Join our community at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) at Purdue University, July 31- August 4th. Learn more and register here. We hope to see you stop by our booth (#21) during the conference and/or at our Birds of a Feather (BoaF) event on Monday, August 1st details are below!

Presentations & Workshops & BoaF Event from Beyond Benign Higher Education Fellows, Lead Teachers, and Staff:

Monday, August 1st Presentations: 

8:05 – 8:25 AM ET STEW 310: Phenomena and Storyline Tools for Using Green Chemistry in the High School Classroom
Greg Sloan, Lead Teacher, Beyond Benign and Middle School Teacher, Terre Haute, IL

11:05 – 11:25 AM ET STEW 310: A Multi-institutional and Industry Collaboration Towards Greening the General and Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum
Dr. Natalie O’Neil, Director of Higher Education, Dr. Dean Campbell Beyond Benign Greener Chemistry Laboratory Faculty Fellow and, Dr. John De Backere Beyond Benign Greener Chemistry Laboratory Faculty Fellow 2020 – 2022

2:25 -2:45 PM ET STEW 310: Integrating Green Chemistry into the Organic Laboratory using Project-Based Experiments and Case Studies.
Veronica Mengqi Zhang, Organic Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator at Michigan State University reporting on work supported in part by Dow and Beyond Benign through the 2021 Green Chemistry Education Challenge Awards

3:50 – 4:10 PM ET STEW 310: The Importance of a common philosophy, resource sharing, and peer-to-peer learning and mentorship in broadening and deepening the integration of green chemistry in chemistry education.
Dr. Jonathon Moir, Program Manager, Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Platform (GCTLC)

Monday, August 1st Workshop:

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM & 11:00-12:30 PM ET CHAS 3025
Toxicology for Chemists: Flexible Approaches to Integrating Toxicology Principles into Higher Education Chemistry Courses
Dr. Nimrat Obhi, Program Manager, Higher Education, and Dr. Julian Silverman, Manhattan College, Beyond Benign Toxicology for Chemists Fellow

Monday, August 1st Birds of a Feather (BoaF):

1:00-2:00 PM ET WALC 3122
Green Chemistry Education: Lunch and Learn
Join Beyond Benign staff, faculty from Green Chemistry Commitment institutions, and the green chemistry education community for sharing green chemistry education best practices and networking over lunch. This session is open to all who are interested in green chemistry education or interested in learning more about the Beyond Benign Green Chemistry Commitment program and/or the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC) online platform.

Tuesday, August Presentations: 

3:50 – 4:10 PM ET BRWN 3100: Preparing the next generation of scientists for sustainable action
Dr. Nimrat Obhi, Program Manager, Higher Education

11:45 AM – 12:05 PM ET STEW 206: Inspiring students with sustainable invention
Greg Sloan, Lead Teacher, Beyond Benign and Middle School Teacher, Terre Haute, IL

Wednesday, August 3rd Workshop: 

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM & 11:00-12:30 PM ET CHAS 1038
Designing Green Chemistry Labs for High- and Middle School
Ken Hoffman, Lead Teacher, Beyond Benign and High School Teacher, Calgary, Canada

Green Chemistry Education Symposia:

Monday, August 1st

8:00 AM – 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM and 2-5:10 PM ET STEW 310
Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainability into Chemistry Education
Organizers: Loyd Bastin and Andy Dicks

Tuesday, August 2nd 

2:00 PM – 5:10 PM ET BRWN 3100
Reimagining Chemistry Education: Integrating Systems Thinking into Green & Sustainable Chemistry Education
Organizers: Dr. Natalie O’Neil, Director of Higher Education, Jane Wissinger and Glenn Hurst

To attend the talks, sessions, and workshops highlighted above you must be registered for the BCCE Conference.