SUNDAY |
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Evolution of nanoscale structures in the environment |
| Discussion Leader: Kim Jones (Howard University) |
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm | Michael Hochella (Virginia Tech University)
"Nano isn't New" |
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm | Michael Spencer (Cornell University)
"Nano is Novel!" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
MONDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am | Group Photo |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Predicting transport and transformation towards sustainable design |
| Discussion Leader: Kai Loon Chen (Johns Hopkins University) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Vicki Grassian (University of Iowa)
"Adsorption of Environmental and Biologically Relevant Molecules on Nanoparticle Surfaces: Impact on Nanoparticle Contaminant Behavior" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | Howard Fairbrother (Johns Hopkins University)
"Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer/CNT Nanocomposites: Photochemical Transformations and Microbial Interactions" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Yongsheng Chen (Georgia Institute of Technology)
"Imaging, quantifying, predicting impacts of nanoparicles on biological local changes" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Lifecycle implications of nanomaterials |
| Discussion Leader: Robert Hurt (Brown University) |
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Arturo Keller (University of California-Santa Barbara)
"Cycling Through the Stages of Nano" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm | Jo Anne Shatkin (Vireo Advisors)
"Incorporating Life Cycle Thinking into Risk Assessment for Nanoscale Materials: Case Study of Nanocellulose" |
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm | Julie Beth Zimmerman (Yale University)
"Nano - Greener Living, Better Design" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
TUESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Food technologies and the environment |
| Discussion Leader: Richard Canady (International Life Sciences Institute Research Foundation) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Jorge Gardea-Torresdey (University of Texas-El Paso)
"Is There a Potential Risk of the Transfer of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles into the Food Chain?" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | Prabir Dutta (The Ohio State University)
"Impact of Physicochemical Properties of Engineered Nanomaterials on their Cellular Uptake and Potential Toxicity" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Cristina Sabliov (Louisiana State University)
"Biodistribution and safety of PLGA nanoparticles" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Advancing agricultural & farming breakthroughs with nanotechnology |
| Discussion Leader: Hongda Chen (US Department of Agriculture) |
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Alistar Boxall (University of York)
"Nanopesticides: How Could We Assess the Risks?" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm | Carl Batt (Cornell University)
"Nanoparticle-enhanced SERS detection of small molecules" |
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm | Jason Unrine (University of Kentucky)
"Fate and bioavailability of nanomaterials in agroecosystems" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
WEDNESDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Tiny solutions to global water challenges |
| Discussion Leader: Wei-xian Zhang (Tongji University) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Menachem Elimelech (Yale University)
"Nano, Nano Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | David M. Cwiertny (University of Iowa)
"Nanotube- and nanofibers-enabled chemical treatment strategies: Next generation technologies for water sustainability" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Ruey-an Doong (National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan)
"Multifunctional nanocomposites for water treatment and monitoring" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm | Business Meeting |
| Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Ecological and biological responses: Nano talks back |
| Discussion Leader: Andrej Kobe (European Commission) |
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Rebecca Klaper (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
"Tying molecular-level interactions of nanomaterials and organism to population impacts" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm | April Gu (Northeastern University)
"Molecular, cellular and Ecological Implications of nano-TiO2" |
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm | Cole Matson (Baylor University)
"The influence of environmental complexity on nanoparticle behavior, bioavailability, and toxicity" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
THURSDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Fantastic voyages of nanopharmaceuticals within biological systems |
| Discussion Leader: Greg G. Goss (University of Alberta Water Initiative) |
9:00 am - 9:40 am | Kenneth Dawson (University College Dublin)
"Nano- Cruising the Body Electric" |
9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
10:00 am | Coffee Break |
10:30 am - 11:10 am | Lanry Yung Lin Yue (National University of Singapore)
"Noble metal nanoparticles for medical applications" |
11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
11:30 am - 12:10 pm | James Moon (University of Michigan)
"Nanoparticles for modulation of immune responses" |
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm | Free Time |
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Manufacturing the future: Economy and ecology |
| Discussion Leader: Rick Pleus (INTERTOX, Inc.) |
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | David Speed (IBM)
"A Nano Here, a Nano There - Pretty Soon You're Talking Real Money" |
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm | Douglas Keszler (Oregon State University)
"Enabling Big and Small Sustainable Nanomanufacturing?"
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8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm | Daniel Bernard (ARKEMA France)
"Eco-designed nanomaterials: an answer to nanosafety" |
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
FRIDAY |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |