Kristin Shrader-Frechette, Kroc Institute faculty fellow, won the 2004 World Technology Award in ethics from the World Technology Network (WTN). She was honored at WTN’s International Summit in October for her work in environmental and public health ethics.

Shrader-Frechette is O’Neill Professor of Philosophy and concurrent professor of biological sciences at Notre Dame. An award-winning teacher as well as a researcher, she has published more than 350 articles and 14 books. Her writings have been translated into 11 languages. Most of her work is in the philosophy of science, normative ethics, probabilistic/environmental risk assessment, and science policy. She is chair of the Committee of Bioethics of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a member of the EPA Science Advisory Board.

The WTN annually honors individuals and corporations from 20 different technology-related disciplines deemed to have the greatest future significance and impact on society. Previous ethics award winners were Harvard University philosopher Daniel Callahan, who won the award for his work in biomedical ethics, and Princeton University philosopher Peter Singer, for his work in global food ethics.

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