Nicholas G. Evans recently completed his PhD in Applied Philosophy and Biosecurity at the Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics, Australian National University, Canberra. Prior to this, he completed his BSc (Hons) in Physics at the University of Sydney.
His research interests include Professional and Applied Ethics, Ethical Theory, Public Health, Science Policy, and the History and Philosophy of Science. His first edited collection, "The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and War," (coedited with Adam Henschke and Frtiz Allhoff), was released in July 2013. In 2013 Nick was also an investigator with the ANU National Security Centre grant "Cyberwarfare, Cyberterrorism, Cybercrime: Mapping the Ethical Terrain." In the beginning of 2014, he was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Monash University Centre for Human Bioethics in Melbourne.
Nick recently immigrated to the United States, where he lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, Kelly (and their cats). In July 2014, he'll commence as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Advanced Biomedical Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania.
Experience
2014–2016
Postdoctoral Fellow in Advanced Biomedical Ethics, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania
2014–2014
Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University
2008–2013
Research Assistant, Charles Sturt University
2011–2012
Tutor, Department of Philosophy, Australian National University
2011–2012
Coordinator, Masters of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics), Centre for Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics (ANU)
2006–2008
Laboratory Tutor, School of Physics, University of Sydney
Education
2013
Australian National University, Doctor of Philosophy (Philosophy, Applied Ethics)
2007
University of Sydney, Bachelor of Science (Honours, Physics)
Publications
2013
Great expectations—ethics, avian flu and the value of progress, Journal of Medical Ethics
2013
Human Flourishing, Human Dignity, and Human Rights, Law and Philosophy
2013
The Routledge Handbook of Ethics and War, Routledge
2012
Winning Well by Fighting Well: Probability of Success and the Relations between War’s Ends and Warfighters’ Roles, International Journal of Applied Philosophy
2011
“Emerging Military Technologies: A Case Study in Neurowarfare”, in New Wars and New Soldiers: Military Ethics in the Contemporary World
2010
“Speak No Evil: Scientists, Responsibility, and the Public Understanding of Science”, Nanoethics
2010
“Review: 'The Responsible Scientist'”, Metascience
2006
“Diverging Ion Motion in an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Discharge”, Physics of Plasmas
Grants and Contracts
2013
Cyberwarfare, Cyberterrorism, Cybercrime: Mapping the Ethical Terrain
Role:
Investigator
Funding Source:
ANU National Security Centre
Research Areas
Applied Ethics (2201)
History And Philosophy Of Science (Incl. Non Historical Philosophy Of Science) (220206)