View Source | September 23, 2013
David Guston, a senior sustainability scientist and director of ASU's Center for Nanotechnology in Society, is set to bring a more social and ethical outlook to ASU's research through the university's new Virtual Institute for Responsible Innovation.
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Virtual Institute will bring together an international team of concerned scientists, researchers, and students to instill more responsibility into emerging technologies.
"We are thrilled that NSF has chosen to advance responsible innovation through this unique, international collaboration," Guston says. "It will give ASU the opportunity to help focus the field and ensure that people start thinking about the broader implications of knowledge-based innovation."