Education, Outreach & Events Listing
- Girl Scouts Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - August 24, 2010A small group of Girl Scouts came to Beyond Benign's headquarters to learn about Green Chemistry & Sustainability. The visit included a tour of the Institute's facilities and focused on careers in science. Beyond Benign's summer Green Chemistry Interns from Lawrence High School helped conduct sustainability-minded activities with the scouts.
- High School Chemistry Day at the
American Chemical Society National Meeting
Boston, MA - August 22, 2010John Warner presented "Food & Medicines of the Future: the Role of Green Chemistry." This high school program was designed with the overarching theme of the Boston meeting Chemistry for Preventing & Combating Disease.
- Upward Bound Green Chemistry Internship
Wilmington, MA - August 23-27, 2010
Beyond Benign hosted four Lawrence High School students participating in the Salem State College Upward Bound Program in a week-long full-time work-study internship. The students were introduced to the green chemistry principles through a variety of hands-on activities. Their experience consisted of lab safety training, solar cell construction, testing and kit assembly along with lab work. Energy and enthusiasm was high all week as the girls assisted with new variations of lab experiments that will be preformed this year with middle school audiences. The Salem State College Upward Bound Program provides comprehensive academic and support services needed to equip participants with the skills and motivation necessary for success beyond secondary school and persistence in postsecondary education.Thank you Salem State College Upward Bound for such a fantastic partnership!
- Boston GreenFest
Boston, MA - August 19-21, 2010
Beyond Benign was pleased to participate in Boston GreenFest this year. Hundreds of kids and their parents participated in activities on Boston City Plaza. Student Outreach Fellows and staff engaged participants with activities on sustainable energy and Biomimicry as a source of inspiration for greener products. As the region's largest multicultural environmental festival, Boston GreenFest celebrates the many ways we can create a better world by greening our lives and our communities. - Green Chemistry Institute for Community College Educators
Santa Clara, CA - August 18-20, 2010
Implementing Green Chemistry within a community college can have multiple benefits to both the community college and to it's students and academics.This summer Beyond Benign held it's "Green Chemistry Institute" at Mission College in Santa Clara, California. Beyond Benign co-founders Amy Cannon and John Warner were joined by Director of Curriculum, Rachel Pokrandt and Irv Levy, Chair of the Department of Chemistry at Gordon College in Massachusetts.
- Green Chemistry Summer Curriculum Institute for Teachers
Wilmington, MA - August 11-13, 2010
Beyond Benign held a three-day workshop for teachers from New England. The Institute introduced High School teachers to Green Chemistry and provided a hands-on experience with teacher-developed curriculum and experiments. Beyond Benign works with teachers to create standards-based curriculum that meets teachers' needs. Our Institutes are teacher led and include all course and classroom materials free of charge.Learn More
Green Chemistry in the High School
Curriculum & Replacement Labs - Kids to College program
Lynn, MA - August 9-13, 2010
- Green Chemistry Summer Curriculum Institute for Teachers
Washington State - July 25-30, 2010
Middle School teachers from across the United States met for a workshop on how to incorporate concepts from sustainability & Green Chemistry into their curriculum. Beyond Benign works with teachers to create standards-based curriculum that meets teachers' needs. Our Institutes are teacher led and include all course and classroom materials free of charge.
- Green Chemists for a Cure :: Breast Cancer Walk
Boston, MA - July 23-25, 2010
Join our friends from the Warner Babcock Institute on an amazing journey in the fight to end breast cancer! The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure is a 60-mile walk over the course of three days. Everyday at work, we change the way the world makes things, uses things and thinks about things. Through chemistry, we are trying to change the world. We provide society with new technologies that won't be detrimental to our health or the environment. We very much want to help win this battle.
- Outreach at Groton Public Library
Groton, MA - July 13th, 2010
Beyond Benign visited Groton Public Library to show how solar energy can be converted into electrical energy by making solar cells out of basic, non-toxic materials. - Conference Capstone Workshop for Students
Washington, DC - June 24, 2010
This full-day, workshop is designed for students attending the GC&E conference. It is designed to take some of the lessons learned throughout the conference and put them into action. Learn why green chemistry education outreach is so valuable and how you can be a green chemistry ambassador at your school and in your community.This year, after the student workshop, participants were asked to participate in an outreach event involving high school & middle school kids from after-school programs in D.C.
- 14th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference
Washington, DC - June 21-24, 2010
The 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 with Somerville High School
Sommerville, MA - June 10th, 2010120 High School students at Somerville High learned about Green Chemistry and sustainability through a pair of laboratory experiments focusing on alternative energy and evaluating alternative scientific methods.
- Social Justice Academy - Hyde Park High School
Hyde Park, MA - June 8th, 2010Sixty students from the Social Justice Academy at the Hyde Park High School conducted natural oil extraction experiements. The experiments, which compare traditional extraction methods with alternative methods illustrate the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry.
- NERM Meeting
Potsdam, NY - June 5th, 2010
- Manchester Essex STEM Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - June 2nd, 2010Manchester Essex's Science Technology Engineering & Math group came to Wilmington to make and test Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. The fifty students were introduced to Green Chemistry and learned about careers in science from working scientists.
- Medford Middle School Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - June 1st, 2010Medford Middle School Science Club students visited Beyond Benign and learned about Green Chemistry. The 6-8 graders toured our state-of-the-art research facility, met with scientists at the Warner Babcock Institute and performed experiments in alternative energy in our teaching lab.
- 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 - Malden High School Chemistry Club Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - May 25th, 2010
- Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows Honors Evening
Wilmington, MA - May 20th, 2010
We'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 - Beyond Benign Curriculum Development Conference
Ann Arbor, MI - May 14-17, 2010
- Greening the STEM Pipeline
Boston, MA - May 14, 2010The DOME Foundation, BATEC (Boston-area Advanced Technological Education Connections), Bunker Hill Community College, the Latino STEM Alliance, and the Metro Boston Consortium are sponsoring a joint spring symposium for educators & administrators in mathematics, science, engineering and technology at schools in Massachusetts and the Boston metropolitan area, scientists, engineers, students, workforce development professionals - and all who are interested in STEM education and the development of a "Green" STEM Pipeline for our students.
