nanotechnology” (forthcoming), Regional Studies

Libaers, D., Hicks, D., and Porter, A.L., (2008) “A taxonomy of small firm technology commercialization”, under review, Small Business Economics

Libaers, D (2008) “Industry relationships of DoD-funded academics and institutional changes in the US university system”, (forthcoming) Journal of Technology Transfer,

Libaers, D., and Hicks, D. (2007) A taxonomy of small firm technology commercialization (Ed.) Proceedings of the 66^th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (CD), ISSN 1543-8643

Libaers, D, (2007), “The role and contribution of foreign-born scientists and engineers to the US public Nano Science & Technology research enterprise” IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 54(3), pp. 423-432

Youtie, J., Libaers, D., Bozeman, B., (2006),”Institutionalization of University Research Centers: The Case of the National Cooperative Program in Infertility Research”, Technovation, 26(9): 1055-1063

Libaers, D., Meyer, M., Geuna, A., (2006), “The Role of University Spinout Companies in an Emerging Technology: The Case of Nanotechnology in the UK”, Journal of Technology Transfer, 31(4): 443-450

Refereed Book Chapter

Libaers, D. (2008) Research Universities in the US Defense System in the post-Cold War era, in James, A (Ed.) Re-evaluating the Role of Defense R&D in the Innovation System. Edward Elgar Publishers, Northampton, MA

Practitioner Publications

Porter, A.L., Schoeneck, D., Hicks, D., and Libaers, D. (2007) “Mining the Internet for Competitive Technical Intelligence” Competitive Intelligence Magazine, October-November 

Working Papers

Libaers, D. and Meyer, M. (200X) “Serial innovator firms, industrial clusters, and export performance” Target: Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies or Journal of Business Venturing

Libaers, D. et al. (200X) “Organizational Lineage and firm performance: Evidence from a science-based industry: the photonics industry” Target:  Strategic Management Journal

Libaers, D et al. (200X), “Entrepreneurship in a heavy policy driven context: the US defense sector” Target: Journal of Business Venturing

Libaers, D et al. (200X) “Timing of internationalization of small, highly innovative firms and its impact on firm performance” Target: Strategic Management Journal

Conference Papers:

Libaers, D., (2007) “Serial innovator firms, industrial clusters, and export performance” To be presented at the 7^th Roundtable for Engineering Entrepreneurship, Atlanta, GA

Libaers, D., Hicks, D, and Porter, A.L. (2007) ‘A taxonomy of small firm technology commercialization’ to be presented at the Annual Technology Transfer Society Conference 2007, University of California, Riverside

Meyer, M., and Libaers, D., (2007) “The Emergence of Novel Science-related fields: Regional or Technological Patterns? Exploration and Exploitation in UK Nanotechnology” to be presented at Atlanta Science & Technology Policy Conference, October 2007, Atlanta, USA

Libaers, D (2007) “Serial innovator firms in a geographical context: the role of technological clusters and research universities” presented at Atlanta Science & Technology Policy Conference, October 2007, Atlanta, USA

Libaers, D., and Hicks, D., (2007) “Identification of the technology commercialization strategies of high tech small firms”, presented at Academy of Management Meeting 2007, Philadelphia, PA

Libaers, D. (2007) “The Changing Role of Research Universities in the US Defense System” presented at the 2^nd PREST Workshop on the Re-evaluation of Defense R&D, University of Manchester, UK, April 2007

Porter, A.L., Shapira, P., Schoeneck, D., Bhaskarabh, A., Libaers, D., and Newman, N. (2006) “Nano R&D Profiles: A Deeper Look” presented at the 9^th International Conference on Science and Technology Indicators, Leuven, Belgium

Libaers, D, (2006), “The role and contribution of foreign-born scientists and engineers to the US Nano Science & Technology research enterprise” presented at the Annual Technology Transfer Society Conference 2006, Georgia Institute of Technology

Libaers, D, (2006), “The relationship between organizational structure and research productivity in NanoScience & Technology” poster presented at The Atlanta Conference on Science and Technology Policy 2006, Atlanta, GA

Porter, A.L., Shapira, P, Schoeneck D., Bhaskarabh, A, and Libaers, D (2006) “ Explorations in Research and Innovation Systems: Where is Nano going”, presented at The Atlanta Conference on Science and Technology Policy May 2006, Atlanta, GA

Libaers, D, (2006), “Organizing for scientific performance: The impact of organizational affiliation on scientific productivity in NanoScience & Technology” accepted at PICMET 2006, Istanbul, Turkey

Bozeman, B., and Libaers, D, (2005) “Defense R&D and University Research in the US”, presented at 1^st PREST Workshop on the Re-evaluation of Defense R&D, University of Manchester UK, September 2005

Libaers, D., Meyer M., Geuna, A., (2005), “The role of university spinouts in an Emerging Technology: The case of Nanotechnology in the UK”, presented at the TripleHelix 5 Conference in Turin, Italy, May 26

Libaers, D., and Youtie, J., (2004), “Review of a User Network Analysis of Science Centers: The National Cooperative Program for Infertility Research as a Case Study”, presented at APPAM Conference in Atlanta, GA October 28

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