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May 13, 2009

Presentations Delivered by CNS-UCSB Principals, Collaborators and Graduate Fellow Researchers

CNS-UCSB researchers and collaborators have participated in an array of activities that have presented the Center's work, research as well as education and public outreach, to a wider audience.  These meetings and presentations have also served as a means to build a "nano and society" network.

 

2009

Newfield, Christopher. “The Obama Administration and the Knowledge Economy,” University of Paris 10 – Nanterre, Paris, France. January 2009.

 

Rogers, Jennifer. “The Ma(i)ze of Globalization: A Research Trek from Corn to Nano,” CNS Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara. January 12, 2009.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. “Nanotechnologies: Perception of Technological Risk & Constraints on Benefit among Comparative US/UK Publics,”  Faculty lecture, Center for Information Technology and Society, University of California, Santa Barbara. January 15, 2009.

 

Barnett, Gerald. “Information Asset Management for Technology Transfer,” Workshop Designer and Leader, Portland, Oregon. February 1-2, 2009.

 

Motoyama, Yasuyuki. “From Dissertation to Now,”  CNS Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara. February 2, 2009.

 

Barnett, Gerald. “Fueling the Knowledge Economy: Innovative IP Management and Licensing Models for Universities,” Panelist, 2009 AUTM National Meeting, Orlando, Florida. February 13, 2009.

 

Barnett, Gerald. Panelist, Beyond Open Source, 2009 AUTM National Meeting, Orlando, Florida. February 14, 2009.

 

Lively, Erica. “The intersection of nanotechnology and media: why should you care?” Presentation to University of California, Santa Barbara undergraduate engineering student group, Los Ingenieros Meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara. February 26, 2009.

 

Dillemuth, Julie, “The University of California, Santa Barbara Center for Nanotechnology in Society,” Presentation to University of California, Santa Barbara undergraduate engineering student group, Los Ingenieros Meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara. February 26, 2009.

 

Ferguson, Brian Scott, “Confronting the Impact of our Scientific Research,” Presentation to University of California, Santa Barbara undergraduate engineering student group, Los Ingenieros Meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara. February 26, 2009.

 

Johansson, Mikael. “Nano Culture” Presentation to University of California, Santa Barbara undergraduate engineering student group, Los Ingenieros Meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara. February 26, 2009.

 

Rowe, Aaron, “Entrepreneurial Nano,” Presentation to University of California, Santa Barbara undergraduate engineering student group, Los Ingenieros Meeting, University of California, Santa Barbara. February 26, 2009.

 

Appelbaum, Richard. “China’s Not-So-Hidden Developmental State,” Conference on Modern Chinese Science and Technology, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California. February 27, 2009.

 

Parker, Rachel. "Nano-enabled water filtration: from carbon nanotubes to nanomesh - a new materials innovation case study," Gore Innovation Project Working Paper Presented at Chemical Heritage Foundation Gore Materials Innovation white paper, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. February 27, 2009.

 

McCray, W. Patrick. “Of Fringes and Futures: California’s Technological Enthusiasts, 1970-1990,” paper presented at Mind and Matter: Technology in California and the West, Pasadena, California. March 2009.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Joseph Conti. “Context Matters in Nanotech Risk Perception Data for Decisionmakers,” panel presentations for NNCO and Congressional staff, Washington, DC. March 8, 2009.

 

Johansson, Mikael. “Offering  next to nothing – an anthropological view of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience,” CNS Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara. March 9, 2009.

 

Macala, Gerald S. and Kasim Alimahomed. “Nanotechnology and Society,” Presentation made on "The Science Guys" radio show, KCSB 91.9 FM in Santa Barbara. March 12, 2009.

 

Hurt, Indy. “Leveraging Technology in the Classroom: Content Organization, Delivery and Grading,” Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV. March 23, 2009.

 

Appelbaum, Richard. Testimony on China’s Investment in Nanotechnology and Its Likely Impact on the U.S., US-China Economic Security Commission hearing’s on China’s Industrial Policy, Russel Senate Office Bldg, Washington, D.C. March 24, 2009.

 

Pidgeon, Nick. Invited Expert Witness: Nanotechnologies and Food Inquiry, House of Lords Science and Technology Committee, London, United Kingdom. March 24, 2009.

 

Alimahomed, Kasim. “Innovation and Collaboration in the Nanoscale Research Laboratory,” Science and Technology in Society: an Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference, AAAS, Washington, DC. March 28-29, 2009.

 

2008

 

Choi, Hyungsub, "The Rise of the Japanese Electronics Industry in a Larger Frame: Toward a Transnational History of Technology," Locating Japanese Science and Technology: Place and the Production of Knowledge, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. January 18-19, 2008.

 

Hurt, Indy. Presentation to the W.E.B. Du Bois Event, annual event to introduce Academic Communities for Excellence (ACE) students to graduate school. February 2008.

 

Barnett, Gerald, “Model Agreements as Interventions,” 2008 ASEE ERC Workshop, Washington, DC. March 2008.

 

Scotchmer, Suzanne, "What we Don't Know about Entrepreneurship,” IP and Entrepreneurship Symposium, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. March 2008.

 

Choi, Hyungsub. "Contextualizing Technological Relationships: Early US-Japanese Semiconductor Industry in Transnational Perspective," Association for Asian Studies, Atlanta, Georgia. April 2008.

 

Newfield, Christopher, “The Problem with Privatization,” Philosophy Department, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. April 2008.

