| Friday, November 8, 2024 |
| 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Welcome and Plenaries
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| Welcome
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Conference Organizers |
| 9:45-10:30
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Plenary I: Philip Demokritou (Rutgers) |
Sustainable Nanotechnology: Bio-inspired, nature-derived, and non-toxic nanomaterials for agri-food applications and beyond |
| 10:30-11:15 |
Plenary II: Jay Vietas (NIOSH) |
NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center (NTRC): 20 Years and Looking Ahead into the Future |
| 11:15-12:00 |
Plenary III: Ines Zucker (Emerging Investigator Awardee) (Tel Aviv University) |
Nanocomposites for Water Treatment: Are we on the right track? |
| 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM Lunch (Included in Registration) |
| 1:00-3:00 PM: Concurrent Sessions |
| 1 A Nano for Energy, Infrastructure, and the Environment I |
| Chairs: Nirupam Aich (UNL), Tonoy Das (Texas A&M-K), Wensi Chen (Texas A&M) |
| 1:00-1:15 |
Nirupam Aich, Tonoy Das, Wensi Chen |
Opening Remarks - 1 |
| 1:15-1:35 |
Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon (École de Technologie Supérieure) |
Improving cement hydration and durability with nanomaterials |
| 1:35-1:55 |
Mohi Quadir (North Dakota State) |
Sustainable Nanotechnology for Flame-Retardance of Polymeric Materials |
| 1:55-2:15 |
Muhammad Usman Yousaf (U Kentucky) |
Multifunctional Nanomaterial-Enhanced Membranes for Efficient Water Purification and PFAS Degradation |
| 2:15-2:35 |
Md Mohidul Alam Sabuj (NJIT) |
Scalable 2D Molybdenum Disulfide-Based Field Electronic Nanosensor for Efficient Detection of Emerging Contaminants in Water |
| 2:35-2:55 |
Yifei Ma (U Pittsburgh) |
Innovative Bionanoreactor Approach for Enhanced Carbon Mineralization |
| 1B Fate, Transport and Exposure |
| Chairs: Candace Tsai (UCLA), Stacey Louie (U of Houston) |
| 1:00-1:20 |
Cyren Rico (Missouri State) |
Exposure of scallions (Allium fistulosum) to cerium oxide nanoparticles and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid |
| 1:20-1:40 |
Alessandra Gavin (U Minnesota) |
Lithiated nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC) nanomaterial elicits specific cellular perturbations in Shewanella oneidensis |
| 1:40-2:00 |
Timothy Umma Onuh (UMass Amherst) |
The role of matrix structure on heterogenous diffusion of nanoparticles of different sizes in biofilms |
| 2:00-2:20 |
Sage Sanders (Binghamton) |
A novel optical nanobiosensor for rapid infectious disease detection |
| 2:20-2:40 |
Ian Eggleston (UMass Amherst) |
Microplastics Abundance and Characteristics in Sewers and Correlated Wastewater Treatment Facility: A Population Density Based Approach to Microplastics Mapping |
| 2:40-3:00 |
Animesh Pan (U Rhode Island) |
Colloid and Interfacial Properties of Microplastics Generated from Photo-oxidized Expanded Polystyrene |
| 1C NanoBioeconomy: Agriculture, Energy, Food, and the Allied I |
| Chairs: Christian Dimkpa (CAES), Swadeshmukul Santra (U Central Florida), Achintya Bezbaruah (North Dakota State) |
| 1:00-1:30 |
Benjamin Hsiao (Stony Brook) |
From Nanocellulose Technologies to New Circular Solutions for Agriculture |
| 1:30-2:00 |
Aikpokpodion Paul (CAES) |
Use of Cellulose Nanofiber-containing Effluents in Nutrients Loss Management in Agricultural Soils |
| 2:00-2:30 |
Achintya Bezbaruah (North Dakota State), Swadeshmukul Santra (U Central Florida) |
Nano-enabled hybrid phosphorus platforms for increasing phosphorus use efficiency |
| 2:30-3:00 |
Adeyemi Adeleye (Columbia) |
Silica-coating of nanoscale iron prevents arsenic bioaccumulation in lettuce (Lactuca sativa) |
| 3:00-3:30 PM Break |
| 3:30-5:30 PM Concurrent Sessions |
| 2A Nano for Energy, Infrastructure, and the Environment II |
| Chairs: Nirupam Aich (U Nebraska), Tonoy Das (Texas A&M-K), Wensi Chen (Texas A&M) |
| 3:30-3:35 |
Nirupam Aich, Tonoy Das, Wensi Chen |
Opening Remarks - 2 |
| 3:35-3:55 |
Francois Perreault (Université du Québec à Montréal) |
Long-term use of silver nanoparticles as biocides for biofouling control: from water treatment to deep space exploration |
| 3:55-4:15 |
Jiale Xu (North Dakota State) |
Sustainable Boron-Based Inorganic Nano-adsorbents for Remediation of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) |
| 4:15-4:35 |
Lucca Madeo Cortarelli (U Kentucky) |
Assessing Toxicity of 2D Nanomaterials and Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Caenorhabditis elegans |
| 4:35-4:55 |
Umer Aslam (North Dakota State) |
Nanocellulose Reinforced Multifunctional Beads for Aqueous Phosphate Removal |
| 4:55-5:15 |
Jiahui Hu (NJIT) |
Constructing Mn-single atom catalyst with carbon nanotubes to activate periodate for rapid degradation of sulfadiazine in water |
| 5:15-5:30 |
Nirupam Aich, Tonoy Das, Wensi Chen |
Discussion and Closing Remarks |
| 2B NanoBioeconomy: Agriculture, Energy, Food, and the Allied II |
| Chairs: Christian Dimkpa (CAES), Swadeshmukul Santra (U Central Florida), Achintya Bezbaruah (North Dakota State) |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Jason White (CAES) |
Nanoparticle-enhanced PFAS phytoremediation |
| 4:00-4:30 |
Raja Muthuramalingam Thangavelu (CAES) |
A Revolutionary Nanoformulated Sunscreen for Plants: Offering UV Protection and Enhanced Biomass Growth |
| 4:30-5:00 |
Milica Pavlicevic (CAES) |
When waste is not a waste - using hemp stem and leaves to synthesize “green” iron and manganese nanoparticles |
| 5:00-5:30 |
Mohammadali Vafaei (NJIT) |
Enhanced water flux and dewatering using electric-magnetic-responsive hydrogels as drawing agents for forward osmosis |
| 2C Nanotechnology Education, Industry and Workforce Open House |
| Chairs: Deb Newberry (Newberry Technology Associates), Reginald Rogers (U Missouri) |
| 3:30-4:00 |
Deb Newberry, Reginald Rogers |
Opening Remarks |
| 4:00-5:00 |
After the Opening Remarks on the workforce needs facing multiple industries and how/why nanotechnology awareness and expertise are integral parts of the required knowledge base, you are invited to an open discussion about the role of education and ways that the education community can meet the workforce needs. |
| 5:45-7:30 PM Poster Session and Reception |
| Chairs: Illya Medina Velo (Houston Christian), Cyren Rico (Missouri State) |
| Dinner (Explore Providence and have dinner on your own) |