{"254891":{"#nid":"254891","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Nunn School Doctoral Student at Nanotechnology for Defense (NT4D) Conference","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENunn School PhD student Ms. Taylor Smith participated in the 2013\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usasymposium.com\/nano\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENanotechnology for Defense Conference\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E(NT4D) held 4-7 November in Tucson, AZ.\u0026nbsp;Smith attended as part her study of the implications of advancements in nanotechnology and nanoscience for national and international security. Working with Nunn School Assistant Professor,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/inta.gatech.edu\/people\/faculty\/margaret-e-kosal\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMargaret E. Kosal\u003C\/a\u003E, Smith is exploring nanotechnology innovation in Russia and the United States. The conference provided a unique lens into the United States\u2019 current and future applications of nanotechnology for and by the military.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Nanotechnology for Defense Conference\u0026nbsp;is the premier annual event bringing together scientists and engineers from defense service laboratories, universities, small business, and industry who are working on applications of nanotechnology for defense capabilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInitiated a decade ago by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.wpafb.af.mil\/AFRL\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAir Force Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.arl.army.mil\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EArmy Research Laboratory\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.onr.navy.mil\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOffice of Naval Research\u003C\/a\u003E, the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dtra.mil\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDefense Threat Reduction Agency\u003C\/a\u003E(DTRA), and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(DARPA), the NT4D remains the premier event addressing emerging and nanotechnologies for defense. The conference is jointly sponsored by the Department of Defense Laboratories (the Army Research Laboratory, the Navy Research Laboratory, and the Air Laboratory), the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27866","created_gmt":"2013-11-15 11:13:22","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:22","author":"Ava Roth","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-11-15T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"254881":{"id":"254881","type":"image","title":"Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (NT4D)","body":null,"created":"1449243846","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:44:06","changed":"1475894934","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:54","alt":"Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (NT4D)","file":{"fid":"198196","name":"nt4d_pic.gif","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nt4d_pic_0.gif","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nt4d_pic_0.gif","mime":"image\/gif","size":125179,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nt4d_pic_0.gif?itok=jbIDnQl5"}},"254871":{"id":"254871","type":"image","title":"Taylor Smith","body":null,"created":"1449243846","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:44:06","changed":"1475894934","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:54","alt":"Taylor Smith","file":{"fid":"198195","name":"taylor_smith.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/taylor_smith_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/taylor_smith_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":60914,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/taylor_smith_1.jpg?itok=bSSJ3iSu"}}},"media_ids":["254881","254871"],"groups":[{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"80171","name":"Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (NT4D)"},{"id":"167256","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"},{"id":"80161","name":"Taylor Smith"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["fariah@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}