26th ETH Nanoparticles Conference
June 20 – 22, 2023, ETH Zurich
Program Thu, June 22, 2023
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Session 7: Health effects
Chair: Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, AMI, University of Fribourg
Chair: Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, AMI, University of Fribourg
09.00
Jakob Usemann, University of Zurich / UKBB Basel
«Air pollution and lung development in the child»
«Air pollution and lung development in the child»
09.20
Alfred Lawrence, Isabella Thoburn College
«Health risk assessment of Sub-Micron Particles and Heavy Metals on Children in North Indian Indoor Air - An Interim Analysis»
«Health risk assessment of Sub-Micron Particles and Heavy Metals on Children in North Indian Indoor Air - An Interim Analysis»
10.00
Inge Scharpf, IUF - Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine
«Tire wear and ambient temperature - Their accelerating effect on neurodegenerative diseases and aging in the animal model Caenorhabditis elegans»
«Tire wear and ambient temperature - Their accelerating effect on neurodegenerative diseases and aging in the animal model Caenorhabditis elegans»
10.30
Coffee Break
Session 8: Nanoparticle formation and transformation
Chair: Oliver Bischof, TSI Incorporated
Chair: Oliver Bischof, TSI Incorporated
11.00
Angela Violi, University of Michigan
«Investigating the transition from gas-phase species to nanoparticle formation in high temperature regimes»
«Investigating the transition from gas-phase species to nanoparticle formation in high temperature regimes»
11.40
Alessia Pignatelli, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
«Formation, Growth, and Photochemical Aging of Laboratory-Generated Nanoparticles»
«Formation, Growth, and Photochemical Aging of Laboratory-Generated Nanoparticles»
12.00
Award Ceremony
Chair: Oliver Bischof, TSI Incorporated
Chair: Oliver Bischof, TSI Incorporated
12.30
Lunch Break
Focus Event: Indoor air filtration of biogenic and combustion nanoparticles
Chair: Loretta Müller, DMBR University of Bern, Kinderklinik Bern
Chair: Loretta Müller, DMBR University of Bern, Kinderklinik Bern
Part 1
13.30
Joachim Frey, University of Bern, Vetsuisse
«Filtration of Bioparticles: Filters on a test bench»
«Filtration of Bioparticles: Filters on a test bench»
14.10
Ernest Weingartner, UASNW
«Physical properties of virus-containing aerosol particles»
«Physical properties of virus-containing aerosol particles»
14.30
Giorgio Buonanno, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
«The airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens: the importance of ventilation and air distribution in the infection risk»
«The airborne transmission of respiratory pathogens: the importance of ventilation and air distribution in the infection risk»
14.50
Michael Riediker, SCOEH (Swiss Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health)
«Clean air against pathogens: the role of air flow and ventilation»
«Clean air against pathogens: the role of air flow and ventilation»
15.10
Coffee Break
Part 2 (incl. Panel Discussion)
15.45
Tamar Kohn, EPFL Lausanne
«Aerosol pH is an overlooked driver of airborne influenza- and corona viruses inactivation»
«Aerosol pH is an overlooked driver of airborne influenza- and corona viruses inactivation»
16.00
Panel Discussion
16.50
Closing Word and Goodbye
17.00
End of the Conference