Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Convergence of Nanotechnology with Food and Agriculture
Discussion Leader: Jason White (Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, United States)
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Opening Remarks
7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:55 pm - 8:25 pm
Sharon Walker (Drexel University, United States)
"Thoughtful Stewardship and Design for Nano-Enabled Agriculture"
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
Discussion
8:45 pm - 9:15 pm
Fabio Pulizzi (Nature Water, United Kingdom)
"The Publishing Landscape of Nanotechnology for Food, Agriculture and Health"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Advances in Nanomaterials
Discussion Leader: Margaret Frey (Cornell University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Stephen Chmely (Penn State University, United States)
"Engineered Nanointerfaces to Enable Plant-Inspired 3D Printing Using Renewable Materials"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Khara Grieger (North Carolina State University, United States)
"Responsible Innovation of Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities"
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Tony McNally (University of Warwick, United Kingdom)
"Biopolymer Blends and Composites of Biopolymers and 1D/2D Nanoparticles for Agriculture and Food Applications"
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Carmen Gomes (Iowa State University, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Translation of Nano-Based Science for Application in Food and Agriculture
Discussion Leaders: Timothy Duncan (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, United States) and Nick Dokoozlian (E & J Gallo Winery, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Rick Shang (Vulpes Agricultural Corporation, United States)
"Bringing Nanomaterials to the Mass Market: History and Reflections on an Innovation Partnership Between the Academia and the Industry"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Rajni Aneja (Cornell University, United States)
"Technology Transfer is a Team Sport"
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nanobiosensor Approaches to Improving Human and Animal Health
Discussion Leader: Timothy Duncan (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Jonathan Claussen (Iowa State University, United States)
"Graphene Biosensors for the Agricultural Production Paradigm"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Evangelyn C. Alocilja (Michigan State University, United States)
"Nanoparticle-Based Biosensing for Monitoring Antimicrobial Resistance in Food and Agriculture"
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Sundaram Gunasekaran (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
"Visible-Signaling Biosensors"
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Environmental Nanotechnology
Discussion Leader: Greg Lowry (Carnegie Mellon University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Maureen Tang (Drexel University, United States)
"An Integrated Engineering Approach to Automatically Detect Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Rebecca Klaper (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, United States)
"Common Mechanisms Triggered in Nanoparticle-Species Interactions and How This May Point to Benefits for Agricultural Research"
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Big Data in Food and Agricultural Nanotechnology: IoT and Predictive Modeling
Discussion Leader: Arturo Keller (University of California, Santa Barbara, United States)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Amalia Turner (Duke University, United States)
"Attachment Efficiency: A Proposed Fate Descriptor for Predicting Nanoparticle Behavior in Agricultural Systems"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Riccardo Accolla (Ripe.Io, United States)
"Leveraging Nanotechnology and Blockchain in the Food & Agriculture Supply Chain"
11:00 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Abigail Horn ( Information Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, United States)
"Opportunities for Big Data and Mathematical Models of the Food Supply System for Food Safety Risk Assessment"
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanodelivery Approaches to Improving Human and Animal Health
Discussion Leader: Gretchen Mahler (State University of New York at Binghamton, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:10 pm
Debora Rodrigues (University of Houston, United States)
"Fate of Antibiotic Loaded Nanoparticles in Digestive Systems and Effects on Livestock Gastrointestinal Microbiome"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Miriam Breunig (University of Regensburg, Germany)
"Nanoparticles as a Platform for the Development of an HIV-1 and SARS-CoV2 Vaccine"
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nanotechnology's Impact on Food Safety
Discussion Leader: Richard Canady (NeutralScience L3C, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 10:05 am
Eric McLamore (Clemson University, United States)
"The Art of Sugar-Snaps-Peas for Kids"
10:05 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:45 am
Maya Al Sid Cheikh (University of Surrey, United Kingdom)
"Are Nanoplastics in the Global Ocean Already Beyond the “No-Effect” Concentrations?"
11:45 am - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanotechnology's Role in Agriculture
Discussion Leader: David Britt (Utah State University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:35 pm
Kevin Edgar (Virginia Tech, United States)
"Selective Oxidation as a Gateway to All-Polysaccharide Gels and Nanogels"
8:35 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm
General Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure