University of Minnesota: Micro Nanotechnology Health and Safety Workshop 2025

In-Person Workshop Micro/Nanotechnology (MNT) Health and Safety Course

All sessions conducted in the Physics and Nanotechnology Building

You can download the full PDF Workshop Agenda here.

“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?

This summer MNT-EC is again offering a two-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 scroll down to the RSVP Here form and click the red “Going” button to register for the free 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, July 21 through Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at the University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus.