An online seminar, "Understanding Nanotechnology Safety", will be webcast on May 27, 2010, at 1:00 U.S. EDT and is intended for anyone concerned about the potential health hazards of exposure to nanoengineered materials.
The seminar, sponsored by Small Times, will educate workers about the risks they face, and inform employers about what they need to know to ensure worker safety. Participants will learn about: trends in nanotechnology and how it is used in manufacturing; the real risks of nanotechnology; what can happen to the body when exposed to hazardous nanomaterials; how to minimize your risk of exposure; and, government safety regulation.
Presenters include: Mark Bünger Research Director, Lux Research; Walt Trybula, Director of the Nanomaterials Application Center, Texas State University-San Marcos; Dr. Kristen Kulinowski, Department of Chemistry, Rice University; Nina Horne, Invited Expert; and, Dr. Antonietta M. Gatti Ph.D., Experimental Physics University of Bologna, Italy.
Registration information can be viewed online at the link below.
http://downloads.pennnet.com/digitalmedia/st/stwebcast2.html
(via Meridian Nanotechnology and Development News)
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I am a doctoral studentengineering studying the topics outlined in your seminar. I meet Walt Trybula at the 2008 Nano Conference in Dallas, Texas. Is there written documentation that I may reference for my dissertation?
Nanotechnology is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very interesting and informative article. Safety is of course a concern with nanotechnology but what about all the things that are around us everyday that are of nano size? Car exhausts, clay soil particles in the air, etc. In addition to talking about the safety with the newly manufactured nanoparticles, we should also include that these are already in the air, and have been for many years.
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