2016 SNO Conference Program

Thursday, November 10, 2016
  9:00
  Welcome            
  9:30 - 12:00 Plenaries
  Plenary I-Future of Nanotechnology Mike Roco          
  Plenary II-Sustainable Nanotechnology: Where did it come from, What is it, and Why an organization?
Barbara Karn          
  Plenary III- Governance of nanotechnology Lynn Bergeson          
  Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch (provided)            
  Concurrent Sessions            
1a Thursday  1:00 to 3:00 Education/ Social Systems  
  Reframing Nanotechnology David M. Berube, NCSU & RTNN        
  Using Multi Criteria Decision Analysis to Weigh the Societal Benefits and Costs of Nanotechnology Andrea Hicks, University of Wisconsin-Madison        
  Educating Engineers: Integrating nanotechnology within an existing civil and environmental engineering curriculum Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina Charles Pierce, University of South Carolina Joseph R.V. Flora, University of South Carolina
  Toward Net Zero Energy Buildings:The Incorporation of Nanotechnology in Civil Engineering & Construction Management Programs Celine Manoosingh, Georgia Southern University        
  Studying Life-cycle of a Nanomaterial Through a Laboratory Course Mary Jo Kirisits, University of Texas at Austin Navid B Saleh, University of Texas at Austin Michael Gorman, University of Virginia
  Teaching the Fundamentals of Nanotechnology: A Missing Element in Many Programs Deb Newberry, Nano-Link/DCTC        
  Public Acceptance of Nanofood and Nanofood Packaging Ping Qing, Huazhong Agricultural University        
1b Thursday  1:00 to 3:00 Agriculture/Food
  Detection and characterization by Single Particle ICP-MS of CuO NPs extracted from soils Adam Laycock, University of Vienna Nathalie Tepe, University of Vienna Antonia Praetorius, University of Vienna
  'ZnO nanoparticles affect nutrient transport in in vitro model of the small intestine Fabiola Moreno Olivas, Binghamton University Elad Tako, Agricultural Research Services, U. S. Department of Agriculture Gretchen Mahler, Binghamton University
  How Do Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Affect Plant Stress Signaling? Priyanka Deka, North Dakota State University Robert Brueggeman, North Dakota State University Achintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University
  Towards improving agrochemical efficiency: Impact of surface charge on cerium oxide nanoparticle uptake and translocation by wheat plants Eleanor Spielman-Sunm, Carnegie Mellon University Gregory V. Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University Enzo Lombi, University of South Australia
  Environmental persistence of zein nanoparticles as delivery systems Ede Bodoki, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania Tímea Kacsó, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania Ioan O. Neaga, “Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
  One-step aqueous synthesis of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles for surface modification and non-polar small molecule delivery Abul Bashar Giasuddin, Utah State David W Britt, Utah State University  
1c Thursday  1:00 to 3:00 Air/Water systems
  Synthesis of Nano Structured Aerogel Photo-catalyst Using Supercritical Fluids Haitao Li, University of South Florida Sermin G. Sunol, University of South Florida Aydin K. Sunol, University of South Florida
  Mucilage Biomembranes as Adsorbers for Water Filtration Systems Sylvia Thomas, University of South Florida Norma Alcantar, University of South Florida Venkatesh Eppili, University of South Florida
  Evaluation of the simultaneous removal of bacterial, heavy metal and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon using ceramic water filters functionalized with three different silver nanoparticles. Ryan K. Sullivan, University of Rhode Island Montara Erickson, University of Rhode Island Vinka Oyanadel-Craver, University of Rhode Island
  Homoaggregation as a first estimate of heteroaggregation? Antonia Praetorius, University of Vienna Nathalie Tepe, University of Vienna Frank von der Kammer, University of Vienna
  Development of piezocatalytic nanomaterials for applications in water treatment Brandon J. Jennings, University of Iowa David M. Cwiertny, University of Iowa Nosang V. Myung, U.C. Riverside
  Sulfate Radicals- Induced Degradation of Atrazine by Nanostructured Ferrite as a Heterogeneous Photocatalyst of Sulfite Ying Huang, University of Cincinnati Changseok Han,  University of Cincinnati Dionysios D. Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati
  BREAK 3:00 to 3:30            
2a Thursday 3:30 to 5:30 Energy          
  Roll-to-roll production of spray coated N-doped carbon nanotube electrodes for supercapacitors Mehmet Karakaya, Clemson University Jingyi Zhu, Clemson University    
  Studying nanoparticles as membrane structure modifiers and their effect on membrane resistance through modeling Bopeng Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology Xin Tong, Georgia Institute of Technology Yongsheng Chen, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Thermal Analysis of Automobile Radiator Using Nanofluids Sumanth S, PES University, Bangalore Ponangi Babu Rao, PES University, Bangalore K.N Seetharamu, PES University, Bangalore
  Nanocomposite cation exchange membrane with fouling resistance and enhanced salinity gradient power generation for reverse electrodialysis Xin Tong, Georgia Institute of Technology Bopeng Zhang, Georgia Institute of Technology Yongsheng Chen, Georgia Institute of Technology
  Hydrogen production from methane catalytic cracking over core-shell structured Ni/Al2O3@mesoporous silica composites Shan-Lo Wu, National Chung Hsing University Ren-Xuan Yang, National Chung Hsing University Ming-Yen Wey,  National Chung Hsing University
  Flexible Core-shell Nanofibers for Energy Storage Lei Zhai, University of Central Florida Xiaoyan Lu      
2b Thursday 3:30 to 5:30 Env/Biol
  Formation of bio-corona on graphene and boron nitride. Achyut J Raghavendra, Clemson University Wren Gregory, Clemson University Ramakrishna Podila, Clemson Univeristy
  Key principles in occurrence, characterization, and effects of photo-transformations of polymeric coatings on nanoparticles Stacey M. Louie, University of Houston, National Institute of Standards and Technology Justin M. Gorham, National Institute of Standards and Technology Vincent A. Hackley, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  Uptake, Distribution, and Effects of Nano Alumina in Terrestrial Plants Katie Hayes, Temple University Ehsan Shirzaei Sani, Northeastern University Bojeong Kim, Temple University
  Bacterial responses and resilience in environmental and engineered systems challenged with CuO nanoparticles Joe D. Moore, Carnegie Mellon University Gregory V. Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University Kelvin B. Gregory, Carnegie Mellon University
  Chemical Identity of the Metal Oxides on Carbon-Metal Heterostructures Control Photo-transformation of These Nanohybrids Navid Saleh, University of Texas at Austin Indu V Sabaraya, University of Texas at Austin Dipesh Das, University of Texas at Austin
  Bio-inspired Poly (amic) Acid Nanostructured Membranes as Smart Food Packaging Materials Idris Yazgan, SUNY-Binghamton University Ayfer Akgul, Mississippi State University Omowunmi A Sadik, SUNY-Binghamton University
2c Thursday 3:30 to 5:30 Air/Water systems
  Engineering Crumpled Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites as Platform Materials for Advanced Water Treatment Processes John Fortner, Washington University in St. Louis Yi Jiang, Washington University in St. Louis Pratim Biswas, Washington University in St. Louis
  Harnessing the Power of Microwave for Disinfection with Nanohybrids Navid B. Saleh, University of Texas at Austin Jaime Plazas-Tuttle, University of Texas at Austin Dipesh Das, University of Texas at Austin
  Investigation of Filtration Mechanisms Involved with Removal of Engineered Nanomaterials from Drinking Water Chen Chen, University of California, Riverside    
  Abnormal Size Effect of Metal-Catalyzed Contaminant Reduction: Why Bigger Nanoparticles Perform Better Hanyu Ma, University of Notre Dame Tong Wu, University of Notre Dame Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University
  Reducing Organic Contaminants in Water by Optimal Coagulation Ana Morfesis, MAvlern Instruments Inc. Claudia Mujat, Malvern Instruments Ulf Nobbmann, Malvern Instruments
  Quantitative Investigation on pKa-SERS Relationship by "Hot Spot" Normalization Haoran Wei, Virginia Tech Peter Vikesland, Virginia Tech Weinan Leng, Virginia Tech
  Characterization of nano level coefficient of friction of oleophobic and superhydrophobic coatings on 316L SS in harsh conditions Hamza Shams, DHA Suffa University Kanza Basit, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)    
  Poster Session 5:30