Join our team members and community at the ACS Spring National Meeting 2023 from March 26th – March 30th online and in-person in Indianapolis, IN, USA. The theme of this year’s conference is Crossroads of Chemistry! Follow our team and our community’s presentations on the list below! If you want your presentation to be added on the list, just reach out to us at info@beyondbenign.org.

Visit Beyond Benign’s Booth (#314) anytime in the Exhibitor Lounge of the ACS Spring National Meeting to learn more about our team and our programs! 

Beyond Benign Presentations:

Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 8:05 AM – 8:50 AM (EST)
Sustainability solutions for a changing world, that is green chemistry
Greg Sloan, Lead Teacher

Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 3:05 PM – 3:35 PM (EST)
Development and assessing the impact of student-generated videos, infographics, and open education resources related to sustainability and green chemistry
Alexey Leontyev, GCTLC Leadership Committee Member

Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 4:10 PM – 4:40 PM (EST)
Systems thinking approaches to teach green and sustainable chemistry in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
Glenn Hurst, GCTLC Leadership Committee Member

Monday, March 27, 2023 @ 8:05 AM – 8:45 AM (EST)
Chemical Epistemology: Understanding why people think the way they think as the first step towards a sustainable future
John Warner, Co-Founder and Board Member

Monday, March 27, 2023 @ 9:20 AM – 9:45 AM (EST)
Marine biorefinery and green chemistry education: A crossroad towards a sustainable future
Juliana Vidal, Higher Education Program Manager

Monday, March 27, 2023 @ 9:20 AM – 9:45 AM (EST)
Greening your chemistry curriculum: How to get started
David Laviska, GCC Advisory Board Member and GCTLC Leadership Committee Member

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 @ 9:05 AM – 9:25 AM (EST)
Environmental justice: Achieving global equity through green and sustainable chemistry
Edward Brush, GCC Advisory Board Member

Green Chemistry Presentations and Symposia:

(Virtual Presentation) Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (EST)
Promoting teacher-student interactions in green chemistry education: An inclusive approach for deaf students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Carlos Alberto da Silva Junior (Federal Institute of Paraíba, IFPB), Márcio Jean Fernandes Tavares, Maria Caroline Santos Velozo, Júlia Maria Soares Ferraz, Niely Silva de Souza; Alessandra Marcone Tavares Alves de Figueirêdo

(Symposium) Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 2:00 PM – 6:05 PM (EST)
CEI Award for Incorporation Sustainability in the Chemistry Curriculum 
Jane Wissinger (University of Minnesota), Katherine Aubrecht, Sherine Obare

Sunday, March 26, 2023 @ 4:40 PM – 5:10 PM (EST)
Sustainable chemistry at Augsburg University inspired by the Hagfors Center for Science, Business, and Religion
Michael Wentzel (Augsburg University)

Monday, March 27, 2023 @ 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM (EST)
Academy for green chemistry and sustainability for undergraduate students
Cecilia Marzabadi (Seton Hall University), Nada Khan, David Laviska, Jose Lopez, Wyatt Murphy

(Symposium) Monday, March 27, 2023 @ 02:00 PM – 05:40 PM (EST)
Green Chemistry Theory and Practice: Engaging Students in the Crossroads of Chemistry for the Betterment of Society
Jane Wissinger (University of Minnesota), and Deborah Bromfield-Lee

(Symposium) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 @ 8:00 AM – 5:25 PM (EST)
Fundamentals of Chemistry Outreach Education: From Program Design to Assessment
Edward Brush (Bridgewater State University), Emily Garcia Sega, Saritha Nellutla

(Symposium) Wednesday, March 29, 2023 @ 10:45 AM – 11:25 AM (EST)
Symposium workshop on communicating environmental and climate justice
Edward Brush (Bridgewater State University), Emily Garcia Sega, Saritha Nellutla

To visit us in the booth #314 and attend the evens highlighted above you need to be registered for the ACS Spring National Meeting 2023.

Event Details

• Who: Chemistry students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty
• When: March 26th – March 30th, 2023
• Where: Indianapolis, IN, USA
• How: Register here.