NNI 20th Anniversary

Scientists and engineers across many fields and disciplines are united by their work at the nanoscale. Their diverse efforts have helped produce everything from faster microchips to powerful mRNA vaccines. The transformative impact of this work has been spurred by the coordination and focus on U.S. nanotechnology established by the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act in 2003. Celebrating the NNI’s broad impact and envisioning the future, this symposium brought together voices from across the emerging technology landscape. Experts spoke on the importance of nanotechnology in quantum engineering, optics, environmental health and safety (EHS), plastics, DEIA, microelectronics, medicine, education, manufacturing, and more. Attendees included hundreds of researchers, policymakers, members of industry, educators, students, and the public - both online and in person, and conversations centered on the strategic vision for the next twenty years of the NNI. See below for more details!  

KEYNOTES

Arati Prabhakar Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Chad Mirkin Northwestern University

Kathleen Rubins NASA Astronaut

 The Future of Nanotechnology

Maxx Arguilla University of California, Irvine

Jennifer Dionne Stanford University

Thomas Epps, III University of Delaware

Ali Beskok Southern Methodist University Moderator

POLICY PERSPECTIVES  

Neal Lane Rice University, former Assistant to the President (Clinton) for Science and Technology and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Ron Wyden Senior United States Senator from Oregon

Sharon Hays Astrion, Former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Kei Koizumi White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

PANELS

 ​Responsible Development

Doyle Edwards Brewer Science

Reginald Rogers University of Missouri, Columbia

Jameson Wetmore Arizona State University

Treye Thomas Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Moderator

 Fundamental Research

Cheryl Kerfeld Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Michigan State University

Evelyn Hu Harvard University

Denis Wirtz Johns Hopkins University

Andrew Schwartz Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, Basic Energy Sciences, DOE Moderator

​Workforce Development

Bob Ehrmann Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization, Pennsylvania State University

Mikkel A. Thomas  NNCI/Georgia Institute of Technology

Hannah Zierden University of Maryland

Mia Siochi NASA Langley Research Center Moderator

 Infrastructure

Ilke Arslan Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory

Ambika Bumb Bikanta; Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense

Miguel José Yacamán Northern Arizona University

David Rampulla Division of Discovery Science and Technology, NIBIB, NIH Moderator

Commercialization

Theresa Dankovich Folia Materials/ Folia Water

David Hatrick Huntsman Advanced Materials

Matthew Hull NanoSafe, Virginia Tech

James D. Burgess Army Research Office DEVCOM ARL Moderator

NNI LEADERS

Antti Mäkinen Office of Naval Research, NSET Co-Chair

Mihail Roco National Science Foundation

Andrew Schwartz Department of Energy, NSET Co-Chair

Branden Brough National Nanotechnology Coordination Office

Quinn Spadola National Nanotechnology Coordination Office

AGENDA