Professor Grassian's research is on the chemistry and impacts of particles from nanometer to micrometer scales. In particular, her research is focused on environmental and health aspects of nanoscience and nanotechnology, surface chemistry of environmental interfaces, heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry, and climate impacts of atmospheric aerosols. She has published over 240 peer-reviewed publications and 16 book chapters. She has edited three books including Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impacts published in 2008 by John Wiley and Sons. In 2003, Professor Grassian received a National Science Foundation Creativity Award and in 2005, she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. More recently, she was named a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Vacuum Society in 2010 and, in 2011, became a Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS). In 2012, she received the Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology National Award from the ACS.
Christy herself studied at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she graduated with a major in Chemistry and minors in Mathematics & Spanish. She then moved to Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, for doctoral work in plasmonic nanoparticles, where she completed a thesis titled: Fundamentals and Applications of Nanoparticle Optics and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. Previous to her current position at the University of Minnesota, Christy completed post-doctoral research at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she focused on applying microelectrode amperometry to probe single immune cell exocytosis. Christy has published over 80 refereed papers and in 2013 won the Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture to discuss her group's nanotoxicology research.
Kristin has vast experience within biological environmental research; in 2007 she received three separate awards for her achievements: the SETAC Environmental Education Award, the Felix-Wankel Animal Welfare Research Award and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) Stimulus Award for Technology Transfer for the Ceramic Toximeter passive sampler.
Kristin's primary research interest is in environmental toxicology and animal cell biology. She has a particular interest in how environmental contaminants, including engineered nanoparticles, interact with aquatic organisms. Kristin is working towards linking changes on the molecular level to whole organism and population level effects and the advancement of in vitro approaches to enable resource-efficient environmental monitoring and a reduction in the use of animals in toxicology.
Barbara completed her BS in Chemistry at Ohio State University and Masters degrees at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University, before receiving her PhD in Biology and Environmental Sciences at Florida International University.
Barbara has extensive experience within the environmental sector, currently focusing on nanotechnology. Previously, she has worked as an environmental scientist at the US Environment Protection Agency (EPA) and built a research program there in Nanotechnology and the Environment. She continues to work in the National Nanotechnology Initiative, a part of the U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy. She remains a sought-after lecturer on nanotechnology and the environment.
Barbara has been the Nanotechnology Scholar at Georgetown University's Program on Science in the Public Interest and was also named one of the Top Ten Experts in nanotechnology environment, health and safety issues by Nanotechnology Law and Business. She has published extensively within the nanotechnology and environment field.
Frank's research interests include environmental colloids, their dynamic behaviour and interaction with trace elements, natural nanoscale processes, nanoparticle characterization, engineered nanoparticles in the environment and the application of field flow fractionation to characterize nanoparticles in complex samples. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers within both nano research and nanoparticle characterization.
Mike completed his PhD at Stanford University and since then has held Fellow positions at the European Association of Geochemistry, the American Geophysical Union, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Geological Society of America, and the Geochemical Society. Throughout his career he has received numerous awards for his contribution to the Earth sciences, including the Dana Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America as well as Fulbright and Humboldt Foundation research fellowships, and has held advisory positions at various U.S. national agencies, including the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy. He has also served as President of the Geochemical Society and the Mineralogical Society of America.
Currently, Robert is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a Department which he chaired between 2007–2010. In addition, Robert holds an Arthur Adamson Professorship in Chemistry and is the CTO and Co-Founder of Ilatonix, Inc., a company commercializing organosilicon electrolytes for safer lithium ion batteries. This year Robert contributed to the Frontiers in Chemical Research Distinguished Lecturer Series, Texas A&M University, and in 2012 won an American Chemical Society National Award in colloid and surface chemistry.
Robert's research interests predominantly focus on environmental health and safety of nanomaterials. His research investigates the environmental impact and potential safety issues associated with release of nanomaterials in the environment and his team are engaged in research projects aimed at understanding how the size, shape, and surface functional groups impact the bioavailability and toxicity of nanomaterials. He is particularly interested in the biochemical effects of nanoparticles, addressing questions such as “how do nanoparticles impact protein folding processes?” and “do nanoparticles induce genetic mutations or other trans-generational effects?”.
Presently, Wei-Xian is based at the UNEP-Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development, and his research focuses on chemical and biological transformation of environmental contaminants and heavy metal ions. Wei-Xian's work on environmental nanotechnology has received extensive media attention in the past with feature articles appearing in the New York Times, Popular Science, Wall Street Journal and MIT Technology Review. In addition, Wei-Xian has experience as a consulting engineer for the Ministry of Electronic Industry of China.
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