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2015 SNO Emerging Investigator

30 Jul 2015

The SNO Emerging Investigator designation gives recognition to emerging scientists and engineers working in the area of sustainable nanotechnology. In recognition of this designation, a certificate and a US$1500 prize will be presented at the 2015 SNO Conference.

Criteria and eligibility include:

Investigators who are within the first 10 years post Ph.D.
An impactful body of independent work and publications in the area of sustainable nanotechnology: environmental, societal, or economic.
Attendance at the 2015 SNO Conference in Portland, Oregon November 8^th – 10^th 2015 and a high quality paper submission to Environmental Science: Nano within one year after receiving the award.

The nomination consists of a single (1-page max) nomination letter, a second (1-page max) support letter and a 2-page CV (self-nominations are not accepted). The nomination letter should describe how the nominee’s research impacts the field of sustainable nanotechnology.

The support letter should focus on the nominee’s teaching, service and leadership in the field of sustainable nanotechnology. Both the nomination and support letters can be made by SNO members and Environmental Science: Nano Editorial and Advisory Board members. Nominations are not restricted to the US or UK.

Letters and CVs are due to Environmental Science: Nano Editor-in-Chief Vicki H. Grassian (vicki-grassian@uiowa.edu) by September 15, 2015.

The selected Emerging Investigator will be honored at the SNO Awards dinner on Sunday November 8, 2015.

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2nd National Environmental Eco-Toxicology Conference

28 May 2015

The 2^nd National Environmental Eco-Toxicology Conference was held in Xiamen, China, 25th-28th of April, 2015.

This exciting conference was jointly organised by the Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xiamen University and the Institute of Urban Environment of CAS.

More than 700 attendees shared new ideas and recent development on the are six topics discussed during this conference:

Screening and assessment of high risk chemical contaminants
Transfer and distribution of chemical contaminants in the environment and organisms
Chemical hazards evaluation
Toxicology mechanism of chemical ecology
Toxicological mechanism of chemical health effects
Chemical risk management

During the conference, the Environmental Science (ES) journals sponsored three poster prizes. Let’s introduce the winners!

– Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts: ‘Study on the toxicity behavior of organic phosphate ester flame retardant to pattern fish’, by Liwei Sun (Zhejiang Institute of Technology)

– Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology: ‘Bioaccumulation behaviour of short chain chlorinated paraffins in Antarctic ecosystem’, by Huijuan Li and Aiqian Zhang (Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences)

– Environmental Science: Nano: ‘Proinflammatory effects of silver nanoparticles and silver ions on human skin keratinocytes’, by Yang Di, Wei Hong-ying, Wang Bin, Fan Jing-pu, Qin Yu, Liu Yue, Guo Xin-biao and Deng Fu-rong (Peking Universty)

Congratulations to all the winners!

The judges of the prize thought the quality of the posters was really high and, from the Environmental Science team, we would like to thank all the researchers that attended or presented at the conference.

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Environmental Science: Nano

08 Jan 2015

Here is a few reminders of the great benefits of publishing with Environmental Science: Nano:

– Free colour on all figures

– No page charges or limits

– Fast Publication (<100 days on average)

– Wide exposure: free access to all content for the first two years after launch*

– Individual promotion of HOT articles

– Papers processed by peers in the field

– High quality content

– Indexed in ISI

– Free electronic reprints

– NIH Compliant

– Simple and effective submission process

*Environmental Science: Nano was launched in 2014. Access is free through a registered RSC Publishing account.

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John Jeyes Award 2014

07 Nov 2014

Professor Vicki Grassian, Chair of Environmental Science: Nano was awarded the John Jeyes Award 2014 this week for her pioneering contributions to the chemistry of environmental interfaces, heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry and the environmental implications of nanomaterials.

The John Jeyes Award, founded in 1975, is a biennial award for chemistry in relation to the environment. John Jeyes was a prolific inventor and scientist who in 1877 invented one of the first disinfectants, which is still used today. This is one of the six awards and prizes that are given by the Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The picture shows Environmental Science:Nano Executive Editor, Harpal Minhas, presenting
Vicki Grassian with the John Jeyes award at the 2014 SNO Conference.

Vicki Grassian, Founding Director of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute at the University of Iowa, has mentored over one hundred students and postdocs in her laboratory with many of them now having their own research programs focused on energy and the environment and developed the chemical sciences track of the undergraduate degree program in environmental science.

“The John Jeyes Award is wonderful recognition of the research that has been done by the students and postdoctoral associates who have worked in my laboratory”

We would like to congratulate Vicki on her achievement and take this opportunity to thank her for her pioneering contributions to Environmental Science: Nano , bringing together a variety of communities to publish their work on nanoscience and the implications for the environment, health and sustainability.

Vicki’s latest Environmental Science: Nano paper ‘Iron oxide nanoparticles induce Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth, induce biofilm formation and inhibit antimicrobial peptide function‘ (C3EN00029J) is included in a dedicated themed collection of papers celebrating the 2014 RSC Prize and Award winners.

Each year the Royal Society of Chemistry gives out over 60 awards and prizes that recognise excellence in the chemical sciences. Our 2015 awards and prizes are open for nomination now, why not nominate someone today?

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SNO Emerging Investigator

03 Nov 2014

And the winner is….Debora Rodrigues

The SNO Emerging Investigator gives recognition to emerging scientists and engineers working in the area of Sustainable Nanotechnology. Environmental Science: Nano is pleased to announce the inaugural winner is Professor Debora Rodrigues. Professor Rodrigues research on carbon-based materials is well recognized and covers both applications of nanomaterials for improving water quality and implications on the safety of nanomaterials. As an independent investigator, she has published widely in these areas. In 2012 she received a U.S. National Science Early CAREER Award “Toxicology of graphene-based nanomaterials: A molecular biotechnology approach”. At the University of Houston, Professor Rodrigues is known as an outstanding researcher, a passionate educator and a role model. Editor-in-Chief Vicki Grassian says that Professor Rodrigues was selected because of her pioneering and outstanding contributions to the field of sustainable nanotechnology including nanotoxicology and applications of nanotechnology in water remediation.

The picture shows Environmental Science: Nano Editor-in-Chief, Vicki Grassian (Left) and Executive Editor, Harpal Minhas (right) presenting Debora Rodrigues (middle) with her award at the 2014 SNO Conference.

About Debora

After completing her Ph.D. in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University in 2007, Debora moved to Yale University focusing her research on investigating the antimicrobial effects of carbon nanotubes on viruses and bacteria as well as their impact on soil microbial community. In 2010 she became an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston.

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Most accessed Environmental Science: Nano articles in Q2 2014

10 Sep 2014

Here are the Top 10 most accessed Environmental Science:Nano articles from April – June 2014

Surface chemistry, charge and ligand type impact the toxicity of gold nanoparticles to <it>Daphnia magna</it>
Jared S. Bozich, Samuel E. Lohse, Marco D. Torelli, Catherine J. Murphy, Robert J. Hamers and Rebecca D. Klaper
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 260-270
DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00006D

Recent advances in BiOX (X = Cl, Br and I) photocatalysts: synthesis, modification, facet effects and mechanisms
Liqun Ye, Yurong Su, Xiaoli Jin, Haiquan Xie and Can Zhang
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 90-112
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00098B

Zeolite and mesoporous silica nanomaterials: greener syntheses, environmental applications and biological toxicity
Sean E. Lehman and Sarah C. Larsen
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 200-213
DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00031E

Tracking dissolution of silver nanoparticles at environmentally relevant concentrations in laboratory, natural, and processed waters using single particle ICP-MS (spICP-MS)
D. M. Mitrano, J. F. Ranville, A. Bednar, K. Kazor, A. S. Hering and C. P. Higgins
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 248-259
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00108C

Synthesis and characterization of isotopically labeled silver nanoparticles for tracing studies
Adam Laycock, Björn Stolpe, Isabella Römer, Agnieszka Dybowska, Eugenia Valsami-Jones, Jamie R. Lead and Mark Rehkämper
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 271-283
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00100H

Green synthesis and formation mechanism of cellulose nanocrystal-supported gold nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic performance
Xiaodong Wu, Canhui Lu, Zehang Zhou, Guiping Yuan, Rui Xiong and Xinxing Zhang
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 71-79
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00066D

Localized fluorescent complexation enables rapid monitoring of airborne nanoparticles
Fanxu Meng, Maria D. King, Yassin A. Hassan and Victor M. Ugaz
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 358-366
DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00017J

Deposition of nanoparticles onto polysaccharide-coated surfaces: implications for nanoparticle–biofilm interactions
Kaoru Ikuma, Andrew S. Madden, Alan W. Decho and Boris L. T. Lau
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 117-122
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00075C

Silver nanoparticle protein corona composition compared across engineered particle properties and environmentally relevant reaction conditions
Richard Eigenheer, Erick R. Castellanos, Meagan Y. Nakamoto, Kyle T. Gerner, Alyssa M. Lampe and Korin E. Wheeler
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 238-247
DOI: 10.1039/C4EN00002A

Bioavailability of inorganic nanoparticles to planktonic bacteria and aquatic microalgae in freshwater
Nadia von Moos, Paul Bowen and Vera I. Slaveykova
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 214-232
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00054K

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Environmental Effects of Nano International Conference

02 Jun 2014

September 7-11, 2014

The 9th International Conference on the Environmental Effects of Nanoparticles and Nanomaterials (Nano2014) aims to bring together researchers, regulators, and industry to discuss the potential hazards and risks of current and future applications in the key sector of nanotechnology, along with mechanisms to bring about risk reduction while maintaining economic and social benefits.

