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  • Report on the Fourth Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative
  • May 11, 2012
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    On April 27, 2012, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) released the Report to the President and Congress on the Fourth Assessment of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, which is a Congressionally mandated biennial review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). PCAST found that the NNI, which has provided $16 billion to date in investments by 26 federal agencies, “has had a ‘catalytic and substantial impact’ on the growth of the U.S. ... read more
  • Klein Appointed to U.S. Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Systems Committee
  • May 3, 2012
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    Hans Klein, an associate professor in the School of Public Policy, has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood to the Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Advisory Committee (ITS PAC). The committee is charged with reviewing areas of ITS research being pursued by the U.S. Department of Transportation and providing advice on policy matters related to the ITS program. Klein’s research focuses on the interplay of institutions and information technology, especially ... read more
  • Aaron Levine has won an NSF Career grant
  • May 2, 2012
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    Aaron Levine has won an NSF Career grant entitled: "Ethically Contentious Science and the Graduate School Experience."  The focus of the project is developing an understanding of how studying an ethically contentious field in graduate school affects students' learning, their development as scientists, and their transition to the scientific workforce.  NSF Career awards aim to integrate research and teaching.  Key research activities supported by the award include a series of ... read more
  • Marilyn Brown has been named an inaugural ambassador in DoE/MIT Women in Clean Energy Program
  • April 26, 2012
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    Professor Marilyn Brown has been named an inaugural ambassador in DoE/MIT Women in Clean Energy Program for the United States. U.S. Department of Energy and the MIT Energy Initiative have launched a Women in Clean Energy Program for United States to help implement the Clean Energy Education and Empowerment initiative or “C3E” - a program aimed at attracting more women to clean energy careers and supporting their advancement into leadership positions. The new components of the U.S. plan were ... read more