Symposium Agenda - Linden Elementary School
Malden, MA - May 11th, 2010Fourth grade students will be doing an activity with a bio-inspired polymer that introduces students to photoresist technology and the principles of Green Chemistry. (VBT Lesson)
- New England Association of Chemistry Teachers
Wilmington, MA - May 8th, 2010
- Newburyport Field Trip
Wilmington, MA - April 29th, 2010
20 Juniors from Newburyport High School visited Beyond Benign headquarters for a tour of the research facilities and some hands on experiments in our teaching lab. To the left is a picture of students preparing for the supercritical CO2 extraction of lemon oil. - Billerica High School
Billerica, MA - April 28th, 2010
100 honors and advanced placement chemistry students in Billerica learned about Green Chemistry in their classes today. The students performed several Green Chemistry experiments, including making and testing dye-sensitized solar cells and recycling polylactic acid plastic into cleaning solution. - Cambridge Science Festival
Cambridge, MA - April 24th, 2010
Green Chemistry Outreach Fellows engaged the public with activities based on the 12 Principles of Green hemistry and Biomimicry at MIT's annual "Cambridge Science Festival". - Upward Bound at Boston University
Malden, MA - April 21th, 2010
Beyond Benign staff and Green Chemistry Outreach Fellows introduced the science of Green Chemistry to Upward Bound students from Boston University through several experiments. - Massachusetts Academy of Sciences
Museum of Science, Boston, MA - April 17th, 2010
At the second annual meeting, Beyond Benign staff & Outreach Fellows discussed what Green Chemistry is and how it impacts people's lives on a daily basis. Simple activities to highlight efficiency and waste reduction as it pertains to Green Chemistry were performed by attendees of the festival.
- Green Schools Summit & Community Fair
Woburn, MA - April 16th, 2010
Beyond Benign was pleased to participate in Project Green Schools' Green Fest, an environmental festival for Middle School & High School students. Beyond Benign presented 3 workshops on green chemistry and dye sensitized solar cells to Woburn Memorial High School students and summit participants.
- Gordon College Green Chem Day Demos!
Wenham, MA - April 14th, 2010
Beyond Benign Outreach Fellows will be presenting Green Chemistry laboratory demonstrations to Gordon College chemistry students in the Ken Olsen Science Center. - SET in the City at Simmons College
Boston, MA - April 10th, 2010
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High School students in the SET (Science, Engineering & Technology) Program will tour some of Boston's scientific hot spots, including Science Centers at Simmons College, Wentworth, Emmanuel College and Northeastern University. The program begins at Boston University's Photonics Center and ends at the Boston Museum of Science. Beyond Benign and it's fellows are proud to be a part of this event, which is part of the Boston Area Girls STEM Collaborative and promotes women in science. - Wheaton College & Green Schools
Wilmington, MA - April 9th, 2010Green Schools' Wheaton College fellows join Beyond Benign for a hands-on experience in Green Chemistry. Students will perform experiments that highlight the use of renewable feedstocks and environmentally benign alternatives.
- Manville School
Boston, MA - April 6th, 2010150 students at the Manville School at Judge Baker Children Center in Boston, MA will be introduced to the concepts of Green Chemistry, sustainable science and environmental stewardship. Students will perform experiments and hands-on activities.
- Boy Scouts Field Trip
Wilmington, MA - March 27th, 2010Scouts will be spending a half-day at Beyond Benign's learning facilities. They will receive a tour of the adjoining state of the art research facilities of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry. Students will perform experiments in our Teaching Laboratory and lunch with research scientists from the institute.
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One-Day Green Chemistry Workshop at
the Spring ACS 2010 National Meeting
San Francisco, CA - March 21-25, 2010
"Chemistry for a Sustainable World" is the theme for the ACS National Meeting this spring in San Francisco. Beyond Benign will help kick off the conference with a One-Day workshop for High School teachers on "Green Chemistry and Sustainable Science Education at the K-12 Level." Later in the week, Executive Director Amy Cannon will chair a session on education and will present a talk titled "Bringing Community, Industry and K-12 Educators together through Green Chemistry Education and Outreach."
- Green Chemistry: A Call to Arms
March 21, 2010
John C. Warner - Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science Education at the K-12 Level
March 21, 2010
Amy S. Cannon & Rachel Pokrandt & Brooke Carson - Development of a simple sustainability index for the chemical industry
March 21, 2010
Martin L. Cohen, Cytec Industries Inc. - Green chemistry through collaborative innovation
March 22, 2010
John C. Warner - Town Hall conversation on the California Green Chemistry Initiative
March 22, 2010
John C. Warner - Bringing Community, Industry and K-12 Educators together through Green Chemistry Education and Outreach
March 24, 2010
Amy S. Cannon
- Green Chemistry: A Call to Arms
- John Warner Keynote at ITEA
Charlotte, NC - March 18-20, 2010
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Co-founder and President of Beyond Benign, John Warner, will be the keynote speaker at the International Technology Education Association's Spring Conference. John's keynote will address the theme of the conference, which is "Green Technology: STEM Solutions for 21st Century Citizens." - Amy Cannon at UNC Women in Business Conference
Charlotte, NC - March 18-19, 2010Co-founder and Executive Director of Beyond Benign, Amy Cannon, will be on a panel at the University of North Carolina's "Women in Business Conference." The panel, titled "Entrepreneurial You: Seizing Opportunity and Affecting Change" will bring together entrepreneurial women with a wide variety of backgrounds. Being an entrepreneur comes in many forms, but the common denominator is the ability to recognize the opportunity when it presents itself and the will to pursue it. From starting a business, initiating change in the context of a larger organization, or desiring to challenge the status quo – each entrepreneurial story represented on this panel will empower conference attendees with skills and tools necessary to be change agents.
Visit the conference site Green Chemistry Day @ the Boston Museum of Science
March 11, 2010
John Warner, co-founder of Green Chemistry and President of the Warner Babcock Institute, and Amy Cannon, co-founder of the Beyond Benign Foundation for Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science Education, started off the day with a 50 minute discussion that related science to student's lives.
Following the presentation, over 300 students took part in hands-on experiments based on current research being conducted in local universities and companies. Scientists from the Warner Babcock Institute, Beyond Benign, the Museum of Science and several local colleges & universities will provide a wide selection of experiments that demonstrate basic principles - and cutting edge sustainable science.[Professor Irv Levy, from Gordon College, is pictured, guiding an acid-base green chemistry activity.]
