Hope you can join us for a very interesting August meeting!

AUGUST Meeting Location:
Texas Land & Cattle:   812 S. Central Expressway / RICHARDSON, TX 7508

US-75 & Spring Valley, next to Service King
Ph: 972 / 705-9700

Date: Monday, August 10, 2015  6: 15PM

Speaker:   Professor Pantano, Associate Professor, UTD

Program:  Biomedical applications and Toxicity Assessments of Carbon Nanotubes

Program Description:  Dr. Pantano will discuss the application of Carbon Nanotubes.

BIO:     Dr. Pantano’s work involves improving the accuracy of nanomaterial toxicity assessments, and advancing the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of nanomaterials. The  areas of expertise include the physiochemical characterization of nanomaterials, the reproducible preparation of purified nanomaterial samples, and direct measurements of metal oxide and carbon nanomaterials inside mammalian cells and aquatic organisms. Dr. Pantano is also interested in developing label-free methods to detect carbon nanomaterial contamination in workplace areas.

B.S., University of California, Los Angeles (1986): Chemistry
M.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (1988): Chemistry
Advisor: Joseph Sneddon
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside (1993): Analytical Chemistry
Advisor: Werner G. Kuhr
Postdoctoral Associate, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France (1993–94)
Advisor: Christian Amatore
Postdoctoral Associate, Tufts University (1994-96)
Advisor: David R. Walt.

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