Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society Discusses Implications of Nanotechnology

Georgia Tech researchers are prominently represented in the newly released Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society, published by SAGE Publications, Inc.

The Encyclopedia is a landmark international collaboration which reviews and reflects upon a wide range of topics related to the implications of nanotechnology – gauging its promises and risks, assessing the impacts of policy decisions, and communicating the meaning of nanoscience research.

Georgia Tech faculty contributing articles are Susan E. Cozzens, Alan Porter, Juan Rogers, and Philip Shapira, all from the School of Public Policy, and Jan Youtie of the Enterprise Innovation Institute.  Three public policy doctoral students, Stephen Carley, Vrishali Subramanian, and Li Tang also contributed articles.  All of these researchers are associated with the Georgia Tech component of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU), which is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation to undertake research, education, and outreach on the societal aspects of nanotechnology.   Their articles consider the following topics in relationship to nanotechnology development: Active Nanostructures (P. Shapira, V. Subramanian, & J. Youtie); China (L. Tang, J. Wang, & P. Shapira), Data Mining (L. Tang & A. Porter); Equity (S.E. Cozzens & J.M. Wetmore); Nanodistricts (P. Shapira, J. Youtie, & S. Carley); Research Patterns (A. Porter & I. Rafols); Research and Innovation Assessment (J. Rogers); and the United States (P. Shapira & J. Youtie).

Source: http://www.gatech.edu/