May 21-26, 2016
Colden is proud to sponsor the 2016 AIHce Conference and Expo in Inner Harbor Baltimore, Maryland. Colden Senior consultants will also be exhibiting at Booth 321. The AIHce 2016 event boasts engaging general sessions, professional development courses, innovative technical sessions, and networking opportunities.
Senior Consultants Michele Shepard, PhD, MS, CIH and Paul Webb, MPH, MBA, CIH, CSP are members of the American Industrial Hygiene Association Nanotechnology Working Group (NTWG). As Chair of the NTWG, Dr. Shepard will be accepting the Shining Star Award during the AIHce Mark of Excellence Breakfast on Wednesday, May 25 in recognition of the NTWG’s outstanding work as a “best in class.”
Dr. Shepard and Mr. Webb will be active participants in the following technical sessions:
+PO108 Industrial Hygiene Applications: Nanotechnology, Drugs, and Other Agents
Tuesday, May 24 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
This podium session has been arranged by Senior Consultant Paul Webb, MPH, MBA, CIH, CSP, and will focus on emerging nanotechnology issues. Topics include “Methodology for Assessment, Evaluation, and Control of Potential Exposure to Engineered Nanomaterials (ENM)”, and “Adsorption Efficiency Comparison of Fabricated Buckypapers (BPs) for Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Sampling and Analysis”. It will also focus on “Investigation of Airborne Particulate Matter on the International Space Station (ISS) Using a Thermophoretic Sampler”, among other topics.
+SS003 Progress and Current Issues in Nanotechnology-Occupational Risk Assessment and Management
Wednesday, May 25 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Join arranger and moderator Michele Shepard, PhD, MS, CIH, for a Science Symposium session on Nanotechnology, Risk Assessment and Management, Science Symposium, and Sensor Technologies. Dr.Shepard will be joined by session monitor Paul Webb, MPH, MBA, CIH, CSP. This topic was only one of four science symposiums chosen for the conference.
+RT236 Emerging Issues in Research and Teaching Laboratories
Wednesday, May 25 | 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
During this roundtable session, Michele Shepard will present on “Managing Engineered Nanomaterials in the Laboratory.”