Human exposure and hazard will be key aspects of the conference and the program will contain multiple sessions related to:

1) physical and chemical properties of nanoparticles as related to the environment and health,

2) fate, behavior and transformations,

3) toxicology and ecotoxicology,

4) social and regulatory sciences,

5) innovation and applications of nanotechnology to environmental and health issues.

Don’t miss out – submit your abstracts by 15th June 2014!

Registration can be completed online and you must be registered by 30th June 2014 in order to attend this conference

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Most accessed Environmental Science: Nano articles in Q1 2014

14 May 2014

Most accessed articles from January – March 2014

Natural water chemistry (dissolved organic carbon, pH, and hardness) modulates colloidal stability, dissolution, and antimicrobial activity of citrate functionalized silver nanoparticles
Lok R. Pokhrel, Brajesh Dubey and Phillip R. Scheuerman
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 45-54
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00017F

A minor lipid component of soy lecithin causes growth of triangular prismatic gold nanoparticles
Benjamin R. Ayres and Scott M. Reed
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 37-44
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00015J

Characterization of particle emissions and fate of nanomaterials during incineration
Eric P. Vejerano, Elena C. Leon, Amara L. Holder and Linsey C. Marr
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 133-143
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00080J

Effect of natural organic matter on the disagglomeration of manufactured TiO₂ nanoparticles
Frédéric Loosli, Philippe Le Coustumer and Serge Stoll
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 154-160
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00061C

A chemical free, nanotechnology-based method for airborne bacterial inactivation using engineered water nanostructures
Georgios Pyrgiotakis, James McDevitt, Andre Bordini, Edgar Diaz, Ramon Molina, Christa Watson, Glen Deloid, Steve Lenard, Natalie Fix, Yosuke Mizuyama, Toshiyuki Yamauchi, Joseph Brain and Philip Demokritou
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 15-26
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00007A

Interactions between polybrominated diphenyl ethers and graphene surface: a DFT and MD investigation
Ning Ding, Xiangfeng Chen and Chi-Man Lawrence Wu
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 55-63
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00037K

Quantitative assessment of inhalation exposure and deposited dose of aerosol from nanotechnology-based consumer sprays
Yevgen Nazarenko, Paul J. Lioy and Gediminas Mainelis
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014,1, 161-171
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00053B

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Vicki Grassian is the 2014 John Jeyes Award Winner

12 May 2014

Professor Vicki Grassian, Chair of Environmental Science: Nano has won the 2014 John Jeyes Award for her pioneering contributions to the chemistry of environmental interfaces, heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry and the environmental implications of nanomaterials.

“It is truly an honor to receive this award” Grassian said.

The John Jeyes Award, founded in 1975, is a biennial award for chemistry in relation to the environment. Vicki Grassian, Founding Director of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute at the University of Iowa, has mentored over one hundred students and postdocs in her laboratory, many of them now having their own research programs focused on energy and the environment.

“The John Jeyes Award is wonderful recognition of the research that has been done by the students and postdoctoral associates who have worked in my laboratory” Grassian said.

We would like to congratulate Vicki on her achievement and take this opportunity to thank Vicki for her pioneering contributions to Environmental Science: Nano, bringing together a variety of communities to publish their work on nanoscience and the implications for the environment, health and sustainability.

Vicki’s latest Environmental Science: Nano paper ‘Iron oxide nanoparticles induce Pseudomonas aeruginosa growth, induce biofilm formation and inhibit antimicrobial peptide function’ (C3EN00029J) is included in a dedicated themed collection of papers celebrating the 2014 RSC Prize and Award winners. All articles in this collection are free* to access until 6^th June.

*Access is free through a registered RSC account – click here to register

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Sandy nanoparticles for safer-by-design sunscreens

19 Feb 2014

Nanoparticles coated with an inert layer of silica could be used in sunscreens and cosmetics to reduce the potential hazards of these increasingly indispensable materials, new research shows.

The particles still block UV rays, but DNA damage is reduced

In recent years, zinc oxide nanoparticles have been used in sunscreen because of their ability to block ultraviolet radiation and produce less opaque products that are attractive to consumers. This isn’t the only application where nanoparticles are making an impact, being found in everything from cancer drugs to batteries.

To read the full article please visit Chemistry World.

Engineering safer-by-design, transparent, silica-coated ZnO nanorods with reduced DNA damage potential
George Sotiriou, Christa Watson, Kimberly Murdaugh, Thomas H. Darrah, Georgios Pyrgriotakis, Alison Elder, Joseph Brain and Philip Demokritou
Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2014, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C3EN00062A, Paper

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