Visit the Museum- GIRLS, INC.
Lowell, MA - March 10th, 2010
Girls Inc of Greater Lowell inspires girls to be strong, smart and bold. Creative programs instill the independence and personal responsibility girls need to succeed in a changing world. Beyond Benign is pleased & proud to be joining Girls Incorporated of Lowell's after school enrichment program!
20 girls will learn about science careers, college opportunities and green chemistry from Beyond Benign's Outreach Fellows. The girls will learn about how VBT (vinylbenzlythymine) can be used as a safer greener alternative to traditional photoresists. The Fellows will use this bio-inspired polymer to teach the girls about the three criteria of green chemistry: safety, cost and performance.
- Biotechnology in the Middle School
Curriculum Workshop for Teachers
Mystic, CT - March 6th, 2010
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"How the Fur Flies: Genetics & Biotechnology at the Animal Shelter" is a 15 lesson curriculum unit for the middle school level. Through an engaging and relevant simulation focusing on a a pet, students learn and use scientific skills & methods, learn about scientific communication and practice planning, designing and executing scientific investigations. - Boy Scouts Math, Science & Technology Expo
Nashua, NH - March 6th, 2010
250 Boy Scouts of all ages will learn about Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science as a part of their Math and Science Merit Badge. Beyond Benign is proud to be a part of this annual College & Career Expo! - Eliot School Outreach Series
North End, MA - February 26th, 2009Beyond Benign outreach fellows are visiting Eliot School for an exercise in manufacturing. The lesson investigates the choices people make in bringing a product to market and the challenge of designing a product that is sustainable, environmentally benign (green), cost effective - and that works as well or better than similar products on the market.
- The Collaborative Environmental Series
Lynnfield, MA - February 24th, 2010Amy Cannon, Executive Director of Beyond Benign, will be presenting "Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science Education for a Sustainable Future" to Middle and High School teachers. Dr. Cannon's workshop will introduce green chemistry and will discuss free curriculum and educational resources for K-12 educators provided by Beyond Benign. This free educational opportunity for teachers is sponsored by the Salem State Collaborative and includes two professional development points.
- February 24th, 2010 at 4:00-6:00 PM
- Lynnfield H.S., 275 Essex St., Lynnfield, MA 01940
- 2 PDP for H.S. & M.S. teachers
- Galvin Middle School Field Trip
Wilmington, MA - February 23rd, 2010
30 students will be spending a half-day at Beyond Benign's learning facilities. They will receive a tour of the adjoining state of the art research facilities of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry. Students will perform experiments in our Teaching Laboratory and lunch with research scientists from the institute. - Curriculum Development in Puerto Rico
February 18-21, 2010
Beyond Benign curriculum development specialists will be working with classroom teachers in Puerto Rico to create new Middle School and High School Green Math & Engineering and Biotech curriculum units specifically geared toward the Puerto Rican education system. Teacher leaders in Puerto Rico will then be trained to provide professional development experiences for their peers in Puerto Rico on the Beyond Benign created lesson plans. - Outreach with Upward Bound at Boston University
Boston, MA - February 17-19, 2010
Beyond Benign is contributing to BU's Upward Bound Program in Science & Engineering by holding a workshop that introduces the principles of green chemistry through hands-on activities. Upward Bound is a federally funded college preparatory program for potential first-generation college and low-income Boston Public High School students. - Manchester/Essex STEM Group Field Trip
Wilmington, MA - February 10th, 201050 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Group students will be visiting Beyond Benign headquarters in Wilmington for the day. They will receive a tour of the state-of-the-art Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, and will perform experiments in our Teaching Laboratory.
- Edison Elementary School
Brighton, MA - February 3rd, 2010150 students at the Edison Elementary School in Brighton, MA were introduced to the concepts of Green Chemistry and environmental stewardship. Students performed experiments and hands-on activities.
- Outreach Fellows Spring Training
Wilmington, MA - January 30th, 2010
Outreach Fellows who are joining us for their spring college semester will receive basic safety training and will perform several of the activities & experiments Beyond Benign regularly presents to K-12 students. - Galvin Middle School
Wakefield, MA - January 26th, 2010
In our second winter visit to Galvin Middle School, five classes of 8th graders will learn more about sustainability, renewable energy & green chemistry by making an environmentally benign solar cell. Today's lesson and experiment supplement lessons and experiments on biodegradability and renewable feedstocks done with the students a month ago.
- Fenway High School
Boston, MA - January 25th, 2010Beyond Benign staff & Outreach Fellows will teach Fenway High School students about Green Chemistry and career paths in science. 100 high school students will also perform the experiment "How Green is My Orange," which compares industrial-type extraction processes for effectiveness and "Green-ness."
- Outreach Fellows Spring Training
Wilmington, MA - January 18th, 2010
Outreach Fellows who are joining us for their spring college semester received some basic safety training and walked through several activities & experiments performed with K-12 students. - Curriculum Development in Australia
January 15-25, 2010
Beyond Benign curriculum development specialists are going Down Under, working with classroom teachers in Australia to create new Middle School and High School Green Chemistry curriculum tailored to meet Australian national education standards. Teacher leaders in Australia will then run a "Green Chemistry Teacher Training Workshop" with Beyond Benign staff for their peers in Australia on the AU-aligned Beyond Benign curriculum. - Burr Elementary School
Newton, MA - January 14th, 2010
40 first and fourth graders learned about sustainability today! This outreach event focused on renewable energy and included an activity where the kids made solar cells. - Newburyport High School
Newburyport, MA - December 9-10th, 2009
Beyond Benign staff & Green Chemistry Outreach Fellows visit Newburyport High School over two days to teach over 200 students about renewable feedstocks & biodegradable plastics. - Industrial Green Chemistry Workshop
Mumbai, India - December 4-8, 2009Beyond Benign is pleased to be a part of the IGCW this year:
- The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry & Green Engineering - John Warner
- Entropy, weak molecular Forces : Green Chemistry & Manufacturing - John Warner
- Green Chemistry : from classroom to manufacturing - Amy Cannon
- Green Chemistry Student Workshop - Amy Cannon & Rachel Pokrandt
- Green Chemistry in the Classroom Teacher Workshop - Rachel Pokrandt & Amy Cannon
- The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry & Green Engineering - John Warner
- Green Chemistry Workshop
La Jolla, CA - December 4th, 2009In a return visit to the San Diego area, we held a two-day intensive Green Chemistry Teacher Workshop, focusing on integrating sustainable chemistries into the high school curriculum. Highlights included guest speaker Daniel Richter, one of Pfizer’s lead green chemists, who lead a discussion on the increasing demand for green chemists in industry.
