Challenges in Characterizing Small Particles Workshop
A Chemical Sciences Roundtable Workshop
CHALLENGES IN CHARACTERIZING SMALL PARTICLES
Exploring Particles from the Nano- to Microscales
Date: October 25-26, 2010
This one and a half day workshop will explore new opportunities, challenges, and approaches to characterizing small particles and understanding their impacts. Small particles—about one nanometer to tens of microns—are ubiquitous in the natural and man-made worlds. In many scientific and engineering domains, uncertainty about the properties and chemical composition of small particles limits our ability to understand, predict, and control their applications and impacts.
There will be several overview presentations highlighting the critical importance of small particles in environmental science, materials and chemical sciences, biological science and in engineering. In addition, there will be several “research tool” presentations highlighting new advances in characterizing small particles. Characterization will include static, dynamic, experimental, computational and theoretical characterization.
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Agenda:
DAY ONE, Monday, October 25, 2010
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Introduction to Workshop Chairs: Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, Doug Ray, and Levi Thompson
Plenary Session --Why do small particles matter to me?
Moderator, Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
8:45 a.m. Steve Schwartz, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Understanding the influences of atmospheric aerosols on climate and climate change and representing them in models: A tall order
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9:15 a.m. Mort Lippman, New York University
Human Health impacts of Ambient Air Particles
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9:45 a.m. Michael Hochella, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Particles in the soil and water
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10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Gerry McDermott, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Particles in biological systems
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11:00 a.m. Open discussion
Facilitator, Levi Thompson
Challenges in Chemical Analysis & Imaging (I) of Small Particles Moderator, Doug Ray
11:45 a.m. Alla Zelenyuk, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Multidimensional characterization of Individual Aerosol Particles
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12:05 p.m. Ralph Nuzzo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Materials design and Synthesis
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12: 25 p.m. Lunch
Challenges in Chemical Analysis& Imaging (II) of Small Particles Moderator, Levi Thompson
1:25 p.m. Lee Silverman, DuPont Central Research
Particle Characterization Needs – A Nanocomposite Perspective
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1:45 p.m. Jim Smith, National Center for Atmospheric Research and University of Eastern Finland
Recent progress in quantifying the chemical composition of atmospheric nanoparticles
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2:05 p.m. Abhaya Datye, University of New Mexico
Particle design and synthesis for catalysts
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2:25 p.m. Yi Qiao, 3M Corporate Research Process Laboratory
Nanoparticle dispersions
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2:45 p.m. Open discussion on Challenges in Chemical Analysis & Imaging of Small Particles
Facilitator, Doug Ray
3:30 p.m. Break
Challenges in Chemical Formation, Fates, Uses, and Impacts (I) of Small Particles Moderator, Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
3:45 p.m. James Litster, Purdue University
Design and manufacture of delivery forms for small particles
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4:05 p.m. Pedro Alvarez, Rice University
Particles in the environment
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4:25 p.m. Vicki Grassian, University of Iowa
From Mineral Dust to Nanoparticles: Challenges in Understanding Surface Chemistry, Transformations and Global Impacts of Small Particles
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4:45 p.m. Open Discussion on Challenges in Chemical Formation, Fates, Uses, and Impacts of Small Particles
Facilitator, Levi Thompson
5:30 p.m. Posters & Refreshments
7:00 p.m. Adjourn
DAY TWO, Tuesday, October 26, 2010
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:45 a.m. Welcome & Introduction to Workshop
Barbara Finlayson-Pitts, Doug Ray, and Levi Thompson
Challenges in Modeling and Simulation of Small Particles
Moderator, Doug Ray
8:55 a.m. Angela Violi, University of Michigan
Nanoparticle in the Environment: from molecular simulations to health effects
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9:15 a.m. Douglas Tobias, University of California, Irvine Atomistic and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of small particles in environmental and biological systems
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9:35 a.m. Rhonda Stroud, Naval Research Laboratory
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9:55 a.m. Open Discussion on Challenges in Modeling and Simulation of Small Particles
Moderator, Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
10:25 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m. Wrap-up “Action” Panel
Facilitator, Doug Ray
Panelists will respond to the questions: What did you hear in the workshop? What do you think are some next steps?
Lee Silverman, DuPont Central Research
Richard Conroy, National Institutes of Health
Jennifer Sinclair Curtis, University of Florida
Michael Postek, National Institute of Standards and Technology
12:00 p.m. Adjourn
For more information about the workshop or poster session, please contact Tina Masciangioli at tmasciangioli@nas.edu.