 

Mowery, David C. “The Geographic Reach of Market and Nonmarket Channels of University Research Commercialization” (with A. Ziedonis), presented at the Conference on Corporate Strategy, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. April 4 -5, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. Host & Lead presenter, National Advisory Board meeting, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Upham Hotel, Santa Barbara, California. April 10-12, 2008.

 

Martin, Tyronne. “Viral assembly of nanowires,” CNS Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara. April 22, 2008.

 

Newfield, Christopher. “Budgetary Trends at the University of California” (Problems for Basic Research), Meeting of The Regents of the University of California. May 2008.

 

Scotchmer, Suzanne, "Picking Winners in Rounds of Elimination,” "Inventing a Cleaner Future, Climate Change the Opportunities for IP", European Patent Forum, Slovenia. May 2008.

 

Satterfield, Terre. “IRG-7.” Presentation in Reverse Site Visit review of UC Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, NSF, Arlington, Virginia. May 15, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. PI and Lead presenter, NSF Site Visit, University of California, Santa Barbara. May 15-17, 2008.

 

Macala, Gerald S. and Kasim Alimahomed (Carlos Perez and Christopher J. Newfield). "From Lab to Society: NanoTech Transfer of Quantum Dots," Poster presented at the Inauguration of spatial@ucsb, Perspectives for Teaching and Research, Corwin Pavilion, University Center, University of California, Santa Barbara. May 29, 2008.

 

Newfield, Christopher. “DARPA’s Impact on Photovoltaic Research,” Conference on Tracking the Hidden Developmental State, Institute for International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. June 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr, Nick Pidgeon, Tee Rogers-Hayden, and Karl Bryant. “Public Deliberations on Nanotechnology Risks and Governance: A UK – US comparative study,” Mini-Symposium on “Risks, Perceptions, and Governance of Emerging Nanotechnologies” World Congress of Risk, Guadalajara, Mexico. June 8-12, 2008.

 

Satterfield, Terre, Milind Kandlikar, and Christian Beaudrie. “Meta-Analysis of Nanotech Risk Perception Survey Literature,” Mini-Symposium on “Risks, Perceptions, and Governance of Emerging Nanotechnologies” World Congress of Risk, Guadalajara, Mexico. June 8-12, 2008.

 

Appelbaum, Richard and Rachel Parker. “China’s (Not So Hidden) Developmental State: Becoming a Leading Nanotechnology Innovator in the 21st Century,” Great Transformations Workshop, University of California, Berkeley. June 20-21, 2008.

 

Conti, Joseph (with Terre Satterfield, and Barbara Herr Harthorn). "Framing Emergent Technologies as Risk Objects: The Politics of Representation in Social Science Research."  The 38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology. Budapest, Hungary. June 26-30, 2008.

 

Frederick, Stacey. Workshop on Global Value Chains Analysis, presented to CNS Summer Interns, University of California, Santa Barbara. June 25, 2008.

 

Mody, Cyrus C.M. “History of Nano: A Half-Century Arc,” NSF Nano in Society PI Meeting, Arlington, Virginia. July 2008.

 

Pidgeon, Nick. “Risk and Perception of Nanotechnology,” presentation at American Society of Mechanical Engineers/Institute of Mechanical Engineers summer school on nanotechnology, London. July 2, 2008. [outreach]

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. US Co-Chair, US-France, Nanotechnologies: The Next Generation, Young Engineering Scientists Symposium 2008. Chair/discussant Societal Dimensions & Impacts sessions. Embassy of France, Washington, DC. July 7-9, 2008.

 

Kandlikar, M. Kandlikar, M. “The impact of toxicity testing costs on nanomaterial regulation.” In Nanotechnologies: The Next Generation, Young Engineering Scientists Symposium 2008. Embassy of France, Washington, DC. July 7-9, 2008.

 

Mody, Cyrus C.M. “Some Early Historical Observations on the Commercialization of Nanotubes,” US-France Young Engineering Scientists Symposium 2008, Washington, DC. July 8, 2008.

 

Scotchmer, Suzanne, "Picking Winners in Rounds of Elimination,” Kauffman Summer Legal Institute at Dana Point, California. July 10-13, 2008.

 

Choi, Hyungsub. "Technology Importation, Corporate Strategies, and the Emergence of the Japanese Semiconductor Industry," The 12th International Conference on the History of Science in East Asia, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. July 14-18, 2008.

 

CNS-University of California, Santa Barbara, Co-host, NSF Nanotechnology in Society PI meeting, Arlington, Virginia. July 28-29, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. Panelist, Formal and Informal Nanotechnology Education, Nano in Society PI meeting, NSF, Arlington, Virginia. July 28-29, 2008.

 

Harthorn Barbara Herr. Panelist, Public Understanding of Nanotechnology and Risk Perception, Nano in Society PI meeting, NSF, Arlington, Virginia. July 28-29, 2008.

 

Macala, Jerry. Google Earth and kml tutorial for CNS Grad Fellows and Summer Interns, CNS-University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California. July 30, 2008.

 

Ingram, Mary & and Jerry Macala. “From Space Colonies to Nanobots: Exploring the Space-Nano Connections,” Poster presented at the Gordon Conference on Science and Technology Policy, Big Sky, Montana. August 2008.

 

Macala, Jerry. "Innovation and Collaboration in the Nanoscale Laboratory,” Poster presented at the Gordon Conference on Science and Technology Policy, Big Sky, Montana. August 2008.

 

Parker, Rachel. “Nanotechnology in China: The role of Central Government in directing R&D,” Poster presented at the Gordon Research Conference, Big Sky, Montana. August 2008.

