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Conferences, Workshops and Meetings 

Due to our group's extensive conference and seminar participation, it is difficult to keep up with this page. Please refer to my CV for a full listing!

Conferences

Fall 2019

ACS Fall Meeting
San Diego, CA
August  25-29, 2019
    Dr. Gilbertson was invited to present in the session, Showcasing Emerging Investigators & Future Perspectives: A Symposium by the RSC Environmental Science Journals. 
    Thank you RSC for putting together such an awesome session that showcased a wide range of awesome research in ES: Nano, ESPI, and ES: WRT!

Spring-Summer 2019

The 2019 spring and summer was a busy time for conferences in the Gilbertson Group. 

International Carbon Conference
University of Kentucky 
​July 14-19, 2019
​  Dr. Gilbertson helped organize the Carbon for Health and Medicine track. She and PhD student, Yan Wang, presented results from two of their projects:

1. Not all Oxygen is Equal: Identifying the Role of Different Oxygen Functional Groups in the Graphene-Mediated Glutathione Oxidation Reaction (oral)


2. Leveraging Electrochemistry to Unravel the Role of Nitrogen in the Biological Reactivity of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene (oral)

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
 

Tampa, Fl
June 16-19, 2019
   Dr. Gilbertson is excited to attend her first ASEE conference and honored to be chosen as the Mara H. Wasburn recipient

ACS Colloids and Surface Sciences Symposium
Georgia Tech
June 16-19, 2019
   Dr. Gilbertson was a keynote speaker in the Environmental Systems & Sustainability track.
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Environmental Nanotechnology GRC

Sunday River, Newry ME
June 2-7, 2019
   This is always an excellent conference! Dr. Gilbertson was honored to speak in the Sustainable Nano: Green Design and Life Cycle Assessment session.
   PhD students, Yan, Nathalia, and Lisa, also presented posters on their projects and Lisa was chosen for an oral presentation at the GRS: "Leveraging Nanomaterial Design for Next Generation Antimicrobials".
   Congrats to Lisa for being voted as co-chair of the 2021 GRS!


AEESP
Arizona State University
May 14-16, 2019
     It's always wonderful to catch up with friends and colleagues at AEESP. Dr. Gilbertson and PhD student, Lisa Stabryla, presented research from three projects:

1. Tuning carbon nanomaterial interactions at the bio-interface: From mechanism to sustainable design (oral)

2. Teaching Sustainable Engineering and Driving Creative Sustainable Solutions Using a Design Thinking Approach (oral)

3. Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance through Rationally Designed Engineered Nanomaterials (poster)

 
ACS Spring Meeting
Orlando, FL
March 31-April 4, 2019
     Dr. Gilbertson was invited to present in a session on nano-enabled agriculture in the Environmental Chemistry Division of ACS. 

Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference

Washington, DC
​November 8 - 10th, 2018

   Dr. Gilbertson presented the latest research from her group and collaborative project with Dr. Lowry (CMU) in Agriculture session on Friday (11/9) morning 10:30 - 12:30.

2018 AIChE Annual Meeting

Pittsburgh, PA   
October 28-November 2, 2018

    Dr. Gilbertson presented in the Emerging Trends in Life Cycle Analysis session. PhD student, Yan Wang, presented her research "Unraveling the Role of Nitrogen in the Biological Activity of Nitrogen-Doped Graphene". 

​​The AASHE Conference and Expo 

Pittsburgh, PA   
October 2-5, 2018

Dr. Gilbertson and Lisa Stabryla presented their preliminary findings from the implementation of Design Thinking into the sustainable engineering curriculum here at Pitt. Check out the Association for the Advancement of Higher Education conference website.

ACS 256th National Meeting and Exposition

Boston, MA   
August 19-23, 2018

Dr. Gilbertson  co-lead a session with collaborator Francois Perreault entitled, "Advanced in Carbon Nanomaterial Design and Applications for Environmental Sustainability", in the Division of Environmental Chemistry.

Gordon Research Conference: Nanoscale Science and Engineering for Agriculture and Food Systems

Mount Holyoke College   
June 3-8, 2018

Dr. Gilbertson presented in the Young Investigator Session. PhD student Josh Urso presented his research on Atom Conversion Efficiency during the GRS and GRC poster sessions. 

AEESP Research and Education Conference

University of Michigan 
Ann Arbor, MI
June 20 - 22, 2017
Dr. Gilbertson presented recently published work on sustainable design of graphene oxide and moderated a technical session: Advancing Community Health through Technology Innovation: Physical/Chemical.

Environmental Nanotechnology 
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GRS and GRC

Gordon Research Conferences
Stowe, VT

​June 17-23, 2017
Dr. Gilbertson chaired the Gordon Research Seminar, a 2-day seminar for up and coming scientists and engineers that precedes the Gordon Research Conference. Lisa Stabryla chaired a GRS session and presented a poster on her research at the GRC.

