Sustainable Nanotechnology in the 2020's

纳米技术被认为是一种变革性的方法，将改善许多经济部门的产品和工艺，并有望提高粮食、水和能源系统的可持续性。然而，这些好处有潜在的风险，无论是实际的还是感知的-生物体和环境，部分原因是公众普遍缺乏对纳米技术的理解。这次会议题为可持续纳米技术在2020年的，可持续纳米技术组织（SNO）的一部分将于11月7日至9日在圣地亚哥举行，加利福尼亚州2019。会议将努力实现平等的性别代表性，至少30%的与会者是代表性不足的少数民族，资金将部分用于支持学生参与和扩大参与。SNO现在是一个自我维持的组织，具有以下使命：㈠支持发展可持续的纳米技术，以改善社会、环境和人类健康; ㈡促进与纳米技术有关的科学研究的进步和应用，实施可持续的纳米技术，促进环境、健康和安全，并在政策和决策中使用纳米技术;提供一个论坛，让科学家、工程师和其他专业人员交流信息和想法，开发和使用纳米技术，从而实现整体可持续性。会议的重点是向前看，而不是向后看，以了解纳米技术在哪里取得了最重大的环境科学突破，并展示如何使用纳米技术的应用程序可以在2020年至2030年之间可持续发展。2019年在圣地亚哥，CA。 其他最近的科学会议，包括美国化学学会，戈登会议，环境毒理学和化学学会，以及纳米颗粒和纳米材料的环境影响国际会议已经确定了几个问题，涉及工程纳米结构材料的使用，安全性，生物和环境转化。因此，本次会议的动机是（1）提请注意需要积极主动地管理纳米技术进入社会，以避免与早期产品，如滴滴涕，含铅汽油，多氯联苯和许多其他物质出现的问题，和（2）推进可持续技术，利用纳米技术来解决传统方法存在重大缺陷的邪恶问题。这些问题需要思想，技能和人员的融合，2019年年度SNO会议将汇集这些不同的人，分享他们对2020年至2030年纳米技术对可持续发展影响的愿景。会议将由教授共同主持。Vicki Grassian和Paul Westerhoff都是可持续纳米技术领域的领导者。有六名被接受的全体会议发言人，并征聘了一批年轻的有活力的专家来协助会议协调。预计会议主题包括：新兴纳米技术的可持续能源，教育，粮食和农业，水处理和修复，命运和运输，测量纳米材料暴露在环境健康研究，绿色合成或制造，纳米材料和室内环境的影响。共同主席正在授权会议主席逐步征聘摘要，并根据需要从高级会议组织者那里获得指导。这些主题是纳米技术可以实现重大突破的关键领域，本次会议为大约150名与会者提供了一个论坛，以分享想法，发展合作并表彰该领域领导者的成就。该会议为开创性的研究提供奖项，并且是提供环境纳米技术的社区认可的少数形式之一。除了空气、人类健康和制造业之外，通过关注食品、水和能源主题，该会议支持关键的研究优先事项，并提供创造新产业和高科技就业机会的机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Nanotechnology is recognized as a transformative approach that will improve products and processes across numerous sectors of the economy, and holds promise to improve the sustainability of food, water and energy systems. However, these benefits have potential risks both actual and perceived - to living organisms and the environment, in part due to a general lack of public understanding regarding nanotechnology. This conference entitled Sustainable Nanotechnology in the 2020's, part of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) will be held from November 7-9, 2019 in San Diego, CA. The conference will strive to achieve equal gender representation, and at least 30% attendees being underrepresented minorities, and funding will be used in part to support student involvement and broaden participation. SNO is now a self-sustaining organization with the following mission: i) Support the development of sustainable nanotechnology for the improvement of society, the environment and human health; ii) Promote the advancement and application of scientific research related to nanotechnology, implementation of sustainable nanotechnology for environment, health, and safety, and the use of nanotechnology in policy and decision-making; and iii) Provide a forum where scientists, engineers, and other professionals exchange information and ideas for the development and use of nanotechnology leading to overall sustainability. The conference focuses on looking forward, instead of backward, to understand where nanotechnology is making the most significant environmental scientific breakthroughs and demonstrate how applications using nanotechnology can be sustainably developed between 2020 to 2030.This conference entitled Sustainable Nanotechnology in the 2020's, part of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) will be held from November 7-9, 2019 in San Diego, CA. Other recent scientific conferences including American Chemical Society, Gordon Conference, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and International Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials have identified several issues concerning the use, safety, biological and environmental transformation of engineered nanostructured materials. Hence, the motivation for this conference is to (1) draw attention to the need to proactively manage the emergence of nanotechnology into society so as to avert such problems that arose with earlier products such as DDT, leaded gasoline, and PCBs and numerous other substances, and (2) advance sustainable technologies that utilize nanotechnology to solve wicked-problems where traditional approaches have significant drawbacks. Such-problems require a convergence of ideas, skillsets and people and the 2019 annual SNO conference will bring together these diverse people to share their vision for the nanotechnology impacts on sustainability in 2020 to 2030. The conference will be co-chaired by Profs. Vicki Grassian and Paul Westerhoff, both leaders in the field of sustainable nanotechnology. There are six accepted plenary speakers and a young group of dynamic experts have been recruited to assist in conference coordination. Anticipated session topics include: Emerging nanotechnologies for sustainable energy, education, Food and Agriculture, Water Treatment and Remediation, Fate and Transport, Measuring Nanomaterial Exposure & Effects in Environmental Health Research, Green Synthesis or Manufacturing, and Nanomaterials and Indoor Environments. The co-chairs are empowering the session chairs to progressively recruit abstracts with mentoring as needed from senior conference organizers. These topics are critical areas where nanotechnology can achieve major breakthroughs and this conference provides a forum for approximately 150 attendees to share ideas, develop collaborations and recognize accomplishments of leaders in the field. The conference provides awards for groundbreaking research, and is one of the few formats where such community recognition of environmental nanotechnology is provided. By focusing on food-water-energy topics, in addition to air, human health, and manufacturing, this conference supports critical research priorities and provides an opportunity to create new industries and high-tech jobs.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.