Session: Symposium--Nanoparticles in the Environment: IV. Environmental Implications and Applications/Social Hour

Tuesday, November 3, 2009: 12:55 PM-4:40 PM

Convention Center, Room 329, Third Floor

Presidings:

Nadine Kabengi and Todd Luxton

Organizers:

Nadine Kabengi , Todd Luxton , Ronald F. Turco and Aaron Thompson

12:55 PM

Introductory Remarks

1:00 PM

Big Challenges Surrounding the Tiny: Towards An Understanding of the Bioavailability and Toxicity of Engineered Nanomaterials.
Paul M. Bertsch, Univ. of Kentucky

1:30 PM

The Fate of Synthetic Nanoparticles in the Atmosphere.
Neil M. Donahue, Carnegie Mellon Univ.; Erica Trump, Carnegie Mellon Univ.; Allen L. Robinson, Carnegie Mellon Univ.

2:00 PM

Influence of Structurally Different Humic Acids On Colloidal Behavior of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles.
Saikat Ghosh, Univ. of Massachusetts; Baoshan Xing, Univ. of Massachusetts

2:20 PM

Break

2:40 PM

Transformation of Engineered Nanomaterials Under Simulated Environmental Conditions.
Joel A. Pedersen, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Paige N. Wiecinski, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Kevin M. Metz, Albion College; Tisha C. King Heiden, Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse; Andrew Mangham, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Warren Heideman, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Richard E. Peterson, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison; Robert J. Hamers, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison

3:00 PM

Transport and Retention of Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (MWNTs) in Quartz Sands.
Yonggang Wang, Georgia Inst. of Technology; Jong-Beom Baek, Ulsan Natl. Inst. of Science & Technology; Jaehong Kim, Georgia Inst. of Technology; Kurt Pennell, Tufts Univ.

3:20 PM

Environmental Remediation Potential of Engineered Nanoparticles: Benefits, Challenges, and Risks.
Gregory V. Lowry, Carnegie Mellon Univ.

3:55 PM

Discussion and Social Hour

4:40 PM

Adjourn

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