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Program Agenda

2020 9TH NANO CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Thursday, November 12, 2020 At Whova virtual platform
8:30 AM EST – 11:10 AM EST
Welcome 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM in Zoom Conference Organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island
Plenary  I 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM in Zoom

Nanotechnology challenges at 20 years of NNI

Mike Roco, NSF
Plenary 2 COVID-19 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

COVID-19 Vaccination follows Major Progress in the use of Nanomedicine for Infectious Disease and Cancer

Andre Nel, UCLA
Break 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM in Remo
11:10 AM EST – 2:00 PM EST
COVID- 19 Workshop Session 1 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM, in Zoom Chair: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin
11:10  – 11:30 Right place, right time: how sustainable nanotechnology prepared us to battle CoVID-19 and future pandemics Matt Hull
11:30  – 11:50 Aptamer-Linked Nano-Plasmon Biosensor for Realtime Detection of Virus Feng Ding
11:50  – 12:10 Electrospun Nanofibrous Air Filters for Controlling COVID-19 Transmission Danmeng Shuai
Break 12:10 PM – 12:30 PM
COVID-19 Workshop Session 2 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM in Zoom Chair: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin
12:30 – 12: 35 Virus particles and Nanotechnology John Lednicky
12:35  – 12:40 Virus transmission in occupational setting Rachel Jones
12:40  – 12:45 Bridging nanotechnology and applied public health to design better PPE that is appropriate for real-world situations Tara Sabo-Attwood
12:45  – 1:30 Q&A and Panel Discussion Feng Ding, Danmeng, John, Rachel, Tara, Michael Riediker
Break 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM in Remo
2:00 PM EST – 6:15 PM EST
Young Investigator Plenary 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM in Zoom Chair: Conference organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island
Poster Session 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM in Remo Chair: Illya Medina Velo, WNMU
Business Meeting 5:00 PM – 5:45 PM in Zoom Conference organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island

 

Friday, November 13, 2020 At Whova virtual platform
8:30 AM EST – 1:00 PM EST
Welcome 8:30 AM- 9:00 AM Conference Organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island
Concurrent Session 1 9:00 AM – 10:50 PM in Zoom
1A Epidemiology/Nanomedicine Zoom host: Matt Dahm Chairs: Matt Dahm, NIOSH; Gaku Ichihara, Tokyo U; Jared Brown, U of Colorado; Jonathan Shannahan, Purdue U.
9:00-9:10 Chairs’ Talk
9:10-9:30 Nanomaterials as carries for delivery of chemicals widely used in medical and agricultural applications Mariya Khodakovskaya
9:30-9:50 Nano Silver Mitigates Biofilm Formation via FapC  Amyloidosis Inhibition Feng Ding
9:50-10:10 Dynamic Imaging Analysis of In Vivo Behaviour of Micro/Nanoparticles Labelled with Over-1000 nm Near-Infrared Fluorophore Masakazu Umezawa
10:10-10:30 Understanding workplace exposures and potential health effects of carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in the United States Kaitlin Kelly-Reif
10:30-10:50 Roundtable Discussion
1B Risk Governance/Global Challenge Zoom host: Sally Tinkle/Alba Avila Chairs: Sally Tinkle, Science/Tech Policy Institute; Lynn Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell PC; Ulla Birgitte Vogel, Denmark National Research Center; Alba Avila, U of los Andes.
9:00-9:20 Chair’s talk: Opening remarks and introduction to current RG and policy Sally Tinkle
9:20-9:40 The ‘Why’, ‘Who’, and ‘How’ of a  Nanotechnology Risk Governance Ben Trump
9:40-10:00 Governance of nanomaterials Janeck J Scott-Fordsmand
10:00-10:20 The role of social science in operationalizing RG Daan Schuubiers
10:20-10:40 caLIBRAte web-based nano-risk innovation governance framework Keld Alstrup Jensen
10:45-10:50 Roundtable Discussion
1C Food and Agriculture Zoom host: Gregory Lowry Chair: Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon U
9:00-9:20 Chair’s talk: Nanomaterials for Agriculture: Will we really ever realize any benefits? Greg Lowry
9:20-9:40 Nanoscale micronutrients to enhance crop disease resistance: Unintended consequences in the rhizosphere? Jason White
9:40-10:00 Targeted foliar delivery of nanomaterials with cargoes to plant cells and organelles Juan Pablo Giraldo
10:00-10:20 Nanomaterials Enable Delivery of Genetic Material Without Transgene Integration in Mature Plants Markita Landry
10:20-10:40 Temperature-responsive delivery platforms for controlled foliar delivery of plant protection agents Yilin Zhang
10:40-10:50 Developing nanocarriers for delivery of double stranded RNA as a biological pest control agent Jason Unrine
1D Nanotoxicology and Human Health Risk Assessment Zoom host: Alison Elder

