The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies was established in 2005 as a partnership between the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the
Pew Charitable Trusts
The Pew Charitable Trusts is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), founded in 1948.
With over 6 billion in assets, its stated mission is to serve the public interest by "improving public policy, informing the public, a ...
. The Project was intended to address the social, political, and public safety aspects of
nanotechnology. It intended 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 worked with multiple U.S. and foreign governments and organizations.
The project's stated goal was "to inform the debate and to create an active public and policy dialogue. It was not an advocate either for, or against, particular nanotechnologies. Rather, the Project sought to ensure that as these technologies are developed, potential human health and environmental risks were anticipated, properly understood, and effectively managed."
Publications
They have produced man
publicationson the various aspects of nanotechnology policy. One of the notable reports is on ''Managing the Effects of Nanotechnology
written by J. Clarence (Terry) Davies in 2006. They also maintain several online databases including the widely cite
consumer products inventory th
''Nanotechnology Health and Environmental Implications: An inventory of current research''as well as a series o
PEN Reports Their work has also been published in academic journals such as
Nature Nanotechnology
''Nature Nanotechnology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group. It was established in October 2006. The editor-in-chief is Fabio Pulizzi. It covers all aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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A major activity of the Project was testimony on public forums.[Hearing on:“Developments in Nanotechnology” Testimony of: Dr. J. Clarence (Terry) Davies, Senior Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Feb. 15, 200]
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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.
*Todd Kuiken
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, Policy Associate
* Eleonore Pauwels, Visiting Scholar
The Advisory Board included Linda J. Fisher, Vice President and Chief sustainability officer at DuPont, Margaret A. Hamburg M.D., Vice President for Biological Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative, Donald Kennedy
Donald Kennedy (August 18, 1931 – April 21, 2020) was an American scientist, public administrator, and academic. He served as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (1977–1979), President of Stanford University (1980� ...
, editor-in-chief of Science magazine and president emeritus and Bing Professor of Environmental Science, Emeritus, at Stanford University, John Ryan is Director of the Bionanotechnology IRC at Oxford University, and Stan Williams, senior fellow and director of quantum science research at Hewlett-Packard.
References
External links
Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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