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About CNS-ASU
Assistant Research Professor, Center for Nanotechnology in Society and Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes
Erik Fisher joins CNS-ASU from the University of Colorado's Center for Science and Technology Policy Research. In the summer of 2006, a CNS-ASU fellowship allowed him to spend several weeks in the Netherlands, comparing international studies of nanotechnology in society. His Ph.D research included both macro- and micro-level analysis of the integration of societal considerations into R&D. He conducted ethnographic-style research in a nanoscale engineering laboratory to investigate the possibility and utility of implementing key provisions of federal nanotechnology legislation. Fisher's research has been published in Science and Public Policy, Technology in Society, and Philosophy Today. Fisher has participated various public forums on nanotechnology and society sponsored by the Colorado Nanotechnology Association, Colorado Nanotechnology Roadmap, and U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative. In the summer of 2006, the CNS-ASU From 1999-2003 Fisher was Humanities Advisor for the College of Engineering and Applied Science, where he developed and directed programs incorporating societal dimensions into the technical curriculum. In 2002, he received a National Endowment for the Humanities Focus Grant for the Dialogues Between the Two Cultures project, involving faculty from engineering and the humanities. He holds a graduate certificate in Science and Technology Policy, an MA in Classics, and a BA in Philosophy and Mathematics.
Email: efisher1@asu.edu |
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Erik Fisher