 

Scotchmer, Suzanne, “Innovation Policy,” Helsinki Center for Economic Research, Finland. August 2008.

 

Bunch, Sarah. CNS undergraduate intern presentation, University of California, Santa Barbara. August 1, 2008.

 

McCuster, Christian. Sarah. CNS undergraduate intern presentation, University of California, Santa Barbara. August 1, 2008.

 

Meyer, Dayna. CNS undergraduate intern presentation, University of California, Santa Barbara. August 1, 2008.

 

Gray, Summer. “Key Questions in STS (Science and Technology Studies),” CNS Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara. August 6, 2008.

 

Balfour, Beatrice. CNS INSET undergraduate intern presentation, University of California, Santa Barbara. August 13, 2008.

 

Billones, Brian. CNS INSET undergraduate intern presentation, University of California, Santa Barbara. August 13, 2008.

 

Conti, Joseph, Alexis D. Ostrowski, Tyronne Martin, and Barbara Herr Harthorn. “Nanotoxicology and Governance: The Social and Technical Construction of an Expert Knowledge Field,” poster presented at the Gordon Conference on Science and Technology Policy, Big Sky, Montana. August 17-22, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. Panel Discussant in panel on Public Participation in Nanotechnology, at the Gordon Conference on Science and Technology Policy, Big Sky, Montana. August 17-22, 2008.

 

Dillemuth, Julie, Erica Lively, and Rachel Parker. Traveling Nanotechnologies. Panel presentation at Educators’ Workshop, co-sponsored by CNS and CNSI, University of California, Santa Barbara. September 12, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. “IRG 7—Environmental Risk Perception & Nanotechnology,” Presentation in UC CEIN kick-off meeting, University of Los Angeles, California. September 19, 2008.

 

Appelbaum, Richard. “China’s (Not So Hidden) Developmental State: Becoming a Leading Nanotechnology Innovator in the 21st Century,” conference on China, Taiwan, and the Future of the Developing World, Taiwan National University, National Chenggchi University, and Academia Sinica; Taipei, Taiwan. September 19-20, 2008.

 

Bimber, Bruce (discussion leader). Technological Determinism is Dead; Long Live Technological Determinism, Chapter 7 of STS Handbook, CNS Graduate Fellow Intensive Training, University of California, Santa Barbara. September 23, 2008.

 

Mohr, John (discussion leader). A Textbook Case Revisited - Knowledge as a Mode of Existence, Chapter 4 of STS Handbook, CNS Graduate Fellow Intensive Training, University of California, Santa Barbara. September 24, 2008.

 

Lenoir, Timothy & Herron, Patrick. Mapping Chinese Nanotechnology and Pharmacogenomics: Sticky Ontologies and Social Networks. Power point presentation delivered at the Writing Genomics Workshop, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany. October 2008.

 

Newfield, Christopher. “Accelerating the Crisis: The American University Abroad,” American Studies Association Convention, Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 2008.

 

Newfield, Christopher. “Can Industry Funding Save Research: Comparing the United States and France,” Université de l’Automne” de Sauvons la Recherche, Conseil régional de Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France. October 2008.

 

Mody, Cyrus C.M. “Institutions as Stepping Stones: Rick Smalley and the Commercialization of Nanotubes,” Chalmers Institute of Technology Nanoscience seminar, Göteborg, Sweden. October 13, 2008.

 

Appelbaum, Richard. “China’s Developmental State: Becoming a 21st Century High-Tech Innovator,” Fifth Annual Seminar on Nanotechnology, Society, and the Environment; Natal, Brazil (presented by video hook-up). October 13-18, 2008.

 

Mody, Cyrus C.M. “Between Success and Scandal: Visionary Scientists and Molecular Electronics,” Göteborg University Science and Technology Studies Section seminar, Göteborg, Sweden. October 14, 2008.

 

Mody, Cyrus C.M. “The Long Arm of Moore’s Law: The Microelectronics Industry and Nanotechnology,” KTH Departments of Industrial Management and History of Science and Technology joint seminar, Stockholm, Sweden. October 16, 2008.

 

Hurt, Indy. “Indy does what? Spatial thinking, spatial analysis and data visualization with GIS,” CNS Seminar, Soc 591, University of California, Santa Barbara. October 22, 2008.

 

McCray, W. Patrick. “‘My God! Its Full of Stars’: Science, Computers, and the Coming Data Deluge,” invited talk given at Institut Méditerranéen de Recherches Avancées, Marseille, France. November 2008.

 

Newfield, Christopher. “Studying Innovation Networks: Internet is Better as Form than Function,” Institut Méditerranéen de Recherches Avancées, Marseille, France. November 2008.

 

Ostrowski, Alexis. “Understanding Quantum Dots,” CNS Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara. November 5, 2008.

 

Dillemuth, Julie. CNS Education/Public Engagement program, posters presented at the 2008 Global Nanoscale Science and Engineering Education meeting, Arlington, Virginia. November 13-14, 2008.

 

Bimber, Bruce. Seminar discussion on academic publishing, CNS Graduate Fellows Seminar, University of California, Santa Barbara. November 19, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Laury Oaks. Co-Chairs, session at American Anthropological Association meetings, “New Technologies, Gendered Meanings, and Social Inequalities,” San Francisco, California. November 20, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Karl Bryant. “The ‘White Male Effect’ and Gendered Risk Beliefs about Emerging Nanotechnologies in the US,” American Anthropological Association meetings, San Francisco, California. November 20, 2008.

 

Satterfield, Terre. “Crude Proxies, Racializing Narratives, and Backdoor Curiosities: Reflections across a Few Studies of Race, Gender, and Risk,”  American Anthropological Association meetings, San Francisco, California. November 20, 2008.

 

Rogers, Jennifer. “Preserving Culture and Identity: Emerging Technologies, Gender and Resistance,” Workshop on Nanotechnology, Equity and Equality, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. November 20-22, 2008.

 

Newfield, Christopher “Ending the Budget Wars: Funding the Humanities during a Crisis in Higher Education,” Modern Languages Association, San Francisco, December 2008.

 

Billones, Brian. Poster presentation, Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society conference, Washington, DC. December 2, 2008.

 

Balfour, Beatrice. Poster presentation, Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society conference, Washington, DC. December 2, 2008.

 

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. “The legacy and future of societal dimensions research,” NSEC PI meeting, NSF, Arlington Virginia. December 3, 2008.

 

Alimahomed, Kasim. "The Commercialization of Organic Solar Cells," Presentation for Materials Science 287B, Seminar in Organic Semiconductors (Dr. Gui Bazan). December 5, 2008.

 

Pidgeon, Nick and Barbara Herr Harthorn. “Nanotechnologies: Perception of Technological Risk & Constraints on Benefit among Comparative US/UK Publics,” Society for Risk Analysis, Boston. December 7-10, 2008.

 

2007

Appelbaum, Richard P. and Rachel Parker. “China’s Move Into  Nanotechnology: The High Road to Development,” East Asia Center, University of California, Santa Barbara, California. January 30, 2007.

Mody, Cyrus. “Building a Probe Microscopy Community,” 18th Annual James Waters Symposium Recognizing Pioneers in the Development of Analytical Instrumentation, Chicago. 2007.

Appelbaum, Richard P. “Innovation or Imitation? China’s Bid to Become a Global Leader in Nanotechnology,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Project on Emerging Technologies, program on Nanotechnology in China: Ambitions and Realities, Washington, DC. February 6, 2007.

Mody, Cyrus. “Some Thoughts on Why History Matters in Understanding the Social Issues of Nanotechnology and Other Converging Technologies,” Spanish National Research Council, “Making the CTEKS” workshop, Madrid, Spain. February 6, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Jennifer Earl. Center for Information Technology and Society and Center for Nanotechnology in Society reception for prospective students, University of California, Santa Barbara. February 8, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Karl Bryant. Co-Organizers/Co-Facilitators, Nanotechnology Public Deliberation Workshop, Health and Human Enhancement Technologies, Santa Barbara. February 10-11, 2007.

Mody, Cyrus. “Molecular Electronics in the Longue Durée: Microelectronics, Futurism, and Nanotechnology,” Rice University Department of History, Houston TX. February 12, 2007

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. Discussant, CNS-ASU panel at American Association for the Advancement of Society meetings, San Francisco. Feb 15-19, 2007.

Appelbaum, Richard P. “China’s Bid to Become a Leader in Nanotechnology,” UCSB Department of Geography Colloquium, Santa Barbara. March 8, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. “CNS-UCSB Overview,” “Working Group 3: Risk Perception and Social Response,” “Nanotechnology in Society -- Future Directions,” NSF Nano in Society PI meeting, Arlington Virginia. March 15-16, 2007. 

McCray, Patrick. Presentation of WG1 research, NSF Nano in Society PI Meeting, Arlington, VA. March 15-16, 2007.

Mody, Cyrus. “Molecular Electronics and the Microelectronics Origins of Nanotechnology,” Nano and Giga Challenges in Electronics and Photonics Symposium, Tempe AZ. March 16, 2007

Appelbaum, Richard P. “China’s Bid to Become a leader in Nanotechnology,” Chancellor’s Community Breakfast, Santa Barbara, California. March 19, 2007.

Lenoir, Timothy. “Visual Mapping of Nanotechnology Networks,” presented at the annual meeting of the Center for Genome Ethics Law and Policy at Duke University, Durham, NC. March 23, 2007.

Appelbaum, Richard P. and Rachel Parker. “Nanotechnology in a Global Context: The Case of China,” Global Knowledge Economy: Current Issues and Trends in the United States, East Asia, and Europe Conference, Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness, Duke University, Durham, NC. March 29-30, 2007.

Gereffi, Gary. “Visual Mapping of Nanotechnology Networks,” presented at Nanotechnology and the Emerging Global Knowledge Economy: Challenges and Opportunities, Duke University, Durham, NC. March 29-30, 2007.

Gereffi, Gary, Stacey Frederick and Ryan Ong. “Nanotechnology in North Carolina,” Center on Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness, Duke University, Durham NC. March 29, 2007

Lenoir, Timothy. “Visual Mapping of Nanotechnology Networks,” Nanotechnology and the Emerging Global Knowledge Economy: Challenges and Opportunities, Duke University, Durham NC. March 29-30, 2007

Appelbaum, Richard P. “The Impact of Ending the Multifibre Arrangement on Apparel - Exporting Developing Countries – With a Brief Detour into China’s Emergence as a High-Tech Power, and Some Possible Implications for Developing Countries,” presentation at “The Rise of the New Asian Giants: Adaptive Strategies in the Global Economy” conference at the Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. April 13, 2007.

Lenoir, Timothy. “Contemplating Singularity: On Nanomachines and Postbiological Selves,” Interfaces and Visualizations: A State-of-the-Art Conference on the Humanities in Post-human Times, University of Illinois. April 21, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. CNS National Advisory Board meeting, multiple presentations, Santa Barbara, CA. April 23-24, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and W. Patrick McCray. Annual Meeting of the CNS National Advisory Board, Santa Barbara, California. April 23-24, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and McCray, Patrick. External Site Review, CNS-UCSB, Santa Barbara, California. April 24-26, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "Nanotechnology, Risk, and Societal Response" NanoRoundtable, Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley. May 4, 2007.

