NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE: OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLAN

NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE: OVERVIEW AND STRATEGIC PLAN

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CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1: THE NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE: OVERVIEW, REAUTHORIZATION, AND APPROPRIATIONS ISSUES

SUMMARY

INTRODUCTION

OVERVIEW

NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

NNI ASSESSMENTS BY PCAST, NRC: SELECTED ISSUES, FINDINGS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS

SELECTED NNI REPORTS

SELECTED NANOTECHNOLOGY LEGISLATION IN THE 113TH, 112TH, AND 111TH CONGRESSES

CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS

APPENDIX A. SELECTED REPORTS ON THE NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE

APPENDIX B. LIST OF NNI AND NANOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED ACRONYMS

Chapter 2NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE STRATEGIC PLAN

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE NNI

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

PROGRAM COMPONENT AREAS

COORDINATION AND ASSESSMENT

CONCLUDING REMARKS

APPENDIX A. EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT

APPENDIX B. 2013 NNI STRATEGIC PLANNING STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP SUMMARY

APPENDIX C: OVERVIEW OF FORMER PROGRAM COMPONENT AREAS (PCAS) AND COMPARISON WITH REVISED PCAS

APPENDIX D. ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

INDEX