Participants at the 2011 Gordon Conference on Environmental Nanotechnology will present and discuss cutting edge research on chemical, biological and environmental impacts of engineered nanomaterials. The conference will feature a wide range of topics, including; synthesis, characterization, exposure, toxicology, metrology, and risk assessment. In addition, the basic mechanisms by which nanoscale materials interact with similar sized particles, larger particles, as well as mixtures will be thoroughly examined. Transport, transformation and ultimate fate of these materials in biological and environmental matrices will be explored.
This Conference will bring together prominent investigators who are at the forefront of their research fields and will provide unique opportunities for early career investigators, postdoctoral and graduate students to present their work in poster formats. Invited speakers will include those engaged in research at the intersection of nanotechnology and the environment - materials scientists, engineers, biologists, toxicologists, physicists, chemists and environmental scientists. In addition, competitive posters will be selected for short oral presentations. The interdisciplinary atmosphere of this conference will generate and inspire research that will fundamentally alter the impacts of engineered nanomaterials on human health and the environment.
| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in (Office Closed 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm) |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome: W. Sadik, Chair / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
| 7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Applications of Nanotechnology - Challenges and Opportunities |
| Discussion Leader: James Murday (USC) |
| 7:40 pm - 8:20 pm | Paul Weiss (UCLA)
"New Dimensions in Patterning: Placement and Metrology of Chemical Functionality at ALL Scales" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:35 pm | Discussion |
| 8:35 pm - 9:15 pm | Raymond David (BASF)
"Industrial Applications of Nanomaterials" |
| 9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Environmental and Biological Implications - Challenges and Opportunities |
| Discussion Leader: Andrew Maynard (University of Michigan) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Pedro Alvarez (Rice University)
"Environmental Interactions with Nanomaterials" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Kenneth A. Dawson (University College, Dublin)
"Interaction of nanoparticles with living systems" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Angela Violi (University of Michigan)
"Molecular modeling with nanomaterials" |
| 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 I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Exposure Science and Dosimetry - Consumer Exposures, Foods, Cosmetics/Consumer Products and Agriculture |
| Discussion Leader: Wolfgang Kreyling (Helmholtz Centre Munich) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | James C. Bonner (NC State)
"Fibrotic potential of nanomaterials in mouse models of pre-existing lung disease such as asthma, viral infection, and bacterial endotoxin-induced inflammation" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Yasuo Yoshioka (Osaka University)
"The importance of systemic nanotoxicological and toxicokinetic analysis for ensuring the safety of nanomaterials" |
| 9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Environmental Exposures: Fate, Transformation & Ecotoxicology |
| Discussion Leader: Vicki Grassian (University of Iowa) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Mark R. Wiesner (Duke University)
"Fate and transport of nanomaterials in soil" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break / Group Photo |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Patricia Holden (University of California Santa Barbara)
"Bacterial interactions with engineered nanomaterials in soil and water" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Jae-Hong Kim (Georgia Institute of Technology)
"Fate & Transformation of Manufactured Carbonaceous Materials" |
| 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 II |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Nanomedicine |
| Discussion Leader: Gabriel Lopez-Berestein (University of Texas, Houston) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Andre Nel (UCLA School of Medicine)
"In vitro and in vivo high throughput platforms for predictive environmental toxicology and safer by design nanomaterials" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | Kam Leong (Duke University)
"Nanostructured biomaterials for regenerative medicine" |
| 9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Metrology and Harmonized Methodologies |
| Discussion Leader: Vincent Hackley (NIST) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Wunmi Sadik (SUNY-Binghamton)
"Phase inverted poly(amic) acid membranes for sensing and isolating engineered nanoparticles" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | James Ranville (Colorado School of Mines)
"Detection of Engineered nanomaterials in water" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Paul Westerhoff (ASU)
"Nano exposure from consumer products and harmonized ecological technology" |
| 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 III |
| 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 | Occupational Exposures and Nano Manufacturing Processes |
| Discussion Leader: Janet Carter (OSHA) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm | Günter Oberdörster (University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry)
"Effects and safety assessment of airborne nanoparticles" |
| 8:00 pm - 8:10 pm | Discussion |
| 8:10 pm - 8:40 pm | Desirée L. Plata (Mount Holyoke College)
"Nanomanufacturing Processes" |
| 8:40 pm - 8:50 pm | Discussion |
| 8:50 pm - 9:20 pm | Patrick O'Shaughnessy (University of Iowa)
"Nanoparticle Exposure Estimation in Occupational Settings" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Sustainability/Green Nano and Remediation |
| Discussion Leader: Tom Theis (U. of Illinois at Chicago) |
| 9:00 am - 9:40 am | Jim Hutchison (University of Oregon)
"Environmentally benign synthesis of nanomaterials" |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am - 11:10 am | Gregory V. Lowry (Carnegie Mellon University)
"Nanotechnology enabled remediation technologies: Benefits and barriers" |
| 11:10 am - 11:30 am | Discussion |
| 11:30 am - 12:10 pm | Timothy G. Gutowski (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"Thermodynamics and manufacture of nanomaterials" |
| 12:10 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Free Time |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Societal Considerations and Future Perspectives |
| Discussion Leader: David Berube (NC State) |
| 7:30 pm - 8:10 pm | Vicki Colvin (Rice University)
"Impact of Engineered Nanoparticles (and other emerging compounds) on society" |
| 8:10 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 9:10 pm | David H. Guston (ASU)
"Shaping science and nanotechnology future" |
| 9:10 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Departure |
Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by R13MH080445 from the National Institute of Mental Health. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.