Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Engaging the Public
While research advances over the past couple of decades have led
to the incorporation of nanomaterials into consumer products across a wide
variety of application areas, the public remains largely unaware of nanotechnology.
In order for the general public to make informed decisions, nanotechnology
needs to be part of basic science literacy. Although in select cases
nanotechnology has made it into formal science standards, most efforts have
focused on informal science education. In the U.S., the Nanoscale
Informal Science Education Network had a considerable reach of over 35 million
people through a network of science museums and universities. There are
also efforts to further broaden the reach and meet people where they are,
whether in short segments on the nightly news, or with nano-themed panels at
comic book conventions. This session will showcase examples of engaging
and educating the public through videos, games, contests, and other means.
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm
"Nanotechnology: Strategies to Inform and Inspire"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm
"Community Engaged Science: Building the Innovation Bridge"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nanoanalytics
Characterization of engineered nanomaterials remains an
over-arching priority for their innovative and responsible use in consumer
products. However, in situ characterization techniques to reliably
measure the extrinsic properties, or those that depend on the surrounding
environment, remain in their infancy. A similar
knowledge gap is just starting to close for the integration of nanomaterials or
in-situ synthesis of nanostructures in products via system-depending
interactions. A better understanding of these extrinsic properties are critical
to developing testing strategies for environmental fate, consumer product
release, and lifecycle analysis. This session will focus on the development and
application of nano-analytical techniques for extrinsic characterization of
engineered nanomaterials. Attendees will learn about cutting-edge characterization
methods, how they were developed and validated, and how they can be applied to
real-world problems.
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 am
"Reexamining Structural and Chemical Changes During Nanoparticle Transformations"
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Characterization of Engineered Nanomaterials in the Atmosphere"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Back to Nature - Environmental Transformations of Nanomaterials and Their Implications for Risk"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nano-Biophenomena and Processes
Naturally occurring and incidental
nanoparticles dominate the potential exposure to nanomaterials by many orders
of magnitude. Many of these materials are similar or sometime indistinguishable
from engineered nanoparticles. This session explores the nature and occurrence
of natural and incidental nanoparticles, their roles in ecosystems and their
potential impacts on human health.
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Using Microcalorimetry and Reactions Energetics to Probe the Surface of Metal Oxides Nanomaterials"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Mineral Surface Coatings: Records of Environmental Processes at the Nano-Scale and Sinks of Metal(loid)-Bearing Nanoparticles"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
New Materials: Emerging Nanomaterials and Smart Design
The broad spectrum of nanotechnologies now includes suites of novel tools and materials with which engineers and scientists can technically address global grand challenges, including, but not limited to, sustainable energy and environmental quality. In this session, speakers will explore recent advances in nanomaterial design and development, focusing on the fabrication and unique properties of highly novel nanostructured materials that are, as yet, underutilized in such applications (e.g., 2D nanostructures, soft nanomaterials, and bio-nanocomposites).
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 am
"Imaging the Dynamic Protein-Nanoparticle Interface: What We've Learned and Where We're Going"
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Atomic Scale Insights into Physical Transformations of Heterogeneous Catalysts Under Reactive Environments"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Reactive Membranes for Water Treatment and Reuse: Materials and Process Design"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
New Directions: Innovative Applications
In this session, speakers will highlight innovative applications of both established and emerging nanomaterials to address grand environmental challenges related to resource security and sustainable development (e.g., carbon capture and conversion, nano-enabled membranes at the energy-water nexus, and sensing technologies for real-time environmental quality monitoring).
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Making Sense of Smart Sensors. A Nanotechnology Perspective for Environmental Remediation"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Interfacing Nanoparticles with the Biological/Biomedical World"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Nanomanufacturing: Nano-Enabled Products: Why, Why Not, and How?
To Nano or Not to Nano:
That is the Question. The dream of nanotechnology was and is to provide
materials with novel, previously unattainable properties with some net societal
and economic benefit. Nano-enabled
products are emerging in many commercial sectors, yet little is known about how
their performance, cost, and environmental benefits/costs compare to existing
market solutions. In this session, we
compare the benefits and impacts for nano-enabled versus traditional materials through integrative, life-cycle
approaches and address design
rules to enhance benefit.
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:50 am
"Evaluating Impacts of Nano-Enabled Materials: Context for Understanding and Risk-Based Decisions"
9:50 am - 10:10 am
Discussion
10:10 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety: Enabling Nanotechnology Commercialization and Advanced Manufacturing"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Estimating Energy, Environmental, and Health Costs and Benefits of Nanotechnology"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanomanufacturing: Translational Issues and Design Opportunities in Manufacturing
Realizing the promise of
nanotechnology requires scalable, sustainable processes, and the pathway to
those scaled production practices can be illuminated by a fundamental
understanding of the mechanisms that give rise to the nano-enabled performance
and nano-derived environmental hazards. In this session, we seek to define some
of the critical challenges facing nano manufacturing scalability and
translation to market, some of the chief environmental concerns that may exist,
and emergent design rules to help simultaneously surmount those issues and
enable the translation of nano materials to market.
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"NSF Nanomanufacturing Research"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Plant Virus-Based Nanotechnologies: Applications in Medicine, Materials, and Environment"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Food and Agricultural Applications of Nano
This session will focus on recent developments for
nanotechnology as it pertains to application in a broad range of food products
as well as in agricultural applications of technology. This session will
highlight upcoming preparations in food production and food materials.
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Consequences"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Nanomaterials and the Food Supply: Assessing the Balance Between Applications and Implications"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Using Model Systems to Experimentally Assess Possible Exposure to Nanoparticles and Associated Additives from Polymer Nanocomposite Food Contact Materials"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
From "Nano to Global" – Geochemistry and Nanotechnology
This session will focus on
how nano-scale innovations have the potential to facilitate large-scale impacts
for the environment, either directly or indirectly. For example, the use of
nano to replace existing formulations of pesticides or how the implementation
of nano in a wide range of products can have a cumulatively beneficial effect
over traditional materials (e.g. by minimizing climate change, metal cycling
and pollution generation). A focus on life-cycle approaches and
life-cycle assessment aim to address the benefit that nano materials can
holistically bring and how they can influence positive changes at a global
scale.
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Ecological Consequences from the Use of Engineered Nanomaterials in Consumer Good – A Holistic View
with the Support of the Life Cycle Assessment Framework"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Nano-Enabled Agrochemicals: Emerging Contaminants or Solutions for Risk Mitigation"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure
