698 Nanomaterial Applications for Human Health and the Environment

Thursday, November 17, 2016: 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Union Square 17 & 18 (Hilton San Francisco Union Square)
Description:
This session focusses on research applying nanotechnology to achieve sustainability with focus on health and the environment. This can include direct applications, fundamental science, but should demonstrate improvements in sustainability as a principle concept.

Sponsor:
General

Chair:
Nastassja Lewinski
Email: nalewinski@vcu.edu

Co-chairs:
Yinlun Huang
Email: yhuang@wayne.edu

Matthew J. Eckelman
Email: m.eckelman@neu.edu

Cory Jensen
Email: cory.jensen@alumni.colostate.edu


12:30 PM
Break

12:55 PM
(698b) Efficiency of Bimetallic Nanoparticles for Treatment of Azo Dyes in Water
Sheldon Shinn, Skylar Watson and Lauren F. Greenlee

1:20 PM
Break

1:45 PM
(698d) Ultrasensitive Quantification of Pesticide Contamination and Drift Using Silica Particles with Encapsulated DNA
Carlos A. Mora, Hans-Jakob Scherrer, Thomas Oberhänsli, Mathias Ludwig, Robert Stettler, Philipp R. Stoessel, Robert N. Grass and Wendelin J. Stark

2:10 PM
(698e) Novel TiO2/ZnO/Bi2O3 Composite Nanofibers for Air Purification - Optimization, Kinetic Modeling and Mechanisms
Carina Chun Pei and Wallace Woon-Fong Leung

2:35 PM
(698f) Filtration of Compositionally Heterogeneous Aerosols Using Micro- and Nano-Fiber Media
Junli Hao, Saptarshi Chattopadhyay, G. C. Rutledge and Koli Taghizadeh
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