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Ellis Rubinstein is an innovator and change agent. Since 2002, he has been President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences, founded in 1817, the third oldest scientific society in the United States. Under Rubinstein's leadership, the Academy's network of renowned experts, brilliant young scientists, and scores of partner organizations has not only expanded dramatically but has become engaged in high-impact global partnerships that address many of the planet's grand challenges. Rubinstein came to the Academy from the world's largest circulation scientific journal, ''Science,'' where he was Editor for a decade. During that period, he increased impact and circulation through landmark articles and special issues, redesigns and re-conceptualizations, internationalization in coverage and circulation, and innovation in Web publishing. Prior to his tenure at ''Science,'' Rubinstein was Editor-in-Chief of ''The Scientist,'' a Senior Editor at ''Newsweek,'' and Managing Editor at ''Science 85'' and ''IEEE Spectrum,'' the flagship journal of the engineering profession. As a journalist and editor, Mr. Rubinstein brought his employers three National Magazine Awards, the Pulitzer Prizes of the periodical industry. ==Education and early career== Rubinstein grew up in New York City, earned a B.A. in English literature, with Great Distinction at the University of California, Berkeley spent one year in that university's doctoral program and then taught high school English for three years before entering the world of publishing. In 2006, Rubinstein received an honorary doctorate from Hallym University in South Korea and from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. It was at ''IEEE Spectrum'' that Rubinstein's work won a National Magazine Award for his definitive journalistic account of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island (TMI) and the special issue on TMI which he edited. Under the mentorship of Spectrum Editor-in-Chief, Donald Christiansen, Rubinstein organized and edited a second National Magazine Award-winning issue on the role of science and technology in war and peace. In addition, three other special issues developed and edited by Mr. Rubinstein for Spectrum were named National Magazine Award finalists. From Spectrum, Rubinstein went to ''Science 85,'' an innovative magazine translating the advances of science for a highly educated lay audience. Within months of his arrival as Managing Editor, Rubinstein brought the magazine yet another National Magazine Award for a four-part series "Technology for Peace." Unfortunately, in 1986, this outstanding magazine was sold by its owner, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to Time Inc. so that its competitor, ''Discover,'' could close down the competition and benefit from its mailing list. Mr. Rubinstein spent 6 months as Guest Managing Editor of Natural History while negotiating what was to be his next position. In 1987, Mr. Rubinstein joined ''Newsweek'' as one of two Senior Editors overseeing general news coverage. This turned out to be one of the most intense periods in recent US history for newsweeklies. Mr. Rubinstein edited investigative articles for many cover stories: on the Iran-Contra controversies besetting President Ronald Reagan, on the sinking of the Stark, and much more. During the second half of 1987, Rubinstein took over a section of the magazine devoted to feature articles in science, medicine, religion, and education. His signal achievement was a cover package entitled "The Search for Adam and Eve." This was the first description for the general public of the then novel DNA-tracing of the origins of modern humans in Africa. With the exception of editions featuring the Iran-Contra news, this issue became the highest selling edition of ''Newsweek'' over a two-year period. In 1988, Mr. Rubinstein was hired to take over what was then a novel tabloid format newspaper for scientists called ''The Scientist.'' Only 2 years old, it was experiencing difficulty attracting readers and advertisers. Under Mr. Rubinstein's leadership, it became so highly read within a year that it became regarded by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal ''Science,''as unwelcome competition. Consequently, he recruited Rubinstein to join ''Science'' as News Editor. From 1993-2002 Rubinstein was Editor of ''Science'' magazine. During his tenure there, he conducted the first one-on-one interview with Chinese President Jiang Zemin granted to a Western magazine editor, and President Bill Clinton's first interview with a science magazine. In addition, Rubinstein authored an investigative account of the cell line in which researcher Robert Gallo grew the AIDS virus. This article prompted an inquiry by the National Institutes of Health and was the basis for a chapter in a government report. Other landmarks of Rubinstein's tenure at ''Science'' included the launch of innovative online services such as a daily news service, ScienceNow, and a unique, global Web site for graduate students and post-docs, ''Science's'' Next Wave. In addition, Rubinstein initiated a novel Web-based service called SAGE KE (Science of Aging Knowledge Environment), creating a community of investigators pursuing the science of aging. And he negotiated the first national license to be paid for by the Chinese government for access to Western content. The service later came to be used by hundreds of thousands of Chinese investigators. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ellis Rubinstein」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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