Clem Bowman has had extensive private and public sector experience in the development and commercialization of new technologies, providing a foundation for his active role as Chairman of the Board of ProGrid Ventures Inc.

Before starting ProGrid, Dr. Bowman was vice-president, Esso Petroleum Canada, founding chairman, Alberta Oil Sands Technology and Research Authority, president, Alberta Research Council, and research manager, Syncrude Canada Limited.

He has also served in an executive role with the Canadian Research Management Association, the Chemical Institute of Canada and the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.
July 16, 2008
Dr. Clement Bowman speaks with Australian student Ian Cawood about Balancing Energy and the Environment in the Future. [click here]
April 16, 2008
Announcement:
Clem Bowman has been awarded the "Global International Energy Prize" for the development of highly efficient technologies and utilities for extracting oil from oil shale and oil sands, thus contributing to the energy saving problem of humanity.

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Dr. C.W. Bowman
C.M., PhD., P.Eng., FCIC, FCAE
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Building on his long career in R&D management, Clem Bowman began the search for measuring "intangibles," the things accountants do not measure but that nevertheless make the difference between success and failure, whether it be in the development of new technologies or measuring organization performance.

Working with senior technology managers from the private and public sectors, the result of the search is ProGrid, now used extensively, as described in “Intangibles - Exploring the Full Depth of Issues"
Published Articles on Progrid
ProGrid Philanthropy®” – A Tool to Measure and Improve the Performance of Charitable Foundations
Evaluating Intellectual Capital
Evaluating Program and Project Performance – Some Lessons from the Canadian R&D Sector
Performance management and forest science in Ontario
New Decision Tool to Evaluate Award Selection Process
Play ProGrid Introduction Play ProGrid In Action
Oil Sands