Environmental Engineering Science Seminar
Friday, April 29, 2005
Lopata 101
Time: 11 am
Engineered and Incidental Nanoparticles: Developing Safe Work Practices
Dr. A. Zimmer
Research Scientist, NIOSH
Recent toxicological and epidemiological research suggests
that nanometer-scaled airborne particles may result in lung inflammation or
other detrimental illnesses. An estimated two million U.S. workers are
currently at risk from occupational exposures to incidental and engineered nano-materials.
This figure is expected to grow substantially as new products and materials from
the nano-technology industry reach commercial production. Between 1997 and
2003, world-wide government research investment in this field rose from $0.4 to
3 billion per year, with $1 trillion per year in world-wide products expected by
2015. This presentation will provide essential background information on why
research in this area is needed, and recent engineering research relating to
the formation and control of nanometer-scaled aerosols.
Brief Biography – CDR Anthony T. Zimmer, Ph.D., P.E., C.I.H.
CDR Zimmer received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the Virginia Military Institute and his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. In 1986, he was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force as a Bioenvironmental Engineer. In 1992, he was commissioned into the U.S. Public Heath Service as a research engineer working at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Dr. Zimmer is considered a nationally-recognized expert in the generation and control of incidental nanoparticles. He has widely published on a wide variety of occupational health and safety topics. He has received numerous professional and literary awards including the U.S. Public Heath Service Engineer of the Year.
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