Science and Technology Innovation Program
Events
Critical Materials Flow in an Age of Constraint: Exploring Challenges and Solutions Across Materials
May 25, 2011 // 8:00am — 5:00pm
Sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Science and Technology Innovation Program and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Intelligence, Science and Technology Division, the workshop will analyze three specific non-renewable resources - phosphorus, lithium, and neodymium - along with an overview of DOE’s strategy on isotopic helium.
President's Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues
March 25, 2011 // 9:00am — 11:00am
Christine Grady, President's Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues; Anita Allen, President's Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues; Dr. Lino Paula, Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Innovation, Unit B6 Ethics and Gender; David Rejeski, Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Woodrow Wilson Center
Socio-Technical Integration Research Project Workshop 4
February 17, 2011 // 8:00am — 12:00pm
Daan Schuurbiers; Wim Vermaas; Antonio Calleja-Lopez; Shreya Bhattacharyya; Rene von Schomberg; Robin Phelps; Robert Bowman; Paul Ellwood; Terry Wilkins; Mike Gorman
Socio-Technical Integration Research Project Workshop 4
February 16, 2011 // 8:00am — 12:00pm
Daan Schuurbiers; Wim Vermaas; Antonio Calleja-Lopez; Shreya Bhattacharyya; Rene von Schomberg; Robin Phelps; Robert Bowman; Paul Ellwood; Terry Wilkins; Mike Gorman
Nanotechnology Research Directions for Societal Needs in 2020
December 01, 2010 // 11:30am — 12:30pm
Mihail C. Roco, Founding Chair, Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET), National Science and Technology Council, and Senior Adviser for Nanotechnology, National Science Foundation; David Rejeski, Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson Center
Voluntary Initiatives, Regulation, and Nanotechnology Oversight: Charting a Path
November 04, 2010 // 12:30pm — 1:30pm
Daniel Fiorino, Director, Center for Environmental Policy, American University; J. Clarence (Terry) Davies, Senior Adviser, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, and Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future; David Rejeski, Director, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Tinkering With the Temperature of Planet Earth
October 19, 2010 // 4:30pm — 7:30pm
Claire Parkinson, NASA; Ana Ivelisse Aviles, US Government Accountability Office; Sam Thernstrom, Clean Air Task Force; Mike MacCracken, Climate Institute; Dan Sarewitz, Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes
Book Launch: Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control
October 06, 2010 // 10:30am — 12:00pm
As geoengineering becomes a more politically and technologically appealing approach to addressing climate change, it is critical to heed the lessons of history and understand the limits of our control over nature, says James Fleming of Colby College at the launch of his new book.
Synthetic Biology: What Does the Public Think?
September 09, 2010 // 12:30pm — 1:30pm
Abigail Davenport, Senior Vice President, Peter D. Hart Research Associates; David Rejeski, Director, Science and Technology Innovation Program
