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U.S. EPA 2004 Nanotechnology Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Progress Review Workshop - Nanotechnology and the Environment II
August 18-20, 2004
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| Wednesday, August
18, 2004 |
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| 9:30 10:00 a.m. | Registration |
| Overview | |
| 10:00 10:15 a.m. | Welcome Stephen A. Lingle Director, Environmental Engineering Research Division, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCER |
| 10:15 10:40 a.m. | Overview of NanotechnologyResponsible Research
and Development of Nanotechnology Mihail Roco, National Science Foundation |
| 10:40 11:05 a.m. | EPA's Nanotechnology ProgramVision of How Nanotechnology
Can Be Used To Protect, Inform, Manage, and Improve the Environment
and How Harm From Nanotechnology Can Be Studied and Prevented
Barbara Karn, US EPA, ORD, NCER, Washington, DC MS PowerPoint
| PDF (28 pp,
808 K) |
| Plenary Talks | |
| 11:05 11:35 a.m. | Nanotechnology Applications for Environmental
Sensors: Rapid and Precise Monitoring; Lab-on-a-Chip Devices;
Real-Time Analyses; Remote, In Situ, and Continuous
Devices Nongjian Tao, Arizona State University MS PowerPoint | PDF (30 pp, 6.73 MB) |
| 11:35 a.m. 12:05 p.m. | Nanotechnology Applications for Treatment:
Cost-Effective and Rapid Technologies; Smart Materials or Active
Surface Coatings Wilfred Chen, University of CaliforniaRiverside (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (33 pp, 610 K) |
| 12:05 12:35 p.m. | Nanotechnology Applications for Remediation:
Cost-Effective and Rapid Technologies; Removal of Contaminants
From Soil, Ground Water, and Aqueous Environments Gregory Wilson, The American Association for the Advancement of Science MS PowerPoint | PDF (32 pp, 1.07 MB) | Project Abstract |
| 12:35 1:35 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:35 2:05 p.m. | Nanotechnology Applications for Green Manufacturing:
Minimize Harmful Emissions and Generated Wastes; Reuse; Recycle;
Benign Chemical Processes; Self-Assembly Lawrence T. Drzal, Michigan State University MS PowerPoint | PDF 24 pp, 1017 K) | Project Abstract |
| 2:05 2:35 p.m. | Nanotechnology Implications in the Environment
and Human Health: Life Cycle Assessment, Ecosystem Health, Persistence,
Toxicity, Fate and Transport, Bioavailability, Bioaccumulation/Biotransformation Nora Savage, US EPA, ORD, NCER, Washington, DC MS PowerPoint | PDF (22 pp, 3.27 MB) |
| Green Manufacturing Barbara Karn, Chair |
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| 2:35 2:55 p.m. | Green Engineering of Dispersed Nanoparticles:
Measuring and Modeling Nanoparticle Forces Kristen Fichthorn, The Pennsylvania State University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (17 pp, 1.57 MB) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 2:55 3:15 p.m. | Sustainable Biodegradable Green Nanocomposites
From Bacterial Bioplastic for Automotive Applications
Lawrence T. Drzal, Michigan State University MS PowerPoint | PDF (28 pp, 1.58 MB) | Project Abstract |
| 3:15 3:35 p.m. | Development of Nanocrystalline Zeolite Materials
as Environmental Catalysts: From Environmentally Benign Synthesis
to Emission Abatement Sarah C. Larsen, University of Iowa (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (15 pp, 2 MB) |
| 3:35 4:00 p.m. | Break |
| 4:00 4:20 p.m. | Plasmon-Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles
as a Novel Photocatalyst for Solar Applications George Chumanov, Clemson University MS PowerPoint | PDF (22 pp, 1.73 MB) | Project Abstract |
| 4:20 4:40 p.m. | Graft Polymerization as a Route To Control
Nanofiltration Membrane Surface Properties To Manage Risk
of EPA Candidate Contaminants and Reduce NOM Fouling George Belfort, Rensselaer Polytechnic University (Bio) |
| 4:40 5:00 p.m. | Ecocomposites Reinforced With Cellulose Nanoparticles:
An Alternative To Existing Petroleum-Based Polymer Composites William T. Winter, The State University of New York (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (29 pp, 1.77 MB) | Project Abstract |
| Aerosols Maria Rodriguez, Chair |