- Galvin Middle School
Wakefield, MA - December 4th, 2009Five classes of 8th graders learned about sustainability & green chemistry through experiments that focus on biodegradability and renewable feedstocks.
- Leicester High School Field Trip
Simmons College Boston, MA - December 3rd, 2009
30 students toured Simmons College's research facilities, followed by laboratory experiments in a teaching laboratory. Students learned about the 12 principles of green chemistry, with a focus on biodegradable plastics and renewable feedstocks through a laboratory experiment converting a (PLA) plastic cup into an environmentally benign antimicrobial cleaning solution. - North Quincy High School
Quincy, MA - December 2nd, 2009
Beyond Benign staff & Green Chemistry Outreach Fellows visit North Quincy High School to teach 150 freshmen science students about sustainable science. The students will perform experiments that focus on renewable energy, atom economy and waste. - Hellenic College
Brookline, MA - December 2nd, 2009
- Fenway High School
Boston, MA - December 1-2, 2009
In this two day outreach event, Beyond Benign staff & Green Chemistry Outreach Fellows visited the class of one of our "Summer Green Chemistry Workshops" for Teachers and performed Green Chemistry experiments with students. - Linden Elementary
Malden, MA - December 1st, 2009100 second graders learned about sustainability today! This outreach event focused on renewable energy and included an activity where the kids made solar cells. - Young Einstein's Club
Simmons College, Boston, MA - November 21th, 2009
35 middle school students from the Acton, MA area participating in the year-long Young Einstein’s Club will be attending a field trip at Simmons College on Saturday November 21st. Outreach Fellows from Simmons College will run activities using VBT bio-inspired polymer and spiropyrans making connections to both biology and chemistry. - Eliot School Outreach Series
North End, MA - November 20th, 2009Beyond Benign outreach fellows from Suffolk University visited Eliot School for an E-Factor Mystery Game. The sustainability minded game focuses on finding and eliminating unnecessary waste.
- Mendel Elementary
Roxbury, MA - November 20th, 2009
85 students from Mendel Elementary’s 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes will learn about the core concepts of sustainability and green chemistry in their first outreach lesson. The students will be challenged to find ways they can help the Earth by writing 3 ways they could reduce, reuse and recycle at home. The follow-up activity will have the students constructing their own solar cells using blackberries. - Boys and Girls Club of Cambridge
Cambridge, MA - November 19th, 2009
Kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Cambridge will construct their own “greener” dye sensitized solar cells. Approximately 45 students grades 1-6 will learn about the key concepts of sustainability and green chemistry from Outreach Fellows from Simmons College and Beyond Benign staff. - Northeast Metro Tech
Wakefield, MA - November 18th, 2009
Beyond Benign staff & Outreach Fellows from Simmons College will teach Northeast Metro Tech students about Green Chemistry and career paths in science. High school students will also perform the experiment "How Green is My Orange," which compares industrial-type extraction processes for effectiveness and "Green-ness." - National Science Week
Germany - November 16-19, 2009
- National Science Week
Ireland - November 4-15, 2009
- 8th Annual Undergraduate
Environmental Research Symposium
Bridgewater State College - November 14th, 2009Bridgewater State College will host the 8th Annual New England Undergraduate Environmental Research Symposium on Saturday, November 14, 2009. Undergraduate research posters (including completed, in progress, and proposed research) in all environmental disciplines from colleges and universities in the Northeastern U.S. are welcome! This Symposium provides an annual forum for discussion of issues related to environmental research and education particular to the New England region, and has opened doors to collaborations in research and education among the participants.
- Eliot School Outreach Series
North End, MA - November 13th, 2009
In this, the second outreach visit to Eliot School in a series, students will learn about sustainable energy from Outreach Fellows from Suffolk University and Beyond Benign staff. - Quincy High School
Quincy, MA - November 13th, 2009In a very special return visit to Quincy High, students will work through a Green Chemistry lesson and laboratory experiment developed last year through a collaboration between Quincy High School and Beyond Benign: "Bio-inspired polymers based on a DNA mimick."
- Society for Women Environmental Professionals
Wilmington, MA - November 12th, 2009Massachusetts' Society for Women Environmental Professionals is holding a networking reception at Beyond Benign's headquarters in Wilmington from 5:30 to 7:30. Amy Cannon, Executive Director of Beyond Benign is the keynote speaker and will present "Green Chemistry: Chemical Solutions to Global Problems."
- Baldwin School
Cambridge, MA - November 12th, 2009
Beyond Benign staff & Green Chemistry Outreach Fellows visited Baldwin Elementary School in Cambridge to teach over a hundred students about sustainability through simple, age-appropriate activities. - Boston Teachers Union School
Jamaica Plains, MA - November 9 & 10th, 2009Our two visits to the new Boston Teachers Union School will introduce 50 6th graders to core sustainability & Green Chemistry concepts through our solar cell activity.
- Boys and Girls Club of Cambridge
Cambridge, MA - November 10th, 2009
Kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Cambridge will learn about biodegradable plastics through environmentally benign photoresist technology. Approximately 45 students grades 1-6 will learn about the key concepts of sustainability and green chemistry from Outreach Fellows and Beyond Benign staff. - Outreach Fellows Laboratory Work
Wilmington, MA - November 7th, 2009Some of our Outreach Fellows will be getting some laboratory experience today! The work they do in the lab generates materials they will be using in upcoming outreach events.
- Eliot School Outreach Series
North End, MA - November 6th, 2009
In this first of a series of visits, Beyond Benign staff & Green Chemistry Outreach Fellows from Suffolk University visit the Eliot School in the North End, Boston, to teach about sustainability: what it means, how it affects everyone - and how everyone can contribute to being more sustainable in their own lives. - Beyond Benign Open House
Wilmington, MA, - November 5, 2009
Tour and Evening Details Press Release
Beyond Benign, a non-profit dedicated to green chemistry and sustainable science education, is holding an open house on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at our facilities on 100 Research Drive in Wilmington, MA.
