2014 PROGRAM

Monday, November 3, 2014    
Plenaries III and IV
8:30 A View of Sustainable Nanotechnology from a Three-Year Member of the “Public” (Admittedly Scientifically Biased) Clayton Teague Former Director of the Federal National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO)
9:20 The historical and technical overlaps of Green Chemistry and Nanotechnology John Warner Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, LLC
10:10 BREAK        
Session 3A Nanotoxicology Session Chair: Vince Castronova 
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
10:30 In vitro dosimetry of nanometrials: too complicated to consider, too important to ignore Joel Cohen Harvard School of Public Health Glen DeLoid Philip Demokritou
10:50 Mutiscale study of the structure and dynamics of nanoparticle corona Feng Ding Clemson University    
11:10  Interactions between semiconductor nanocrystals and embryonic STEM cells Zeev Rosenzweig University of Maryland Baltimore County Candace Kerr Taeyjuana Curry
11:30 Development of an in vitro platform for epigenetics study of engineered nanomaterials Xiaoyan Lu Harvard School of Public Health Isabelle Racine Miousse Sandra V. Pirela
11:50 Attachment and interactions of graphene oxide with model biological membranes: implications for nanotoxicity Kai Loon Chen Johns Hopkins University Xitong Liu  
12:10 Effect of fetal bovine serum on the cytotoxicity of ZnO nanoparticles in suspension and adherent cells Catherine Anders Boise State University Alex Punnoose Denise Wingett
12:30 LUNCH*        
Plenary V
1:15   Larry Bell Musuem of Science, Boston    
2:00 END OF SESSION        
Session 3B Fate & Transport 1   Session Chair: Navid Saleh
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
10:30 Nanomaterial fate and transport: state of research Navid B Saleh  University of Texas, Austin    
10:55 Nanomaterial environmental fate and exposure research: journey from phenomena to mechanism (and back again!) Greg Lowry Carnegie Mellon University    
11:20 Functionalized fullerenes in water: a closer look Jae-Hong Kim Yale University Samuel D. Snow, Ki Chul Kim Kyle J. Moor, Seung Soon Jang
11:45 Influence of carbon nanotubes on the environmental fate of polymer nanocomposites Howard Fairbrother Johns Hopkins University David Goodwin Ron Lankone
12:05 Stability of gold nanorods in aquatic environments Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Abtahi Virginia Tech Catherine J. Murphy Peter J. Vikesland
12:30 LUNCH*        
Plenary V
1:15   Larry Bell Musuem of Science, Boston    
2:00 END OF SESSION        
Session 3C Society and Policy Session Chair: Christopher Bosso
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
10:30 Economic analysis of MWCNT lithium nickel cobalt oxide batteries manufacturing considering various levels of safety standards Ali Hakimian Northeastern University Jacqueline A Isaacs Thomas P Cullinane, Sagar Kamarthi, and K.M. Abraham
10:55 When is a test method ready for regulatory use? The role of validation in the acceptance of alternative testing strategies Elizabeth Beryt University of California, Los Angeles (UC CEIN)    
11:20 A recent history of Federal Involvement in the regulation of nanotechnology research: A potential model for future scientific research Brandi L. Schottel National Science Foundation Barbara Karn  
11:45 Straw man system for defining "good" and "bad" nano Richard Reibstein Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance    
12:05 Integrating life cycle assessment into nano EHS risk management:  An analysis of current research William Walker Northeastern University Christopher Bosso Matthew Eckelman
12:30 LUNCH*        
Plenary V
1:15   Larry Bell Musuem of Science, Boston    
2:00 END OF SESSION        
Session 4A Nano-Bio Interactions Session Chair: Tom Webster
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
2:00 Biodegradable microporous bacterial cellulose scaffolds and its biomimetic composites for bone and cartilage tissue regeneration Pelagie Favi  Northeastern University Madhu Dhar Nancy Neilsen and Roberto Benson
2:20 Analysis of cardiac repolarization as a tool for the noninvasive assessment of cardiovascular system exposure to carbon and metallic nanotubes Joseph Starobin University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) Jenora Waterman Shyam Aravamudhan
2:40 High throughput optofluidic Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) interrogation: proof of concept via lectin detection of cancerous cells Marjorie R. Willner Virginia Tech Jonathan Simpson Peter J. Vikesland
3:00 Transport of polymeric nanomedicine in the environment Mustafa Akbulut Texas A&M I-Cheng Chen Ming Zhang
3:20 BREAK        
3:50 Biokinetics and pulmonary effects of barium sulfate nanoparticles in rats Nagarjun V. Konduru Harvard School of Public Health Joseph D. Brain Ramon M. Molina
4:10 Biokinetics and pulmonary effects of nanoceria and cerium chloride in rats Ramon M. Molina Harvard School of Public Health Nagarjun V. Konduru Joseph D. Brain
4:30 END OF SESSION        
5:00 POSTER SESSION        
Session 4B Fate/Transport 2 Session Chairs: Navid Saleh & Geoffrey Bothun
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
2:00 Direct views of the nano-bio interface Franz Geiger Northwestern University    
2:20 The inoculum effect moderates silver nanoparticle inhibition of biofilm formation Robert D. Tilton Carnegie Mellon University    
2:40 Emerging patterns for engineered nanomaterials in the environment Kendra Garner UCSB Arturo Keller  
3:00 Beyond binding: The complexity of nanoparticle-biomembrane interactions Geoffrey D. Bothun University of Rhode Island    
3:20 BREAK
3:50 Disinfection by-product formation catalyzed by silver nanoparticles in wastewater effluent Jacob Metch Virginia Tech Peter Vikesland Amy Pruden
4:10 Metallic nanoparticles when hybridized to multiwalled carbon nanotubes alter aggregation kinetics in aqueous environment Navid B Saleh  University of Texas, Austin Tara Sabo-Attwood Xinyu Huang
4:30 END OF SESSION        
5:00 POSTER SESSION        
Session 4C Legal and Regulatory Aspects Session Chair: William Rogers 
Time Title Speaker Institution Co-Author Co-Author
2:00 Welcome and introduction to afternoon session  William S. Rogers, Esq. Prince Lobel Tye, LLP    
2:10 Big challenges love small dimensions Wendel Wohleben BASF    
2:30 Panel Discussion – Nanomaterial Workplace Risk Management David L. Dahlstrom, New Era Sciences, LLC
Martin Barrie, Oak Ridge Associated Universities
  Donna Heidel, Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.
3:20 BREAK      
3:50 Big legal ssues Confront the Small World of Nanotechnology John R. Bashaw, Esq. Reid & Riege, P.C. William S. Rogers, Esq.  
4:00 Panel Discussion - Insurance for Nanotechnology: The Day After (A Mass Nano Tort) Joseph S. Sano, Esq., Prince Lobel Typ LLP      
  Edward Flanagan, William Gallagher Associates      
Mark Silvestri, CNA Financial Group, Inc.      
4:50 END OF SESSION        
5:00 POSTER SESSION  
7:30 SNO Governance Board Meeting and Dinner