Pidgeon, Nick. “Risk Perception and Communication Related to Nanotechnologies.” NNI/RVO/IMEC Nanotech Outreach Workshop, Leuven, Belgium. May 7-8, 2007.

Gibson, R., W. Lusoli, S. Ward, and Robert Ackland. “Mapping “Small Things” on the Web: The Pro- and Anti-Nanotech Debate Online,” meeting of the International Communication Association, San Francisco, CA. May 24-28, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. “Interdisciplinary Social Science-STEM Graduate Education at the CNS-UCSB,” UC DIGSSS/AGEP Conference, Santa Barbara, California. May 25, 2007.

Lenoir, Timothy. “Contemplating Singularity: On Nanomachines and Postbiological Selves,” Media, Technology, and Society Program, Northwestern University School of Communication. May 26, 2007.

Stoltzfus, Kimberly and Erica Lively. “Nanotechnology: What It Is and What It Means for You,” Presentation at Laguna Blanca High School Senior Assembly, Santa Barbara, CA. 2007.

Stoltzfus, Kimberly. “Broader Impacts of Nanotechnology: Diffusion and Ethics,” Presentation and the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN), National Undergrad Convocation. 2007.

Conti, Joseph, Barbara Herr Harthorn, Richard P. Appelbaum, Patricia Holden, et al. “Health and Safety Practices in the Nanotechnology Workplace: Results from an International Survey,” Invited presentation at the Society for Advanced Materials and Process Engineering (SAMPE) Conference on the panel “Nanomaterials Health/Safety/Toxicity 2,” Baltimore. June 6, 2007.

Ingram-Waters, Mary. “Spaceflight, Frostbite, and Foresight: Exploring the Connections between the Pro-Space, Cryonics, and Nanotechnology Social Movements,” poster presented at Wharton-Chemical Heritage Foundation Symposium on Social Studies of Nanotechnology, Philadelphia. June 7, 2007.

McCray, W. Patrick.  Presentation of Working Group 1 research at March, 2007

McCray, W. Patrick. “Over the Red Brick Wall: Spintronics as an Over–the–Horizon Technology,” presented at Wharton-Chemical Heritage Foundation Symposium on Social Studies of Nanotechnology, Philadelphia. June, 2007

Lenoir, Timothy. Commentary on papers by Hyungsub Choi, Cyrus C.M. Mody, Frank Rothaermel, and Marie Thursby, Joint Wharton-Chemical Heritage Foundation Symposium on Social Studies of Nanotechnology, Wharton School, Philadelphia. June 7, 2007.

Pidgeon, Nick. “Risk Perception and Communication Related to Nanotechnologies,” European Science Foundation 1st Summer School on Nanomedicine, University of Cardiff, Cardiff, UK. June 10-15, 2007.

McCray, Patrick. “Spintronics, Novelty, and Over–the–Horizon Technologies,” paper presented at the Spintech IV conference, Maui. June 16-21, 2007.

Lenoir, Timothy. “Mapping Patents in Nanotechnology,” Institutional Fragmentation of Scientific Research Workshop, Zentrum für Interdiziplinäre Forschung, Bielefeld, Germany. June 17, 2007.

Lenoir, Timothy. “Strategies for Data Mining, Mapping and Visualization of Emerging Nanotechnologies,” lecture to the Visualization Group at the Zentrum für Interdiziplinäre Forschung (Zif), Bielefeld, Germany. June 18, 2007.

Pidgeon, Nick and Barbara Herr Harthorn. Co-Chairs/Co-Organizers, “Nanotechnologies: Emerging Risks and Societal Responses I and II,” Special symposium at the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe, The Hague, Netherlands. June 17-19, 2007.

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Nick Pidgeon. “Opening up Nanotechnology Dialogue with the Publics: Risk Communication or ‘Upstream Engagement’?” Paper presented in Nanotechnologies: Emerging Risks and Societal Responses, panel at the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe, Building Bridges: Issues for future risk research, The Hague, Netherlands. June 17-19 2007.

Satterfield, Terre and Milind Kandlikar. “Expert Judgments of Public Perceptions: How Well Do They Know Their Audience?” Paper presented in Nanotechnologies: Emerging Risks and Societal Responses, panel at the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe, Building Bridges: Issues for future risk research, The Hague, Netherlands. June 17-19 2007.

Pidgeon, Nick and Barbara Herr Harthorn. Co-Chairs/Co-Organizers, “Nanotechnologies: Emerging Risks and Societal Responses,” panel at the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe, The Hague, Netherlands. June 17-19, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Karl Bryant. “Understanding Nanoscale Scientists’ Attenuation Under Uncertainty,” paper presented in “Nanotechnologies: Emerging Risks and Societal Responses” panel at the Society for Risk Analysis-Europe, The Hague, Netherlands. June 17-19, 2007

Mowery, David C. “What Does Economic Theory Tell Us About Mission-Oriented R&D?,” EPFL Technology Policy Conference, Monte Verita, Switzerland. June 18-21, 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr, "CNS-UCSB: Overview of Research, Education, and Engagement Programs," presentation in CNS program for incoming summer interns, June 25, 2007.

Stoltzfus, Kimberly. “A Day in the Life of a Graduate Student: How to Prepare and What to Expect,” Presentation for Internships in Nanosystems Science, Engineering and Technology (INSET) program, UC Santa Barbara. July 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. “NanoCafe: Nano-Medicines and Societal Issues,” Santa Barbara, July 18, 2007.

