Northern New York Local Section

Our 15th Annual Research Symposium will take place on Saturday, April 19th 2025 at Clarkson University.   ... View more

Nanomaterials: Industrial & Medical Applications   Saturday, June 2, 2018 SATURDAY EVENING F. Bou-Abdallah, Organizer M. R. Hepel, Organizer, Presiding 7:30 . Big health advances with small materials: 20 years of commercializing medical devices using nanotechnology. T. Webster 8:20 . Bio-inspired nanomedecine, just a magic bullet? F. Fay 8:55 . Nanocarrier-based targeted drug delivery system for anticancer drugs. K. Kurzatkowska, M.R. Hepel   ABSTRACTS NENM 46:Big health advances with small materials: 20 years of commercializing medical devices using nanotechnology Featured Speaker: Thomas Webster, th.webster@neu.edu. Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States There is an acute shortage of organs due to disease, trauma, congenital defects, and most importantly, age related maladies. The synthetic materials used in tissue engineering applications today are typically composed of millimeter or micron sized particles and/or fiber dimensions. Although human cells are on the micron scale, their individual components, e.g. proteins, are composed of nanometer features. By modifying only the nanofeatures on material surfaces without changing surface chemistry, it is possible to increase tissue growth of any human tissue by controlling the endogenous adsorption of adhesive proteins onto the material surface. In addition, our group has shown that these same nanofeatures and nano-modifications can reduce bacterial growth without using antibiotics, which may further accelerate the growth of antibiotic resistant microbes. Inflammation can also be decreased through the use of nanomaterials. Finally, nanomedicine has been shown to stimulate the growth and differentiation of stem cells, which may someday be used to treat incurable disorders, such as neural damage. This strategy also accelerates FDA approval and commercialization efforts since new chemistries are not proposed, rather chemistries already approved by the FDA with altered nanoscale features. This invited talk will highlight some of the advancements and emphasize current nanomaterials approved by the FDA for human implantation. Moreover, it will emphasize the need for implantable nano-sensors as well as green nanomedicine approaches to avoid toxicity concerns synthesizing nanoparticles. NENM 47:Bio-inspired nanomedecine, just a magic bullet? Francois Fay, ffay@york.cuny.edu. Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Science, York College - The City University of New York, Jamaica, New York, United States Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems were first designed as inert capsules whose main roles were to protect therapeutic molecules from the external environment. The encapsulation of various drugs in stealth nanocariers has shown to significantly increase their bioavailability and passive accumulation at the sites of disease. A second generation of nanoparticles was later developed by conjugating targeting ligands, such as peptides, antibodies or aptamers on the surface of the particles. Those functionalized nanoparticles have demonstrated promising active cell-specific delivery capabilities through binding distinctive surface receptors expressed by targeted cells. In the last few years, two new bioinspired strategies have started to attract much attention from various groups including us. The first concept focuses on environment-sensitive nanoparticles that can undergo structural modifications once they reach the site of disease, maximizing the advantages of both passive and active targeting strategies. A second approach consists in producing nanoparticles that mimic biological patterns present on cells, bacteria or lipoproteins. In vitro and in vivo assays have demonstrated that these bio-inspired nanoparticles can not only actively target immune or cancer cells, they are also able to interact with specific cell receptors and activate intracellular mechanisms such as anti-inflammatory responses or apoptosis. Therefore, I believe that nanoparticles should not be considered only as drug delivery systems anymore, but as active components of the therapeutic strategy. NENM 48: Nanocarrier-based targeted drug delivery system for anticancer drugs Katarzyna Kurzatkowska 1,2 , k.kurzatkowska@pan.olsztyn.pl, Maria R. Hepel 1 . (1) Department of Chemistry, State University of New York at Potsdam, Potsdam, New York, United States (2) Department of Biosensors, Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland Cancer is a complex and difficult to cure disease with the number of cases