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National Nanotechnology Initiative: Charting the Course for Reauthorization
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| Science, Technology, and Innovation |
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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02:30 PM
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SR - 253
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View Archive Webcast
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| Nanotechnology has the potential to be the next great technological revolution. Currently, the federal investment, through the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), is nearly $1.5 billion. This hearing will examine the five year period since the NNI was initially authorized in 2003 and explore issues the Committee should consider for the next reauthorization.
The webcast will be audio only. |
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Minority Statements
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Witnesses
Opening Remarks
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Mr. Robert A. Robinson
Managing Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office
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Panel 2
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Mr. David Rejeski
Director, Foresight and Governance Project and Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies
Woodrow Wilson Center
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Dr. P. Lee Ferguson
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of South Carolina
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