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Nanotechnology and the Environment: Applications and Implications Progress Review Workshop III
Holiday Inn Rosslyn at Key Bridge
1900 N. Fort Myer Drive
Arlington, VA 22209
October 26 - 28, 2005
| DAY 1: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 | |
| Plenary Session - Rosslyn Ballroom | |
| 10:00 a.m. | Registration |
| 10:30 a.m. | Welcome William Farland, Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science, Office of Research and Development (ORD), USEPA |
| 10:50 a.m. | Overview of Canadian Nanotechnology Paul Dufour, Senior Advisor International Affairs, Office of the National Science Advisor, Privy Council Office, Government of Canada |
| 11:10 a.m. | Overview on the National Nanotechnology Initiative Mihail Roco, Co-Chair, National Science and Technology Council |
| 12:00 p.m. | Overview on Canadian Institute of Health Research Eric Marcotte, Canadian Institute of Health Research |
| 12:20 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:45 p.m. | Overview on EPA and Nanotechnology Barbara Karn, USEPA, Detailed to Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at The Smithsonian Institution |
| 2:15 p.m. | Overview on Applications of Nanotechnology David Rejeski, Director, Foresight and Governance Project, Woodrow Wilson Center |
| 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 3:10 p.m. | Grant Presentations Track A - Rossyln Ballroom
Nanostructured Microemulsions as Alternative Solvents to VOCs in Cleaning Technologies and Vegetable Oil Extraction Sustainable Biodegradable Green Nanocomposites from Bacterial Bioplastic for Automotive Applications Graft Polymerization as a Route to Control Nanofiltration Membrane Surface Properties Ecocomposites Reinforced with Cellulose Nanoparticles: An Alternative To Existing Petroleum-Based Polymer Composites Evaluating the Impacts of Nanotechnology via Thermodynamic and Life Cycle Analysis Cross-Media Transport, Transformation, and Fate of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials Fate and Transport of C60 Nanoparticles in Unsaturated and Saturated Soils Grant Presentations Track B - Georgetown Room Applications of Nanoscale Tunable Biopolymers for Heavy Metal Remediation A Bioengineering Approach to Nanoparticle-Based Environmental Remediation Interactions Between Semiconductor Nanoparticles and Biomembranes and DNA Uptake and Toxicity of Metallic Nanoparticles in Freshwater Fish Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Nanotechnology on Organisms and Ecosystems Advanced Nanosensors for Continuous Monitoring of Heavy Metals |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
| 6:30 p.m. | Dinner |
DAY 2: Thursday, October 27, 2005 |
|
| Plenary Session - Rosslyn Ballroom | |
| 8:20 a.m. | Perspective Andrew Maynard, Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars at The Smithsonian Institution |
| 8:45 a.m. | European Commission Pilar Aguar, European Commission |
| 9:00 a.m. | Grant Presentations Track A - Rossyln Ballroom
Compound Specific Imprinted Nanosphers for Optical Sensing Low-Cost Organic Gas Sensors on Plastic for Distributed Environmental Sensing Nanosensors for Detection of Aquatic Toxins Ultrasensitive Pathogen Quantification in Drinking Water Using High Piezoelectric PMN-PT Microcantilevers Grant Presentations Track B - Georgetown Room Nanostructured Catalytic Materials for NOx Reduction Using Combinatorial Methodologies Nanoscale Bimetallic Particle for In Situ Remediation Functional Fe(0)-Based Nanoparticles for In Situ Degradation of DNAPL Chlorinated Organic Solvents Elemental Composition of Freshly Nucleated Particles |
| 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:40 a.m. | Grant Presentations (Continued) Track A - Rossyln Ballroom
Nanomaterial-Based Microchip Assays for Continuous Environmental Monitoring Metal Biosensors: Development and Environmental Testing Conducting-Polymer Nanowire Immunosensors Array for Microbial Pathogens The Bioavailability, Toxicity, and Trophic Transfer of Manufactured ZnO Nanoparticles: A View From the Bottom Hysteretic Accumulation and Release of Nanomaterials in the Vadose Zone Fate and Transformation of C60 Nanoparticles in Water Treatment Processes Grant Presentations Track B - Georgetown Room Iron Oxide Nanoparticle-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation Health Effects of Inhaled Nanomaterials Repercussion of Carbon Based Manufactured Nanoparticles on Microbial Processes in Environmental Systems A Novel Approach to Prevent Biocide Leaching Nanostructured Membranes for Filtration, Disinfection, and Remediation of Aqueous and Gaseous Systems Nanostructured Catalysts for Environmental Remediation of Chlorinated Compounds Synthesis and Application of a New Class of Stabilized Nanoscale Iron Particles for Rapid Destruction of Chlorinated Hydrocarbons in Soil and Groundwater |
| 12:08 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:40 p.m. | Grant Presentations (Continued) Track A - Rossyln Ballroom
Dendritic Nanoscale Chelating Agents: Synthesis, Characterization. Modeling and Environmental Applications Nanomaterial Interactions With Skin Physical and Chemical Determinants of Nanofiber/Nanotube Toxicity Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Nano Innovation Platform Grant Presentations Track B - Georgetown Room Chemical and Biological Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes in Estuarine Sedimentary Systems A Focus on Nanoparticulate Aerosol and Atmospherically Processed Nanoparticulate Aerosol Assessing the Effect of Nanoparticle Size |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:19 p.m. | Grant Presentations (Continued) Track A - Rossyln Ballroom
Short-Term Chronic Toxicity of Photocatalytic Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Algae, and Zooplankton Acute and Developmental Toxicity of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles in Fish and Frogs Role of Particle Agglomeration in Nanoparticle Toxicity Health Canada Overview: Foresight Activities Responses of Lung Cells to Metals in Manufactured Nanoparticles Understanding the Light-Induced Cytotoxicity of Quantum Dots: A Cellular, Photophysical, and Mechanistic Approach Grant Presentations Track B - Georgetown Room Transformations of Biologically Conjugated CdSe Quantum Dots Released Into Water and Biofilms Structure-Function Relationships in Engineered Nanomaterial Toxicity Chemical Fate, Biopersistence, and Toxicology of Inhaled Metal Oxide Nanoscale Materials Assessment Methods for Nanoparticles in the Workplace Mechanistic Dosimetry Models of Nanomaterial Deposition in the Respiratory Tract Monitoring and Characterizing Airborne Carbon Nanotube Particles Gene Expression Profiling of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: A Unique Safety Assessment Approach |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
DAY 3: Friday, October 28, 2005 |
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| Plenary Session - Shenandoah A and B | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Remarks |
| 8:40 a.m. | International Aspects of Nanotechnology Celia Merzbacher, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President |
| 9:10 a.m. | NIOSH/CDC Perspective Vladmir Murashov, Nanotechnology Research Program, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/CDC |
| 9:25 a.m. | NSF Perspective Cynthia Ekstein, Program Director, Environmental Engineering, Bioengineering & Environment Systems Division, National Science Foundation |
| 9:40 a.m. | Grant Presentations (Continued) Track A - Shenandoah A and B
Neuromorphic Approach to Molecular Sensing With Chemoreceptive Neuron MOS (CυMOS) Transistors A Nanocontact Sensor for Heavy Metal Ion Detection Carbon Nanotube Self-Assembly in a VOCs Monitoring Platform Development of Nanocrystalline Zeolite Materials as Environmental Catalysts Grant Presentations Track B - Georgetown Room The Fate, Transport, Transformation and Toxicity of Manufactured Nanomaterials in Drinking Water Microbial Impacts of Engineered Nanoparticles Absorption and Release of Contaminants onto Engineered Nanoparticles |
| 10:50 a.m. | Break |
| 11:10 a.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 11:45 a.m. | Adjourn |
| 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. | Nanoscience Building Tour at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC |