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Dr. Margaret Kosal Margaret E. Kosal is a tenured assistant professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta GA, where she is also director of the Sam Nunn Security Program. She is an international speaker and a prolific writer and lecturer.

She has been a keynote speaker at venues including the Australian National College of Law in Canberra, Australia; the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs in Oslo, Norway; and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute in Turin Italy; as well as throughout North and South America.

She has been recognized for her leadership across the U.S. federal government, specifically for efforts to coordinate across the DoD as part of the interagency Nonproliferation and Arms Control Technology Working Group, reporting to the National Security Council, and as a member of the interagency federal group charged with leading the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI).

Kosal’s research explores the relationships among technology, strategy, and governance. Her research focuses on two, often intersecting, areas: reducing the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and understanding the role of emerging technologies for security.

Kosal earned her Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign after earning a B.S. in Chemistry, with Honors, from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She joined the faculty at the Sam Nunn School in August 2008, after a year there as a visiting Assistant Professor.

Before joining the Sam Nunn School, Kosal spent a year as an Adjunct Professor and Post-doctoral Fellow at the Center for Nonproliferation Studies, Monterey Institute of International Studies, followed by a year as a Science Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Institute for International Studies, Stanford University. She then left academe for two years for the US Department of Defense, where she was a Science & Technology Advisor in the Office of the Deputy Assistant for Chemical and Biological Defense and Chemical Demilitarization Programs, Office of Secretary of Defense, Washington DC.

Formally trained as an experimental scientist, Kosal earned her doctoral degree working on biomimetic and nanostructured materials, including synthetic blood substitutes, artificial photosynthesis, and antimaterial catalytic agents. She was a Senior Scientist at ChemSensing, Inc., in Urbana IL, having co-founded ChemSensing while a graduate research assistant at the university. She led research on biological, chemical, and explosive detection and spearheaded efforts toward the real-world applications of the technology. She also spent a summer as a Visiting Scientist in the School of Chemical Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In 2012 she returned to Washington DC to take part in the inaugural year of the Strategic Studies Group in the Office of the Chief of Staff of the US Army, an elite group advising General Ray Odierno. She led research, analysis, and development of new strategic concepts for design and employment of US ground forces and integration across the joint, interagency, intergovernmental and multi-national environments focusing on future challenges,

Kosal served as the first liaison to the Biological and Chemical Defense Directorate at the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). She was nominated to and led the U.S. involvement in the NATO Nanotechnology for Defense Working Group.

Kosal is the author of Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense (Springer Academic Publishers, 2009). She serves on the editorial board of the scholarly journals Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, the Journal of Strategic Security, and the Journal of Defense Management.

Kosal grew up in Michigan. She is a lifetime Girl Scout and adult volunteer and an accomplished skydiver. She enjoys ice-climbing and trekking in mountainous areas around the world.

Honors and Awards

– Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Award, 2012 – INTAGO Faculty of the Year, 2010 – Next Generation Fellow, Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas, 2010 – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Alumni Award, 2007 – Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence, 2007 – American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Fellowship, 2005-2007 – American Chemical Society’s Chemical and Engineering News Top 2002 Supramolecular Chemistry research paper – Society of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines Dissertation Research Award, 2001.

Books and Selected Publications

Kosal, M.E, Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense, Springer Academic Publishers: New York, June 2009, 179 pages.