continuously increasing all over the world despite of considerable improvements in prophylaxis and treatment. The most developed cancer treatment method is chemotherapy. However, the use of highly toxic chemotherapeutic agents leads to serious damage to healthy cells and severe side effects. To address these problems, controlled drug-delivery systems (CDDS) have been designed for a number of drug-carrier platforms including synthetic (polymers, micelles, silica), natural (lipids, proteins, oligosaccharides), and inorganic (magnetic and plasmonic) nanoparticle nanocarriers. To increase the nanocarrier capacity for drug carrying ability, several modifications to the form of nanocarriers have been proposed, including mesoporous materials, nanocages, encapsulation, and nanostars with expanded surface area. The targeting of cancer cells has been pursuit to mitigate damage to healthy cells and severe side effects. Herein, we report on the development of a CDDS for targeted delivery of anthracycline anticancer drugs and their protection in systemic delivery in nanocage-type nanocarriers. Anthracyclines are a class of drugs used for treatment of many cancers, including leukemias, lymphomas, breast, stomach, uterine, ovarian, bladder cancer, and lung cancers. Their main adverse effect is cardiotoxicity which considerably limits their usefulness. The nanocarrier delivery of the drug enables to safely increase the drug exposure to kill cancer cells. The pH-dependent anthracycline release was monitored using fluorescence spectroscopy. We have also investigated plasmonic nanocarriers enabling a diverse functionalization and convenient monitoring. We have modified plasmonic gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) for targeted delivery of gemcitabine anti-cancer drug (GEM) for the treatment of breast cancer and advanced pancreatic cancer with high mortality rate. We have demonstrated the pH-dependent GEM release using surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectroscopy (SERS). Further in vitro studies with model triple-negative breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 have corroborated the utility of the proposed nanocarrier method allowing the administration of high drug doses to targeted cancer cells. ... View more

Sunday, June 3, 2018  SUNDAY MORNING F. Bou-Abdallah, Organizer E. Andreescu, Organizer, Presiding Session sponsored by Shimadzu   8:15 . Directional templating of anisotropic nanoparticles using poly (pyromellitic dianhydride-p-phenylene diamine)  O.A. Sadik 8:50 . Evaluating the environmental health and safety impact of engineered nanomaterials. W.K. Boyes 9:25 . Methodology development for rapid screening and assessment of environmental chemical processes and impact of engineered nanoparticles. E. Andreescu 10:00 Intermission. Keynote Speaker 10:15 . Nanotechnology in the environment: Understanding and exploiting the wet/dry interface. V.L. Colvin ABSTRACTS   NENM 49: Directional templating of anisotropic nanoparticles using poly (pyromellitic dianhydride-p-phenylene diamine) Omowunmi A. Sadik 1,2 , osadik@binghamton.edu. (1) State Univ of New York Suny, Binghamton, New York, United States (2) Center for Research in Advanced Sensing Technologies & Environmental Sustainability (CREATES), Binghamton, New York, United States Research into anisotropic nanomaterials has significantly increased due to their potential applications in cancer cell imaging   , surface enhanced Raman scattering, sensors, optical contrast agent, photochemical cancer therapy among other applications. Anisotropic nanomaterials are a class of materials whose structures, properties, and functions are direction-dependent. This presentation will focus on the use of poly (pyromellitic dianhydride-p-phenylene diamine) (PPDD) as a reducing & stabilizing agent, immobilization matrix, and directional template for the synthesis of anisotropic silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). It will also discuss a new physical insight into the mechanisms of directional templating of anisotropic nanoparticles based on diffusion limited aggregate model and coalescence growth mechanism. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations were performed to provide insight into possible conformation of PPDD monomer. Anisotropic (non-spherical) peanut-shaped, nanorods and dendritic nanostructures were prepared in situ using varying concentrations of precursors from 0.1% w/v to 1.0 % w/v within PPDD matrix. The PPDD served as the reducing and directional template, thus enforcing preferential orientation. The mechanism of formation and growth of the polymer-mediated anisotropic nanoparticles was confirmed using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-vis near-infrared absorption spectra (UV-vis-NIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). NENM 50: Evaluating the environmental health and safety impact of engineered nanomaterials William K. Boyes, boyes.william@epa.gov. Toxicity Assessment Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States Engineered nanomaterials (ENM) are a fundamental and growing component of the global economy, and are projected to reach an annual economic impact in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Their spreading use far outpaces our ability to evaluate potential for adverse impacts on environmental health and safety. We developed a framework to evaluate the health and safety implications of ENM releases into the environment. Considerations encompassed potential releases of ENM to the environment across product life cycles, fate, transport and transformations in environmental media, exposed populations, and possible adverse outcomes. The framework was structured as a series of compartmental flow diagrams to guide future development of quantitative predictive models, identify research needs, and support development of tools for making risk-based decisions. If released, most ENM are not expected to remain in their original form due to reactivity and/or propensity for hetero-agglomeration in environmental media. Therefore, emphasis was placed transformations of ENM that might occur in environmental or biological matrices. Predicting the activity of ENM is difficult due to the multiple dynamic interactions between the physical/chemical aspects of ENM and similarly complex environmental conditions. Therefore, the use of simple predictive functional assays was proposed as an intermediate step to address the challenge of predicting environmental fate and behavior of ENM. The nodes of the proposed framework reflect phase transitions that could be targets for development of such assays. Application, refinement, and demonstration of the framework, along with an associated knowledgebase that includes targeted functional assay data, will someday allow better de novo predictions of potential ENM exposures and adverse outcomes. Only by developing an efficient ability to forecast and avoid potential environmental health and safety problems across the life cycle of ENM development, use and disposal, can we fully realize the many potential societal benefits promised by the nanotechnology revolution. This is an abstract of a proposed presentation and does not reflect EPA policy. NENM 51: Methodology development for rapid screening and assessment of environmental chemical processes and impact of engineered nanoparticles Emanuela Andreescu, eandrees@clarkson.edu. Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, United States Applications of engineered nanoparticles in electronics, catalysis, solid oxide fuel cells, medicine and sensing continue to increase. Traditionally, nanoparticle systems are characterized by spectroscopic and microscopic techniques. These methods are cumbersome and expensive, which limit their routine use for screening purposes. This presentation will describe development of novel rapid and inexpensive methods for evaluating the fundamental surface properties, toxicity, functionalization and reactivity of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles and their impact in environmental systems. We will demonstrate the potential of this approach for the: 1) assessment of surface reactivity of redox active nanoparticles, 2) monitoring surface adsorption/desorption and speciation at single particle surfaces, and 3) as a method enabling rapid screening and toxicological risk evaluation of nanoparticles and their mechanisms. The proposed methodology can be used as a predicting tool for the characterization of nanomaterials and assessment of toxicological risks before implementation in large scale applications. Potential advantages and limitations of this approach as a method for the routine study of nanoparticles and nanoparticle systems will also be discussed. KEYNOTE SPEAKER NENM 52: Nanotechnology in the environment: Understanding and exploiting the wet/dry interface Vicki L. Colvin, vicki_colvin@brown.edu. Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Nanotechnology is no longer an emerging area of study. It is now a well-established research topic that spans nearly all scientific and engineering disciplines, as well as a broad technology sector with many tangible commercial products. Given its position as both a powerful driver of novel science and technologies, the intersection of nanotechnology and environmental research presents many interesting challenges and opportunities which will be illustrated in this talk. Nanotechnology is based on manipulating and applying materials with dimensions between 1 and 100 nanometers; at this scale, materials exhibit special optical, magnetic and chemical properties which are often size-tunable. Applications of nanotechnology exploit these novel material features and thus provide fresh approaches to classic problems such as the efficient treatment of water and the remediation of contaminants from matrices as diverse as soils and aquifers. While these applications use nanomaterials in contained settings, they make it possible to envision the widespread distribution of nanomaterials into our environment.  The fate and implications of such exposures is a fascinating question. Conventionally specialized materials such as silicon or cerium oxide interact with biological and environmental systems as bulk solids. The small size of nanomaterials means that these materials can now move more readily in the environment or the body, and that they can interact with biological systems. They in effect create a highly active interface between 'dry' typically crystalline solids and the complex 'wet' environment. This can be fully exploited in both medicine and catalysis as will be illustrated by cerium oxide. It can also create challenges if the wet/dry interface leads to material dissolution and the release of metal ions. As an example silver nanoparticles exhibit more rapid and extensive dissolution as their dimensions shrink; because their toxicity is the result of silver ions released in dissolution, this can have consequences for their long-term impacts. Much of this size-dependent dissolution, and as a result anti-microbial activity, can be anticipated based on fundamental models of solid state dissolution. It can also be manipulated through surface engineering which of practical importance to the safe and efficient use of silver nanoparticles as disinfection agents. ... View more

Session I: Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Functionalization & Chemical Applications Saturday June 2, 2018 SATURDAY MORNING F. Bou-Abdallah, Organizer H. Fenniri, G. Papaefthymiou, Presiding Session sponsored by Shimadzu 8:15 . Chemistry and nanotechnology: Particle surface modification for improved properties and applications. R.E. Partch 8:50 . Micromagnetic characterization of zinc ferrite nanoparticles produced by mechanochemical synthesis. G. Papaefthymiou, W. Vogel, A. Viescas 9:25 . Nanocatalysis: In situ and in operando studies. C. Zhong 10:00 Intermission. 10:15 . Photocatalytic performance of noble metal-modified TiO 2 : the concept of catalytic farming. J. Scaiano, A. Elhage, N. Marina, A. Lanterna 10:50 . Solution-based synthesis and applications of multi-functional nanoscale systems. S.S. Wong 11:25 . Engineering biomedical function in supramolecular nanomaterials. H. Fenniri   ABSTRACTS NENM 2:Chemistry and nanotechnology: Particle surface modification for improved properties and applications Richard E. Partch, partch@clarkson.edu. Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, United States Advancing requirements for composites having enhanced chemical, mechanical, medical and physical properties are being met by molecular modifications of both filler particles and the matrix they are placed in. The presenter has enjoyed making successful contributions to a wide variety of technical problems by employing aerosol and dispersion chemical techniques for particle synthesis and surface modification. Synthetic processes have been developed to prepare 1) core-shell encapsulated composite particles, and 2) molecularly functionalized particle surfaces. The compositions, sizes and shapes of the obtained solids vary widely. Examples will be cited of improved properties of a) medical imaging and lighting phosphors, b) abrasives for wafer polishing during chip manufacture, c) optical limiting carbon and metallic nanoparticles, d) energy saving copy machine composites, e) injectables for in vivo treatment of some overdosed chemicals and f) microcapsules for national security use.   NENM 3:Micromagnetic characterization of zinc ferrite nanoparticles produced by mechanochemical synthesis Georgia Papaefthymiou Davis, gcp@villanova.edu, William Vogel, Arthur Viescas. Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, United States Ferrite nanoparticles have important applications in nanotechnology. Due to their superparamagnetic properties, these materials are considered as good candidates for a variety of potential applications, such as, ferrofluids, catalysts and for biomedical purposes. They can be produced through a variety of synthesis routes that may impact their physical properties. Their spinel crystallographic structure allows for magnetic property modification through the degree of inversion in iron occupancy of tetrahedral (A) versus octahedral crystallographic sites. Bulk ZnFe 2 O 4  is known to possess zero degree of inversion, that is, all Zn 2+  ions occupy tetrahedral sites, leaving all Fe 3+  ions in octahedral sites. Bulk ZnFe 2 O 4  is paramagnetic down to ~10 K, where a paramagnetic to antiferromagnetic phase transition is observed. In contrast, ZnFe 2 O 4  nanoparticles are magnetic at much higher temperature, due to cation redistribution at the nanoscale. In this study, zinc ferrite nanoparticles were prepared mechanochemically through high energy ball milling of commercially available ZnO and α-Fe 2 O 3  powders. Non-zero degree of inversion was observed via Mössbauer Spectroscopy, confirming cation redistribution relative to the bulk. Analysis of Mössbauer hyperfine parameters over the temperature range of 4.2 K < T < 300 K examined the internal magnetism and magnetic relaxation phenomena present in these nanoparticles. These parameters probe the role that mechanical stress may play in determining the magnetic properties of the nanoparticles due to trapped, non-equilibrium crystallographic structures and oxygen vacancies, as compared to other established chemical synthetic routes.   NENM 4:Nanocatalysis: In situ and in operando studies Chuanjian Zhong, cjzhong@binghamton.edu. Dept of Chemistry, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, United States The highly-dynamic nature of nanostructured catalysts in catalytic and electrocatalytic reactions requires fundamental understanding of the detailed surface sites and the nanostructures under the reaction conditions or simultaneous measurements of catalytic properties and catalyst structures. This presentation will discuss recent results of our studies of several types of nanoparticle and nanowire catalysts in catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons and in electrocatalytic oxygen reduction and alcohol oxidation reactions. Examples will highlight the use of diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform spectroscopy and high energy x-ray diffraction coupled with atomic pair distribution function analysis for in situ and in operando characterizations of platinum- and palladium-based binary and ternary alloy or core-shell nanoparticles and nanowires in the reactions. Insights into the correlation of the catalytic or electrocatalytic synergies with the size, shape, composition, and surface sites will be discussed.   NENM 5:Photocatalytic performance of noble metal-modified TiO 2 : the concept of catalytic farming J Scaiano, titoscaiano@mac.com, Ayda Elhage, Nancy Marina, Anabel Lanterna. Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Visible-light-mediated photo-redox catalysis has emerged as a valuable concept in organic synthesis to induce selective organic transformations avoiding the undesired photo degradation of organic molecules under UV exposure. Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) has been widely explored as an alternative heterogeneous photoredox catalyst. Heterogeneous photo-catalysis is a promising technology providing both facile catalyst separations, and potential reuse. The main disadvantage of the use of pure nanometric TiO 2  as a photocatalyst is the large band gap (>3.1eV) of this semiconductor that can only absorb UV light (<400 nm). Decorating TiO 2  with metals such as Pd, Au or Cu, among others, can overcome this problem as the resulting materials usually absorb light in the visible region. We present here our efforts to develop hybrid catalysts based on TiO 2  decorated with noble metal or metal oxide nanoparticles, with emphasis on palladium, which can be suitable catalysts for different organic transformation under mild conditions. The first example involves Pd/PdO NPs-doped TiO2 catalyst, known as an efficient photo-catalyst for olefin hydrogenation in the absence of H 2  gas upon UV irradiation. Its photocatalytic activity can be tuned in favour of hydrogenation or isomerization of benzyl-substituted alkenes simply by changing the irradiation wavelength. The isomerization can be thermally induced in air or driven by visible light irradiation at room temperature under Argon atmosphere, while switching to UV irradiation leads to efficient hydrogenation. The versatility of the catalyst is also tested for Sonogashira and Ullmann couplings. The use of heterogeneous catalysis has advantages compared to the homogeneous counterparts, such as easy catalyst separation and reusability. However, one of the main challenges yet to solve, is to ensure good performance after the first catalytic cycles. Active catalytic species being poisoned or inactivated during the catalytic process is the main reason behind the loss of catalytic efficiency. We propose a different approach in order to extend the catalyst lifetime based on the crop rotation system used in agriculture. Thus, the catalyst is used alternating different catalytic reactions, which in turn reactivate the catalyst surface, extending its reusability, preserving its selectivity and efficiency. As an example, different organic reactions (crops) were selected and catalyzed by the same catalyst during target-molecule rotation.   NENM 6:Solution-based synthesis and applications of multi-functional nanoscale systems Stanislaus S. Wong, stanislaus.wong@stonybrook.edu. SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States Our group is fundamentally interested in the design of a series of multi-functional nanoscale systems using diverse and generalizable solution-based strategies. In this presentation, we focus on the synthesis and characterization of metal-containing nanostructures with relevant control over chemical composition, size, shape, purity, morphology, and crystallinity. In particular, we describe advances in the use of solution-based methodologies to generate novel functional nanoscale architectures (including composite heterostructures) with the objective of gaining valuable insights into designing interesting nanomaterials for primarily energy-related applications, such as light harvesting and fuel cells.   NENM 7:Engineering biomedical function in supramolecular nanomaterials Hicham Fenniri, h.fenniri@northeastern.edu. Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University , Boston, Massachusetts, United States Supramolecular 1D nanostructures have far reaching applications in chemistry, biology and materials science, owing in part to the ability to correlate properties and function with the nature of the individual building blocks. Among 1D nanostructures are cylindrical architectures generated from the stacking of homo-modular or heteromodular rosettes formed through hydrogen bonding acceptor (A)-donor (D) interactions. Many examples of different sizes of rosettes including hexameric have been showcased in the literature, a few of which have demonstrated further stacking into cylindrical architectures such as nanowires or nanofibers. The molecular chemistry and supramolecular chemical biology of the pyrimido[4,5-d]pyrimidine shown in Fig. 1A and its analogues will be discussed here. This heterocycle, termed the G/\C motif herein, features a self-complementary triad of the ADD hydrogen bonding arrays of guanine (G) and DAA hydrogen bonding arrays of cytosine (C). In water, this motif undergoes an entropically driven, self organization process to form hexameric rosettes maintained by 18 hydrogen bonds (Fig. 1B). Since the redundant NH group in the cytosine ring is functionalized, the molecule is less prone to pyrimidine-hydroxypyrimidine tautomerism, thereby effectively locking the DAA array for rosette formation, regardless of the solvent. Once these rosettes are generated, they then organize through π-stacking, van der Waals interactions and solvophobic effects to form discrete tubular architectures called rosette nanotubes (RNTs) that have an inner channel diameter of ca. 1.1 nm (Fig. 1C). These materials have shown unusual optical, chiroptical, and biological properties in solution as well as excellent thermal stability and mechanical resilience under shear force. This talk will focus on the molecular and supramolecular design and characterization of various RNT classes; in particular recent applications in targeted drug and RNA delivery for pancreatic cancer therapy therapy. ... View more

Welcome to the 2018 Northeast Nanomaterials Meeting, in Lake Placid, NY!  Directions to the conference are available here. For more information on the conference, contact Fadi Bou-Abdallah (bouabdf@potsdam.edu) or Martin Walker (walkerma@potsdam.edu). Overview In 2018, the Northeast Region of the ACS is offering a focused, specialized regional meeting on “Nanomaterials: Applications and Environmental Impacts”.  The format is similar in structure to the Gordon Research Conferences whereby a group of renowned scientists (early- to mid-career and senior investigators, from academia and industry) working on a particular subject meet to exchange ideas and research findings.  Undergraduate and graduate students are most welcome to participate (in a poster session) and interact with these scientists and establish valuable connections and possible career opportunities. There will also be a funding opportunities workshop. The conference is sponsored by the Northern New York local ACS section, and is supported by the national and regional ACS. This topical regional meeting will be held at Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. Due to their versatile properties, nanomaterials are expected to revolutionize our approaches to common problems. However, while nanotechnology has direct beneficial applications for medicine and the environment, it may have unintended effects that can adversely impact the human body and the natural ecosystem. This meeting will bring together scientists from different backgrounds to discuss new advances in the field of nanotechnology and examine the implications of nanomaterials on our health and on the environmental. Date: June 1-3, 2018 Location:  Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort, Lake Placid. Thanks to our vendors for their support! Program Overview: Friday June 1, 2018    4:00 pm – 8:00 pm      Arrival and Check-in 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm     Funding opportunities workshop: Where is the money? Chair: Prof. Richard Partch Note: This event is for all conference attendees, and it will give students an important understanding of how scientific research is funded.  Prof. Richard Johnson, University of New Hampshire, NSF Program Officer (Chemical Synthesis) Prof. Liviu Movileanu, Syracuse University, Recipient of Numerous Grants Prof. Tom Wenzel, Bates College, successful NSF grant writer with 25 consecutive years of funding Prof. Richard Partch, Clarkson University.  Expertise and connections with industry & government, and knowledge of fellowships for graduate students and postdocs. 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm      Reception 7:30 pm – 7:40 pm       Welcome & Introductory Comments by the Organizers 7:40 pm – 8:40 pm       Prof. Vincent Rotello, University of Massachusetts Amherst:   "Interfacing Nanomaterials with Biology: From Gene Editing to Combating MRSA". 8:40 pm – 8:50 pm       Questions & Answers/Discussion   Saturday June 2, 2018 7:15 am – 8:15 am       Breakfast 8:15 am – 12:00 am    Session I: Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Functionalization & Chemical Applications Session sponsored by Shimadzu A- Session Chair: Prof. Hicham Fenniri (Northeastern University) 8:15 am – 8:50 am       Prof. Richard Partch, Clarkson University 8:50 am – 9:25 am       Prof. Georgia Papaefthymiou Davis, Villanova University 9:25 am – 10:00 am     Prof. C. J. Zhong, Binghamton University 10:00 am – 10:15 am  Coffee Break  B- Session Chair: Prof. Georgia Papaefthymiou Davis (Villanova University) 10:15 am – 10:50 am   Prof. J.C. (Tito) Scaiano, University of Ottawa 10:50 am – 11:25 am   Prof. Stanislaus Wong, SUNY at Stony Brook 11:25 am – 12:00 am   Prof. Hicham Fenniri, Northeastern University 12:00 pm                     Lunch 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm      Free Time/Outdoors Activity (In Lake Placid, this includes hiking, boat trips, golf, visits to the Olympic facilities or a gondola trip up Whiteface Mountain) 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm      Poster Session – (Dr. Mario Wriedt, Clarkson Univ., Chair) 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm      Dinner 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm      Session II: Nanomaterials: Industrial and Medical Applications Session Chair: Prof. Maria Hepel (SUNY Potsdam) 7:30 pm – 8:20 pm       Prof. Thomas Webster (featured speaker), Northeastern University.:"Big Health Advances with Small Materials:20 Years of Commercializing Medical Devices Using Nanotechnology" 8:20 pm – 8:55 pm       Prof. Francois Fay, York College - CUNY 8:55 pm – 9:30 pm       Dr. Katarzyna Kurzatkowska, SUNY Potsdam & Polish Academy of Sciences   Sunday June 3rd, 2018 7:15 am – 8:15 am       Breakfast 8:15 am – 12:00 pm    Session III: Nanomaterials: Health & Environmental Impact Session Chair: Prof. Silvana Andreescu (Clarkson University) Session sponsored by Shimadzu 8:15 am – 8:50 am       Prof. Omowunmi A. Sadik, SUNY Binghamton 8:50 am – 9:25 am       Dr. William Boyes, US Environmental Protection Agency 9:25 am – 10:00 am     Prof. Silvana Andreescu, Clarkson University 10:00 am – 10:15 am Coffee Break 10:15 am – 11:15 am    Keynote Speaker Prof. Vicki Colvin (Brown University): "Nanotechnology in the Environment: Understanding and Exploiting the Wet/Dry Interface". 11:15 am – 11:25 am    Questions & Answers/Discussion 11:30 am                      Box Lunch / Departure  Note: All speakers are by invitation only ... View more