McCray, W. Patrick. “Reconverging Technologies: Space, Nano, and Fountains of Paradise,” (with M. Ingram-Waters), presented at the annual meeting of the Society for History of Technology. Washington, DC. 2007.

Appelbaum, Richard P. “Innovation or Imitation? China’s Bid to Become a Nanotech Power,” 4th Annual Symposium of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Growth, Menlo Park CA. October 4, 2007.

Ingram-Waters, Mary (with W. Patrick McCray). “From Space Colonies to Nanobots: Exploring a Hidden History of Nanotech,” annual meeting of the Society for the Social Studies of Science, Montreal. October 11, 2007.

Parker, Rachel and Richard P. Appelbaum. “Nanotechnology in a Global Context: The Case of China,” presentation to the Society for Social Studies of Science annual meeting, Montreal. October 11, 2007.

McCray, Patrick and Barbara Herr Harthorn (Co-Chairs/Co-Organizers). “Studying the Nano-Enterprise,” Panel for 4S meetings, Montreal, Canada. October 11-13, 2007.

Satterfield, Terre, Harthorn, Barbara Herr, and Kandlikar, Miland. “Research and Development in an Age of Upstreaming,” paper to be presented at the “Studying the Nano-Enterprise” panel for 4S meetings, Montreal. October 11-13, 2007.

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Karl Bryant. “Deliberating Nanotechnology Risks: UK and US Perspectives,” paper to be presented at the “Studying the Nano-Enterprise” panel for 4Smeetings, Montreal, Canada. October 11-13, 2007.

Newfield, Christopher. "Next Generation of Technology Transfer: Current Policy Limitations for Nanoscale Research," paper presented at the “Studying the Nano-Enterprise” panel for 4S meetings, Montreal. October 11-13, 2007.

Appelbaum, Richard. “China’s Bid to Become a Global Leader in Nanotechnology,” paper presented at the “Studying the Nano-Enterprise” panel for 4S meetings, Montreal, Canada. October 11-13, 2007.

Lenoir, Timothy and Eric Gianella. “Technology Platforms in the Landscape of Contemporary Science” paper to be presented at the “Studying the Nano-Enterprise” panel for 4Smeetings, Montreal, Canada. October 11-13, 2007.

Mody, Cyrus. “Crazy or Brilliant or…?: Molecular Electronics and the Interpretive Flexibility of Personality,” Society for the History of Technology annual meeting, Washington, DC. October 19, 2007.

Mody, Cyrus (with Michael Lynch). “From Dr. Goring to Nanotechnology: Test Objects as Reflexive Instruments,” Images of the Nanoscale: From Creation to Consumption workshop, Columbia SC. October 27, 2007.

Alimahomed, Kasim, and Kimberly Stolzfus, et al. “Defining Creativity Through Dialectics,” 93rd National Communication Association Annual Meeting, Chicago. November 2007.

Alimahomed, Kasim, and Kimberly Stoltzfus, et al. “Creativity as Structured Heteroglossia: Toward a Dialectical Reformulation of Group Communication and Creativity,” Presented to the Group Communication Division at the National Communication Association annual conference, Chicago. November 2007.

Appelbaum, Richard P. (with Alec Wodtke). “China’s Role in Nanotechnology,” CNS-UCSB Nano-Meeter, Santa Barbara. November 2007.

Newfield, Christopher. “The US Innovation System and Europe: Implications of Nanoscale Research,” Central European University, Budapest. December 2007.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. Three presentations at the NSF NSEC PI meeting, December 5-6, 2007.

 

2006

 

Hu, Evelyn. "Composing a Life in Nanoscience: A Journey of Discovery," Santa Barbara chapter meeting of the AAUW.  Dececember 14, 2005.

Newfield, Christopher. "The University in an Age of Commercial Research: Where will the Bologna Process Take Europe’s Universities?" Instituts für Nordamerikastudien, Albert-Ludwig Universität, Freiburg, Berlin, Germany. January 2006. 

McCray, W. Patrick. "Forbidding Science? Balancing Freedom, Security, Innovation, and Precaution," Invited panelist for international conference hosted by the Center for the Study of Law, Science, and Technology, Arizona State University. January 12-13, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "Center for Nanotechnology in Society-UCSB," CNS-ASU launch event, Tempe, AZ. January 30, 2006. 

Seibold, David. "Quantitative Measures of Group and Organizational Communication," Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Western States Communication Association, Palm Springs, CA. February 2006.

Appelbaum, Richard, Barbara Herr Harthorn, W. Patrick McCray, and Christopher Newfield. "CNS at UC Santa Barbara," presentation to National Science Foundation. February 8, 2006. 

Rogers-Hayden, Tee (Co-Organizer), with Dr Ben Anderson, Dr Matthew Kearnes and Dr Rob Doubleday, "Nanotechnologies and Other Emerging Technologies," one-day workshop, Durham University. February 10, 2006.

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Nick Pidgeon. "Enlarging the Nano Public Engagement Terrain," Nanotechnologies and Other Emerging Technologies Workshop, Durham University. February 10, 2006.

McCray, W. Patrick and Barbara Herr Harthorn. "The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at UCSB," "Social Science Engages Nanotechnology" panel, American Association for the Advancement of Science, St. Louis, MO. February 17, 2006.

Hu, Evelyn. "Basketballs, Avian Flu and a Flattened World: The Promise of Nanotechnology," Santa Barbara Rotary Club. February 17, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and W. Patrick McCray. "CNS-UCSB," presenters to the College of Letters and Science (Chairs meeting), UCSB. February 23, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr & Hillary Haldane. Presenters in Let's Explore Applied Physical Science (LEAPS) seminar, UCSB. February 24, 2006. 

Mody, Cyrus. "Constituent Communities and the Creation of Nanotechnology," Invited talk, MIT. February 27, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "What's a Medical Anthropologist Doing Leading a Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center?" Anthropology Department, UCSB. February 28, 2006.

Newfield, Christopher. “Governance and Creativity in Nanoscale Research," Tomorrow's People Conference, Said Business School, University of Oxford. March 2006.

Newfield, Christopher. "What is American Business Culture?" Institut de l’études européens, Université de Paris – VIII. March 2006.

Mowery, David. "Academic Patents and Material Transfer Agreements: Complements or Substitutes?" (with A. Ziedonis), presented at the meetings of the Association of University Technology Managers, Orlando, FL. March 2, 2006.

Mowery, David. "Proposition 71 and the 'Bayh-Dole Model,'" presented at the Berkeley Center for Law & Economics conference on Proposition 71, Boalt Hall Law School, UC Berkeley. March 3, 2006.

Hu, Evelyn. "Impossibly Small (?): The Wonders of Nanotechnology," Science and Technology/MESA Day, UC Santa Barbara. March 4, 2006.

Mowery, David. "Lessons from the history of federal R&D policy for an 'Energy ARPA,'" written testimony prepared for "Should Congress Establish 'ARPA – E,' the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy?" Science Committee, U.S. House of Representatives. March 9, 2006.

Pidgeon, Nick. "Risk and Uncertainty," Schering-British Council Meeting, British Embassy. March 9, 2006.

Appelbaum, Richard. "Overview of the proposed work of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society (CNS) at the University of California, Santa Barbara," The US-China Nanotechnology Workshop, NSF, Arlington, VA. March 23-24, 2006.

Barnett, Gerald. "Metrics and Leading Indicators for Collaborative Structures," Bay Area Science and Innovation Consortium, IP Working Group, San Francisco, CA. March 23, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "Understanding Nanotechnology and Societal Change," Professional Development Workshop, Student Affairs Retreat, UCSB. March 23, 2006.

Mowery, David. "University-Industry Research Collaboration and Technology Transfer in the United States since 1980," presented at the SSRC – World Bank symposium on "University-Industry Linkages," Paris. March 27, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr & Terre Satterfield. Presentation on Risk Research at the CNS-UCSB, panel on Risk Studies in Applied Anthropology, Society for Applied Anthropology/Society for Medical Anthropology, Vancouver. March 29, 2006.

Seibold, David. "Temporality and Creativity in Groups: Research Program and Prospects," Presented to the Department of Communication, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. April 2006.

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Nick Pidgeon. "'Upstream' Public Engagement on Nanotechnologies, a new turn in Technology Governance in the UK," Department of Political Science, Life-Science-Governance Research Platform, University of Vienna. April 6, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. Presentation on the CNS-UCSB at UCSB Center for Information Technology and Society board meeting, Santa Barbara, CA. April 9, 2006.

Ackland, Robert, Mathieu O'Neil, Bruce Bimber, Rachel Gibson and Stephen Ward. "New Methods for Studying Online Environmental-Activist Networks," International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. April 21, 2006.

O'Neil, Mathieu and Robert Ackland. "The Structural Role of Nanotechnology-Opposition in Online Environmental-Activist Networks," International Sunbelt Social Networks Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. April 21, 2006.

Mowery, David. "'Nonglobalization' of Innovation? The Semiconductor Industry" (with J. Macher and A. deMinin), presented at the National Academy of Sciences STEP Board conference on Globalization of Innovation, Washington, D.C. April 21, 2006.

Newfield, Christopher. "Intellectual Property and the Creative Process," Atlanta Science and Technology Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology. May 2006.

Newfield, Christopher. "Creativity and US Business Culture," Institut de l'études européens, Université de Paris – VIII. May 2006.

Newfield, Christopher. "A Game the West Can Win? Innovation, the University, and the High-Tech Economy," Institut de l'études européens, Université de Paris – VIII. May 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "CNS-UCSB Overview," Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Public Launch event, UCSB. May 4, 2006

Newfield, Christopher. "Where’s My Flying Car?" Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Public Launch event, UCSB. May 4, 2006.

Hu, Evelyn. "'The World is Flat' Nano-Style: Avian Flu, Silver Band-Aids and the Promises of Nanotechnology for Society," Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Public Launch event, UCSB. May 4, 2006.

Mowery, David. "The Bayh-Dole Act and High-Technology Entrepreneurship in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s," presented at the Kauffman Foundation – Max Planck Gesellschaft conference on Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth, Munich, Germany. May 8–9, 2006.

Pidgeon, Nick. "The British Nanotechnologies Report and the Case for Upstream Societal Dialogue," VALDOR-2006, Stockholm. May 15-18, 2006. 

McCray, W. Patrick. Panelist for Conference on Trading Zones, Interactional Expertise and Interdisciplinary Collaboration, NSF-funded international conference hosted by Arizona State University. May 21-25, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "How Do We Identify the Publics to be Engaged in Nanotechnology?" Plenary presentation, National Nanotechnology Coordinating Office, Public Participation workshop, Arlington, VA. May 30-31, 2006.

Hu, Evelyn. "Frontiers of Nanotechnology," American Institute of Physics 75th Anniversary, Diverse Frontiers of Science Symposium, June 3, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "Studying Nanotechnology and Society at UCSB," Chancellor's Community Breakfast, Cabrillo Arts Center, Santa Barbara. June 9, 2006.