The night will feature activities that demonstrate state-of-the-art green chemistry technologies, activities that merge art and science, an art exhibit and a talk by Dr. John Warner, founder and leader in the field of green chemistry. - Mendel Elementary
Roxbury, MA - November 4rd, 2009
88 Elementary School kids and their four teachers learned about sustainability and how science can be done in a sustainable manner. They were introduced to some basic concepts central to Green Chemistry and participated in an activity that focuses on minimizing different kinds of waste. - Medford Teachers Professional Development
Wilmington, MA - November 3rd, 2009
Fourteen Medford Public School Teachers received an introduction to Green Chemistry in the Classroom in our teaching laboratory in Wilmington. The introduction included a tour of our state-of-the-art research facilities and the teachers were led through one of the lessons from our popular "Green Chemistry Guide." - Discover STEM 2009
Interactive Green Chemistry Exhibit
Acton-Boxborough Parent Involvement Project (AB PIP) - November 2nd, 2009
Beyond Benign was pleased to be a part of Discover STEM, a biannual showcase of interactive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math activities. Discover STEM was geared for students in grades 7 through 12 and their adults. - Bioneers by the Bay
"Connecting for Change" - October 22-25, 2009Open to the public:
Green Chemistry: Chemical Solutions to Global Problems
October 24 from 3:30-5pm at
800 Purchase St.Why do we have hazardous chemicals and pollution in our society? Green Chemistry is a new field that is addressing this question by training scientists to design products and processes in a more environmentally benign manner. These scientists can have the greatest impact on preventing pollution by avoiding it before it even begins. Come and learn about Green Chemistry and perform some hands-on experiments that demonstrate Green Chemistry in practice.
- MAST/MSELA Fall Conference
"A Voyage of Discovery" - October 22-23, 2009
Boxborough Woods, MAAmy Cannon, Executive Director and Green Chemist, will be presenting at the Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers & Massachusetts Science Education Leadership Association annual conference. Dr. Cannon's presentation on Friday is titled "Green Chemistry - What Every Science Leader Needs to Know"
- Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science
Curriculum Institute
Kalamazoo, Michigan - October 21-24, 2009
Beyond Benign is introducing Green Chemistry to 50 middle and high school teachers from across the United States at our Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science Curriculum Workshop in Kalamazoo. The condensed workshop was developed to introduce teachers to the topic of Green Chemistry and to provide hands-on inquiry based curriculum units in which their students can explore this emerging approach to chemical manufacturing and sustainability. - National Chemistry Week
"Chemistry - It's Elemental!" - October 18-23, 2009
Beyond Benign will be at the Boston Museum of Science to share in the celebration of this year's National Chemistry Week! - Opportunities at Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA - October 21, 2009
Beyond Benign visits chemistry classes at Bridgewater State College to discuss internship opportunities. Come talk to us after classes at the Internship Fair! Learn how you can become a green chemistry ambassador, and inspire the next generation of green chemistry environmental stewards through our Outreach Fellows program. - Sustainability Day at Innovation Academy Charter School
Tyngsboro, MA - October 20, 2009High school engineering, biology and chemistry students will participate in green chemistry workshops during their 2009 Sustainability Day. Beyond Benign staff and Outreach Fellows will engage the students in hands-on activities that focus on linking chemistry and art through the themes of creation, innovation and green chemistry.
- 2009-2010 Outreach Training Session I
Gordon College, - October 17, 2009
- Boston Environmental Educators Showcase
Boston, MA - October 16, 2009
- State Environmental Affairs Conference
Consumer Specialty Product Association
Providence, RI - October 14-15, 2009State legislators and agency decision makers from several states will be on hand to discuss their objectives for progress on environmental issues and how business can be a part of those plans. Advocates will also discuss their vision for progress on the issues, and CSPA members will participate in a strategic planning session with the Association’s New England representatives to refine CSPA’s advocacy and programs in the area’s environmental arena.
- Keynote - October 15th
Dr. John Warner, President & Co-Founder of Beyond Benign, is invited as a speaker in the State Chemicals Policy Discussion along with Ken Geiser of the Massachusetts Toxicology Use Reduction Institute (TURI). This workshop’s key notes to be discussed are Green Chemistry and Chemicals Management Policy, Environmentally Preferable Procurement, Global Warming and Carbon Footprints, Extended Producer Responsibility and Product Stewardship Programs, and Sustainability Programs.
- Keynote - October 15th
- Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science
Curriculum Institute
St. Louis, Missouri - October 1-3, 2009Beyond Benign is introducing Green Chemistry to 50 middle and high school teachers from across the United States at our Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science Curriculum Workshop in St. Louis. The condensed workshop was developed to introduce teachers to the topic of Green Chemistry and to provide hands-on inquiry based curriculum units in which their students can explore this emerging approach to chemical manufacturing and sustainability.
Green Up:
Michigan's 1st Annual Green Chemistry Conference
Detroit, MI - September 25, 2009
Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality is hosting Michigan's first Green Chemistry Conference where leading experts in the field of technology, chemistry, engineering and business process improvement will introduce ways to advance and sustain green products and processes in Michigan.In 2006, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm's Green Chemistry Executive Directive "Promotion of Green Chemistry for Sustainable Economic Development and Protection of Public Health" was enacted to promote safe technologies and innovations aimed at lowering health risks and preventing harmful chemical pollution at the source.
- Keynote - John Warner, President & CTO,
Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry - Greening the Chemistry Curriculum in Michigan
Amy Cannon, Julie Haack, Dalila Kovacs
- Keynote - John Warner, President & CTO,
- Bishop Guertin High School Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - September 25, 2009
Students went on a tour of the state-of-the-art research facilicy, the Warner Babcock Institute, followed by laboratory exercises in Beyond Benign's teaching laboratory. Students learned about the 12 principles of green chemistry and converted a (PLA) plastic cup into an environmentally benign antimicrobial cleaning solution. - Maimonides School
Brookline, MA - September 24, 2009
The senior class made working solar cells from natural and non-toxic materials while learning about pollution prevention, natural feedstocks, energy and Green Chemistry. - Opportunities at Suffolk University
Boston, MA - September 24, 2009
Beyond Benign visited Suffolk University to promote our Outreach Fellows Program and meet the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society. Many students joined us during the activities period, and learned about how they can work with Beyond Benign to spread green chemistry in their community!
