This exciting workshop integrated the research areas of Nanomaterials & Human Health & Instrumentation, Metrology, and Analytical Methods.
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The main portion of the workshop took place over Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov 17-18. A Nano 101 primer was held on Monday evening, November 16th.
Printer-friendly version (pdf) of the entire nanoEHS Agenda
7:30 Registration (location: Promenade, 2nd floor)
8:30 – 12:00 Morning Session (location: Rosslyn Ballroom)
Welcome and Expectations for the Workshop
–
Clayton Teague, Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
and Sally Tinkle, NIEHS
Plenary Session (chair: Dianne Poster, NIST)
Characterization of engineered nanomaterials
– Eric Grulke, University of Kentucky
Biological in vitro interactions of engineered nanomaterials
– David Grainger, University of Utah
Biological in vivo interactions of engineered nanomaterials
– Martin Philbert, University of Michigan
Charge to breakouts – Sally Tinkle
1:30 - 4:15 Concurrent Breakout Sessions
Participants will probe the state-of-the-science and identify gaps and emerging trends:
Session 1: Characterization
-Co-Chairs: Amit Kulkarni & Scott McNeil
Session 2: in vitro - biological - associated instrumentation
-Co-Chairs: Carolyn Cairns & Andrew Maynard
Session 3: in vivo - biological - associated instrumentation
-Co-Chairs: Bill Kojola & Rick Pleus
4:30 Invited Presentation: The White House Perspective,
Travis Earles, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
5:00 Opening Night Reception (light Hors d'oeuvres and Cash Bar)
8:30 – 10:30 Morning Session (location:
Rosslyn Ballroom)
Welcome & Logistics for the Day (Dianne Poster)
Rapporteur Presentations
Case Study Vignettes (chair: Sally Tinkle)
1. Exposure Measurements - Chuck Geraci
2. Characterization Obstacles - Don Baer
3. Int'l Alliance for NanoEHS Harmonization - Alison Elder
10:30 - 12:15 Concurrent Breakout Sessions: Developing a Framework Strategy
Session 4: Characterization
-Co-Chairs: Dave Castner & Vicki Grassian
Session 5: in vitro - biological - associated instrumentation
-Co-Chairs: Charlie Gause & Nancy Monteiro-Riviere
Session 6: in vivo - biological - associated instrumentation
-Co-Chairs: Steve Roberts & Joel Pounds
12:30 - 1:45 Working Lunch: Nanoinformatics
Hosted by Marty Fritts and Justin Teeguarden
"Begin with the End in Mind: a 1st step in the path towards data-enabled predictive modeling"
1:45 - 3:00 Closing Session
Report out from breakout sessions
Public Comment
Invited Presentation: "Congressional Perpsective on Nanotechnology" Dahlia Sokolov, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology
Next Steps & Final Thoughts