WORKSHOP REGISTRATION IS CLOSED || University of Minnesota: Micro Nanotechnology Health and Safety Course 2023

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. Thank you.

Do you teach a course involving fine powders, aerosols, and/or nanoparticles?”

“Are you unsure of how to handle these materials safely in your lab or classroom?

Micro/Nanotechnology (MNT) Health and Safety Course

This summer MNT-EC is again offering a four-day workshop in partnership with the University of Minnesota – Environmental Health Sciences Division. 8:30am to 4:30pm Central Time. Topics currently planned for each day:

1. Occupational Hygiene Principles Applied to MNT
2. Measurement of Airborne and Colloidal MNT Particles
3. Preventing Exposures to MNT Particles
4. Practical Applications of MNT Health and Safety Principles

Please click here to register for the in-person course.

Offered by the University’s Environmental Health Sciences Division and its Nano Center, the MNT Health and Safety workshop will cover safety practices in the instructional laboratory, including understanding micro/nanoparticle properties, selecting and using personal protective equipment, and safely carrying out chemical syntheses of nanomaterials.

The Micro/Nanotechnology Health and Safety Course will be held, in-person, Monday, June 5 through Thursday, June 8, 2023 at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus.