Join our community at the Green Chemistry & Engineering (GC&E) Conference, June 6-8th online and in-person in Reston, VA, USA. Learn more and register here!

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

Monday, June 6th,8:30 – 9:30 AM ET     
Keynote Address by Dr. John C. Warner, Zymergen Corp. and Co-Founder of Beyond Benign 

Monday, June 6th, 10:30 – 10:40 AM ET 
A systems thinking approach to high school chemistry instruction through green chemistry principles
Ken Hoffman Beyond Benign Lead Teacher, GCTLC Leadership Committee

Monday, June 6th, 1:30 – 1:45 PM ET 
Progress on the development of the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC): Building a Community of Transformation through leadership, community engagement, and technical development
Dr. Jonathon Moir Beyond Benign Program Manager, Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community

Tuesday, June 7th, 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Women in green chemistry and engineering: Agents of change towards the achievement of a sustainable future
Dr. Juliana Vidal Beyond Benign Postgraduate Student Liaison will be presenting the recent ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. publication

Tuesday, June 7th, 12:10 – 12:20 PM
Creating and sustaining an authentic sense of belonging for all on the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community Platform (GCTLC)
Dr. Andrea Oyewole Beyond Benign GCTLC Leadership Committee

Tuesday, June 7th, 1:35 – 1:55 PM ET
Opportunity Knocked: Bringing Sustainability and Green Chemistry to Bradley University
Dr. Dean Campbell Beyond Benign Greener Chemistry Laboratory Faculty Fellow Spring/Summer 2022

Tuesday, June 7th, 2:15 – 2:35 PM ET
Redesigning Tetraphenylporphyrin Synthesis and Metallation as a Greener Undergraduate Teaching Experience
Greener Lab Workgroup Members, Dr. Matt Cranswick, Dr. Edward Zovinka, and,Dr. John De Backere Beyond Benign Greener Chemistry Laboratory Faculty Fellow 2020 – 2022

Wednesday, June 8th, 4:05 – 4:35 PM ET
Toxicology for Chemists: Integrating toxicology principles into higher education chemistry courses
Dr. Nimrat K. Obhi Beyond Benign Program Manager, Higher Education

Green Chemistry Education Sessions:

Monday, June 6th, 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM ET 
Assessment of Students’ Knowledge and Skills about Green Chemistry, Sustainability, and Systems Thinking

Monday, June 6th, 1:30 – 5:55 PM ET
Educational Initiatives in Green Chemistry, Systems Thinking and the UN Sustainable Development Goals through an Equitable and Inclusive Chemistry Curriculum

Tuesday, June 7th, 9:45 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Highlighting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect as Key Components of Chemistry and Engineering Curricula – Rapid-Fire Session

Tuesday, June 7th, 1:30 – 4:35 PM ET 
Integrating Sustainable Practices into Teaching and Research Laboratories through Systems ThinkingSymposium
Organizers: Dr. Dean Campbell, Professor of Chemistry, Bradley University; Dr. Ettigounder “Samy” Ponnusamy, Fellow & Global Manager, Green Chemistry, MilliporeSigma, and, Dr. Natalie O’Neil, Director of Higher Education, Beyond Benign

Wednesday, June 8th, 2:00– 5:05 PM ET 
Toxicology in Chemistry Curriculum: Effective Interdisciplinary Examples

To attend the talks, sessions, and networking events highlighted above you must be registered for the GC&E Conference.