Recognition for Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students
Susan McGrath, associate professor of engineering and
lecturer at the Thayer
School of Engineering, was recently appointed to the Personal Protective
Equipment Committee at the Institute of Medicine, IOM (part of the National
Academies). The committee will examine scientific and technical issues in
the development and use of personal protective equipment and explore emerging
research areas. McGrath was also asked to join the Emergency Management
Technical Committee, part of the Organization for the Advancement of Structured
Information Standards (OASIS), which will assist in the development of
standards for emergency response data exchange and interoperability. McGrath's
research interests include mobile computing and intelligent software
applications for biomedical and emergency management and command and control
applications.
James Moor, professor of philosophy, was appointed to the
Nanoethics Advisory Board on January 29. Nanoethics is the study of moral and
societal issues arising from emerging nanotechnology, such as those related to
environmental safety, privacy, human enhancement, and terrorism. As public
interest grows concerning nanotechnology's impact on ethics and society, the
Advisory Board will provide guidance on a broad range of important issues
including business, education, science, economics, law, and medicine. Moor,
whose research interests include philosophy of artificial intelligence and
computer ethics, is the editor of the journal Minds and Machines and
is the president of the International Society for Ethics and Information
Technology. The Nanoethics Group is a non-partisan and independent research
organization formed to educate and advise both organizations and the broader
public on these issues as a foundation guide for policy and responsible
research.
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