Nanotechnology Characterization Tools for Environment, Health, and Safety

Dr. Challa S.S.R. Kumar is currently with Harvard University as a Managing Director. He was previously the Director of Nanofabrication and Nanomaterials at the Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, USA. He is also President and CEO of Magnano Technologies and has some years of industrial R&D experience working for Imperial Chemical Industries and United Breweries. His main research interests are the development of novel synthetic methods, including those based on microfluidic reactors, for the synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials. Dr. Kumar is the winner of the 2006 Nano 50 Technology Award for his work in magnetic-based nanoparticles for cancer imaging and treatment. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the international journal “Nanotechnology Reviews”. He has been editor and author of several books and journal articles, and the founding editor of the Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology.

• Assessing the Adverse Effects of Two-Dimensional Materials Using Cell Culture Based Models.- Biotransformation and Potential Adverse Effects of Rare Earth Oxide Nanoparticles.- Evaluation of Biodistribution, Toxicology, and Toxicologic Pathology of Nanomaterials.- Evaluating Carcinogenic Potential of Carbon Nanomaterials.- Nanotechnology-Based Remediation of Groundwater.- Nanoscale Graphene-Based Environmental Gas Sensing.- Nanotechnology-Enabled Point-Of-Use (POU) Filters for Drinking Water Disinfection.- Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles: Potential for Revolutionizing Treatment of Diseases.- Nanoparticles-Based Flexible Wearable Sensors for Health Monitoring Applications.- Tools and Techniques for Purification of Water Using Nanomaterials.- Caenorhabditis Elegans nematode: a Versatile Model to Evaluate the Toxicity of Nanomaterials in Vivo.