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| Conference Program |
| Monday, December 4, 2006 |
| 7:30 – 4:00 Registration |
| Conference Welcome - View Welcome Materials |
| 8:00 – 8:30 |
Paul A. Schulte, Coordinator, NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center
View Materials |
| 8:30 – 8:40 |
Richard Shell, Program Director, Occupational Safety and Health Engineering, University of Cincinnati |
| Institutional Perspectives |
| 8:40 – 9:00 |
John Howard, Director, NIOSH |
| 9:00 – 9:15 |
Sandra Degen, Vice President for Research, University of Cincinnati |
| 9:15 – 9:45 |
Celia Merzbacher, Assistant Director for Technology R&D in the Office of Science and Technology Policy
View Materials |
| 9:45 – 10:15 |
BREAK |
| Research to Practice Overviews |
| 10:15 – 10:45 |
Nanotechnology – Research to Practice
Martin Philbert, University of Michigan |
| 10:45 – 11:15 |
Controls and Practices Overview
Michael Ellenbecker, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
View Materials |
| Managing Nanomaterials Along the Product Life Cycle |
| 11:15 – 11:30 |
Introduction
Charles Geraci, Nanotechnology Research Center, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 11:30 – 12:00 |
The Value of HS&E in Building a Nanotechnology Business
Alan Gotcher, CEO, Altairnano
View Materials |
| 12:00 – 1:15 |
LUNCH |
| 1:15 – 2:00 |
Managing Nanomaterials in R&D
Renae Goldman, Corporate Industrial Hygiene, 3M |
| 2:00 – 2:45 |
Developing an HS&E Program during Scale-Up and Production
Tabitha Maher , HS&E Facilitator, Altairnano, Reno, NV
View Materials |
| 2:45 – 3:00 |
BREAK |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Managing the Incorporation of NanoMaterials into Products
Donna Heidel; Johnson & Johnson, Director Industrial Hygiene Worldwide
View Materials |
| 3:45 – 4:30 |
Environmental Issues: Emission Controls/Disposal/Fate
Richard Wenning, Principal, ENVIRON |
| 4:30 – 5:30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION
Renae Goldman
Alan Gotcher
Tabitha Maher
Donna Heidel
Richard Wenning |
| Tuesday, December 5, 2006 |
| Focus on Current Practice – “What we know and what we need to know for an effective risk management approach.” |
| 8:00 – 8:15 |
Opening Annoucements |
| 8:15 – 8:30 |
Introduction
Diane Mundt, Senior Manager, ENVIRON
View Materials |
| 8:30 – 9:15 |
Risk Characterization and Management
Matthew Hull, Senior Research Scientist, Luna Innovations
View Materials |
| 9:15 –10:00 |
Worker Training
William Kojola, Occupational Safety & Health, AFL-CIO
View Materials |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
BREAK (Exhibits, Posters, Networking) |
| 10:15 – 11:00 |
Filtration and Respirators: Current Knowledge
Daniel Japuntich, Division Scientist, 3M |
| 11:00 – 11:45 |
Medical Evaluations and Worker Surveillance
Doug Trout, Medical Officer, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 11:45 – 12:30 |
Hazard Evaluation; Exposure Measurements
Mark Methner, Industrial Hygienist, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 12:30 – 1:45 |
LUNCH (On your own) – EXHIBITS - POSTERS |
| 12:30 – 1:30 |
NIOSH Focus Groups *see page 10 for details |
| 1:30 - 2:30 |
NIOSH Focus Groups *see page 10 for details |
| 1:45 – 2:30 |
Industry Nanoparticle Occupational Safety & Health Consortium Update
Michele Ostraat, Research Engineer, DuPont
View Materials |
| 2:30 - 3:15 |
The Icon Survey of Risk Management Practices
Gina Gerritzen, University of California
View Materials |
| Industry Forum – Perspectives on the risk management process for nanomaterials: This Industry Forum will continue discussions begun in the Industry Forum at the 2005 international meeting in Minneapolis—Focus will be on risk management questions and practices. |
| 3:15 - 4:15 |
Moderator: Ken Mundt, ENVIRON, Principal
View Materials |
| 4:15 – 4:30 |
BREAK (Exhibits, Posters, Networking) |
| TECH TALKS: |
| 4:30 – 6:00 |
Ethics/Medical Issues: Paul Schulte and Doug Trout
Controls/PPE: Kevin Dunn and Ron Shaffer
Measurements: Mark Hoover, Heinz Fissan, Doug Evans, and Mark Methner
Risk/Hazard Communication: Charles Geraci, Eileen Kuempel, and Lang Tran
Biocompatibility of Nanoparticles: Saber Hussain |
| 6:00 – 7:00 |
BREAK |
| 7:00 – 9:00 |
Reception and Dinner
Barbarians at the Nanogate: Legal Challenges and the Need for a Prudent Approach
Speaker: Jim O’Reilly, Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati |
| Wednesday, December 6, 2006 |
| Regulatory and Risk Overview |
| 8:00 – 8:15 |
Introduction
Charles Geraci, Nanotechnology Research Center, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 8:15 – 8:45 |
