The GLRPPR Blog » Nanotechnology http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog Promoting Pollution Prevention Through Information Exchange Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:52:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference, Oct. 7-9 http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog/2008/09/22/international-environmental-nanotechnology-conference-oct-7-9/ http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog/2008/09/22/international-environmental-nanotechnology-conference-oct-7-9/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:40:59 +0000 Joy Scrogum http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog/?p=132 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 will host the 2008 International Environmental Nanotechnology Conference: Applications and Implications, Oct. 7 – 9 at Chicago’s Hyatt Regency Hotel, 151 E. Wacker Dr. Researchers from Asia, Australia and Europe will join U.S. scientists and government officials to discuss nanotechnology applications for environmental cleanup, pollution control and the implications of releasing engineered nanoparticles into the environment.

Opening remarks Oct. 7 at 8 a.m. will be provided by EPA Region 5 Deputy Administrator Bharat Mathur, EPA Office of Research and Development Assistant Administrator George Gray and EPA Nanotechnology Manager Jeff Morris. The conference agenda includes over 100 presentations and poster sessions.  About 40 exhibitors will be represented at the poster session the evening of Oct. 9. Registration for the entire event is $475.

Partner agencies represented at the conference include the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Science Foundation, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Energy and University of Illinois at Chicago’s Great Lakes Centers for Occupational and Environmental Safety and Health. Find more information at http://emsus.com/nanotechconf/index.htm, or contact EPA’s Warren Layne (layne.warren@epa.gov, 312-886-7336) or Charles Maurice (maurice.charles@epa.gov, 312-886-6635).

For more upcoming events, see the GLRPPR Calendar.

]]> http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog/2008/09/22/international-environmental-nanotechnology-conference-oct-7-9/feed/ 0 New GLRPPR Resources on Climate Change and Nanotechnology http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog/2008/02/13/new-glrppr-resources-on-climate-change-and-nanotechnology/ http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog/2008/02/13/new-glrppr-resources-on-climate-change-and-nanotechnology/#comments Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:48:12 +0000 Joy Scrogum http://lib.wmrc.uiuc.edu/glrppr-blog/?p=67 Be sure to check out the recently added GLRPPR Sector Resources on Climate Change and Nanotechnology. As with any Sector Resource, these online compilations include links to online and hard copy documents, expert contact information, and also integrate relevant events, funding opportunities, Help Desk questions and answers and recent news stories. Currently, the Climate Change Sector Resource includes a section for statistical information; the Nanotechnology Sector Resource includes special sections for environmental health and safety information, as well as information on environmental remediation.

The Climate Change Sector Resource RSS Feed and the Nanotechnology Sector Resource RSS Feed are available for those who want to stay up to date on the latest information related to these topics.

If you have any comments or suggestions for these Sector Resources, contact Laura Barnes or Joy Scrogum.

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