| The Blue Ribbon Task Force
on nanotechnology was initiated by California
congressman Mike Honda and California State
Controller Steve Westly, who will serve as Honorary
Co-Chairs of the group. Scott Hubbard, Director of
NASA’s Ames Research Center, will be the acting
Chair responsible for driving task force activities.
From Silicon Valley and the
Bay Area and throughout Southern California, the
task force charter is to promote all of California
as the national and worldwide center for
nanotechnology research, development and
commercialization. The primary objective of the task
force is to help develop a regional nanotechnology
economic development initiative. The task force will
document its work in one or more white papers that
analyze the direction and state of nanotechnology,
and propose specific recommendations that will
position California as the national and worldwide
center for nanotechnology research, development and
commercialization.
Task force members represent
the breadth of stakeholder groups in California
nanotechnology, including research, education,
industry, technology transfer, government, funding,
ethics, professional services, non-profits, industry
associations and medical.
Ken Dozier, Executive
Director of the USC ETTC, has been named to the task
force. Dozier is one of forty selected for
membership on the task force. Dozier will serve on
the Policy and Ethics subcommittee. Other task force
subcommittees include Research and Development,
Education, Commercialization and
Facilities/Infrastructure.
The USC ETTC is also
responsible for the committee website. You can learn
more about the work the task force is doing at
http://www.blueribbonnano.org |
