Green Chemistry News
News & Announcements
- ACS GCI is seeking abstracts on green and sustainable chemistry and engineering topics for the 2020 Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference. Submit an abstract by February 17, 2020.
- GC&E 2020 Conference sessions and keynotes have been announced.
- 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)
- The Journal of Chemical Education has published a new special issue on Reimaging Chemistry Education: Systems Thinking, and Green and Sustainable Chemistry.
- Eight students win green chemistry awards; learn who they are and their areas of green chemistry research in the new Nexus blog post.
- ACS GCI announces new project to create educational resources.
Current Opportunities
- Attending the Spring National Meeting? Register for the free workshop, "Practical Green Chemistry Tools and Techniques for Research and Development Scientists" on Tuesday, March 24, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm. Refundable deposit guarantees your seat and will be returned to you upon completion of the course. Questions, contact: proed@acs.org
- Graduate and postdoctoral students: Apply for the ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry & Sustainable Energy and explore scientific solutions to global sustainability challenges. Applications are due January 24, 2020.
- Applications for the Peter J. Dunn Award for Green Chemistry & Engineering Impact in the Pharmaceutical Industry are due by January 31, 2020. Invididuals applying the design principles of green chemistry at meaningful scale are eligible.
- Does your research involve Systems-Inspired Design? Submit an abstract to the 2020 GC&E conference by Feburary 17, 2020.
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.
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