Kosal, M.E., “Nanotechnology: Towards an Understanding of the Role in Security,” in The Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society - Volume 5, Miller, C.; Gregg, Z., eds., Springer Academic Publishers: New York, 2012. Kosal, M.E., “Scenarios for Anticipating Emerging Technology: Nanotechnology for Chemical and Biological Defense 2030 Workshop and Study,” in The Yearbook of Nanotechnology in Society - Volume 1: Presenting Futures, Fisher, E.; Selin, C.; Wetmore, J. eds., Springer Academic Publishers: New York, 2008, 157-173 Kosal, M.E., “Near Term Threats of Chemical Weapons Terrorism,” in Globalization and WMD Proliferation: Terrorism, Transnational Networks and International Security, Russell, J.; Wirtz, J. Routledge, 2007, 63-78. Kosal, M.E. “Chemical Weapons Destruction and the Public Response,” in Towards the Elimination of the Chemical Weapons, Haru, E. and Thakur, R. eds., UN University Press, Netherlands, 2006, 118-149 Kosal, M.E. articles on “Nano-Biotechnology,” (8 pages) for the Encyclopedia of Bioterrorism Defense, Zilinskas, R.A.; Katz, R/ eds.; Revised and updated chapters on “Anti-Material Agents” (7 pages) and “Biological Simulants,” (4 pages) Wiley: New York, 2011. Kosal, M.E, articles on Department of Defense; Security; Ethical Issues of Nano-Weapons; and Iran for Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society, edited by David Guston, Sage Publishers: Thousand Oaks CA, 2010 (total 34 pages). Kosal, M.E, Stulberg, A. article on Russia, Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Society, edited by David Guston, Sage Publishers: Thousand Oaks CA, 2010 (6 pages). Kosal, M.E., “Chemical Terrorism,” in Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, Howard, R.D. and Forest, J.F., eds. McGrawHill/Contemporary Learning Series, Inc.: New York, 2007, 581-595. Kosal, M.E. articles on “Biological Simulants” (6 pages) and “Anti-material Agents,” (3 pages) for the Encyclopedia of Bioterrorism Defense, Wiley: New York, June 2005. Kosal, M.E., “Bioweapons Detectors,” in Biological Weapons, Naff, C.F., ed., Greenhaven Press: New Haven, 2006, 109-117. Cassagrande, R.; Kosal, M.E. “Detection of Bioterrorist Agents,” (9 pages) Encyclopedia of Bioterrorism Defense, Zilinskas, R.A.; Pilch, R., eds., Wiley: New York, June 2005. Kosal, M.E., “Biological Weapons Nonproliferation for the 21st Century: A Shift of Responsibility from Nation-states to Individual Researchers?” Kosal, M.E. “Verification for the 21st Century: Summary and Recommendations,” paper presented at the 7th Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference, 13 December 2011, Geneva Switzerland (3 pages). Kosal, M.E. & Bird, L., “Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Pursuit of WMD Terrorism,” paper presented at the annual Conference International Security Studies Section of ISA and the International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA (ISSS/ISAC), 14 October 2011, Irvine CA (37 pages). Kosal, M.E. & Huang, J. Y., “Security Implications of Cognitive Neuroscience Research,” paper presented at the annual Conference International Security Studies Section of ISA and the International Security and Arms Control Section of APSA (ISSS/ISAC), 14 October 2011, Irvine CA (33 pages). Kosal, M.E., “The Role of Biological Verification as Part of 21st Century International Security Strategy,” BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP)’s Biological Weapons Convention RevCon Project, 7 September 2011. Kosal, M.E., “Scope and Structural Challenges to Effective Verification and the BWC” BioWeapons Prevention Project (BWPP)’s Biological Weapons Convention RevCon Project, 2 May 2011. Kosal, M.E. and Finnell, S. “The Role of Discourse in the Contested Commons of Radical Islam & WMD Terrorism” paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting, 16 March 2011, Montreal, Canada (38 pages). Kosal, M.E., Liu, S. and Fry, J. “Weapons of Mass Destruction in Gaming: Strategic versus Tactical Use in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (COD) and Massive Action Game (MAG)” International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting, 18 March 2011, Montreal, Canada (21 pages). Kosal, M.E. “The Security Implications of Nanotechnology,” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, July/August 2010, 66, 58-69. Kosal, M.E. “Strategic Approaches to Regulating Biosecurity Risks of Nanotechnology by the European Union,” Post-EUCE Travel Grant Research Report, June 2010 (12 pages). Kosal, M.E. “Probing the Strategic Significance of Nanotechnology in Iran,” paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting, 17 February 2010, New Orleans LA (16 