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Biography
Dr. Norman L. Johnson was recently Project Leader of a highly successful industrial
collaboration at Los Alamos National Laboratory. His academic training is in
rheology and polymer physics. His research and more than 50 publications cover
a breadth of interests, including multiphase
flows, inertially confined fusion, combustion
modeling, self-organizing knowledge creation, diversity in collective systems,
and developmental theories of evolution.
Dr. Johnson is the founder of the Symbiotic Intelligence Project, which is an
investigation into the combination of the unique abilities of the Internet and
human problem-solving to create a capability greater than the sum of the parts.
Since September 11, 2001, he has integrated his diverse interests to address
the national need for a response to biological and other threats.
Dr. Johnson is the recipient of a variety of honors, including a DOE Award of
Excellence in 1996 and a LANL Distinguished Performance Award in 2000. He is
a widely sought after speaker, supplying fresh perspectives to adapting to our
rapidly changing times and communicating advantages of diverse contributions
to solving difficult problems.
Dance is an important part of his life, he is past president and current board
member of the New Mexico Dance Coalition, a statewide non-profit organization
for the advocacy of dance in New Mexico.
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