David H. Guston

Biography

Dr. Guston is professor of political science and co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. He is Principal Investigator and Director of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University. CNS-ASU is a National Science Foundation-funded Nano-scale Science and Engineering Center (NSF # 0531194; $6.2M over five years) dedicated to studying the societal implications of nanoscale science and engineering research and improving the societal outcomes of nanotechnologies through enhancing the societal capacity to understand and make informed choices. He teaches course in governing emerging technologies, policy process and public policy.

Selected Publications

Barben, D., E. Fisher, C. L. Selin, and D. H. Guston, 2008. Anticipatory Governance of Nanotechnology: Foresight, Engagement, and Integration. The New Handbook of Science and Technology Studies. MIT Press.

Scheufele, D. A., E. Corley, S. Dunwoody, T. Shih, E. Hillback, and D. H. Guston. 2007. Nanotechnology: Scientists Worry About Some Risks More Than the General Public. Nature Nanotechnology.

Guston, D. H. 2007. Nanoscale: Issues and Perspectives for the Nano Century. John Wiley and Sons.

Guston, D. H. 2007. Toward Centres for Responsible Innovation in the Commercialized University. Public Science in Liberal Democracy: The Challenge to Science and Democracy. University of Toronto Press.

Miller, C. A., D. H. Guston, D. Barben, J. M. Wetmore, C. L. Selin, and E. Fisher. 2007. Nanotechnology and Society: Ideas for Education and Public Engagement Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU.

Guston, D. H, J. Parsi, and J. R. Tosi. 2007. Anticipating the Ethical and Political Challenges of Human Nanotechnologies. Nanoethics: Examining the Societal Implications of Nanotechnology. John Wiley and Sons.