Hazard Evaluation Session

Chairs: Alison Elder, U of Rochester; Jenny Roberts, NIOSH
9:00-9:10 Chairs’ talk Elder and Roberts
9:10-9:30 Developing Characterization Factors for Silver Nanoparticles: Case Studies for Mesocosms Sila Temizel-Sekeryan
9:30-9:50 Combined in vitro-in vivo dosimetry enables the comparison of in vitro doses and exposure levels: a proof of concept using titanium dioxide toxicity data Daina Romeo
9:50-10:10 Development of an Integrated Approach to Testing and Assessment for grouping High Aspect Ratio Fiona Murphy
10:10-10:30 Performance testing of the hazard assessment module in the NanoSafer Control Banding tool Keld Alstrup Jensen
10:30-10:50 Concepts of biological similarity applied to ensure safe use of next generation nanomaterials Wendel Wohlleben
1E Sustainable water treatment and remediation Zoom host: Onur Apul

Photo- and electro-catalytic remediation processes

Chairs: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin; Onur Apul, U of Maine
9:00  – 9:20 Chairs’ talk: Sustainable Water Treatment and Remediation Saleh and Apul
9:20 – 9:40 Developing boron nitride as an earth-abundant UVC photocatalyst for rapid PFAS destruction Michael Wong
9:40 – 10:00 Effect of NOM adsorption in different water matrices on the degradation of phenol using TiO2 Riya Ann Mathew
10:00 – 10:20 Boron Doped Diamond Nanoparticle-Based Electrodes Enable Efficient Electrochemical Treatment of Water Rishabh Bansal
10:20 – 10:40 Plasmon-Enabled Degradation of Aqueous Organic Micropollutants by Janus Gold Nanorods Haoran Wei
10:40-10:50 Roundtable Discussion
1F Occupational and environmental exposure assessment Zoom host: Jürgen Brune Chairs: Michael Riediker, Swiss Center for OEH; Jürgen Brune, CO school of Mines
9:00-9:20 Chairs’ talk Riediker and Brune
9:20-9:40 A Study of Protective Clothing to Prevent Nanoparticle Exposure and Surface Contamination Aigerim Maksot
9:40-10:00 Characterization of aerosolized particles generated from machining of nanoclay-enabled composites Todd Stueckle
10:00-10:20 Identification of Nano-Sized Silica in Sugarcane Ash and Toxicity on Human Proximal Convoluted Tubule Cells Keegan L Rogers
10:20-10:40 Sensitizing potential of gold nanoparticles and pulmonary immune reactivity to gold particles in dermally-sensitized mice Katherine Roach
10:40-10:50 Roundtable Discussion
Break 10:50 PM – 11:00 PM in Remo

 

