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2005 Nanotechnology and the Environment Grants Workshop
Release Date: 10/24/2005
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(Washington, D.C.-Oct. 24, 2005) EPA's Office of Research and Development will sponsor a meeting to discuss research progress on nanotechnology and the environment on Wednesday, Oct. 26 through Friday, Oct. 28, 2005. EPA funds research under its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, and grantees will present their work on topics including sensors, fate and transport, toxicology, and green manufacturing. International speakers will discuss nanotechnology research in Canada and Europe. Leaders of the nanotechnology initiative in the United States will present overviews of nanotechnology research.
- WHAT: Nanotechnology and the Environment III
EPA 2005 Nanotechnology Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Progress Review Workshop
- WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 26 - Friday, Oct. 28, 2005
WHERE: Holiday Inn Rosslyn - at Key Bridge
1900 N. Fort Myer Drive
Arlington, Va. 22209
WHO: William Farland, EPA Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science
Paul Dufour, Office of the Science Advisor, Canada
Eric Marcotte, Canadian Institute of Health Research
Celia Merzbacher, Office of Science and Technology Policy
Mihail Roco, co-chair of the National Science and Technology Council
David Rejeski, Director, Foresight and Governance Project
Journalists may register by contacting Estella Waldman at 202-343-9635.
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