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 Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Nanotechnology Solutions to Promote Water and Food Sustainability
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
"What Has Nano Ever Done for Water and Food?"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agri-Food Systems: Perspectives, Current Prospects, and Futures"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Affordable and Clean Energy
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Powering Now and the Future: Sustainable Batteries through Clean Production, Responsible Supply Chains, and Collaborations"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Designing Covalent Organic Frameworks and Polymer Networks for PFAS Degradation and Resource Recovery"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Tackling the High Energy Demands of Site Remediation in China"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Materials Transport and Recovery for Environmental Sustainability
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Advancing Wastewater Resource Recovery through Machine Learning and AI-Driven Innovations"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"At the Interface: Hot Spots and Hot Moments of Atmospheric Micro- and Nanoplastics Driving Transport and Fate"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Advanced Materials for Water and Wastewater Treatment
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Chasing the Vibrational Fingerprints of Emerging Contaminants in Environmental Matrices"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Designing Multifunctional Nanohybrids for Enhanced PFAS Separation and Destruction"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Scaling Up Laboratory-To-Mesocosm Studies: Applications Beyond Engineered Nanomaterials"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Global Communities and Environmental Justice
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"A Framework for Empathic Design of Water Treatment Devices: The Advantages of Nanomaterials"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
General Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"Evaluating the Potential Risks of Nano-Enabled Applications"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Using Nanomaterials to Promote Good Health and Well-Being
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"Nanobubble-enabled Water Treatment Technologies: An Outlook for Transformative Opportunities"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Nano-Enabled Electrochemical Sensors for Food and Agricultural Applications"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:00 pm
"Novel Insights into Nanoplastics Release From Nanoscale Mechanical Degradation"
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Poster Previews
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
Laboratory Advancements Towards Environmental Solutions
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Scaling and Structuring MOF Sorbents – From Lab to Industrial Level"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm
General Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
"What Can Nanotechnology Contribute to the Closer-to-Zero Initiative?"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Systems Informed Design of Nanomaterials
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
"From Generic to Specific: How to Include Material Properties in Assessing Exposure and Risks of Advanced Materials"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:35 am
Coffee Break
10:35 am - 11:10 am
"Safe and Sustainable by Design: Driving Innovation Towards Safer and More Sustainable Chemicals, Materials, Processes and Products"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 11:40 am
"Optimizing Amine Functionalization on Silica Nano Particles to Enhance PFAS Remediation"
11:40 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
"Cellulose-Derived Nanomaterials for Affordable and Rapid Remediation of Uranium in Water Synthesis and Spectroscopic Insights into Uranyl Adsorption Kinetics"
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:10 pm
"Carbon Nitride Based Photocatalyst for Point -of-Use Water Disinfection in a Continuous Flow System"
12:10 pm - 12:15 pm
Discussion
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
General 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
Achieving Convergence in Environmental Nanoscience Research
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
"Spanning Boundaries Systematically: How Integration and Implementation Sciences (I2S) Methods for Communication Enable Ambitious Research Agendas"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:05 pm
"Challenges and Advances in Assessing Ecological Risks of Microplastics: Findings from a Large International Working Group's Meta-Analysis"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure