Reimagining Chemistry Education

Speakers for the Reimagining Chemistry Education Summit

This page presents a list of moderators, speakers, and panelists for each session of the 2023 Sustainability Summit: Reimagining Chemistry Education.

Select a session number to see the speakers:     1   |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7    

Session 1: Opening Remarks and Introductions

LaTrease Garrison

Speaker

Chief Operating Officer,
American Chemical Society

Adelina Voutchkova

Speaker

Director, Sustainable Development,
American Chemical Society

Terri Chambers

Speaker

Senior Director, Division of Education,
American Chemical Society

David Laviska

Speaker

Portfolio Manager for Green Chemistry & Sustainability in Education,
American Chemical Society

Session 2: Looking to the Future

Jennifer MacKellar

Moderator

Program Director,
Change Chemistry

Jane Wissinger

Panelist

Professor Emerita Organic Chemistry,
University of Minnesota

Areej Nitowski

Panelist

Green Chemistry Education Manager,
MilliporeSigma

Amy Cannon

Panelist

Executive Director,
Beyond Benign

Lin He

Panelist

Deputy Division Director,
National Science Foundation

Ann Lee-Jeffs

Panelist

Global Head of ESG and Sustainability,
Modern Meadow

Stephen Matlin

Panelist

Visiting Professor,
Imperial College London

Session 3: Developing Curricular Materials that Address Complex Global Challenges

David Laviska

Intro Speaker

Portfolio Manager for Green Chemistry & Sustainability in Education,
American Chemical Society

Kate Aubrecht

Speaker

Associate Professor,
Stony Brook University

John Randazzo

Speaker

Assistant Professor,
North Park University

Hubert Muchalski

Speaker

Assistant Professor,
Fresno State

Wan-Yi "Amy" Chu

Speaker

Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Saint Mary's College of California

Sarah Kennedy

Speaker

Associate Professor,
Radford University

Lisa Gilbert

Speaker

Department Chair, Oceanography,
Cabrillo College

Sarah Prescott

Speaker

Associate Professor,
University of New Hampshire

Amy Cannon

Speaker

Executive Director,
Beyond Benign

Nesta Bortey-Sam

Speaker

Assistant Professor,
University of Pittsburgh

Saskia van Bergen

Speaker

Safer Chemist Leader,
Washington State Department of Ecology

Session 4: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Curricular Resources

David Laviska

Moderator

Portfolio Manager for Green Chemistry & Sustainability in Education,
American Chemical Society

Amy Cannon

Speaker

Executive Director,
Beyond Benign

Kate Aubrecht

Panelist

Associate Professor,
Stony Brook University

John Randazzo

Speaker

Assistant Professor,
North Park University

Hubert Muchalski

Speaker

Assistant Professor,
Fresno State

Wan-Yi "Amy" Chu

Speaker

Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
Saint Mary's College of California

Sarah Kennedy

Speaker

Associate Professor,
Radford University

Lisa Gilbert

Speaker

Department Chair, Oceanography,
Cabrillo College

Sarah Prescott

Panelist

Associate Professor,
University of New Hampshire

Nesta Bortey-Sam

Speaker

Assistant Professor,
University of Pittsburgh

Saskia van Bergen

Panelist

Safer Chemist Leader,
Washington State Department of Ecology

Michelle Brooks

Panelist

Assistant Director of Higher Education,
American Chemical Society

Grace Lasker

Panelist

Teaching Professor; Director of Health Studies,
University of Washington Bothell

Thomas Holme

Panelist

Morrill Professor; Iowa State University
Editor in Chief of The Journal of Chemical Education

Session 5: Incorporating Environmental Justice into Education and Workforce Training

Sederra Ross

Moderator

Program Specialist,
ACS Green Chemistry Institute

Loyd Bastin

Panelist

Professor,
Widener University

Nimrat Obhi

Panelist

Program Manager, Higher Education,
Beyond Benign

Sandra Gaona

Panelist

Team Lead for the Data Analysis and Dissemination Branch,
Environmental Protection Agency

Jennifer MacKellar

Panelist

Program Director,
Change Chemistry

Christiana Briddell

Panelist

Portfolio Manager of Communications,
ACS Green Chemistry Institute

Session 6: Building Curriculum for Chemists Already in the Workforce 

Edmond Lam

Moderator

Assistant Director,
ACS Green Chemistry Institute

Isamir Martinez

Speaker

Scientific Alliances and Business Engagement Manager,
ACS Green Chemistry Institute
 

Bryan Tweedy

Speaker

Assistant Director, Career and Professional Education,
American Chemical Society

Laura McConnell

Panelist

Science Fellow,
Bayer Crop Science

Juan Colberg

Panelist

Senior Director,
Pfizer

Wilfried Braje

Panelist

Research Fellow,
AbbVie Deutschland GmbH

Molly Blessing

Panelist

Director of Sustainability,
Household and Commercial Products Association

Shazia Keily

Panelist

Research Scientist,
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Jamie Curtis-Fisk

Panelist

Senior R&D Leader,
The Dow Chemical Company

Session 7: Global Perspectives on the Challenges of Increasing Green and Sustainable Chemistry in Education 

Pete License

Moderator

Professor of Chemistry, Director: Centre for Sustainable Chemistry,
The University of Nottingham

Hans-Georg Weinig

Panelist

Director Education, Career and Science,
GDCh - German Chemical Society

Peter Mahaffy

Panelist

Professor of Chemistry,
King's University

Audrey Moores

Panelist

Professor of Chemistry,
McGill University

Avtar Matharu

Panelist

Deputy Director Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence/Professor,
University of York

Philip Jessop

Panelist

Professor of Chemistry,
Queen's University

Javier Garcia

Panelist

President,
IUPAC