- Opportunities at Simmons College
September 21, 2009Beyond Benign will presented this academic year's Outreach Fellowship Program to the chemistry students in Professor Richard Gurney's classes. Richard Gurney and his students performed the research and developed the original laboratory exercise Cups to Cleaners: Trash to Treasure. Richard is collaborating with Beyond Benign's staff and resident educators to bring this green experiment to high schools.
- Opportunities at Gordon College
September 18, 2009Beyond Benign will presented this academic year's Outreach Fellowship Program to the organic chemistry students in Professor Irv Levy's classes. Irv Levy is Chair of the Chemistry Department at Gordon College and a founding member of the Green Chemistry Education Network.
- Bishop Guertin High School
Nashua, NH - September 17, 2009
In our return visit, we be worked with Bishop Guertin teachers to present lessons that incorporate basic concepts of green chemistry and sustainability into the regular school curriculum to 75 high school students. These lessons were developed in collaboration with Quincy High School in an EPA funded program.
- Young Einsteins Club
Acton, MA - September 12, 2009
Over 70 kids & their parents learned basic green chemistry concepts in this Saturday evening program. Beyond Benign staff presented one of their own curriculum lessons, "Synonyms Simplify," followed by an introduction to the science and goals of green chemistry. The students, grouped according to age, were engaged in a wide range of brand new activities from a waste scavenger hunt to an e-factor candy challenge.
- Bishop Guertin High School
Nashua, NH - September 11, 2009
Three 11th & 12th grade classes learned about the principles of green chemistry and it's role as a sustainable science. Beyond Benign scientists also lead a discussion on paths to science careers.
- Boston GreenFest
August 20-22, 2009
- Summer Green Chemistry Curriculum Teacher Training Institute
Boston, MA - July 29 - August 2, 2009
Thursday, July 29th, Beyond Benign welcomed 60 middle and high school teachers from around the world to our Green Chemistry & Sustainable Science Curriculum Workshops. The week long workshop was developed to introduce teachers and their students to the topic of Green Chemistry and to provide hands-on inquiry based curriculum units in which students can explore this emerging approach to chemical manufacturing and sustainability. The workshop was held in Boston and featured a trip to Beyond Benign and the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry's headquarters where working green chemists took time out of their day to work with teachers on "greening" labs they routinely use in their classrooms. These "greened" labs become available on our website, along with our standards-based "for teachers, by teachers" curriculum - free of charge to teachers. - Summer Pathways Program at Boston University
Boston, MA - July 16, 2009Beyond Benign is contributing to BU's Summer Pathways in Science & Engineering by holding a workshop that introduces the principles of green chemistry through hands-on activities. Summer Pathways is an opportunity for young women to discover the infinite possibilities that await them in scientific fields. The 2009 session runs from July 10-17.
- Green Math & Engineering Teacher Training Institute
Mystic, CT - July 9-10, 2009
- Green Chemistry in Massachusetts' Schools Workshop
Wilmington, MA - June 26, 2009
Beyond Benign held a one day workshop for middle and high school teachers in our new teaching facilities in Wilmington. This workshop on green chemistry presented lessons in Green Chemistry that were developed by teachers for teachers. Participant teachers received a "Green Chemistry Guide," which includes inquiry based lessons that can be used to infuse the concepts of green chemistry and sustainable science into the science curriculum. Participants engaged in the hands-on activities of the lessons presented in the guide while learning about the field of green chemistry and it's solutions to some of today's environmental and social challenges. - Green Chemistry & Engineering Annual Meeting
College Park, MD - June 23-25, 2009
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Connecting Green Chemistry to the ‘Tem'
In the K-12 STEM Curriculum
Tuesday, June 23, 2009: 4:30 PM
Rachel Pokrandt , Director of K-12 Curriculum and Training at Beyond Benign, will share elements of our new Green Math and Engineering Curricula made possible through program development funding from the Pfizer Foundation. The curriculum units written for the middle and high school classrooms weave concepts of Green Chemistry and sustainability into required content areas with an emphasis on Technology, Mathematics and Engineering; connecting chemistry to real-world applications and sustainable life and business models.
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Connecting Green Chemistry to the ‘Tem'
- Green Chemistry & Engineering Student Workshop
College Park, MD - June 22, 2009
Beyond Benign is pleased to be participating in the
American Chemical Society - Green Chemistry Institute Student Workshop this year. This full-day, professional-level workshop is designed for graduate students attending the GC&E conference. Undergraduate and postdoctoral fellows are also welcome.
Acknowledged leaders in the field of green chemistry and engineering will discuss:- principles and applications;
- research breakthroughs; and
- approaches and methodologies for addressing environmental issues in an economically beneficial manner.
Parker Middle School
Reading, MA - June 12, 2009Beyond Benign introduced the principles of green chemistry and sustainability to 120 8th graders in their Earth Science classes.
- Northeast Metro Tech High School
Wakefield, MA - May 29, 2009Beyond Benign introduced 50 sophomore students to the concepts of green chemistry curriculum developed through a collaborative project with Quincy High School.
- Linden Elementary School
Malden, MA - May 28, 2009Beyond Benign introduced 20 second graders to the concepts of sustainability through hands-on activities and discussion.
- Atkinson Elementary School
North Andover, MA - May 27, 2009Two classes will build & test environmentally benign solar cells as a part of their 5th grade solar energy unit in their science class.
- Baker Elementary School
Brockton, MA - May 21, 2009Three 6th grade classes will learn about the principles of green chemistry and construct & test environmentally benign solar cells. The Mary E. Baker School is the city of Brockton's first "green school," and has solar panels on its roof, so the students were able to tie the activity directly to the efforts at their school! http://bit.ly/PoSxL
Esperanza Academy - School of Hope
Lawrence, MA - May 18, 2009The middle school for girls hosted our visit as part of an afterschool program in conjunction with a Girl Scout Troop. The girls learned about sustainability & green chemistry and made & tested dye-sensitized solar cells. The visit ended with a discussion of career posibilities in science for young minority women.
