2017 SNO CONFERENCE PROGRAM
| Monday, November 6, 2017 | ||
| 8:30 AM | Welcome/reminders | |
| 8:35 AM | Plenary IV | Joe Wang |
| 9:25 AM | Plenary V | Miguel Garcia-Garibay |
| 10:10 AM -10:30 AM | Break | |
| 4A | Water Treatment I | |
| 10:30 AM | Multifunctional magnetic nanocomposites (Overview talk) | Dino Villagran |
| 11:00 AM | Arsenic Removal by Graphene Oxide-Nanoscale Zero-valent Iron Hybrid | Tonoy K. Das |
| 11:20 AM | Development of multifunctional nanocomposite coating for indirect potable reuse water treatment | Pasan Chinthana Bandara |
| 11:40 AM | Producing Clean Water and Salinity Gradient Energy by Using a Graphene Oxide Laminate | Xin Tong |
| 12:00 PM | Iron Nanoparticle Impregnated 1-D and 2-D Carbon Nanohybrids Prepared with Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis for Cr (VI) Removal | Nirupam Aich |
| 12:20 PM | Investigating the effect of graphene oxide on scaling in thin-film composite polyamide reverse osmosis membranes | Ali Ansari |
| 12:40 PM | Lunch | |
| 4B | Water Treatment II | |
| 2:00 PM | Preferential interaction between functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and bacteriophage MS2 in water | Navid B. Saleh |
| 2:30 PM | Integration of graphene oxide in mixed-matrix membranes: balancing membrane performance with fouling resistance | Francois Perreault |
| 2:50 PM | Application of External Voltage for the Release of Deposited Organic Foulants from PPy- Graphene Oxide and PPy- Molybdenum Disulfide Surfaces by NaCl Electrolysis | Iftaykhairul Alam |
| 3:10 PM | Water Clusters with Superatom Electronic States | Juan C. Noveron |
| 3:40 PM | Break | |
| 4:00 PM | Role of Particle Chemistry on Filtration Mechanisms of Water Treatment- Food Grade and Industrial Grade TiO2 | Chen Chen |
| 4:20 PM | Antimicrobial Property of MoS2 Nanosheets and Potential Application in Controlling Membrane Biofouling | Yingcan Zhao |
| 4:40 PM | Characterizing Wastewater Behavior of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles | Travis Waller |
| 5:10 PM | Facile Modification of Bi2WO6 with Base for Improved Photocatalytic Activity under Visible Light | Ying Huang |
| 5:30 PM | Quantitative Understanding of Nanoparticle Flocculation in Water Treatment | Sungmin Youn |
| 5A | Nanotoxicology I | |
| 10:30 AM | Overview talk and introduction to session | Patricia Holden |
| 11:00 AM | Biochemical responses of basil (Ocimum basilicum) to Cu(OH)2 nanopesticide: A foliar exposure study | Wenjuan Tan |
| 11:20 AM | Growing conditions of microbial cultures impact the response to nanoparticles exposure | Vinka Oyanedel-Craver |
| 11:40 AM | Effect of Metal Nanoparticle Conjugation on the Cytotoxicity of Graphene Oxides | Nirupam Aich |
| 12:00 PM | Yeast as a model in toxicological studies on Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs) | Nelson Marmiroli |
| 12:20 PM | Extrapolating the effects of food and silver nanoparticle stress on individuals to populations of Daphnia – an empirical and theoretical approach | Louise Stevenson |
| 12:40 PM | Lunch | |
| 5B | Nanotoxicology II | |
| 2:00 PM | Overview talk | Jorge Gardea |
| 2:30 PM | Metal oxide nanoparticle ingestion alters intestinal nutrient absorption and enzyme activity | Gretchen Mahler |
| 2:50 PM | ZnO Nanoparticle Exposure Alters Intestinal Function in an In Vitro Model | Fabiola Moreno Olivas |
| 3:10 PM | Inhibiting Protein Adsorption of Nanoparticles with Surface Modifications | Feng Ding |
| 3:40 PM | Break | |
| 4:00 PM | A comparison of the lethal and sublethal toxic impacts of nano and ionic copper on an estuarine amphipod | Jessica Coutoure |
| 4:20 PM | The toxicity of copper nanoparticles varies with aging in different aquatic environments. | Caroline Vignardi |
| 4:40 PM | Enhanced sensitivity of surface plasmon coupled enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) assay using silver and C60 films. | Achuyut Raghavendra |
| 5:10 PM | Phytotoxicity of layered black phosphorus to Arabidopsis thaliana: a physiological and molecular interpretation | Chuanxin Ma |
| 5:30 PM | Influence of Nitrate and Natural Organic Matter on the Transformation and Degradation of Graphene Family Nanomaterials | Mehnaz Shams |
| 6A | Food/Agriculture I | |
| 10:30 AM | Overview talk | Jason White |
| 11:00 AM | Higher plants response to metal-based nanoparticles: meta-analysis of data shows transcriptomics and proteomics rearrangements | N. Marmiroli |
| 11:20 AM | Role of surface coating on accumulation of cadmium sulfide quantum dots in soybean plants and associated stress mechanisms | S. Majumdar |
| 11:40 AM | Uptake and Biochemical Effects of Copper Nanoparticle Exposure to Grey Zucchini (Cucurbita pepo) | C. Tamez |
| 12:00 PM | Transcriptomic Responses of Barley in Response to Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles | P. Deka |
| 12:20 PM | Physiological and biochemical effects of copper nanoparticles in bell pepper (Capsicum annum L.) plants | S. Rawat |
| 12:40 PM | Lunch | |
| 6B | Food/Agriculture II | |
| 2:00 PM | Sustainably Doubling Agricultural Output by 2050: What are the Nanotechnology Niches? | Greg Lowry |
| 2:30 PM | Uptake and Accumulation of Co-existing Heavy Metals and Engineered Nanoparticles by Agricultural Crops | X. Ma |
| 2:50 PM | New insight into naturally occurring metal nanoparticles: role of plant root exudates | H. Guo |
| 3:10 PM | Transgenerational impact on nutrients and enzymatic activity of beans grown in soil with coated/uncoated ZnO nanomaterials | I. Medina Velo |
| 3:40 PM | Break | |
| 4:00 PM | Use of engineered nanomaterials to suppress crop disease and enhance yield | Chuanxin Ma |
| 4:20 PM | Physiological and biochemical effects of nano, bulk, and ionic copper in kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plants treated with kinetin. | S. Apodaca |
| 4:40 PM | Interactions, Transformations and Bioavailability of Nano-Copper Exposed to Root Exudates | Y. Huang |
| 5:10 PM | Evaluating the role of CeO2 nanoparticle in the suppression of fusarium wilt disease in tomato plant | I. Adisa Olarewaju |