2014 PROGRAM

Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Plenaries VI and VII
8:30 Current Developments in Nanotechnology Law and Policy  Lynn Bergeson Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
9:20   George Whitesides Harvard University
10:10 BREAK        
Session 5A Risk 1 Session Chair: Dhimiter Bello
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
10:30 Human risk assessment of nano-enabling technologies: Needs, gaps, and opportunities Dhimiter Bello University of Massachusetts Lowell    
10:55 Recent developments in occupational exposure assessment Derk Brouwer Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)    
11:20 Characterization of copier emitted nanoparticles at commercial photocopy centers:  A case study of nano-enabled products along their life cycle John Martin University of Massachusetts Lowell Philip Demokritou Dhimiter Bello
11:45 Interaction of diamond and gold nanoparticles with lipid bilayers containing phase segregated liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered domains Eric Melby University of Wisconsin - Madison Galya Orr Joel Pedersen
12:10 TiO2 ecological pathway alterations by filter feeders Maximiiano Cledon Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre - Eau Terre Environnement Dalila Larios Satinder Kaur Brar
12:30 Concerns and regularities hidden in experts recommendations: Use of multi-criteria decision aiding to support risk management measures choices for nanosafety Marco Cinelli University of Warwick Jerzy Błaszczyński Stuart Coles
12:50 LUNCH*        
Session 5B LCA 1 Session Chair: Matthew Eckelman
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
10:30 Overview of LCA in nano applications Matthew Eckleman Northeastern Univeristy    
10:55 Can carbon nanomaterials improve photovoltaics deployability and decrease adverse impacts? Ryan Scott University of Washington Alison Cullen  
11:20 Sustainable development of silicon nanowire anode for next generation lithium ion battery technology on electric vehicles Chris Yuan University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee    
11:45 Life cycle assessment of cerium dioxide nanoparticle-based fuel additives Paramjeet Pati Virginia Tech Peter Vikesland Sean McGinnis
12:10 Life cycle impacts and benefits of a carbon nanotube-enabled chemical gas sensor Leanne Gilbertson Yale University Julie Zimmerman Matthew Eckelman
12:30 Evaluation of silver nanoparticle – impregnated fabrics across their life cycle Robert Reed Arizona State University Jim Hutchison Paul Westerhoff
12:50 LUNCH*        
Session 5C Release Estimates Session Chair: Arturo Keller
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
10:30 Overview of release estimates for engineered nanomaterials Arturo Keller University of California, Santa Barbara (UC CEIN) Anastasiya Lazareva  
10:50 Consumer exposures to engineered nanoparticles released during printing: A case study of life-cycle EHS implications from nano-enabled products during consumer use Sandra V. Pirela Harvard School of Public Health Georgios Pyrgiotakis Georgios Sotiriou
11:10 Gravity-driven transport of three engineered nanomaterials in unsaturated soils and effects on soil pH and phosphate mobility Jon Conway University of California, Santa Barbara (UC CEIN) Adeyemi Adeleye Arturo Keller
11:30 Release of engineered nanomaterials via wastewater treatment plants Anastasiya Lazareva University of California, Santa Barbara (UC CEIN) Arturo Keller  
11:50 Release of nanoparticulate copper from an antifouling paint into natural waters Adeyemi Adeleye University of California, Santa Barbara (UC CEIN) Jon Conway Arturo Keller
12:10 Nano-waste: Thermal decomposition of nano-enabled products at their end of life and EHS implications Georgios A. Sotiriou Harvard School of Public Health Dilpreet Singh Fang Zhang, Wendel Wohlleben 
12:30 Nanoprospecting in an effluent dominated stream (Santa Cruz River, AZ) Jared Schoepf Arizona State University    
12:50 LUNCH*        
Session 6A / 6B Risk 2 & LCA 2 Forum Session Chairs: Derk Brouwer
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
1:30 Advancing alternative testing strategies for risk assessment of nanomaterials  Jo Anne Shatkin Vireo Advisors, LLC Lorraine Sheremeta  
1:50 Anticipatory LCA for responsible innovation of nanotechnology Ben A. Wender Arizona State University Rider Foley Thomas Seager
2:10 Integrating life cycle assessment and decision analysis to evaluate wood treatment alternatives Matthew Bates US Army Engineer Research and Development Center Michael Tsang Igor Linkov
2:30 State-of-the-art decision support systems for sustainable nanotechnology Vrishali Subramanian Ca’ Foscari University of Venice Elena Semenzin Alex Zabeo
2:50 BREAK        
3:10 Roundtable Panel Discussion        
4:10 Conference Ends        
Session 6C Ecotoxicity  Session Chairs: Rebecca Klaper
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
1:30 Predicting nanoparticle insertion into biological membranes Geoffrey D. Bothun University of Rhode Island Iftheker Khan  Nasim Ganji
1:50 Nanoparticle toxicity assessment in a bacterial model Ian L. Gunsolus University of Minnesota Tian Qiu Christy L. Haynes
2:10 Environmental and biological impact of emerging materials for energy storage Robert Hamers University of Wisconsin-Madison Mimi Hang Christy L. Haynes
2:30 Determining the basis of nanoparticle toxicity: Surface and core chemistry impacts Rebecca Klaper University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Jared Bozich Gustavo Dominguez
2:50 BREAK
3:10 Towards the development of a model that informs safer carbon nanotube design: Using zebrafish mortality to evaluate carbon nanotube ecotoxicity potential Leanne Gilbertson Yale University Julie Zimmerman  Robert Tanguay
3:30 Use of cell division and viability studies to determine the effects of engineered nanomaterials on plants Priyanka Deka North Dakota State University Ann-Marie Fortuna Achintya N. Bezbaruah
3:50 Development of a robust method for measuring engineered nanomaterial toxicity and uptake using Caenorhabditis elegans Shannon Hanna National Institute of Standards and Technology Monique Johnson Elijah Petersen
4:10 Conference Ends