Education, Outreach & Events Listing
- Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows Honors Evening
Wilmington, MA - May 20th, 2010We're celebrating the accomplishments of our 2009-2010 College Outreach Fellows!
Our Fellows were involved with 62 outreach events, reaching over 4,000 students, teachers and community members. With their help, we are bringing Green Chemistry to the New England area and reaching diverse audiences. Our Fellows are inspiring the next generation of scientists that will help create the sustainable materials and products of the future.
Learn About the Fellows Program - Malden High School Chemistry Club Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - May 25th, 2010
- Bioneers Global Conference
Zeist, Netherlands - May 30 - June 1st, 2010
Nature as a Model for Science, Technology, Business & SocietyAmy Cannon, co-founder of Beyond Benign is an invited speaker at the first Bioneers Global Conference. Bioneers are social and scientific innovators from all walks of life and disciplines who have peered deep into the heart of living systems to understand how nature operates, and to mimic "nature's operating instructions" to serve human ends without harming the web of life. Nature's principles—kinship, cooperation, diversity, symbiosis and cycles of continuous creation absent of waste—can also serve as metaphoric guideposts for organizing an equitable, compassionate and democratic society.
Conference Details & Speakers - Medford Middle School Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - June 1st, 2010
- Manchester Essex STEM Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - June 2nd, 2010
- NERM Meeting
Potsdam, NY - June 5th, 2010
- Social Justice Academy - Hyde Park High School
Hyde Park, MA - June 8th, 2010
- Outreach with Somerville High School
Sommerville, MA - June 10th, 2010
- 14th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
Washington, DC - June 21-24, 2010The 14th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference returns to downtown Washington, DC on June 21-24, 2010. This year's theme is "Innovation and Application" and our own Dr. John Warner (President, Beyond Benign), one of the renowned founders of green chemistry, is the chair.
- Outreach at Groton Public Library
Groton, MA - July 13th, 2010
- Green Chemists for a Cure :: Breast Cancer Walk
Boston, MA - July 23-25, 2010
- Green Chemistry Summer Curriculum Institute for Teachers
Washington State - July 25-30, 2010
- Kids to College program
Lynn, MA - August 9-13, 2010
- Green Chemistry Summer Curriculum Institute for Teachers
Wilmington, MA - August 11-13, 2010
- Boston GreenFest
Boston, MA - August 19-21, 2010
the Technology Teacher
"What is Green?"
The March issue of "the Technology Teacher," a publication of the International Technology & Engineering Education Association, focuses on bringing green to the classroom and features an article by our very own Rachel Pokrandt!
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Outreach Capacities
Beyond Benign interfaces with community groups to increase awareness of Green Chemistry and to increase science literacy. Regionally, Beyond Benign participates in the following activities:
- K - 12 classroom visits
- College & University visits and seminars
- Science Fairs
- Community-based informational events
- Benign Bylines, Beyond Benign's Green Chemistry newsletter
On Exhibit
Tales From a Test Tube:
the Mixing of Art & Science
When art and science get together, something amazing is bound to happen. Together, they create a playground for our imaginations in multiple new dimensions. They allow us to experiment with new ideas, materials, and endless possibilities. They both have influenced the course of history and, in the best cases, have made a positive contribution to the planet. This exhibition offers a broad palette for you to explore the synergistic relationships between these two realms.
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the 12 Principles
- Pollution Prevention
- Atom Economy
- Less Hazardous Synthesis
- Design Safer Chemicals
- Safer Solvents & Auxiliaries
- Energy Efficiency
- Renewable Feedstocks
- Reduce Derivatives
- Catalysis
- Design for Degradation
- Real-Time Analysis
- Accident Prevention
Anastas, Paul T. and John C. Warner. Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice. Oxford University Press: 1998.