Newburyport High School
Newburyport, MA - May 15, 2009
Two more classes of Newburyport high school students learned about the 12 principles of green chemistry and converted a (PLA) plastic cup into an environmentally benign antimicrobial cleaning solution.
Newburyport High School Field Trip to Beyond Benign
Wilmington, MA - May 14, 2009Students will tour a state-of-the-art research facilicy, the Warner Babcock Institute, followed by laboratory exercises in Beyond Benign's teaching laboratory. Students will learn about the 12 principles of green chemistry and convert a (PLA) plastic cup into an environmentally benign antimicrobial cleaning solution.
Cambridge Science Festival
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA - April 25 - May 2, 2009
National Sustainable Design Expo
featuring EPA's P3: People, Prosperity & the Planet
Washington, D.C. - April 18-20, 2009
Beyond Benign was pleased to co-sponsoring the 5th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo, which took place on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on April 18-20, 2009.
The Expo is an event that brings together professional scientists, engineers, green chemists, business leaders and students around innovations designed to advance economic growth while reducing environmental impact. The Expo showcases the innovative designs of the EPA's P3 student design teams as well as leading industrial sustainable technologies and sustainability initiatives to a wide public audience at the heart of Washington, DC, during the Earth Day weekend.- Green Networking Roundtable
Wilmington, MA - April 15, 2009
Representative John F. Tierney, of Massachusetts' Sixth Congressional District, hosted a forum targeted at local green business leaders, workforce development officials, educators and government representatives. - Seminar on "Green Chemistry: Why do Good Scientists Make Bad Molecules?"
Los Angeles, CA - April 9, 2009
Co-founder & president of Beyond Benign, John Warner, presented this seminar, which was sponsored by UCLA's Molecular Toxicology Training Program - Milford High School
Milford, NH - April 8, 2009
- 2009 AIChE Northeast Regional Student Conference
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA - March 28, 2009
- Science & Creativity at the Museum of Science
Boston, MA - March 26, 2009
- International Technology Educators Association
KY - March 25-28, 2009
- American Chemical Society, National Meeting
Salt Lake City, UT - March 22-26, 2009
- National Science Teachers Association
New Orleans, LA - March 19-22, 2009
- Irish Science Teachers Association Conference
Ireland - March 18-22, 2009
895th Meeting of the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society
Boston, MA - March 12, 2009John Warner is the invited speaker at theMeeting of the Northeastern Section of the ACS being held at the Courtyard Boston-Cambridge. Dr. Warner will be giving the evening lecture, Green Chemistry: Sustainability and Innovation at the Molecular Level.
- Girl Scouts Senior Leadership Conference
Newport, RI - March 7, 2009
- Brown University
Providence, RI - March 5, 2009
- Boy Scouts Math & Science Merit Badge,
College &Career Expo
Nashua, NH - February 21, 2009
- Galvin Middle School
Wakefield, MA - January 15, 2009
- Sterling Middle School
Quincy, MA - January 12, 2009
- Association of Science Teachers
United Kingdom - January 7-11, 2009
- Charlton Middle School
Charlton, MA - December 11, 2008
- Lowell Catholic High School
Lowell, MA - December 10, 2008
- Green Fest Jr.
Woburn Memorial High School,
Woburn, MA - November 22, 2008
Beyond Benign participated in Project Green Schools' Green Fest Jr., an environmental festival for 4th through 8th grade students. - Biotech Teachers' Workshop
Groton, CT - November 21, 2008
Beyond Benign introduced our new Biotechnology lesson plans and curriculum for high school teachers at a workshop sponsored and hosted by the Pfizer Foundation in Connecticut. Forty teachers participated in the workshop and worked through key parts of the introductory unit, called What's Up With Gena? - CPEP After-School Program
Benny Dover Middle School,
New London, CT - Novermber 20, 2008
Beyond Benign is proud and humbled to have participated in an after-school program provided by the Connecticut Pre-Engineering Program. CPEP's mission is to help under-represented students explore, prepare for and reach their full potential in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. - Chester College of New England
Chester, NH - November 18, 2008
Beyond Benign staff presented laboratory exercises focusing on Green Chemistry and plastics, environmentally benign polymers and renewable feedstocks. - Problems Meet Solutions: Environmental Health Sciences and Green Chemistry
Irvine, CA - November 10, 2008
Advancing Green Chemistry and Environmental Health Sciences are hosting a day-long open public conference to explore the interactions between Green Chemistry and the Environmental Health Sciences. Attendance is free, but space is limited; register here! The conference is being held at the Beckman Conference Center of the National Academies.
General InfoAgenda
- North Quincy Green Chemistry for Faculty
Quincy, MA - November 6, 2008
Green Chemistry "Roundtable" faculty discussion of the incorporation of Green Chemistry & sustainable science into the curriculum. - 15th Annual ACS Northeast Regional
Undergraduate Day
Boston, MA - November 1, 2008
Simmons College will be hosting this American Chemical Society event, which features a variety of research talks, panel discussions and workshops for college undergraduates. Beyond Benign will be participating in the workshops, and John Warner (co-founder of Beyond Benign) will be giving the keynote address: Green Chemistry: Designing a sustainable future with beakers and flasks. A special resume review and Graduate School & Industry Fair will also take place at the one day conference.
