9:15AM – 10:30AM - Introduction to Nano-Materials & Characterization Methods

(Dr. Mark McDermott, University of Alberta)

 

10:30AM - Break (30 min.)

 

11AM – 12 Noon - Risk, Reward and Regulation: Issues Arising from Nanotechnology Enabled Biomaterials and Bioproducts (Lori Sheremeta, LL.M., National Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Alberta & Alberta Innovates Technology Futures)

 

12 Noon - Lunch (90 min.)

 

1:30PM – 2:30PM - Nano-Crystalline Cellulose (NCC) – Background & Processing

(Dr. Robert Jost, Alberta Innovates Technology Futures)

 

2:30PM - Break (30 min.)

 

3:00PM – 4:30PM - Nano-Composites & Applications with NCC

(Dr. Leonardo Simon, University of Waterloo)

 

4:30PM - Closing Remarks

 

 

*as part of the 10th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium (BIOCOMP2010),
 October 5th – 8th, 2010, Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, AB, Canada