Keynote Speakers
Dr. Robert C. Pohanka
Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO)
National Science and Technology Council, Office of Science and Technology Policy,
Executive Office of the President
Talk on: A Perspective on the Nanotechnology Signature Initiatives

Dr. Lisa E. Friedersdorf
Program Manager
Nanotechnology Signiature Initiatives
National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
Talk on: A Perspective on the Nanotechnology Signature Initiatives
Dr. Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Iowa
Talk on: Nanosafety: current issues and guidance
Dr. Dongye Zhao
Huff Endowed Professor of Environmental Engineering
Auburn University
Talk on: The application of stabilized nanoparticles for in situ remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater
Dr. Souhail Al-Abed
USEPA
Office of Research and Development
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Cincinnati, Ohio
Talk on: Nanotechnology and the environment: an overview of sustainable and safe applications in site remediation
Organized by: Southeastern Louisiana University in cooperation with government, industry, academic, and occupational partners, with partial financial support from the Louisiana Board of Regents for Higher Education.
For more information
Dr. Ephraim Massawe
nano-4-rem-anssers@southeastern.edu