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
Keynote Session: Impactful Nano-Applications for Sustainable Food Production
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm
"Nanotechnology in Food and Agriculture: Past, Present and Future"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:05 pm
"Two-Dimensional Material Inks for Printed Electronics, Sensing, and Energy Technologies"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm
Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:45 am
"Engineering Novel Material Interfaces"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Strategies to Develop Nano-Carriers Systems Aiming to Promote a Sustainable Agriculture"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
"Sustainable Keratin-Based Growth Media for Targeted Nutrient Delivery in Soilless Production Systems"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢
The GRC Power Hourâ„¢ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity 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
Computing and Data Driven Development for Ag and Food Applications
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
"Radar Remote Sensing for Soil Dynamics and Precision Agriculture"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"AI for Resilient Cyber-Agricultural Systems"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:45 am
"Nanotechnology Approaches for Food Sensing and Packaging"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Cutting-Edge Nano/Micromaterials-Assisted Bioelectroanalytical Tools: A Gateway to Decentralized and Sustainable Precision Medicine and Nutrition"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
"Paper-Based Electrochemical (Bio)sensors for Reliable and Sustainable Analytical Tools in Agrifood Sector"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 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
Technology Transfer of Nano Innovations
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
"Precision Chemistry to Create New Possibilities in Agriculture"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Bag to Bottle: Navigating the Journey of Lab-Scale Experimentation to Industrial Realities"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:45 am
"NanoEngineering Gone Viral: Targeting Pesticides/Biologics to Nematodes"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Engineering Nanomaterials for the Slow Delivery of Plant Nutrients and Agrochemicals at Once"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
"Self-Assembled Nanoparticle-Enzyme Clusters and Substrate Channeling – A Developing System For Biosynthesis of New Molecules"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 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
Nanotechnologies to Improve Food Safety, Quality, and Human Health
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
"EU Risk Assessment of Nanomaterial for Food/Feed Systems"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Nano and Microtechnology for Sustainable Food Production"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General 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
Detection of Nanoparticles from the Field to our Food
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:45 am
"Fast Analytics of Nanoparticles"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Nano and Microplastics in Soils: Quantification, Fate and Impacts"
11:10 am - 11:25 am
Discussion
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
"Advantages and Limitations of Single Particle ICP-MS for Nanoparticles in Food"
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm
Discussion
12:20 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
Non-Transgenic Nanotechnology
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
"Tools for Delivery of RNA and Proteins for Plant Bioengineering"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Aptamer Technology for Fertilizers and Beyond"
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure