The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is pleased to announce that Prof. James Giordano, PhD, Vice President for Academic Programs and Director of the Center for Neurotechnology Studies, is a recipient of a J. William Fulbright Senior Fellowship Award.  As a Fulbright awardee, Prof. Giordano will  spend three and a half months from October 2011-February 2012 at the Ludwig-Maximilians Universität (LMU), in Munich, Germany, working on a project entitled Integrating Neuroscience, Ethics, Legal and Social Issues (NELSI) in Programs of Science and Technology Education and Training.
 
Commenting on the award, Prof. Giordano said, " I am humbled, honored and of course, very pleased to have been awarded this fellowship, and am proud to join the ranks of both current Fulbright Fellows, and those who have preceded me. I look forward to working with my colleagues at LMU, and to forging a durable collaborative relationship between our institutions." Potomac Institute Chairman and CEO Michael Swetnam added, “Professor Giordano is one of the most deserving of all Fulbright scholars.  He is dedicated, accomplished and brilliant.” 

At LMU, Prof. Giordano's work will assess and address cutting-edge developments in neuroscientific and neurotechnologic research in Germany, and explore  how such advancements affect and are utilized within healthcare and public life, and therefore impact the social condition both in Europe and on the world stage. The work aims to foster 1) a practical nexus between neuroscientific and neurotechnological developments and the ethical and social implications of any/all research and its potential applications, and 2) a core professional curriculum and cadre of trained academicians capable of addressing specific neuroethical, legal and social issues (NELSI), and shepherding future conduct of international research, education, guidelines and policies. Prof. Giordano will work with Prof. Dr. Ernst Poppel and Dr. Herbert Plischke on an empirical study and Delphi analysis of the social effects of neuroscience and technology and will work on a book that focuses upon the international impact of neuroscience and neurotechnology. Additionally, in his role as Fulbright Visiting Professor, Dr. Giordano will conduct graduate seminars and lectures at the University, and chair a symposium and series of inter-departmental workshops. 

At the Potomac Institute, Prof. Giordano directs the Center for Neurotechnology Studies and oversees the Institute's other Academic Centers and programs. His areas of research include the use of neuroscience and technology in medicine, social, and national defense applications, and the neuroethics of pain, pain care, and implications for the treatment of human and non-human organisms.  He is also the founder and director of the Capital Consortium for Neuroscience: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (CCNELSI) (www.ccnelsi.com).