Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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and the Pew Charitable Trusts. The Project is intended to address the social, political, and public safety aspects of nanotechnology
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometres...
. It intends in particular to look for research and policy gaps and opportunities in knowledge and regulatory processes, and to develop strategies for closing them. The project works with multiple U.S. and foreign governments and organizations.
The project's stated goal is "to inform the debate and to create an active public and policy dialogue. It is not an advocate either for, or against, particular nanotechnologies. Rather, the Project seeks to ensure that as these technologies are developed, potential human health and environmental risks are anticipated, properly understood, and effectively managed."
Publications
They have produced many publications on the various aspects of nanotechnology policy. One of the notable reports is on Managing the Effects of Nanotechnologyhttp://www.nanotechproject.org/publications/archive/managing_effects_nanotechnology/, written by J. Clarence (Terry) Davies in 2006. They also maintain several online databases including the widely cited consumer products inventory, the Nanotechnology Health and Environmental Implications: An inventory of current research as well as a series of PEN Reports. Their work has also been published in academic journals such as Nature NanotechnologyNature Nanotechnology
Nature Nanotechnology is a monthly, peer-reviewed, scientific journal, which is published by Nature Publishing Group. It was established in October 2006. The editor in chief is Peter Rodgers, a full-time professional editor who is employed by Nature Publishing Group...
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A major activity of the Project is testimony on public forums.
Staff
- David Rejeski, director, also the Director of the Foresight and Governance Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center, an initiative designed to facilitate long-term thinking and planning in the public sector.
- Julia Moore, Deputy Director, former Senior Advisor in the Office of International Science and Engineering at the National Science FoundationNational Science FoundationThe National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
(2003-2005). - Andrew Maynard, Chief Science Adviser, former member of the Aerosols research group of the UK Health and Safety Executive, and later at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthNational Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthThe National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is the United States’ federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention within the U.S...
(NIOSH). - Alex Parlini, New Media Director and Project Manager, former Project Coordinator for Brazil @ The Wilson Center (2001-2005).
- Colin Finan, Public Affairs and Policy Associate
- Todd Kuiken, Policy Associate
- Patrick Polishcuk, Policy Associate
- Natalie Chin, Project Assistant/Logistics and Research
- Danielle Altman, Project Assistant/Logistics and Finance
- Eleonore Pauwels, Visiting Scholar
- Barbara Karn, (former) leader of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) research grants program for nanotechnologies in the EPA Office of Research and Development, and member of Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology subcommittee (NSET) of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science and Technology Council.
The Advisory Board includes Linda J. Fisher, Vice President and Chief sustainability officer
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at DuPont
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, Margaret A. Hamburg
Margaret A. Hamburg
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M.D., Vice President for Biological Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Donald Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
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, editor-in-chief of Science magazine
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and president emeritus and Bing Professor of Environmental Science, Emeritus, at Stanford University
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, John Ryan is Director of the Bionanotechnology IRC at Oxford University, and Stan Williams
R. Stanley Williams
Richard Stanley Williams is research scientist in the field of nanotechnology and a Senior Fellow and the founding director of the Quantum Science Research laboratory at HP. He has over 57 patents, with 40 more patents pending...
, Senior Fellow and Director of Quantum Science Research at Hewlett-Packard
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