pages). Kosal, M.E. “Bioterrorism Deterrence: Polio and the Threat of Biological Terrorism,” paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting, 19 February 2010, New Orleans LA (23 pages). M.E. Kosal, “Bionanotechnology and Iran” paper presented at the 2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, GA, 3 October 2009 (9 pages). Kosal, M.E., “Bioterrorism Deterrence: the Role of Public Health in Security,” paper presented at the 2009 Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy, Atlanta, GA, 2 October 2009 (10 pages). Kosal, M.E. “Bionanotechnology and Security: Is Small Scary?” paper presented at the International Conference on Emerging and Disruptive Technologies, Singapore, 14 September 2009 (16 pages). Kosal, M.E. and Cole, K., invited review of The Making of the Digital World by J.K. Rennstitch, Palgrave McMillan, International Studies Review, June 2009, 11, 365-367. Kosal, M.E., invited review of Chemical Warfare Agents: Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, by James A. Romano, Jr., Brian J. Lukey, and Harry Salem (editors), CRC Taylor & Francis, International Journal of Toxicology, March/April 2009, 28, 132-135. Kosal, M.E. “Will There be an AQ Khan of Nanotechnology? Anticipating Biological Proliferation Threats from a Revolutionary Technology,” paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting, 17 February 2009, New York, NY (23 pages). Kosal, M.E., “Unified Field Theory of Proliferation: Toward a Meta-Theory Predicting Nuclear Expansion,” white paper prepared as part of SAIC-funded project, January 2009 (25 pages). Kosal M.E. and Dennison, K.J. Toward a Strategic Vision in Basic Sciences for Chemical and Biological Defense, Report from the Symposium, December 2008 (67 pages). Kosal, M.E., “Chemical Terrorism: Review of US Policies to Implement Recommendations of the 9-11 Commission” September 2008 (30 pages). Kosal, M.E. review of Bioviolence: Preventing Biological Terror and Crime by B. Kellman, Cambridge University Press, Review of Policy Research (RPR), September 2008, 25, 492-495. Kosal, M.E. and Huang, J.Y. “The Security Implications of Cognitive Science Research,” Bulletin ofAtomic Scientists, July 2008 (7 pages). Kosal, M.E. “Assessing the Potential International Security Threats of Nanotechnology,” paper presented at the Atlanta Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy, 19 October 2007, Atlanta GA (19 pages). Kosal, M.E. “Art or Bioterrorism? Implications of the Kurtz Case for Research Science and for Limiting Terrorist Threats,” INESAP Bulletin, December 2004, 24, 85-91. Kosal, M.E. “Is Small Scary? Nanotechnology Research in an Age of Terrorism,” Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, September/October 2004, 60, 38-64. Baker, M.; Kosal, M.E. “Osmium Tetroxide – A New Chemical Terrorism Weapon?” CNS Research Story, 13 April 2004. Kosal, M.E. “The Basics of Chemical and Biological Weapons Detectors,” CNS Research Story, 24 November 2003. Kosal, M.E. “The U.S. Response to WMD Beyond Iraq: the First CWC Review Conference and the NPT Preparatory Conference,” The Public I, June 2003, 9. Bremer Mærli, M.; Kosal, M.E. “A More Troubling Nuclear Threat: Unsecured Fissile Material,” ThePublic I, January 2003, 1, 16. Kosal, M.E.; Brunner, R.S.; Suslick, K.S.; White, J.O. “Unusual Fluorescence Behavior of Zinc Porphyrin Crystals as Characterized by NSOM,” Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory Department of Energy (DOE) Program Review (cover), Urbana IL, June 1998, 11-14. Kosal, M.E. and Huang, J. “Security Implications of Cognitive Neuroscience Research” at review at Review of Policy Research. Kosal, ME.; Wagner, J.E.; Massoomi, F. “Gap Analysis and Recommendations to Improve Preparedness for a Chemical Attack Involving Organophosphate Compounds,” at review at Critical Care. Kosal, M.E., “Near Term Threats of Chemical Weapons Terrorism,” Strategic Insights, 2006, 5, 56- 70 – 3 citations. Kosal, M.E.; Anderson, D.A. “An Unaddressed Issue of Agricultural Terrorism – A Case Study on Feed Security,” Journal of Animal Science, 2004, 82, 3394-3400 – 17 citations. Kosal, M.E.; Chou, J-H.; Suslick, K.S. “A Calcium-Bridged Porphyrin Network,” J. Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines, 2002, 6, 377-383 – 19 citations. Kosal, M.E.; Chou, J-H.; Wilson, S.R.; Suslick, K.S. “A Functional Zeolite Analogue Assembled From Metalloporphyrins,” Nature Materials, 2002, 1, 118-124 – 210 citations. Kosal; M.E.; Suslick, K.S. “Microporous Porphyrin and Metalloporphyrin Materials,” J. Solid State Chemistry, 2000, 152, 87-101 – 565 citations. Dissertation: Porphyrin Network Materials: Chemical Exploration in the Supramolecular Solid-State