November 2020 – Environmental Science: Nano Blog

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Nanosafety 2020 – Environmental Science: Nano Prize Winners

27 Nov 2020

Environmental Science: Nano was delighted to sponsor poster prizes at the Nanosafety 2020 virtual conference, which took place online from the 5^th – 7^th October 2020.

The ES: Nano Poster Prize was awarded to Steffen Gottschling (Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien) for his work on ‘Differences in experts’ and laypersons’ sourcing when reading about a scientific conflict in nanosafety: an eye-tracking study’.

“The poster presented results from an eye-tracking study comparing the use of source information between laypersons and experts when confronted with a scientific conflict in nanosafety,” says Steffen. “The results of the study suggest that experts show a higher level of attention to and use of source information compared to laypersons. Therefore, we argue that science communication should provide laypersons with easily accessible source information to encourage its use on a regular basis and science education should convey source evaluation as an important aspect of science literacy.”

The second place prize was awarded to Tim Spannbrucker (Leibniz-Institut für umweltmedizinische Forschung) for his work: ‘Repetitive exposure to carbon nanoparticles induce cell cycle arrest, senescence and loss of gap junctional communication in lung epithelial cells’.

Congratulations to both Steffen and Tim!

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New Editorial Board Member: Tong Zhang

25 Nov 2020

We are delighted to announce that Professor Tong Zhang (Nankai University, China) has joined the Environmental Science: Nano team as an Editorial Board member.

Tong Zhang is Professor in the College of Environmental Science and Engineering at Nankai University, China. She is also Deputy Director of the Strategic Development Department of Nankai University and Deputy Director of Tianjin Key Laboratory of Urban Ecological Environment Restoration and Pollution Prevention. Her research focuses on aquatic chemistry and geochemistry, mercury biogeochemistry, nanogeoscience, and soil and groundwater remediation.

“I’m constantly impressed and inspired by the high-quality research published in Environmental Science: Nano,” says Tong. “It is my great pleasure to join the editorial team and contribute to this distinguished community.”

Read some of Tong’s recent work in the journal:
Nanostructured manganese oxides exhibit facet-dependent oxidation capabilities
Di Fu, Lin Duan, Chuanjia Jiang, Tong Zhang and Wei Chen
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/D0EN00958J

Sulfide and ferrous iron preferentially target specific surface O-functional groups of graphene oxide: implications for accumulation of contaminants
Fanfan Wang, Xinlei Liu, Xuguang Li, Chuanjia Jiang, Tong Zhang and Wei Chen
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020,7, 462-471. DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01217F

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New Editorial Board Member: Leanne Gilbertson

23 Nov 2020

We are delighted to announce that Dr Leanne Gilbertson (University of Pittsburgh, USA) has joined the Environmental Science: Nano team as an Editorial Board member.

Dr Leanne Gilbertson is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Fall of 2015 and holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Before joining the faculty, Dr Gilbertson was a postdoctoral associate in the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale University where her research established and validated structure-property-function and structure-property-hazard relationships for engineered nanomaterials. She received her MS and PhD degrees from Yale University in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, supported by the NSF Graduate Research and EPA STAR Fellowships. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry with a minor in education from Hamilton College, after which she spent several years as a secondary school teacher before returning to graduate school.

Dr Gilbertson’s research group is engaged in projects aimed at informing sustainable design of emerging materials and technologies proposed for use in areas at the nexus of the environment and public health. They work in the areas of sustainable agriculture, water treatment, and combatting antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Gilbertson uses material chemistry manipulations to elucidate guidelines for how to control nanomaterial design with the intent of simultaneously enhancing their functional performance while minimizing their adverse impacts. In this work, she focuses on carbon nanomaterials (CNTs, graphene, and carbon nitride) and metal nanoparticles (Ag and Cu). Dr. Gilbertson also has expertise in life cycle assessment (LCA), which she applies to evaluate tradeoffs of emerging nanotechnologies. The results of these analyses are used to inform sustainable development of promising technologies. Her research is supported by the National Science Foundation, 3M non-tenured faculty award, and the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award.

To find out more about her research group, please visit www.leannegilbertson.com and follow her on Twitter @lmgLab.

Leanne says: “My experiences with Environmental Science: Nano, as an author and reviewer, have always been incredibly positive. It is a great community of scholars striving to ensure that our field publishes high quality research. Environmental Science: Nano is my ‘go to’ source of reliable, cutting edge research in environmental nanotechnology. It is an honor to serve on the Editorial Board and I look forward to working with my distinguished colleagues at the journal.”

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