September 7: Boaz Yona
Zvi Meitar Institute for Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Emerging Technologies (Israel)
"Disruptive uses of blockchain: Resolving ethical and legal considerations"
2016-17 International Visitorship Talk Series
During the 2016-17 academic year, early career researchers from VIRI partner sites worldwide visited the Arizona State University campus to present their research, and receive input from, faculty and students.
October 5: Anders Hanssen
Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (Norway)
"Engaging stakeholders in biotechnology patenting; a post-normal analysis of the European patent system"
November 2: Lalitha Sundaram
University of Cambridge (U.K.)
"Synthetic biology from bench to field: The arsenic biosensor"
January 11: Rob Smith
King’s College, London (U.K.)
"Visions of value in public synthetic biology and beyond"
March 15: Mario Pansera
University of Exeter (U.K.)
"Discourses of innovation and development: Insights from ethnographic case studies"
April 12: Alberto Aparicio
University College London (U.K)
"Exploring responsibility and the limits of biology through the narratives and imaginaries of xenobiology"
May 5th: Ana Paula Camelo
State University of Campinas (Brazil)
"Of which energy future(s) are we talking about? Reflections on the ongoing energy policy in Brazil"