OSHA Perspectives
Loretta Schuman, Toxicologist, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA
View Materials |
| 8:45 – 9:15 |
EPA Stewardship Program
Jim Willis, Director, Chemical Controls Division, US EPA
View Materials |
| 9:15 – 9:45 |
FDA Perspective
Linda Katz, Director, Office of Colors and Cosmetics, US FDA
View Materials |
| 9:45 – 10:15 |
Consumer Product Safety Perspective
Treye Thomas, Toxicologist, Directorate for Health Sciences, CPSC |
| 10:15 – 10:30 |
BREAK (Exhibits, Posters, Networking) |
| 10:30 – 11:00 |
Insurance Industry Perspective
Louise Vallee, R&D Specialist, Chubb Commercial Insurance
View Materials |
| 11:00 – 11:30 |
Proposed Risk Management Framework
Terry Medley, Global Director of Corporate Regulatory Affairs, DuPont Environment and Sustainable Growth Center |
| 11:30 – 12:00 |
Risk Assessment Approaches for Nanoparticles
Eileen Kuempel, Senior Health Research Scientist, NIOSH |
| 12:00 – 1:00 |
LUNCH – EXHIBITS – POSTERS |
| 1:00 – 1:15 |
Welcome: Dorothy Air, University of Cincinnati |
| International Activities in Nanotechnology |
| 1:15 – 1:30 |
Introduction to International Perspective
Gary Weckman, Ohio University and Sam Salem, University of Cincinnati
View Materials |
| 1:30 – 2:15 |
Toxicological/Health Effects
Lang Tran, Institute of Occupational Medicine
View Materials |
| 2:15 – 3:00 |
BREAK - EXHIBITS – POSTERS |
| 3:00 – 3:30 |
Health Effects and Medical Surveillance
Michael Nasterlack, Associate Corporate Medical Director, BASF
View Materials |
| 3:30 – 4:00 |
The NanoCare Program, An Overview
Heinz Fissan |
| 4:00 – 4:30 |
Environmental Issues
Pratim Biswas, Professor, University of Washington in St. Louis
View Materials |
| 4:30 – 5:30 |
EXHIBITS – POSTERS |
| 5:30 – 6:00 |
BREAK |
| 6:00 – 8:00 |
Reception and Dinner
Sound Science for Safe Nanotechnology
Andrew Maynard, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA |
| Thursday, December 7, 2006 |
| Science and Research -- Measurements and Control |
| 8:00 – 8:10 |
Introduction
Mark D. Hoover, Senior Research Scientist, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 8:10 – 8:35 |
Particle Characterization
Kevin Ausman, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University
View Materials |
| 8:35 – 9:00 |
Field Measurement of Nano-Aerosols
Doug Evans, Senior Research Fellow, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 9:00 – 9:25 |
Respiratory Protection Against Aerosol & Bioaerosol Particles in the Nano-Size Range
Sergey Grinshpun, University of Cincinnati
View Materials |
| 9:25 – 9:50 |
Exposure Controls/Best Practices
Kevin Dunn, Research Mechanical Engineer, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 9:50 – 10:00 |
Characterization of Nanomaterials: Technical Challenges
Saber Hussain, Wright Patterson AFB
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| 10:00 – 10:10 |
BREAK |
| Science and Research – Toxicology and Health Effects |
| 10:30 – 10:40 |
Introduction
Vince Castranova, Nanotoxicology Program Leader, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 10:40 – 11:05 |
Pulmonary Effects
Anna Shvedova, NIOSH |
| 11:05 – 11:30 |
Dermal Effects
Nancy Monteiro-Riviere, North Carolina State University |
| 11:30 – 11:55 |
Cardiovascular Effects
Petia Simeonova, NIOSH |
| 11:55 – 12:20 |
Neural Effects
Gunter Oberdorster, University of Rochester
View Materials |
| 12:20 – 2:00 |
LUNCH - EXHIBITS – POSTERS |
| Science and Research – Medical and Environmental Applications |
| 2:00 – 2:10 |
Introduction
Vince Castranova, Nanotoxicology Program Leader, NIOSH
View Materials |
| 2:10 – 2:35 |
Drug Delivery
Steve Stern, National Cancer Institute
View Materials |
| 2:35 – 3:00 |
Imaging
Konstantin Sokolov, University of Texas at Austin
View Materials |
| 3:00 – 3:30 |
Sensors, OSH Applications
Nick Wu, West Virginia University
View Materials |
| 3:30 – 4:15 |
Conference Wrap-Up
Charles Geraci, Nanotechnology Research Center, NIOSH
View Materials |
* NIOSH Focus Groups
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is developing a general information brochure about the occupational health and safety implications and applications of nanotechnology and would like feedback from conference attendees. If you would like to be of assistance to this project please participate in one of the focus groups on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 from 12:30-1:30PM or 1:30-2:30PM in Room 261 at the convention center. Please contact Virginia Sublet at vsublet@cdc.gov for more information.
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