Join our community at the ACS Fall 2022, August 21-25th online and in-person in Chicago, IL, USA. The theme of this year’s conference is Sustainability in a Changing World and we are looking forward to seeing you there! Learn more and register here!

Presentations from Beyond Benign Higher Education Fellows & Greener Lab Workgroup, GCTLC Leadership Committee, and Staff:

Sunday, August 21st @ 9:25 AM – 9:50 AM (EDT) 
Green chemistry: Sustainability solutions for a changing world
Greg Sloan, Beyond Benign Lead Teacher

Sunday, August 21st @ 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT) 
Implementation of a systems thinking-based framework for education in sustainable chemistry
Glenn Hurst, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Sunday, August 21st @ 10:40 – 11:10 AM (EDT) 
Green chemistry as a driver in identifying and nurturing talent
John Warner, Co-Founder of Beyond Benign and Board Member

Sunday, August 21st @ 03:05 PM – 05:15 PM (EDT)
I’m a pack rat! What will I do with all this stuff!
Sherri Rukes, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Sunday, August 21st @ 06:20 PM – 06:55 PM (EDT)
Sunday with Flinn
Sherri Rukes, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Sunday, August 21st @ 08:00 PM – 10:00 PM (EDT), Poster
GCC, the Green Chemistry Commitment program at Beyond Benign: Connecting chemists across the world to enable a sustainable future
Irv Levy, Senior Faculty Advisor and Chair of the Green Chemistry Commitment Advisory Board

Monday, August 22nd @ 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM (EDT) 
Global Green Chemistry Innovation and Network Programme – A Platform for the global community of innovators and chemists
Karolina Mellor, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Monday, August 22nd @ 11:40 AM – 12:00 PM (EDT) 
Women in green chemistry and engineering: Agents of change towards the achievement of a sustainable future
Juliana Vidal, Postgraduate Student Liaison

Monday, August 22nd @ 12:20 PM – 01:00 PM (EDT) 
Sustainability, environmental justice and ACS policy statements: The role of the ACS Committee on Environmental Improvement
Ed Brush, GCC Advisory Board

Monday, August 22nd @ 05:40 PM – 06:00 PM (EDT) 
Connecting green and sustainable chemistry to environmental justice at Prairie View A&M University
Andrea Oyewole, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Wednesday, August 24th @ 09:00 AM – 09:25 AM (EDT) 
Biomimicry and green chemistry in the design of biopolymers for the circular economy
John Warner, Co-Founder of Beyond Benign and Board Member

Wednesday, August 24th @ 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM (EDT) 
New laboratory-based activities for education in sustainable polymeric materials
Glenn Hurst, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Wednesday, August 24th @ 08:00 PM – 10:00 PM (EDT), Poster
Greener chemistry initiatives at Millipore Sigma for a sustainable future
Ettingounder Ponnusamy, GCTLC Leadership Committee and GCC Advisory Board

Sessions:

Sunday, August 21st @ 09:00 AM – 07:00 PM (EDT)
Chemistry Teacher’s Day
Organizers: Sherri Rukes, High School Teacher, Libertyville High School, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Monday, August 22nd @ 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM (EDT)
Environmental Justice: Achieving Global Equity through Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Organizers: Ed Brush, Professor of Chemistry, Bridgewater State University, GCC Advisory Board; Jillian Goldfarb, Professor of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Jane Wissinger, Professor of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, GCC Signer

To attend the talks, sessions, and networking events highlighted above you must be registered for the ACS Fall 2022 Conference.