Friday, November 13, 2020 At Whova virtual platform
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 PM – 12:50 PM in Zoom
2A Fate and Transport+ Ecotox Zoom host: Frank Van Der Kammer Chair: Frank Van Der Kammer, U of Vienna
11:00-11:20 Chair’s talk Frank Van Der Kammer
11:20-11:40 Molecular-level insight into Adverse Outcome Pathway for complex metal oxide nanomaterial exposure using Chironomus riparius Nicholas J Niemuth
11:40-12:00 The short-term effects of Mn2O3 nanoparticles on nitrification and the bacterial community under low and high dissolved oxygen conditions Duc Phan
12:00-12:20 Physiological and molecular changes of plants generationally-exposed to cerium oxide nanoparticles Cyren Rico
12:20-12:40 New aquatic toxicity testing guidance document brings clarity to ecotoxicology testing of nanomaterials Elijah Petersen
12:40-12:50 Lead phosphate deposition in porous media: Implication for lead remediation in soils Juntao Zhao
2B Risk Governance/Global Challenge Zoom host: Sally Tinkle/Alba Avila Chairs: Sally Tinkle, Science/Tech Policy Institute; Lynn Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell PC; Ulla Birgitte Vogel, Denmark National Research Center; Alba Avila, U of los Andes.
11:00-11:20 Chair’s talk: Setting the sage for regulation and Nanotechnology:  Evolving Regulatory and Policy Implications Lynn Bergeson
11:20-11:40 Regulation of Nanomaterials Under the Toxic Substances Control Act Jeffrey Morris
11:40-12:00
12:20-12:50 Roundtable Discussion
2C Food and Agriculture Zoom host: Gregory Chair: Juan Pablo Giraldo, UC Riverside, and Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon U
11:00-11:20 Incorporation of zinc oxide nanoparticles into different mesocosms on alkaline, zinc-deficient native soil of New Mexico Illya A. Medina Velo
11:20-11:40 Nanoparticles – and rhizosphere metabolites – interactions are influenced by environmental stress, the plant and root- associated microbes Anne Anderson
11:40-12:00 Monitoring Plant Health with Near-Infrared Fluorescent H2O2 Nanosensors Su-Ji Jeon
12:00-12:20 Augmented In Vitro Bacterial Infection Curtailment in Porcine Epithelial Cell using Enrofloxacin loaded Poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid (PLGA) Nanocarriers Sachin Paudel
12:20-12:40 Copper sulfide nanoparticles suppress Gibberella fujikuroi infection in Oryza sativa seeds by multiple mechanisms: Contact-mortality, nutritional modulation and phytohormone regulation Jason White
12:40-12:50 Soybean Looper (Chrysodeixis includens (Walker)) population dynamics after prolonged exposure to zein nanoparticles Colin Bosner
2D Nanotoxicology and Human Health Risk Assessment Zoom host: Alison Elder

Nanotoxicology session

Chairs: Alison Elder, U of Rochester; Jenny Roberts, NIOSH
11:00-11:10 Chairs’ talk Elder and Roberts
11:10-11:35 Assessment of aerosol emission of consumer products – 3D Printing Pen and textile spray coating Frank S. Bierkandt
11:35-12:00 Sex Differences in Acute and Subchronic Lung Inflammatory Responses to Nickel Nanoparticles Dorothy J You
12:00-12:25 Sensitizing potential of gold nanoparticles and pulmonary immune reactivity to gold particles in dermally-sensitized mice Katherine Roach
12:25-12:50 Sensitizing potential of gold nanoparticles and pulmonary immune reactivity to gold particles in dermally-sensitized mice Ramune Reliene
2E Sustainable water treatment and remediation Zoom host: Onur Apul Chairs: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin; Onur Apul, U of Maine
11:00  – 11:20 Multifunctional MoS2-Supported Nanocomposites for Water Decontamination Kfir Shapira
11:20 – 11:40 Nano-enabled Side-Emitting Optical Fibers for Delivery of UV-C Light to Prevent Biofilms on  the International Space Station and Water Storage Tanks in Rural Communities Zhe Zhao
11:40 – 12:00 Microporous Sorbents for the Rapid and Efficient Adsorption of Phosphate from Eutrophic Waters Mohamed H. Hassan
12:00 – 12:20 Graphene oxide iron nanohybrids loaded polyethersulfone-cellulose nanofiber beads : Fabrication of arsenic removal filter system Tonoy Das
12:20 – 12:40 Nanowire-Assisted LEEFT Promotes the Performance of Ozonation for Bacterial Inactivation by Disrupting Cell Membrane Jianfeng Zhou
12:40-12:50 Roundtable Discussion
2F Occupational and environmental exposure assessment Zoom host: Jürgen Brune Chairs: Michael Riediker, Swiss Center for OEH; Jürgen Brune, CO school of Mines
11:00-11:20 Occupational exposure modelling tools: requirements and lessons learnt A. S. Fonseca
11:20-11:40 Development of handling energy factors for converting dustiness data to emission rates A. S. Fonseca
11:40-12:00 Size-specific probabilistic material flow analysis of titanium dioxide releases to the environment Yuanfang Zheng
12:00-12:20 Probabilistic modelling of nanobiomaterial release from medical applications into the environment Marina Hauser
12:20-12:50 Roundtable Discussion

