National Science Foundation
Societal Implications of Nanotechnology
2007 Principal Investigators’ Meeting
16 March 2007
Panel on Future Research
Priorities
David H. Guston
The Center for
Nanotechnology in Society
ARI ZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Nano-in-Society Network
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4 PIs monthly teleconference
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Networks
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PIs’ meeting
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The Center for
Nanotechnology in Society
ARI ZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Topical as per this agenda
Ad hoc working groups?
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Doesn’t easily create horizontal linkages
among the rest of the actual researchers
Cross-cutting research workshops?
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Network expanding -not just two Centers
and two teams
Can’t organize monthly teleconference
among this group
Topical or (sub)disciplinary
2008 (August, Big Sky) GRC in
Science and Technology Policy:
Governing Emerging Technologies
NISE Net
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Networks
But not just nano-insociety
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Public Engagement/Outreach
Visualization and Representation
N-i-S concepts in NISE Activities
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NSEC Network
¾ Fulfilling Intent of Legislation
¾ Embracing Potentially Marginalized
SEIN Researchers
¾ Broadening Engagement with NSE
Researchers
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The Center for
Nanotechnology in Society
ARI ZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Workshop proposal forthcoming
Several represented here, but others?
Cross-cutting Topics
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Political & Social Aspects of Novelty
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Research
Identity and Community Formation
in NSE
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Topics
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The Center for
Nanotechnology in Society
ARI ZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
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Role of institutions (disciplines,
universities, etc.)
Role of instrumentation
Role of politics/policy/$$
Role of risk/benefit perception, novelty
Facticity/Plausibility/Fantasy in NSE
Decision-making
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SEI issues?
FDA vs. USPTO
R&D and Risk management
Public engagement
NSE researchers’ choices/motivations
Synthetic Work for Disciplines
Reflexive Attention to Our Own Role
Research
Topics
The Center for
Nanotechnology in Society
ARI ZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Military
Research
Styles
The Center for
Nanotechnology in Society
ARI ZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Styles
¾ Many Disciplines and Methods
Represented
¾ Many Scales Represented
¾ But “ensemble”-ization of this work
is crucial for long-term value