Research & New Technology, including Clean Technologies
Nanotechnology and Pollution Prevention
This session covers topics related to increasing the benefits of nanotechnology, while reducing the risks. Topics will include highlights from EPA’s research program and the Woodrow Wilson International Center, applications in remediation and other emerging nanotechnology areas, life cycle analysis, green nanotechnology efforts, EHS impacts, mapping of the “nanometro economy”, and recommendations to Federal agencies for future nanotechnology emphasis.
Moderator: Beth Anderson, Program Director, US EPA
- Todd Kuiken, Research Associate, Science and Technology Innovation Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars