Green Chemistry News
News & Announcements
- The 24th Annual GC&E Conference will be held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The virtual conference is free-of-charge and open to all, with programming June 15-19.
- Beyond Benign is hosting a webinar on June 3 featuring several symposium co-organizers who will give brief overviews of their sessions at GC&E!
- Read about Systems-Inspired, Environmentally Responsible Engineering and Rare Earth Element Recycling in the latest Nexus blog posts.
- The inaugural winners of the new Chang Research Fellowship have been announced.
- A winner has been anounced for the 2020 Peter J. Dunn Award for Green Chemistry & Engineering Impact in the Pharmaceutical Industry.
- The Journal of Chemical Education has published a new special issue on Reimaging Chemistry Education: Systems Thinking, and Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
Virtual Resources & Events
- Discover green chemistry education resources for remote learning during COVID-19 from Beyond Benign.
- Discover K-12 learning activities for Chemists Celebrate Earth Week (CCEW)
Current Opportunities
- Over $2.4 million dollars (US) have been funded by the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable since their grant program began in 2007. The Spring 2020 RFPs are now open. Learn more on the GCIPR website and apply by June 1, 2020.
- ACS GCI announces new project to create educational resources.
In Case You Missed It…
- Webinar Recording: The Future of Organic Synthesis is in Water: From Chemo- to Bio-catalysis
- Read about Integrating Green Chemistry in the Curriculum in the Journal of Chemical Education and learn how chemistry educators can help build student skills in systems thinking, safety and sustainability.
- ACS now has an updated Safety in the Chemistry Enterprise policy; the policy includes a section on green chemistry.
- ACS GCI Chemical Manufacturers Roundtable published its final report: Sustainable Separation Processes: A Road Map to Accelerate Industrial Application of Less Energy-Intensive Alternative Separations (ALTSEP)
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Recent Nexus Blog Posts
- Prospecting in the Anthropocene: Saving Cyborgs & Windmills Through Rare Earth Element Recycling
- Chemists Celebrate Earth Week Educational Resources
- SDG Goal 3: Ensure Healthy Lives and Promote Well-Being for All at All Ages
- ACS Engages with Congress to Expand Green Chemistry Across Federal Enterprise
- Green and Sustainable Chemistry In the Curriculum: Looking Ahead at Resource Development
- Educating for a Systems-Inspired and Sustainable Future: A Framework for Environmentally Responsible Engineering
- Message from the Director – Safe to the Core
Watch & Learn
Watch the recent GCI video introducing how the concept of systems thinking relates to green and sustainable chemistry:
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