McCray, W. Patrick. "Much Ado About Next to Nothing? Making Policies for our Nano-Future," Chancellor's Community Breakfast, Cabrillo Arts Center, Santa Barbara. June 9, 2006.

Barnett, Gerald. "Information and Invention," AUTM Software and Digital Media Course, Pittsburgh, PA. June 23, 2006.

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Nick Pidgeon. "Nano Jury UK: The 'Evaluators' Perspective," guest workshop participant on the Citizen Participation in Science and Technology: How to Design and Organize Deliberation, Citizen Participation in Science and Technology (CIPAST) panel, Dresden. June 26-28, 2006.

Pidgeon, Nick. "Trust, Risk and Public Engagement," Towards a Sustainable Energy Economy Workshop, University of Oxford. June 26-28, 2006.

Barnett, Gerald. "Tech Transfer: New Models in University Innovation," panelist, The Venture Forum 2006, San Jose, CA. June 28, 2006.

Appelbaum, Richard and Gary Gereffi. "From Cheap Labor to High-Tech Leadership: Will China's Investment in Nanotechnology Pay Off?," conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics, Trier, Germany. June 30-July 2, 2006.

Seibold, David. "Structuration and Group Communication," conference of the International Network for Group Research, Pittsburgh, PA. July 2006.

McCray, W. Patrick. "Impact of Nanotechnology in Society," UCSB EPSEM seminar. July 19, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "Nanotechnology and Society," UCSB RISE program. August 1, 2006.

Bimber, Bruce. "Nanotechnology and Social Movements," Plenary Address, Societal Impacts of Nanotechnology Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. Aug 3-4, 2006.

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Nick Pidgeon. “Reflecting upon the First Citizens’ Jury on Nanotechnology, Nano Jury UK,” Reviewing Humanness: Bodies, Technologies and Spaces, European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST) Conference, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. August 23-26, 2006.

Bimber, Bruce. "Nanotechnology and Public Policy: Reports from the Field," Roundtable Panelist, Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia. Aug. 31, 2006.

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Nick Pidgeon. “Creating the Future through Public Engagement on Nanotechnologies,” Future Matters: Futures Known, Created and Minded, Cardiff University, United Kingdom. September 4-6, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Tee Rogers-Hayden. Co-Chairs/Co-Organizers, Risk Perceptions and Social Responses to Emerging Nanotechnologies, session at the Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4 S), Vancouver. November 2-4, 2006.

Bimber, Bruce and David A. Weaver. "Framing Nano in the News," Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4 S), Vancouver. November 2-4, 2006.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr, Hillary Haldane and Karl Bryant. “Risk and Responsibility: How Nanoscientists and Engineers View the Nano-Enterprise,”Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver. November 2-4, 2006.

Lenoir, Timothy. “Visual Mapping of Nanotechnology Networks,” Messy Shapes of Knowledge, Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver. November 2-4, 2006.

Mody, Cyrus. “Conferences, Community, and Nanotechnology: From Birth to Rebirth.” Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver. November 4, 2006

Rogers-Hayden, Tee and Nick Pidgeon. "Deliberating Emerging Nanotechnologies in the UK and Beyond," Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver. November 2-4, 2006.

Satterfield, Terre and Milind Kandlikar. "Expert Judgments of Public Perceptions: How Well Do They Know their Audience?" Annual Meeting of Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), Vancouver. Nov 2-4, 2006.

Gereffi, Gary and Ryan Ong. “Upgrading in the Global Knowledge Economy: Insights from China and India,” Global Value Chains Workshop, Center of Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness, Duke University, Durham, NC. November 9, 2006.

Mody, Cyrus. “Molecular Electronics in the Longue Durée,” University of Pennsylvania Department of History and Sociology of Science, Philadelphia. November 13, 2006

Harthorn, Barbara. "ICON Project: Global Survey of Industry Safety Handling Practices of Nano Materials," national press presentation teleconference/webcast. November 13, 2006.

Mody, Cyrus. “The Long Arm of Moore’s Law,” Amherst College Law and Science Seminar, Amherst Mass. November 27, 2006

Harthorn, Barbara Herr. "NSEC: CNS-UCSB," NSF NSE NSEC PI meeting, Arlington, VA. December 4-6, 2006.

 

2005

Harthorn, Barbara Herr and Christopher Newfield. "CNS-UCSB," Presentation and participants at the meeting of the International Nanotechnology and Society Network, London. October 17, 2005.

Mody, Cyrus. "Commercializing Probe Microscopy," National Bureau of Economic Research Science & Engineering Workforce Project Workshop, Cambridge, MA. October 20, 2005.

Mody, Cyrus. "Nanotechnology and the Modern University," Society for Social Studies of Science annual meeting, Pasadena, CA. October 21, 2005.

Mody, Cyrus. "Commercializing Probe Microscopy," Anthropology colloquium, MIT. October 24, 2005.

Hu, Evelyn. "The Power of the Very Small: Nanoscience Innovation at the CNSI," 2005 Taiwan-American Aeronautics & Space Technology Conference. October 29, 2005.

Mody, Cyrus. "Test Objects and the Materials of Community," Society for the History of Technology annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN. November 4, 2005.

Harthorn, Barbara Herr, W. Patrick McCray, Richard P. Appelbaum, Bruce Bimber, and Evelyn Hu; CNS-UCSB and CNS-ASU network meeting, UCSB. November 20, 2005.

 

 

 

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