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Program

11:30‐12:30 Registration
12:30‐12:35 Welcoming Remarks,
Prof. Minoru Yoneda,Kyoto University
12:35‐12:45 Greetings from Harvard University,
Prof. Joseph Brain, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Session 1: Chaired by Dr. Philip Demokritou
12:45‐12:50 Welcoming remarks by Prof. Philip Demokritou,
HSPH
12:50‐13:20 "Environmental Health Implications of Engineered Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology: What we know and what we do not know",
Prof. Philip Demokritou,HSPH
13:20‐13:50 "Green Nanotechnology: Aiding Sustainability",
Dr. Barbara Karn, National Science Foundation, USA
13:50‐14:10 "Risk Assessment as a requirement for nanomaterial innovation: Regulatory status and voluntaryapproaches",
Dr. Atsuo Kishimoto, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
14:10‐14:30 "Exposure Assessment of Market Products including nanomaterials in general use and their disposal",
Dr. Yasuto Matsui, Kyoto University
14:30‐14:45 Questions/Discussion
14:45‐15:00 Coffee Break
Session 2: Chaired by Dr. Joseph Brain
15:00‐15:30 "Engineered water nanostructures: synthesis, physico‐chemical properties and pathogen disinfection applications",
Dr. Georgios Pyrgiotakis, HSPH
15:30‐16:00 "Biological and toxicological properties of inhaled engineered water nanostructures",
Prof. Joseph Brain, HSPH
16:00‐16:30 "Nanoparticle behavior in the developing lungs",
Dr. Akira Tsuda,HSPH
16:30‐17:00 "Formation and transport mechanisms of highly charged nanodroplets",
Dr. Yoshio Otani, Kanazawa University, Japan
17:00‐17:30 "Biological safety evaluation of electrostatic atomized water using tests for genotoxicity and reproductive toxicity",
Dr. Ryo Ohta and Yuzuki Nakagawa, Food and Drug Safety Center, Japan
17:30‐17:50 "Performance evaluation of a novel ionizer for air purification applications",
Dr. Stephen Rudnick, HSPH
17:50‐17:55 Closing Remarks, Prof. Masaki Takaoka, Kyoto University

Information for Presenters

▶The official language of the Symposium is English.
▶The first bell will ring 5 min. before finishing your presentation. The second bell will notify you that it's time to finish the talk. Please conclude your talk immediately, when the second bell has been rung.
▶The presentation room is equipped with one computer, a lectern, and a pointing device. The software installed on the computer includes:
     ・Windows7
     ・MS Office 2010 Professional (Power Point, Word)
In order to avoid any problems with your presentation, please your Power Point file use the following versions only: PP 97-2003 and 95(*.ppt) or 2007, 2010 to guarantee it will be opened successfully on an on-site PC.
▶Waiting room will be available on the day.