 

Friday, November 13, 2020 At Whova virtual platform
1:00 PM EST – 3:00 PM EST
Business meeting 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM in Zoom International conference UK Host presentation. OEH committee, SNO Board members and all are welcome.
Plenary 3 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM in Zoom

Occupational safety and health perspectives on nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing

Paul Schulte, NIOSH
Plenary 4 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM in Zoom

 

Kenneth Dawson, University College Dublin
Break 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM in Remo

 

Friday, November 13, 2020 At Whova virtual platform
Concurrent Session 3 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM in Zoom
3A Fate and Transport Zoom host: Frank Van Der Kammer Chair: Frank Van Der Kammer, U of Vienna
3:00-3:20 Real-time speciation of dissolved and nanoparticulate silver released from nano-enabled textiles Kathryn R. Riley
3:20–3:40 Co-investigation of the efficiency and effects of pristine and sulfidated nanoscale zerovalent iron for soil remediation Ziwei Han
3:40–4:00 Transport of Nanoscale Plastics Through Porous Media: Role of Particle Size and Solution Chemistry Mehnaz Shams
4:00–4:20 TBD  
3B Education Zoom host: Deb Newberry Chair: Deb Newberry, Newberry Technology Associates
3:00-3:25 Nanotechnology: Not Just for Scientists Deb Newberry
3:25–3:50 Regenerative Education and Nanotechnology Leadership: 5 Lenses Lisa Julian Keniry
3:50–4:15 Evolution of Nanotechnology Education from Specialized Courses to General Education Geoffrey D. Bothun
4:15–4:40 Creating the Nano-Safety Program – Lessons learned in creating a novel nanotechnology educational focus Walt Trybula
4:40–5:30 Roundtable Discussion
3C Food and Agriculture Zoom host: Gregory Lowry Chair: Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon U
3:00-3:20 Effectiveness of nanoagrochemical application: Dissolution and aggregation of metal oxide nanoparticles in soybean root exudates Pabel Cervantes
3:20–3:40 spICP-MS Characterization of Cu-NP Agrichemical Transformation After Foliar Application to L. sativa Stephanie Laughton
3:40–4:00 Capturing Release Rates from Polymeric Nanoparticles by Asymmetric Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4) with Fluorescence Detection Sheyda Shakiba
4:00–4:20 5 nm Pluronic F68 Micelles and Glycine Betaine Increase Wheat Seedling Growth and Water Content During Drought Anthony Cartwright
4:20–4:40 Green Iron Nanoparticles-sorbed Phosphate as a Potential Fertilizer for Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) Hoang NK. Pham
4:40-5:30 Discussion-path forward All
3D Smart Nanosensor for Rapid Screening Zoom host: Silvana Andreescu Chairs: Wunmi Sadik, NJ Institute of Technology; Silvana Andreescu, Clarkson U
3:00-3:25 Chair’s talk: UPAC Biosensor for Screening Emerging Pathogens Wunmi Sadik
3:25–3:50 Detection and monitoring of airborne pathogens using an electrostatic precipitation-based portable low-cost sampler Shantanu Sur
3:50–4:15 Monitoring Plant Health with Near-Infrared Fluorescent H2O2 Nanosensors Suji Jeon

