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Interagency Nanotechnology Implications Grantees Workshop – EPA, NSF, NIH/NIEHS, NIOSH and DOE
Embassy Suites Hotel
4315 Swenson Street
Las Vegas, NV 89119
November 9 – 10, 2009
AGENDA (Metals and Carbon-Based)
Print Version (PDF) (5 pp, 128 K, about PDF)
Draft Agenda (Other Nanomaterials)
| Day 1: Monday, November 9, 2009 | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. | Welcome Nora Savage, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| 8:35 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. | Introduction Gail Bentkover, Director, Technology and Engineering Division (TED), NCER, EPA |
| 8:40 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. | Opening Remarks William Sanders III, Director, NCER, EPA |
| 8:50 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | EPA Las Vegas Research Overview |
| Session 1B: Metals/Metal Oxide Toxicity | |
| 9:20 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Characterization of the Potential Toxicity of Metal Nanoparticles in Marine Ecosystems Using Oysters Amy Huffman Ringwood, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Wake Forest University |
| 9:45 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. | Correlation Among Physicochemical Properties, Photochemical Fate, and Toxicity of TiO2 Nanoparticles Nianqiang Wu, National Science Foundation (NSF), West Virginia University |
| 10:10 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. | Modulation of Quantum Dot Nanoparticle Toxicity by Glutathione in GCL Transgenic Mice Terrance Kavanaugh (NIEHS), University of Washington |
| 10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | Break |
| Session 2B: Metals/Metal Oxides Fate and Transport | |
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | The Effect of Surface Coatings on the Environmental and Microbial Fate of Nanoiron and Feoxide Nanoparticles Gregory V. Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University, Chapman University, Rice University |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. | The Fate and Effects of Nanosized Metal Particles Along a Simulated Terrestrial Food Chain Invested Using Genomic and Microscopic Techniques Jason M. Unrine, University of Georgia |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:05 p.m. | An Integrated Approach Toward Understanding the Environmental Fate, Transport, Toxicity, and Occupational Health Hazards of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Vicki H. Grassian, University of Iowa |
| 12:05 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) William (Allen) Robison, NIOSH (tent.) |
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) |
| Session 3B: Metals/Metal Oxides Fate and Transport (cont.) | |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:25 p.m. | Environmental Transport, Biodegradation, and Bioaccumulation of Quantum Dots and Oxide Nanoparticles Diana S. Aga, University of Buffalo |
| 2:25 p.m. – 2:50 p.m. | Functionalized Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Environmental Transformations and Ecotoxicity Joel A. Pedersen, University of Wisconsin |
| 2:50 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Physicochemical Characterization, Transport, Biological Response, and Occupational Exposure of Engineered Nanometal Oxides Shyam Bsiwal, (NSF), Johns Hopkins University |
| 3:15 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Platinum-Containing Nanomaterials: Sources, Speciation, and Transformation in the Environment Martin Shafer, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 3:40 p.m. – 4:05 p.m. | Bioavailability and Fates of CdSe and TiO2 Nanoparticles in Eukaryotes and Bacteria Patricia Holden, University of California, Santa Barbara, McGill University |
| 4:05 p.m. – 4:20 p.m. | Break |
| Session 4B: Metals/Metal Oxide Exposure | |
| 4:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. | Nanoparticle Stability in Natural Waters and Its Implication for Metal Toxicity to Water Column and Benthic Organisms James Ranville, Colorado School of Mines, Dartmouth College |
| 4:45 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. | Bioavailability of Metallic Nanoparticles and Heavy Metals in Landfills Zhiqiang Hu, University of Missouri–Columbia |
| Carbon-Based Exposure | |
| 5:10 p.m. – 5:35 p.m. | Influence of Water Quality on the Bioavailability and Food Chain Transport of Carbon Nanoparticles Stephen J. Klaine, Clemson University |
| 5:35 p.m. | Adjourn |
| Dinner | Lawry’s The Prime Rib (Time TBA) 4043 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89169 (702) 893-2223 |
| Day 2: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | |
| 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. | Welcome and Announcements |
| 8:35 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. | National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Overview |
| Session 1B: Carbon-Based Exposure (cont.) | |
| 8:50 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | Behavior of Carbon Nanomaterials in Aqueous Suspensions of Natural Organic Matter Stephen J. Klaine, Clemson University |
| Carbon-Based Fate and Transports | |
| 9:15 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. | Cross-Media Environmental Transport, Transformation, and Fate of Manufactured Carbonaceous Nanomaterials Linsey Marr (NSF), Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| 9:40 a.m. – 10:05 a.m. | Aggregation and Deposition Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes in Aquatic Environments Manachem Elimelech (NSF), Yale University |
| 10:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Interactions of Natural Organic Matter With C60 Fullerenes and Their Impact on C60 Transport, Bioavailability, and Toxicity Qilin Li, Rice University |
| 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| Session 2B: Carbon-Based Fate and Transport (cont.) | |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. | Photochemical Fate of Manufactured Carbon Nanomaterials in the Aquatic Environment Chad T. Jafvert, Purdue University–Main Campus |
| 11:10 a.m. – 11:35 a.m. | Environmental Behaviors of Solubilized Carbon Nanotubes in Aquatic Systems: Transformation, Sorption, and Toxicity Exposure Qingguo Huang, University of Georgia |
| 11:35 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Analysis and Fate of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Their Manufacturing Byproducts in Estuarine Sediments and Benthic Organisms P. Lee Ferguson, University of South Carolina at Columbia |
| 12:00 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. | Effects of Surface Oxides on the Behavior of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Influence on the Mobility of Contaminants in Aquatic Environments William P. Ball, Johns Hopkins University |
| 12:25 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | ORD Labs Presentation |
| Session 3B: Carbon-Based Fate and Transport (cont.) | |
| 2:30 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. | Quantum Dot Weathering and Its Effects on Microbial Communities Shaily Mahendra, University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2:55 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | Carbon Nanotubes: Environmental Dispersion States, Transport, Fate, and Bioavailability Walter J. Weber, University of Michigan |
| 3:20 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. | Biological Fate and Biocompatibility of Dendritic and Silica-Based Nanoconstructs Hamid Ghandehari (NIDCR), University of Utah |
| Carbon-Based Toxicity | |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. | Aquatic Toxicity of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials at Sediment-Water Interfaces Baolin Deng, University of Missouri–Columbia, Columbia Environmental Research Center, United States Geological Survey (USGS) |
| 4:10 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. | Break |
| Session 4B: Carbon-Based Toxicity (cont.) | |
| 4:25 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | Fate and Toxicity of Metallic Nanoparticles in Aquatic Organisms David Barber (NSF), University of Florida |
| 4:50 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Chemical, Structural, and Superstructural Determinants of Nanocarbon Toxicity Agnes Kane (NIEHS/NHGR), Brown University |
| 5:15 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. | Cardiovascular Impact of Inhaled Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Christopher Wingard (NIEHS), East Carolina University |
| 5:40 p.m. – 6:05 p.m. | Ecotoxicology of Underivatized Fullerenes (C60) in Fish Theodore B. Henry, University of Tennessee–Knoxville |
| 6:05 p.m. | Adjourn |