Outreach > Safe Nano Design Workshop Presentations

Day One

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Margaret Kitt, MD, MPH, Deputy Director for Program
• Paul Schulte, PhD, Director Education and Information Division

Keynote Address

• Mark A. Banash, PhD, Vice President of Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Nanocomp Technologies, Inc.

Plenary opening session

• Bill Kojola, Industrial Hygienist, AFL-CIO
• Lynn Bergeson, J.D., Bergeson & Campbell PC

Day Two

Session 1: Design of safer nano molecules

Panel Discussion on molecular, structural, and physical modifications to reduce toxicity while preserving function

• Designing Nanomaterials for ESH: a window of opportunity — Robert Hurt, Brown University
• Dose rate-related effects on the toxicology of nanoparticles — Alison Elder, University of Rochester
• Safety by Design: relative toxicity of pristine vs. functionalized MWCNT — Dale Porter, NIOSH
• Safe Design within TNO — Maaike leFeber, Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research
• Chemical sensors for ESH applications — Michael Carpenter, CNSE

Panel Discussion on screening, characterizing, and detecting nanomaterials

• Detecting and measuring nanomaterials in a biological matrix — Byron Cheatham, CytoViva Inc.
• High throughput evaluation techniques — Robert Tanguay, Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute
• How molecular design drives biological effects — Christie Sayes, Center for Aerosol and Nanomaterials Engineering, RTI

Panel Discussion on nanoparticle toxicology, hazard indices, bands and OELs

• Overview of nano toxicology and its challenges — Vince Castranova, NIOSH
• Hazard indexing and risk characterization — Gunter Oberdorster, University of Rochester
• Benchmark approach to classifying nanomaterials — Eileen Kuempel, NIOSH
• Inflammatory markers for nanomaterials assessment — J. Andres Melendez, CNSE

Session 2: Process containment and controls

Opening Session

• Overview of PtD applied to a nanotechnology research center — John Weaver, Birck Nanotechnology Center, Purdue University
• Living where the nanomaterial meets the road: how to right-size your approach — Bob Segura, CNSE

Panel Discussion on task-related control needs and case studies

• Matthew Dahm, NIOSH
• Kevin Dunn, NIOSH
• Michael Ellenbecker, Center for High Rate Nanomanufacturing, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Panel Discussion on task-related control potential solutions

• Gary Partington, Walker Barrier Systems
• Steve Janz, Flow Sciences
• Scott Patterson, Dover Pak Containment Systems
• Pengfei Gao, NIOSH
• Jennifer Trodden, CNSE

Panel Discussion on exposure monitoring and sample analysis

• Kenneth Martinez, NIOSH
• Keith Rickabaugh/Gary Casuccio, R J Lee Group
• Keith Swain, Dupont
• James Beach, CytoVivo, Inc.

Day Three

OHS Management Systems Panel

• Keith Swain, DuPont
• Ted Braun, Liberty Mutual
• Charles Geraci, NIOSH