 

4:15–4:40 Cerium based Nano and Microscale Materials for Sustainable Water Systems Silvana Andreescu
4:40–5:05 Continuous in situ sensing of marine pollutants through functionalized noble metal nanostructures Geoffrey D. Bothun

 

5:05-5:30 Roundtable Discussion
3E Sustainable water treatment and remediation Zoom host: Onur Apul Chairs: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin; Onur Apul, U of Maine
3:00-3:20 Sustaining Silver Nanoparticles Release and Microbial Inactivation from Ceramic Water Filters with a Navajo Pottery Technique Lewis Stetson Rowles
3:20–3:40 Novel Graphene Oxide and Molybdenum Disulfide Composite Membranes with Improved Desalination and Antifouling Performance Iftaykhairul Alam/Indranil Chowdhury
3:40–4:00 Ultrafast Graphene Oxide Nanofiltration Membranes for Dye Desalination Nirupam Aich
4:00–4:20 Biofouling mitigation on reverse osmosis membrane by modification with antibacterial and antiscaling materials Ali Ansari
4:20–4:40 Biofilm dispersal from conductive membrane surfaces: cleaning kinetics and energy consumption analysis Francois Perreault
4:40-5:30 Concluding Remarks Saleh and Apul
3F Green/Advanced Materials/Sustainability Zoom host: Barbara Karn Chairs: Chuck Geraci, NIOSH; Candace Tsai, UCLA; Barbara Karn, SNO
3:00-3:20 Introduction to session on Sustainability and Energy Barbara Karn
3:20–3:50 Green and Advanced Technology and Sustainability Chuck Geraci/Candace Tsai
3:50–4:15 The Influence of ZnO Nanoparticles on Producing Bioenergy in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants Seyed M. Heidari
4:15–4:40 Global life cycle impacts of manufacturing the selected engineered nanomaterials: case studies on nano-silver, nano-titanium dioxide and carbon nanotubes Sila Temizel-Sekeryan
4:40–5:05 Reaching and teaching practitioners through Wikipedia: a NIOSH case study John P. Sadowski
5:05-5:30 Highly tunable polyamide membranes through controlled interfacial polymerization based on hydrogels Zeou Dou
5:30 PM EST – 6:00 PM EST
Awards and Closing Remarks 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM In Remo Include poster awards

 

Program Overview

2020 9TH NANO CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Thursday, November 12, 2020 At Whova virtual platform
8:30 AM EST – 11:10 AM EST
Welcome 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM Conference Organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island
Plenary  I 9:00 AM – 9:50 AM

Nanotechnology challenges at 20 years of NNI

Mike Roco, NSF
Plenary 2 COVID-19 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

COVID-19 Vaccination follows Major Progress in the use of Nanomedicine for Infectious Disease and Cancer

Andre Nel, UCLA
Break 11:00 AM – 11:10 AM
11:10 AM EST – 2:00 PM EST  
COVID- 19 Workshop Session 1 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM Chair: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin
Break 12:10 PM – 12:30 PM
COVID-19 Workshop Session 2 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Chair: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin
Break 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
2:00 PM EST – 6:15 PM EST    
Young Investigator Plenary 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Chair: Conference organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island
Poster Session 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Chair: Illya Medina Velo, Western New Mexico U
Nanopitch 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM Chair: Conference organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island
Business Meeting 5:30 PM – 6:15 PM
Friday, November 13, 2020 At Whova virtual platform  
8:30 AM EST – 1:00 PM EST    
Welcome 8:30 AM- 9:00 AM Conference Organizers, Candace Tsai, UCLA; Vinka Craver, U of Rode Island
Concurrent Session 1 9:00 AM – 10:50 PM
1A Epidemiology/Nanomedicine Zoom host: Matt Dahm Chairs: Matt Dahm, NIOSH; Gaku Ichihara, Tokyo U; Jared Brown, U of Colorado; Jonathan Shannahan, Purdue U
1B Risk Governance/Global Challenge Zoom host: Sally Tinkle/Alba Avila Chairs: Sally Tinkle, Science/Tech Policy Institute; Lynn Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell PC; Ulla Birgitte Vogel, Denmark National Research Center; Alba Avila, U of los Andes.
1C Food and Agriculture Zoom host: Gregory Lowry Chair: Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon U
1D Nanotoxicology and Human Health Risk Assessment Zoom host: Jenny Roberts Chairs: Alison Elder, U of Rochester; Jenny Roberts, NIOSH
1E Sustainable water treatment and remediation Zoom host: Onur Apul Chairs: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin; Onur Apul, U of Maine
1F Occupational and environmental exposure assessment Zoom host: Jürgen Brune Chairs: Michael Riediker, Swiss Center for OEH; Jürgen Brune, CO school of Mines
Break 10:50 PM – 11:00 PM
Concurrent Session 2 11:00 PM – 12:50 PM
2A Fate and Transport+ Ecotox Zoom host: Frank Van Der Kammer Chair: Frank Van Der Kammer, U of Vienna
2B Risk Governance/Global Challenge Zoom host: Sally Tinkle/Alba Avila Chairs: Sally Tinkle, Science/Tech Policy Institute; Lynn Bergeson, Bergeson & Campbell PC; Ulla Birgitte Vogel, Denmark National Research Center; Alba Avila, U of los Andes.
2C Food and Agriculture Zoom host: Gregory Chair: Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon U
2D Nanotoxicology and Human Health Risk Assessment Zoom host: Jenny Roberts Chairs: Alison Elder, U of Rochester; Jenny Roberts, NIOSH
2E Sustainable water treatment and remediation Zoom host: Onur Apul Chairs: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin; Onur Apul, U of Maine
2F Occupational and environmental exposure assessment Zoom host: Jürgen Brune Chairs: Michael Riediker, Swiss Center for OEH; Jürgen Brune, CO school of Mines
1:00 PM EST – 3:00 PM EST    
Business meeting 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM International conference UK Host presentation. OEH committee, SNO Board members and all are welcome.
Plenary 3 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM

Occupational safety and health perspectives on nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing

Paul Schulte, NIOSH
Plenary 4 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Kenneth Dawson, University College Dublin
Break 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
3:00 PM EST – 5:30 PM EST    
Concurrent Session 3 3:00 PM – 5:30 PM
3A Fate and Transport Zoom host: Frank Van Der Kammer Chair: Frank Van Der Kammer, U of Vienna
3B Education Zoom host: Deb Newberry Chair: Deb Newberry, Newberry Technology Associates
3C Food and Agriculture Zoom host: Gregory Lowry Chair: Gregory Lowry, Carnegie Mellon U
3D Smart Nanosensor for Rapid Screening Zoom host: Silvana Andreescu Chairs: Wunmi Sadik, NJ Institute of Technology; Silvana Andreescu, Clarkson U
3E Sustainable water treatment and remediation Zoom host: Onur Apul Chairs: Navid Saleh, U of Texas Austin; Onur Apul, U of Maine
3F Green/Advanced Materials/Sustainability Zoom host: Barbara Karn Chairs: Chuck Geraci, NIOSH; Candace Tsai, UCLA; Barbara Karn, SNO
5:30 PM EST – 6:00 PM EST    
Awards and Closing Remarks 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Include poster and nanopitch awards

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