{"357801":{"#nid":"357801","#data":{"type":"news","title":"PhD Student Presents at NT4D","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ENunn School PhD student Taylor Smith was invited to present at 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 in late November in Chantilly, Virginia.\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. Smith is working alongside 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, 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\u003ENT4D 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 Lloyd Whitman, Assistant Director of Nanotechnology in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; Mihail C. Roco, Chair of the US National Science and Technology Council subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology (NSET); and 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, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.onr.navy.mil\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EOffice of Naval Research\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.dtra.mil\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDefense Threat Reduction Agency\u003C\/a\u003E (DTRA), and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(DARPA), NT4D remains the foremost 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 Taylor Smith was invited to present at 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 in late November in Chantilly, Virginia.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Nunn School PhD student Taylor Smith was invited to present at the 2014 Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (NT4D)."}],"uid":"27889","created_gmt":"2014-12-17 12:22:50","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:41","author":"Beth Godfrey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"357791":{"id":"357791","type":"image","title":"NT4D","body":null,"created":"1449245767","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:07","changed":"1475895091","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:31","alt":"NT4D","file":{"fid":"201471","name":"nt4d.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nt4d_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/nt4d_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":36577,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/nt4d_0.jpg?itok=sN3yCPG1"}},"357781":{"id":"357781","type":"image","title":"Taylor Smith","body":null,"created":"1449245767","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:16:07","changed":"1475895091","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:51:31","alt":"Taylor Smith","file":{"fid":"201470","name":"taylor_smith_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/taylor_smith_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/taylor_smith_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":77776,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/taylor_smith_0_0.jpg?itok=2kT4AkU7"}}},"media_ids":["357791","357781"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"149","name":"Nanotechnology and Nanoscience"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1188","name":"International Affairs"},{"id":"922","name":"Kosal"},{"id":"107","name":"Nanotechnology"},{"id":"80171","name":"Nanotechnology for Defense Conference (NT4D)"},{"id":"167055","name":"security"},{"id":"1594","name":"Taylor"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39451","name":"Electronics and Nanotechnology"},{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMargaret E. 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