Engineering Sustainability 2017

David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA
April 9-11, 2017
Dr. Gilbertson presented her research on life cycle considerations of engineered nanomaterial use in agriculture. Her PhD students (Lisa, Joy and Yan) presented posters on each of their research projects.

The World Conference on Carbon​

State College, PA
7/10/16 - 7/15/16
Dr. Gilbertson and PhD student Yan Wang presented their work on decoupling structure and surface chemistry contributions to carbon nanomaterial electrochemical and antimicrobial behavior. ​​

Environmental Sciences: Water Gordon Research Conference

Holderness, NH                 
​6/26/16 - 7/1/16
Dr. Gilbertson presented research from a collaborative project with Dr. Vidic entitled, 
Evaluating a Potential Win-Win for Water Quality Management in Pennsylvania: Systems-Level Quantitative Analysis of Abandoned Mine Drainage and Produced Water Co-Treatment.

Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Conference

Portland OR
6/14/16 - 6/16/16

Dr. Gilbertson organized and chaired the Design Strategies to Maximize the Net Environmental Benefit of Emerging Approaches to Environmental Challenges session (AM and PM on 6/16/16).
PhD student Joy Yin presented her research on evaluating tradeoffs for nano-enabled agriculture applications.

**Check out this preview of the session in the Green Chemistry Institute's Newsletter!

Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference

Portland OR 
11/8/15 - 11/10/15
Dr. Gilbertson organized and chaired a session on industrial ecology and nano-manufacturing, where she presented, "Engineered Path Towards Innovative and Sustainable Nanotechnology Through the Lens of Manufacturing".

Environmental Nanotechnology GRC: Steps for Environmentally Safe Implementation of Nanotechnology

West Dover VT 
6/21/15 - 6/26/15
Dr. Gilbertson presented a poster entitled, "Sustainability by Design: Development of an Engineered Nanomaterials Selection Framework that Includes Property, Function and Hazard Criteria" at the GRC.

Environmental Nanotechnology GRS: Novel Techniques for Synthesizing, Characterizing, and Tracking Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Application of Nanotechnology

West Dover VT
6/20/15 - 6/21/15
Dr. Gilbertson participated and served as organizer of the professional development panel for the inaugural Gordon Research Seminar (GRS).

2015 AEESP Research and Education Conference

Yale University, New Haven CT 
6/13/15 - 6/16/15

Workshops and Meetings

QEEN II: 2nd Quantifying Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials from Manufactured Products Workshop

Washington, DC
October 9-10, 2018

Dr. Gilbertson participated as a speaker in the Exposure in Agroecosystems and Agricultural Production session. She also represented the LCNano author team in presenting a poster: Quantifying Nanomaterial Release from Nanocomposites Following Natural Weathering.

d.school Teaching and Learning Studio

Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
July 18-21
What a fun engaging week! An honor to have the opportunity to attend and work with so many talented educators.

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3M Science and Engineering Faculty Day

3M Innovation Center
St. Paul, MN
June 5-6, 2017
Dr. Gilbertson and PhD student, Lisa Stabryla, visited 3M to celebrate receipt of the 3M non-tenured faculty award and present their work on design of next generation antimicrobials.   

LCnano Annual Meeting 

Arizona State University 
1/4/17-1/6/17

​Dr. Gilbertson participated in the annual meeting of the 
LCNano project. 

NSF-AEESP Grand Challenges Workshop

Rice University, Houston, TX
3/31/16 - 4/1/16
​Dr. Gilbertson participated in discussions surrounding how to redefine environmental engineering and science given the environmental challenges we face today.

Gordon Research Conference (GRC)​ Training Session for 2017 Chairs 

Orlando, FL 
1/16/16 
Dr. Gilbertson participated in the GRC training session as the chair of the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Environmental Nanotechnology to be held in June 2017.

LCnano Annual Meeting

Arizona State University 
1/7/16 - 1/8/16
Dr. Gilbertson participated in the annual meeting of the LCNano project. 

National Science Foundation Workshop on the Food Energy Water (FEW) Nexus

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA 
10/18/15 - 10/20/15​
Dr. Gilbertson participated in this two-day workshop and engaged in discussion surrounding the use of nanomaterials and nanotechnology at the FEW nexus. Check out the workshop report.
Dr. Gilbertson organized and chaired two sessions at the conference, i) LCA at the Technology Nexus: Evaluating Tradeoffs where she also presented a talk entitled, "Development of a Pre-Screening Tool to Quantify Impact and Benefit Tradeoffs of Emerging Technologies", and ii) LCA at the Energy Nexus.  

Given that Yale hosted the conference, Dr. Gilbertson was also involved with organizing, serving as the registration and communications manager. Check out the conference website! 
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