Second Sustainable Nanotechnology Conference (2013), Fess Parker DoubleTree Inn, located at 633 East Cabrillo Blvd., Santa Barbara, CA November 3-5, 2013

1343638-Keller可持续纳米技术大会将于2013年11月3-5日在加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉举行，部分资金由国家科学基金会提供支持。2013年的会议将以前一年对生命周期评估、绿色合成、绿色能源、工业伙伴关系以及环境和生物命运的关注为基础，并将进一步强调纳米技术的经济和社会方面。特别是，农业和食品系统中的可持续制造、实现可持续纳米技术的工具、纳米经济学以及纳米科学和工程方面的会议将更多地强调可持续发展的这些方面。智力价值：这次会议的中心目标是聚集来自世界各地的学术界、工业界和政府机构的科学专家，介绍和讨论关于纳米技术可持续主题的最新发现。可持续纳米技术大会将于2013年11月3日至5日在加利福尼亚州圣巴巴拉举行。可持续发展被定义为经济成功、环境保护和社会责任之间的平衡。可持续纳米技术致力于确保工业增长是可持续的，同时最大限度地提高效益和社会接受度。然而，目前的挑战是，许多现有的纳米技术是不可持续的，因为它们依赖大量的能源、水和溶剂。除了过度的资源和能源密集型外，一些现有的纳米制造工艺使用的是不可再生材料，其对人类健康的影响尚不清楚。会议计划将讨论可持续纳米技术的关键方面，如生命周期评估、绿色合成、绿色能源、产业伙伴关系、环境和生物命运、纳米技术的经济和社会方面，以及工程纳米材料的整体可持续性。会议还将促进学术界和产业界与会者之间的新合作。这个由工程纳米材料的用户、研究人员和开发人员组成的社区将提供长期的、科学的评估，以确定可持续纳米技术的科学方向，以及学者、政府机构和其他人现在可以采取哪些步骤来实现目标。2013年SNO大会将以前一年对生命周期评估、绿色合成、绿色能源、工业伙伴关系以及环境和生物命运的关注为基础，并将进一步强调纳米技术的经济和社会方面。特别是，关于可持续制造、实现可持续纳米技术的工具、纳米经济学以及农业和食品系统中的纳米科学和工程的会议将更加强调可持续发展的这些方面。广泛影响：可持续纳米技术会议将提请注意纳米材料的使用，以减轻温室效应、自然资源枯竭或丰富的不利后果，以及使用不可分解材料/复合材料造成的环境影响。预计将有200-250名工业合作伙伴、材料科学家、政府利益攸关方、物理和社会科学家、工程师和毒理学家参加。与会者人数相对较少，这将是促进热烈讨论和思想交流的理想选择。会议将吸引至少25名初级学者(博士后和博士后)参加。因此，这次会议将为处于不同职业阶段的科学家提供联网机会。两天半的日程安排将促进年轻研究人员和更成熟的研究人员之间的互动。SNO会议对新的研究人员特别重要，因为很少有类似的会议讨论可持续纳米技术的广泛主题。此外，来自科学界代表性不足群体的几名科学家将在会议上发挥关键作用。可持续纳米技术大会的与会者将不仅来自美国，还将来自全球，确保有一个多元化的专家小组，以促进激动人心的讨论。

1343638 - KellerThe Sustainable Nanotechnology Conference will be held in November 3 - 5, 2013 in Santa Barbara,California, supported in part by National Science Foundation resources. The 2013 conference will build on the previous year's focus on lifecycle assessment, green synthesis, green energy, industrial partnerships, and environmental and biological fate, and will include additional emphasis on economic and societal aspects of nanotechnology. In particular, sessions on Sustainable Manufacturing, Tools for Achieving Sustainable Nanotechnology, Nano-economics, and Nano science and engineering in agriculture and food systems will serve to provide more emphasis to these aspects of sustainability.Intellectual Merit :The central objective of this conference is to bring together scientific experts from academia, industries, and government agencies from around the world to present and discuss current findings on the subject of sustainability of nanotechnology. The Sustainable Nanotechnology Conference will be held in November 3 - 5, 2013 in Santa Barbara, California. Sustainable development has been defined as the balance of economic success, environmental protection and social responsibility. Sustainable nanotechnology strives to ensure that industrial growth is sustainable while maximizing benefits and societal acceptance. The current challenge, however, is that many existing nanotechnologies are not sustainable on account of their dependence on large quantities of energy, water, and solvents. In addition to being excessively resource and energy intensive, some existing nanomanufacturing processes utilize non-renewable materials, and their impacts on human health are not clearly understood. The conference program will address the critical aspects of sustainable nanotechnology such as life cycle assessment, green syn thesis, green energy, industrial partnership, environmental and biological fate, the economic and societal aspects of nanotechnology, and the overall sustainability of engineered nanomaterials. The conference will also foster new collaboration between academic and industrial participants. This community of users, researchers and developers of engineered nanomaterials will provide a long-term, scientific assessment of where the science is for sustainable nanotechnology, where it should be heading, and what steps academics, government agencies, and others can take now to reach targeted goals. The 2013 SNO Conference will build on the previous year's focus on lifecycle assessment, green synthesis, green energy, industrial partnerships, and environmental and biological fate, and will include additional emphasis on economic and societal aspects of nanotechnology. In particular, sessions on Sustainable Manufacturing, Tools for Achieving Sustainable Nanotechnology, Nano-economics, and Nano science and engineering in agriculture and food systems will serve to provide more emphasis to these aspects of sustainability.Broader Impacts :The sustainable nanotechnology conference will draw attention to the use of nanomaterials to alleviate adverse consequences from the greenhouse effect, exhaustion or abundance of natural resources, and environmental impacts due to the use of non-decomposable materials/composites. It is anticipated that 200-250 industrial partners, materials scientists, government stakeholders, physical and social scientists, engineers, and toxicologists, will participate. The relatively small group of participants will be ideal to promote vigorous discussion and an interchange of ideas. The conference will attract at least 25 participants who are junior scholars (doctoral and postdoctoral students). Thus, the conference will provide networking opportunities for scientists at different career stages. The two and half day schedule will foster interactions between young investigators and more established researchers. The SNO Conference is of particular importance to new investigators as there are few if any similar conferences that address the broad topic of Sustainable Nanotechnology. In addition, several scientists from underrepresented groups in science will play key roles in the conference. Participants of the Sustainable Nanotechnology conference will come from not only the US but around the globe, ensuring a diverse and expert group to facilitate stimulating discussions.