Product Innovations and Novel Methodologies in Environmental Nanotechnology

The Gordon Research Seminar on Environmental Nanotechnology is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The focus of this meeting is on product innovations and novel methodologies in the field of environmental nanotechnology. After over twenty years of nanotechnology research and development and over a decade of studying potential implications of nanomaterials, scientists and engineers are equipped with the information necessary to make informed decisions about nano-enabling products. Or are we? This is a critical question, particularly in the development of nano-enabled applications with direct exposure pathways to humans and the environment. Ensuring that the use of nanomaterials does not lead to future unintended consequences is at the foundation of environmental nanotechnology and sustainable "nano" design. The 2017 GRS aims to engage discussion that celebrates promising nano-enabled applications and new approaches to evaluate trade-offs in a way that ensures sustainable development and implementation.