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Nanotechnology- New methods and materials coming to a Department of Transportation near you


Date(s)
December 10, 2015 02:00 PM - 03:30 PM U.S. Eastern
Cost (for your seat)
$89.00
Professional Development Hours for this webinar
1.50 hour(s)
Continuing Education Hours for this webinar
AAE: 0.00 hour(s)
AICP: 0.00 hour(s)
CLE: 0.00 hour(s)
Details
TRB conducted a webinar on Thursday, December 10, 2015, from 2:00-3:30PM ET that provided an overview of what nanotechnology is, including: what is nanoscale, what tools are used in nanotechnology, and how these tools can impact transportation. This webinar was based on E-Circular Number E-C170, Nanotechnology in Concrete Materials: A Synopsis.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Task Force on Nanotechnology-Based Concrete Materials.

Participants must register in advance of the webinar, and there is a fee for non-TRB Sponsor or non-TRB Sustaining Affiliate employees. A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) was provided to attendees who registered and attended the webinar as an individual. Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu for instructions on receiving a copy of the recorded webinar.

Here are the slides from the presentation.

Webinar Presenters
  • Marwa Hassan, Louisiana State University
  • Georgene Geary, GGfGA Engineering, LLC
  • Anol Mukhopadhyay, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
  • Xiong Yu, Case Western Reserve University
Moderator: ​Don Streeter, ​New York Department of Transportation


Webinar Outline
  1. What is nanoscale and why is it important?
  2. How do we differentiate material at the nano level?
  3. Nano-scale Characterization
  4. Implementation Case Studies
  5. The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI)
  6. Question and answer session
The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions. The Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP) categorizes this webinar activity as relating to health, safety, and welfare including core technical.


Learning Objectives
At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:
  • Understand what nanotechnology is and how it can be used in transportation applications
  • Describe different examples of nanotechnology in use
  • Assess possible future benefits of nanotechnology

Registration Information
There is no fee for employees of TRB Sponsors or TRB Sustaining Affiliates who register using their work email address. In addition to employees of TRB sponsor organizations, the following are eligible to receive complimentary webinar registration:
  • TRB and National Academies employees;
  • Chairs of TRB standing committees, sections, or groups;
  • Members of the media;
  • Employees of tribal governments; and
  • Members of Congress or their staff.
Other sites must pay $89 per site. View our pricing page for details.

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.


Professional Development Hour Information
A certificate for 1.5 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) will be provided to Professional Engineers (PEs) who register and attend the webinar as an individual. For groups, only the person that registers and attends the session will receive a PDH certificate.

Individuals registered as Florida PEs are no longer required to email TRB with your license number to report your attendance. Instead, please use your certificate that TRB provides through RCEP.net as verification of your attendance to the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Please check with your licensing board to ensure that TRB webinar PDHs are approved by your board.

This webinar was developed in March 2015. TRB has met the standards and requirements of the Registered Continuing Education Program (RCEP). Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to RCEP by TRB. Certificates of Completion will be issued to individuals who register for and attend the entire webinar session. Complaints about registered providers may be sent to RCEP, 1015 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20005. Website: www.RCEP.net.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.