Nano4EARTH Kick-off Workshop

The inaugural National Nanotechnology Challenge, Nano4EARTH, will leverage recent investments in understanding and controlling matter at the nanoscale to develop technologies, industries, and training opportunities that address climate change.

White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Readout of Nano4EARTH Kick-off Workshop.

Video recordings of each session are linked to the agenda below.

AGENDA

Location: Hilton Washington DC National Mall The Wharf, L’Enfant (Ballroom) Salon A, 480 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20024
Parking and Metro Directions

January 24, 2023 (Eastern Standard Time)

9:00 am | Introduction of Nano4EARTH by NNCO Director Dr. Branden Brough
9:10 am | Keynote speaker: Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Director, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy
10:10 am | Break
10:30 am | Panel 1: Identifying nanotechnology-enabled solutions for addressing climate change
Moderator: Dr. Mark Griep, Materials Engineer, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Panelists:

Dr. Sally Benson, Deputy Director for Energy and Chief Strategist for the Energy Transition, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President
Dr. Michele Ostraat, Chief Scientist, Pajarito Powder
Dr. Lloyd Whitman, Senior Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council

12:00 pm | Lunch break
12:30 pm | Panel 2: Climate Entrepreneurs: Resources, successes, and shortcomings
Moderator: Dr. Christie Canaria, Interagency Policy Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Panelists:

Dr. Nichole Cates, Senior Research Scientist, Smart Material Solutions
Dr. Etosha Cave, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Twelve
Dr. Dick T. Co, Director, Chain Reaction Innovations, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. Matthew Hull, Director, Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, NanoEarth, Virginia Tech

2:00 pm | Summary
2:05 pm | Adjourn
2:05- 3:00 pm | In-person only networking session

January 25, 2023 (Eastern Standard Time)

9:00 am | Welcome remarks by NNCO Director Dr. Branden Brough
9:05 am | Keynote speaker: Dr. Cynthia Friend, President, Kavli Foundation
10:05 am | Break
10:15 am | Panel 3: Measuring the impact and influence of Nano4EARTH
Moderator: Dr. Nora Savage, Program Director, National Science Foundation
Panelists:

Dr. Mike Kuperberg, Executive Director, U.S. Global Change Research Program
Dr. Kelley Lê, Executive Director of Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Gavin A. Schmidt, Director, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA

11:45 am | Lunch break
12:15 pm | Strategic planning exercise
Moderators: Dr. Branden Brough, Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office and Dr. Quinn Spadola, Deputy Director, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office. The goal of this session is to distill the discussions from the workshop and identify priority nanotechnologies, barriers to commercialization, and metrics to track progress and impact.
1:45 pm | Closing remarks and summary
2:00 pm | Adjourn

FEATURED KEYNOTES, PANELISTS, AND MODERATORS

Keynotes

Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe
Director, Office of Science,
U.S. Department of Energy

Dr. Cynthia Friend
President, Kavli Foundation

Panelists and Moderators

Dr. Sally Benson Deputy Director for Energy and Chief Strategist for the Energy Transition, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President	Dr. Christie Canaria Interagency Policy Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology	Dr. Nichole Cates Senior Research Scientist, Smart Material Solutions
Dr. Etosha Cave Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer, Twelve	Dr. Dick T. Co Director, Chain Reaction Innovations, Argonne National Laboratory	Dr. Mark Griep Materials Engineer, U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Dr. Matthew Hull Director, Nanoscale Characterization and Fabrication Laboratory, NanoEarth, Virginia Tech	Dr. Mike Kuperberg Executive Director, U.S. Global Change Research Program	Dr. Kelley Lê Executive Director of Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects, University of California, Irvine
Dr. Michele Ostraat Chief Scientist, Pajarito Powder	Dr. Nora Savage Program Director, National Science Foundation	Dr. Gavin A. Schmidt Director, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA
Dr. Lloyd Whitman Senior Director, GeoTech Center, Atlantic Council