WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS
May 10, 2011
Welcome and introductions
Cathy Fehrenbacher, Co-Chair, NanoRelease Steering Committee
Background: Overall project description and “nanomaterial‐matrix reference system” prioritization made by the Steering Committee
Shaun Clancy, Co‐Chair, NanoRelease Steering Committee
Expected outcomes of the workshop – what do we need from today in order to plan the expert workshop?
Richard Canady, ILSI Research Foundation
Data Sharing Needs and Mechanisms
Mechanisms for sharing existing data
Kathleen M. Roberts, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Protecting confidential business information, information sharing, and transparency
Matthew Leopard, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Panel on n-Ag Release Scenarios
Uses of n‐Ag in pesticides
A. Najm Shamim, US EPA
Uses of n‐Ag in textiles
Murray Height, HeiQ
Life cycle consideration for uses of n‐Ag in textiles
Jo Anne Shatkin, CLF Ventures
Modeling release from uses of n‐Ag in textiles
Bernd Nowack, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)
Measuring n‐Ag in complex media and inter‐comparison of results
Robert MacCuspie, US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Panel on MWCNT Release Scenarios
Uses of MWCNT in polymers
Laurence Libelo, EPA
Uses of MWCNT in polymers
Amy Jones, Applied NanoStructured Solutions, LLC (did not attend)
Life cycle consideration for uses of MWCNT in polymers
Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University
Release modeling and measurement of MWCNT from nanocomposite materials
Raymond David, BASF
Release modeling and measurement of MWCNT from nanocomposite materials
Gwen Gross, Boeing Research and Technology
Measuring MWCNT in samples taken from release processes for polymers
Dhimiter Bello, University of Massachusetts
May 11, 2011
Panel on Analysis Methods and Instrumentation
Overview of standards development efforts related to nanomaterials measurement
Robert Cook, NIST
Instrumentation, current state and challenges for nanomaterials in complex matrices
Dave Holbrook, NIST
Measuring nanomaterials in the real world
Alex Stefaniak, US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
State of the science of modeling and measuring releases; what is possible?
Tinh Nguyen, NIST