For a detailed schedule and more information: Schedule - Suffolk University Careers in Chemistry
Boston, MA - October 31, 2008
Beyond Benign presented a talk on careers in chemistry to students. - Bioneers by the Bay
New Bedford, MA - October 24-26, 2008
Three to four hundred high school students will be attending this year's "Bioneers by the Bay" conference as a part of the youth initiative. Beyond Benign will be presenting Green Chemistry: Chemical Solutions to Global Problems on October 24th at 3:00 pm at the Zeiterion Theatre and will give students an opportunity to do some hands-on experiments. - Chester College of New England
Chester, NH - October 7, 2008
The sophomore Introduction to Chemistry students will receive a special lecture and lab from Beyond Benign staff. The lecture & lab will introduce the students to the basic concepts of Green Chemistry. - Green Chemistry Showcase Night
Quincy, MA - October 6, 2008
John C. Warner, Quincy High alumnus and co-founder of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, will be paying a visit to Quincy High School to speak about his institute and Quincy High School’s Green Chemistry summer program with Beyond Benign. The reception will include a presentation by John Warner as well as an exposition of the projects the Quincy Green Chemistry students created over the summer. - Bishop Guertin High School
Nashua, NH - September 19, 2008
Over 60 11th & 12th grade students learned about Green Chemistry through hands-on experiments as a part of their environmental sciences class. Careers in the sciences and the twelve principles of Green Chemistry were highlighted. - Maimonides High School
Brookline, MA - September 9, 2008
Maimonides senior class was introduced to the concepts of Green Chemistry and environmental stewardship. Students performed experiments and hands-on activities and scientists discussed career opportunities in the sciences. - Recipe for Sustainable Science
Breckenridge, CO - July 30-August 4, 2008
50 high school and middle school teachers from around the world were introduced to Green Chemistry and participated in workshops to develop and test standards-based Green Chemistry lesson plans.More Information - Quincy High School Summer Program
Quincy, MA - June-August, 2008
Beyond Benign has been working with Quincy High School this summer to bring Green Chemistry and sustainabile science into the curriculum throughout the school year.
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Patriot Ledger - Parker Middle School
Reading, MA - June 9, 2008
95 8th graders were introduced to the concepts of Green Chemistry and environmental stewardship. Students performed experiments and hands-on activities. - Linden Elementary School
Malden, MA - June 5, 2008
Two classes of fifteen second graders made working solar cells from natural and non-toxic materials while learning about pollution prevention, natural feedstocks, energy and Green Chemistry. - Northeast Vocational High School
Wakefield, MA - May 8, 2008
80 10th grade students learned about Green Chemistry and performed experiments highlighting the principles of sustainability and Green Chemistry. - Lowell Catholic High School
Lowell, MA - May 1, 2008
90 students at the 10th & 11th grade level were introduced to the concepts of Green Chemistry and environmental stewardship, performed experiments and discussed careers in the sciences. - Cambridge Science Festival
Cambridge, MA - April 26, 2008
Hundreds of Cambridge and Boston area community members visited our booth at this event, hosted in part by MIT. We discussed what Green Chemistry is and how it impacts people's lives on a daily basis. Simple activities to highlight efficiency and waste reduction as it pertains to Green Chemistry were performed by attendees of the festival. A separate introductory talk was given, as a part of the Festival, by John Warner. - Belmont Schools Green Chemistry Fair
Belmont, MA - April 10, 2008
Over 60 middle school students and members of the local community attended this event, which was open to the public and local Belmont public and private schools. Beyond Benign staff and volunteers discussed Green Chemistry and did hands-on activities with attendees (Solar cell construction activity, e-factor activity). - Museum of Science Green Chemistry Day
Boston, MA - April 10, 2008
Over 500 high school and home school students from the Boston metropolitan area came to the Museum of Science to learn about Green Chemistry. John Warner, a founder of Green Chemistry, starteed the day off with an introductory discussion. Beyond Benign staff were joined by volunteer professors & college students from Bridgewater State University, Simmons College, Suffolk University and Gordon College. Our collective team presented multiple demonstrations and engaged high school students with hands-on activities set up in the blue wing of the museum. - Concord Science Fair
Concord, MA - April 6, 2008
Over 50 elementary school students participated in a school science fair. Beyond Benign volunteers talked to the students about what Green Chemistry is and did hands-on activities with the students to demonstrate the concepts of Green Chemistry. - National Science Teachers' Association
Boston, MA - March 26-30, 2008
We held 4 workshops, manned a booth for 3 days, and met lots of teachers, educators, curricula developers, companies interested in incorporating green chemistry into their programs. - Girl Scouts Annual Fair
Newport, RI - March 15, 2008
Introduction to Green Chemistry, followed by solar cell construction and the E-factor M&M activity. Also, talked with the girl scouts about what a career in the sciences means and what chemists do. - Waldorf High School
Belmont, MA - March 10, 2008
Intro to green chemistry talk, solar cell construction activity. - Boy Scouts College and Career Fair
Nashua, NH - March 8, 2008
Boy Scouts’ Math and Science Merit Badge College and Career Fair Expo 2008. - Museum of Science Corporate Science Fair
Boston, MA - March 3, 2008
Seminar and E-factor activity. - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)
Holyoke, MA - December 11, 2007
Introduction to green chemistry, re-training returning workforce employees in green chemistry, educational and job training opportunities in green chemistry. - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)
Devons, MA - December 5, 2007
Introduction to green chemistry, re-training returning workforce employees in green chemistry, educational and job training opportunities in green chemistry. - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)
Taunton, MA - November 29, 2007
Introduction to green chemistry, re-training returning workforce employees in green chemistry, educational and job training opportunities in green chemistry. - National Science Week celebration at the Museum of Science
Boston, MA - October 22, 2007
National Science Week event at the MoS: talked to high school students about my background and my career path; solar cell construction activity table. Bassam Shakashiri did chemical demonstrations, conversation stations and activity stations were set up in the blue wing of the museum. - Museum of Science Educator’s Open House
Boston, MA - October 2, 2007
Information desk set-up, handouts on green chemistry and BB distributed, names of interested folks for summer institute collected. Set up in the lab area of the museum. - Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)
Lowell, MA - September 12, 2007
Introduction to green chemistry, re-training returning workforce employees in green chemistry, educational and job training opportunities in green chemistry.
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
In the News...
President's Cancer Panel Aggressivly Supports Green Chemistry ::
the science and in education
The President's Cancer Panel released it's annual report today, which states: "Green chemistry initiatives and research should be pursued and supported more aggressively"
The annual report is titled: Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now and states that chemists "require additional training to understand environmental hazards and reformulate products" in order to develop (green chemistry) alternatives to currently used chemicals.
Problems Meet Solutions: Environmental Health Sciences and Green Chemistry
Irvine, CA - November 10, 2008
Advancing Green Chemistry and Environmental Health Sciences are hosting a day-long open public conference to explore the interactions between Green Chemistry and the Environmental Health Sciences. Attendance is free, but space is limited; register here! The conference is being held at the Beckman Conference Center of the National Academies.
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.
