Midwest Nanotechnology Safety Workshop AgendaThe Nanotechnology Safety Workshop will be held at the University of Wisconsin in two engineering buildings near Camp Randall. All of the morning activities on Monday, May 21st will be held at Engineering Hall, 1415 Engineering Dr. and lunch on May 21st and all subsequent activities that day and on May 22nd will be held in the Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering dr. These buildings are a short walk from each other.
Monday morning presentations (video & slide shows)
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| 6:00 p.m. | Registration in the Engineering Centers Building Lobby |
| 7:00 p.m. | Opening Reception: BUCKY BALL, Engineering Centers Building Lobby (Music, refreshments, cash bar) |
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| 7:30 a.m. | Registration in the Engineering Hall Lobby Continental Breakfast Engineering Hall Lobby |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome, Introductory Remarks - Engineering Hall, Rm 1610 |
| 8:45 a.m. | Opening Session Andrew D. Maynard, Ph.D., Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - Engineering Hall, Rm 1610 |
| 9:45 a.m. | Plenary Session Gurumurthy Ramachandran, Ph.D., CIH, Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota - Engineering Hall, Rm 1610 |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | "NIOSH Experience in Assessing Practical Measurement and Control Practices for Nanoparticles" |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch (provided), Engineering Centers Building |
| 1:00 p.m. | How do you know if you have nanoscale research taking place on your campus? - John Wednt UW EH&S -Engineering Centers, Rm 1603 (Tong Auditorium) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Concurrent Tracks/Breakout sessions Track 1: Nanowaste disposal -William Diessling, Iowa State University - Engineering Centers Building, Rm 1003 Track 2: Nano tool decommissioning - Greg Zukowski UW EH&S - Engineering Centers building, Rm 1025 |
| 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Tracks/Breakout Sessions Track 1: Explosivity/pyrophoricity of nanomaterials - David Hathcock and Kevin Fox, Savannah River National Lab- Engineering Centers Building, Rm 1003 Track 2: Designing safe facilities for nanotechnology research- John Weaver, Purdue University- Engineering Centers building, Rm 1025 |
| 4:45 p.m. | Review of Day 1 — What did we learn? Summary reports from breakout sessions - Neill Declercq, UW School for Workers and Terry Moen, OSHA Health Consultation Program Health Consultation Program Engineering Centers Building, Rm 1003 |
| 5:30 p.m. | Relax at Memorial Union Terrace or enjoy other Madison attractions |
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| 7:30 a.m. | Continental Breakfast Engineering Centers Lobby |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome, Agenda for Day |
| 8:45 a.m. | What are others doing about nanosafety? Developing best management practices UDRI's Approach - Lynn Bowmann, University of Dayton Research Institute and Kathryn Cavender Rice University |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. | Developing best management practices (cont.) |
| 12:00 p.m. | Review of Day 2 — What did we learn? Future networking & communications? |
