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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 such a broad impact and envisioning the future can be quite challenging, but this event will bring together voices from across the emerging technology landscape. There will be experts who can speak on the importance of nanotechnology in quantum engineering, optics, EHS, plastics, DEIA, microelectronics, medicine, education, manufacturing, and more. We can’t predict what will emerge from this lively discussion between researchers, policymakers, members of industry, educators, and the public, but the conversation can only benefit from including more diverse perspectives - especially yours.

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KEYNOTES AND PANELISTS

 Keynotes

Chad Mirkin  Northwestern University

Kathleen Rubins NASA Astronaut (Tentative)

Keynote Panel: The Future of Nanotechnology

Maxx Arguilla University of California, Irvine

LaShanda Korley University of Delaware

Saniya LeBlanc George Washington University

Ali Beskok Southern Methodist University Moderator

Policy Perspectives

Kei Koizumi White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Neal Lane Rice University,  Former Science Advisor to President Clinton

Mihail C. Roco National Science Foundation

Ron Wyden Senior United States Senator from Oregon

 

Foundational Research Panel

Cheryl Kerfeld Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Michigan State University

James Tour Rice University

Denis Wirtz Johns Hopkins University

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

Commercialization Panel

Theresa Dankovich Folia Materials/ Folia Water

Darío Gil IBM Research

Craig Peters Google

James D. Burgess Army Research Office DEVCOM ARL Moderator

 Infrastructure Panel

Ilke Arslan Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory

LaMar Hill NY CREATES

Miguel José Yacamán Northern Arizona University

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

​Workforce Development Panel

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

 ​Responsible Development Panel

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

AGENDA

9:00-9:05   Welcome and Introduction

9:05-9:30   Opening Remarks on the NNI

9:30-10:15  Morning Keynote

10:15-10:30  Coffee Break

10:30-11:15  Panel: Responsible Development

11:15-12:00  Panel: Foundational Research

12:00-1:00  Lunch and Networking

1:00-1:45  Keynote Panel: The Future of Nanotechnology

1:45-2:30  Panel: Workforce Development

2:30-2:45  Break

2:45-3:30  Panel: Infrastructure

3:30-4:15  Panel: Commercialization

4:15-5:00  Closing Keynote

Reception to follow

 

While we encourage participation in-person, there will be a livestream for people who are unable to attend.