Webcast Available for the Future of the NNI: A Stakeholder Workshop

On August 1-2, 2019, the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) held “The Future of the NNI:  A Stakeholder Workshop.”  The NNI has played a pivotal role in fostering and advancing a dynamic nanotechnology ecosystem in support of the initiative’s four goals:  advance world-class research; foster commercialization; develop and sustain research infrastructure; and support the responsible development of nanotechnology.  Building on this foundation, experts from the nanotechnology community shared their perspectives on the key elements required for the nanotechnology enterprise to thrive over the next 15 years.  NNI has posted the videos of the following sessions:

• Welcome and Introductions.
• Session 1 Keynote: Vision for the Future of the Nanotechnology Enterprise:
  • John Rogers, Northwestern University.
• Plenary Discussion Panel:
  • Moderator: Andrew Schwartz, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE);
  • Norman Scott, Cornell University;
  • Dawn Bonnell, University of Pennsylvania;
  • Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida; and
  • Alan Seabaugh, University of Notre Dame.
• Breakout Session Read-Outs:
  • Moderator: Stacey Standridge, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO).
• Town Hall Discussion:
  • Moderator: Lisa Friedersdorf, NNCO.
• Day 2 Welcome.
• Commercialization Panel:
  • Moderator: Matthew Laudon, TechConnect Ventures;
  • Leonardo Spanu, Shell;
  • Matthew Hull, Virginia Tech and NanoSafe, Inc.;
  • Alexis Wells Carpenter, AxNano, LLC; and
  • Jennifer Shieh, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
• Day 2 Breakout Session Read-Outs:
  • Moderator: Antti Makinen, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
• Synthesis of Workshop Discussions:
  • Moderator: Paul Westerhoff, Arizona State University;
  • Quinn Spadola, Georgia Institute of Technology;
  • Ahmed Busnaina, Northeastern University; and
  • Jeff Nelson, Sandia National Laboratories.
• Workshop Wrap-Up.