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| 5:20 5:40 p.m. | Elemental Composition of Freshly Nucleated
Particles Murray V. Johnston, University of Delaware (Bio) |
| 5:40 6:00 p.m. | Ion-Induced Nucleation of Atmospheric Aerosols Peter H. McMurry, University of Minnesota MS PowerPoint | PDF (20 pp, 1.56 MB) | Project Abstract |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner Zanzibar Blue $50/person, 200 S. Broad Street. Please contact Barbara Karn or Nora Savage for reservations. Web Site: zanzibarblue.com/pa/ |
| Thursday, August 19, 2004 | |
| 8:40 a.m. 1:50 p.m. | Sensors Marti Otto, Chair |
| 8:40 9:00 a.m. | Nanostructured Porous Silicon and Luminescent
Polysiloles as Chemical Sensors for Carcinogenic Chromium (VI)
and Arsenic (V) William C. Trogler, University of CaliforniaSan Diego MS PowerPoint | PDF (38 pp, 1.91 MB) | Project Abstract |
| 9:00 9:20 a.m. | Nanosensors for Detection of Aquatic Toxins Robert E. Gawley, University of Arkansas |
| 9:20 9:40 a.m. | Micro-Integrated Sensing System (-ISS)
by Controlled Assembly of Carbon Nanotubes on MEMS Structures Somenath Mitra, New Jersey Institute of Technology (Bio) |
| 9:40 10:00 a.m. | Advanced Nanosensors for Continuous Monitoring
of Heavy Metals Omowunmi Sadik, State University of New YorkBinghamton (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (28 pp, 1.60 MB) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 10:00 10:20 a.m. | Metal Biosensors: Development and Environmental
Testing Anne J. Anderson, Utah State University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (15 pp, 379 K) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 10:20 10:40 a.m. | Break |
| 10:40 11:00 a.m. | Compound-Specific Imprinted Nanospheres for
Optical Sensing Barry K. Lavine, Oklahoma State University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (27 pp, 755 K) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 11:00 11:20 a.m. | Ultrasensitive Pathogen Quantification in
Drinking Water Using Highly Piezoelectric PMN-PT Microcantilevers Wan Y. Shih, Drexel University MS PowerPoint | PDF (25 pp, 1.25 MB) | Project Abstract |
| 11:20 11:40 a.m. | Nanomaterial-Based Microchip Assays for Continuous
Environmental Monitoring Joseph Wang, New Mexico State University MS PowerPoint | PDF (41 pp, 1.23MB) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 11:40 12:00 noon | Low-Cost Organic Gas Sensors on Plastic for
Distributed Environmental Monitoring Vivek Subramanian, University of CaliforniaBerkeley (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (17 pp, 630 K) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 12:00 noon 12:20 p.m. | The Silicon Olfactory Bulb: A Neuromorphic
Approach to Molecular Sensing With Chemoreceptive Neuron MOS
Transistors (CvMOS) Edwin C. Kan, Cornell University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (46 pp, 2 MB) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 12:20 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 1:50 p.m. | A Nanocontact Sensor
for Heavy Metal Ion Detection Nongjian Tao, Arizona State University |
| Remediation Phil Sayre, Chair |
|
| 1:50 2:10 p.m. | Membrane-Based Nanostructured Metals for
Reductive Degradation of Hazardous Organics at Room Temperature
Dibakar Bhattacharyya, University of Kentucky (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (19 pp, 525 K) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 2:10 2:30 p.m. | Dendritic Nanoscale Chelating Agents: Synthesis,
Characterization, Molecular Modeling, and Environmental Applications Mamadou S. Diallo, California Institute of Technology |
| 2:30 2:50 p.m. | Synthesis, Characterization, and Manipulation
of (FeS-PAMAM) Dendrimer Nanocomposites (Bio) Lajos Balogh, University of Michigan |
| 2:50 3:10 p.m. | Nanoscale Bimetallic Particles for In
Situ Remediation Wei-Xian Zhang, Lehigh University (Bio) |
| 3:10 3:30 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 3:50 p.m. | Developing Functional Fe(0)-Based Nanoparticles
for In Situ Degradation of DNAPL Chlorinated Organic Solvents Gregory V. Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (15 pp, 1.96 MB) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 3:50 4:10 p.m. | A Bioengineering Approach to Nanoparticle-Based
