Session: Symposium--Nanoparticles in the Environment: I. up-Scaling Nanoparticle Properties: When <0.45-ìm Is No Longer “Dissolved”

Monday, November 2, 2009: 9:55 AM-12:30 PM

Convention Center, Room 329, Third Floor

Presidings:

Nadine Kabengi and Aaron Thompson

Organizers:

N. Kabengi , Todd Luxton , Ronald Turco and Aaron Thompson

9:55 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:00 AM

The Emerging Emphasis On Nanometer Scale Particles.
Nadine Kabengi, Univ. of Kentucky

10:15 AM

A Revolution in How We Think about Earth: The Foundational Basis of Nano-Geo and -Environmental Science.
Michael F. Hochella Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech); Bojeong Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Virginia Tech)

11:00 AM

Quantum Confinement Effect in Nanoparticles.
Rongchao Jin, Carnegie Mellon Univ.

11:30 AM

The Important Roles of Natural Fe-Oxide Nano-Phases in Nutrient Dynamics and Nutrient Acquisition by Plants.
Richard H. Loeppert, Texas A&M Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

11:50 AM

Nanoparticle-Bound P in Runoff From Poultry-Amended Pastures.
Aaron Thompson, Univ. of Georgia; Russell Henderson, Univ. of Georgia; Nehru Mantripragada, Univ. of Georgia; Miguel Cabrera, Univ. of Georgia; Sayed Hassan, Univ. of Georgia

Audio File Recorded presentation

12:10 PM

Smectite Clays Used as Templates to Synthesize Subnano-Sized Zero-Valent Iron for Reduction of Organic Contaminants.
Cheng Gu, Michigan State Univ.; Hanzhong Jia, Michigan State Univ.; Stephen A. Boyd, Michigan State Univ.; Brian Teppen, Michigan State Univ.; Hui Li, Michigan State Univ.

Audio File Recorded presentation

12:30 PM

Adjourn

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