{"352571":{"#nid":"352571","#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 2014\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.usasymposium.com\/nano\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ENanotechnology for Defense Conference\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E(NT4D) held\u0026nbsp;November 17th-20th in Chantilly, VA.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESmith presented research highlighting the results of a study on implications of advancements in Russia\u2019s nanotechnology and nanoscience programs for national and international security. Focusing primarily on the Russia\u2019s nanotechnology investment portfolio and possible future applications of basic research in the country, the work provides insight into the current state of affairs in the country. 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\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. Distinguished presenters included Dr. Lloyd Whitman, Assistant Director of Nanotechnology in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Dr. Mihail C. Roco, Chair of the US National Science and Technology Council subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET); and Dr. Alicia Jackson, Deputy Direct of DARPA\u2019s Biological Technologies Office (BTO).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EI\u003C\/strong\u003Enitiated 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","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENunn School PhD student Ms. Taylor Smith presented research at the 2014\u0026nbsp;Nanotechnology for Defense Conference\u0026nbsp;(NT4D) in Chantilly, VA. Working with Assistant Professor\u0026nbsp;Margaret E. Kosal, Smith presented results of a study on the implications of advancements in Russia\u2019s nanotechnology and nanoscience programs for national and international security\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nunn School PhD student Ms. Taylor Smith presented research at the 2014 Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (NT4D) in Chantilly, VA. 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