Environmental Remediation Daniel R. Strongin, Temple University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (26 pp, 1.85 MB) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| Implications Phil Sayre, Chair |
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| 4:10 4:30 p.m. | Societal Implications of Nanotechnology:
Benefits and Costs Earl R. Beaver, Practical Sustainability, LLC (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (39 pp, 668 K) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 4:30 4:50 p.m. | A Life Cycle Analysis Approach for Evaluating
Future Nanotechnology Applications Shannon Lloyd, Carnegie Mellon University MS PowerPoint | PDF (22 pp, 281 K) |
| 4:50 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Friday, August 20, 2004 | |
| Treatment Anita Street, Chair |
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| 8:40 9:00 a.m. | NOx reduction With Transition Metal Carbide
Nanoparticles S. Ismat Shah, University of Delaware (Bio) |
| 9:00 9:20 a.m. | Simultaneous Environmental Monitoring
and Purification Through Smart Particles Wolfgang M. Sigmund, University of Florida (Bio) |
| 9:20 9:40 a.m. | Nanoscale Biopolymers With Tunable Properties
for Improved Decontamination and Recycling of Heavy Metals
Wilfred Chen, University of CaliforniaRiverside (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (30 pp, 626 K) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 9:40 10:00 a.m. | Use of Ozonation in Combination With Nanocrystalline
Ceramic Membranes for Controlling Disinfection By-Products Simon Davies, Michigan State University MS PowerPoint | PDF (17 pp, 110 K) |
| 10:00 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| Fate, Transport, and Transformation Kevin Dreher, Chair |
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| 10:30 10:40 a.m. | Absorption and Release of Contaminants Onto
Engineered Nanoparticles Mason Tomson, Rice University MS PowerPoint | PDF (15 pp, 932 K) |
| 10:40 10:50 a.m. | Impacts of Manufactured Nanomaterials on
Human Health and the Environment: A Focus on Nanoparticulate
Aerosol and Atmospherically Processed Nanoparticulate Aeorosol Vicki Grassian, University of Iowa MS PowerPoint | PDF (11 pp, 200 K) | Project Abstract |
| 10:50 11:00 a.m. | Chemical and Biological Behavior of Carbon
Nanotubes in Estuarine Sedimnetary Systems Lee Ferguson, University of South Carolina (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (12 pp, 696 K) | Presentation Abstract | Project Abstract |
| 11:00 11:10 a.m. | Transformations of Biologically Conjugated
CdSe Quatum Dots Released Into Water and Biofilms Patricia Holden, University of CaliforniaSanta Barbara (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (11 pp, 706 K) | Presentation Abstract |
| 11:10 11:20 a.m. | Repercussion of Carbon-Based Manufactured
Nanoparticles on Microbial Processes in Environmental Systems Ronald Turco, Purdue University |
| 11:20 11:30 a.m. | The Fate, Transport, Transformation and Toxicity
of Manufactured Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Paul Westerhoff, Arizona State University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (13 pp, 234 K) | Presentation Abstract |
| Toxicology Kevin Dreher, Chair |
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| 11:30 11:40 a.m. | Shore-Term Chronic Toxicity of Photocatalytic
Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Algae, and Zooplankton Chin-Pao Huang, University of Delaware (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (15 pp, 322 K) | Presentation Abstract |
| 11:40 11:50 a.m. | Evaluation of Nanoparticles Interactions
With Skin Nancy Monteiro-Reviere, North Carolina State University (Bio) MS PowerPoint | PDF (17 pp, 780 K) | Presentation Abstract |
| 11:50 a.m. 12:00 noon | Physical and Chemical Determinants of Nanofiber/Naotube
Toxicity Robert Hurt, Brown University |
| 12:00 12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks Barbara Karn and Nora Savage, US EPA, ORD, NCER, Washington, DC |
| 12:30 p.m. | Adjourn |