Conference: Sustainable Nanotechnology Conference, November 11-13, 2012, Arlington, Virginia

1239857 sadik该提案的主要目标是通过会议的支持，将来自世界各地的学术界、工业界和政府的科学专家聚集在一起，介绍和讨论可持续纳米技术的最新研究成果。虽然在专业组织中有一些会议讨论可持续纳米技术的某些方面，但没有一个组织专门针对这一学科，允许涉及的许多学科进行交流。这个会议和组织将为专业人士和年轻学者在可持续纳米技术的研究中发挥跨学科的作用。知识价值：会议将促进可持续纳米技术研究和教育方面的讨论和合作。本次会议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、工业伙伴关系、环境和生物命运、运输、持久性、转化、暴露评估、可回收性和工程纳米材料的整体可持续性。全体会议讲座和主题演讲将讨论诸如纳米材料的发展等问题，通过其生命周期、特性和材料效率，为实现更可持续的技术提供框架，同时优化性能。原则上，这涉及到生产新型绿色纳米材料的化学基础/应用研究；纳米材料及产品的生态制造加工。其他方面包括：生命周期性能；材料及其结构在纳米医学、能源和工业应用中的建模和理论分析，以及生命周期成本和现实生活中的经济影响。使用纳米材料来减轻温室效应、自然资源枯竭或丰富以及使用不可分解材料/复合材料造成的环境影响的不利后果也被认为是适当的。特别的重点将给予毒性，转化和与生物系统的相互作用。因此，会议的目标是：(i)汇集来自世界各地学术界、工业界和政府机构的科学专家，介绍和讨论纳米技术可持续发展的最新研究成果。（ii）促进学术界和工业界参与者之间的新合作，以更好地了解与纳米技术可持续性相关的挑战；（iii）发起成立一个非营利性的全球性专业协会，即可持续纳米技术组织（SNO）。更广泛的影响：可持续纳米技术会议将引起人们对使用纳米材料减轻温室效应不利后果的关注。自然资源的枯竭或丰富，以及使用不可分解材料/复合材料对环境的影响。预计250名工业合作伙伴、材料科学家、政府利益相关者、物理和社会科学家、工程师和毒理学家将展示最新的研究成果。相对较小的参与者群体将有助于促进激烈的讨论和密切的思想交流。本次会议将吸引25名青年学者（博士和博士后）参加。因此，这次会议将为处于不同职业阶段的科学家提供交流的机会。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。在可持续纳米技术的广泛主题中，很少有类似的会议，这增强了该事件对新研究者的重要性。此外，来自科学界代表性不足群体的几位科学家将在会议中发挥关键作用。可持续纳米技术会议的与会者将不仅来自美国，而且来自世界各地，确保一个多样化的专家小组促进刺激的讨论。

1239857SadikThis proposal has as its main objective the support of a conference to bring together scientific experts from academia, industry, and government from around the world to present and discuss current research findings in sustainable nanotechnology. While there are some sessions in professional organizations that address some aspects of sustainable nanotechnology, there is no one organization that is specifically aimed at this discipline that allows cross talk from the many disciplines involved. This conference and organization will serve such an interdisciplinary role for professionals and young scholars to pursue research in sustainable nanotechnology.Intellectual Merit: The conference will serve a role to promote discussion and collaboration focused on research and education in sustainable nanotechnology. This conference will address the critical aspects of sustainable nanotechnology such as life cycle assessment, green synthesis, green energy, industrial partnership, environmental and biological fate, transport, persistence, transformation, exposure assessment, recyclability, and the overall sustainability of engineered nanomaterials. Plenary lectures and keynotes will address issues such as the development of nanomaterials that, through their life cycle, properties and material efficiency, provide a framework for achieving more sustainable technologies, while optimizing performance. In principle, this involves the fundamental/applied research on the chemistry of producing new green nanomaterials; eco-manufacturing processing of nanomaterials and products. Other aspects include, life-cycle performance; modeling and theoretical analyses of materials and their structures in nanomedicine, energy and industrial applications, and life-cycle cost and economic impacts in real life practice. The use of nanomaterials to alleviate adverse consequences from green house effect, exhaustion or abundance of natural resources, and environmental impacts due to the use of nondecomposable materials/composites are also considered appropriate. Special focus will be given to toxicity, transformation and the interactions with the biological system. Hence the conference objectives are to:(i) Bring together scientific experts from academia, industries, and government agencies from around the world to present and discuss current research findings on the subject of sustainability of nanotechnology.(ii) Foster new collaboration between academic and industrial participants for a better understanding of the challenges associated with the sustainability of nanotechnology and(iii) Initiate the formation of a non-profit, worldwide professional society known as Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization(SNO) Broader Impact:The sustainable nanotechnology conference will draw attention to the use of nanomaterials to alleviate adverse consequences from green house effect, exhaustion or abundance of natural resources, and environmental impacts due to the use of non-decomposable materials/composites. It is anticipated that 250 industrial partners, materials scientists, government stakeholders, physical and social scientists, engineers, and toxicologists, will present recent research. The relatively small group of participants will be ideal to promote vigorous discussion and close interchange of ideas. The conference will attract between up to 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. There are few if any similar conferences in the broad topic of Sustainable Nanotechnology, enhancing the importance of this event to new investigators. 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.