Environmental Science: Nano Blog

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:

1. Investigators who are within the first 10 years post Ph.D.
2. An impactful body of independent work and publications in the area of sustainable nanotechnology: environmental, societal, or economic.
3. 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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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?

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.

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

Take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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Most accessed articles from January – March 2014

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

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

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

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

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

Why not take a look at the articles today and blog your thoughts and comments below.

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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