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SUMMARY:Green Chemistry Connections
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections \nBeyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the Green Chemistry Commitment program as a loose framework. The topics for discussion will be Green Chemistry theory\, toxicology\, laboratory skills and application of Green Chemistry education. Each time we meet\, we will host up to 4 speakers from the community who are actively practicing Green Chemistry in their courses and/or laboratories\, as well as give time for discussion in small groups along with networking and resource sharing. \nWe ask that you BYOR\, bring your own resource or request to the community – share a resource or put a request out to the group for resources you need. \nWe invite you to bring your departmental colleagues\, external collaborators\, graduate teaching assistants\, etc. to the discussion as we will be holding this space and time monthly for the community to come together around Green Chemistry education to advance the field together virtually! \nRegister now! \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nTo learn more about Green Chemistry Connections sponsorship opportunities click here. 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/green-chemistry-connections/2020-10-14/
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Higher Education,Webinar
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T190000
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SUMMARY:ACS UFRJ Student Chapter Green Chemistry Webinar in Portuguese
DESCRIPTION:Join our Communications Intern\, Juliana Vidal for a webinar in Portuguese hosted by the American Chemical Society Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Student Chapter on Tuesday\, October 13th\, 6 PM ET/ 7PM BRT . Juliana will be sharing about her work at Beyond Benign and our higher education programs. \nTune in to learn more about Juliana\, us\, and all the things we keep doing to advance Green Chemistry!  \nRegister here
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/acs-ufrj-student-chapter-green-chemistry-webinar-in-portuguese/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200909T140000
DTSTAMP:20210325T162748Z
CREATED:20200806T010436Z
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SUMMARY:Green Chemistry Connections
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections \nBeyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the Green Chemistry Commitment program as a loose framework. The topics for discussion will be Green Chemistry theory\, toxicology\, laboratory skills and application of Green Chemistry education. Each time we meet\, we will host up to 4 speakers from the community who are actively practicing Green Chemistry in their courses and/or laboratories\, as well as give time for discussion in small groups along with networking and resource sharing. \nWe ask that you BYOR\, bring your own resource or request to the community – share a resource or put a request out to the group for resources you need. \nWe invite you to bring your departmental colleagues\, external collaborators\, graduate teaching assistants\, etc. to the discussion as we will be holding this space and time monthly for the community to come together around Green Chemistry education to advance the field together virtually! \nRegister now! \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nTo learn more about Green Chemistry Connections sponsorship opportunities click here. 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/green-chemistry-connections/2020-09-09/
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200812T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200812T140000
DTSTAMP:20210325T162748Z
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SUMMARY:Green Chemistry Connections
DESCRIPTION:Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections \nBeyond Benign will be hosting a monthly Green Chemistry Connection around Green Chemistry education using the Green Chemistry Students Learning Objectives from the Green Chemistry Commitment program as a loose framework. The topics for discussion will be Green Chemistry theory\, toxicology\, laboratory skills and application of Green Chemistry education. Each time we meet\, we will host up to 4 speakers from the community who are actively practicing Green Chemistry in their courses and/or laboratories\, as well as give time for discussion in small groups along with networking and resource sharing. \nWe ask that you BYOR\, bring your own resource or request to the community – share a resource or put a request out to the group for resources you need. \nWe invite you to bring your departmental colleagues\, external collaborators\, graduate teaching assistants\, etc. to the discussion as we will be holding this space and time monthly for the community to come together around Green Chemistry education to advance the field together virtually! \nRegister now! \nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nTo learn more about Green Chemistry Connections sponsorship opportunities click here. 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/green-chemistry-connections/2020-08-12/
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200804T120000
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SUMMARY:Inventing Green through Education
DESCRIPTION:This AACT Virtual Summer Sympossium focuses on how challenges from ocean plastics to global warming require innovative\, sustainable solutions. There is a demand for changing how we make our products\, and we must foster the next generation to create while thinking of degradation\, see the solutions within nature\, and not be afraid to fail when trying new ideas. In this session\, hear from students and educators on why it’s important to create a sustainable future and tackle the world’s biggest societal challenges through chemical science and invention. \nThis Virtual Summer symposium will have several speakers who will each present a talk on the topic of simulations to enhance chemical instruction. Each speaker will have 20 minutes to talk and answer questions. There will be a short break halfway through the symposium. The speakers and schedule are shown below: \n\n12:00 pm – Opening Remarks and Instructions\n12:05 pm – Janie Butler\, “Inventing Green Bioplastics”\n12:25 – Madison Morin\, “Advocating for Invention Education”\n12:45 pm – Emma Corcoran\, and Jane Wissenger\, Seaweed-based Edible Liquid Capsules: Green” Innovations for Single-Use Plastics\n1:05 pm – Brief Closing Remarks and Links\n\nOrganizer: Kate Anderson and Janie Butler\, Beyond Benign\nDate: Tuesday\, August 4\, 2020\, 12:00 pm ET \nRegister Here.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/inventing-green-through-education/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:General,K-12,Teacher Training Workshop,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200728T144500
DTSTAMP:20200728T130833Z
CREATED:20200617T145248Z
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SUMMARY:Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainability into Chemistry Education
DESCRIPTION:This AACT Virtual Summer Symposium is co-organized with Andy Dicks and Lloyd Bastin and will highlight the incorporation of green chemistry and sustainability principles throughout the chemistry curriculum as well as through co-curricular activities such as clubs\, organizations and service-learning opportunities. The focus will be on green chemistry and sustainability materials and models rooted in the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry that are designed to educate high school\, community college\, four year college and graduate students. These materials will include classroom teaching modules/courses\, learning methods\, educational research\, laboratory experiments and experiences\, and the integration of toxicology into the chemistry curriculum. This session will highlight collaborations between K-12 educators and academic partners. Register Here!  \nThis Virtual Summer symposium will have several speakers who will each present a talk on the topic of simulations to enhance chemical instruction. Each speaker will have 20 minutes to talk and answer questions. There will be a short break halfway through the symposium. The speakers and schedule are shown below: \n\n12:00 pm – Opening Remarks and Instructions\n12:05 pm – Janie Butler and Natalie O’Neil\, “Fostering a Green Chemistry Education Community of Practice with K-20+ Stakeholders”\n12:25 pm – Jennifer Sherburn and Erika Fatura\, “Introducing Pre-service Teachers to Chemical Safety and Green Chemistry”\n12:45 pm – Robert Baldo\, “Making Green Chemistry Available to All: Bringing the Wonder of Science from Elementary to Higher Education Learners”\n1:05 pm – Steven Kosmas\, “Integrating the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry Through Student Centered Activities”\n1:25 pm – Break\n1:40 pm – Cassie Knutson and Jane Wissinger\, “Greening Minnesota High School Classrooms through Teacher Workshops”\n2:00 pm – Douglas E. Raynie and Matthew L. Miller\, “Partnering for Green Chemistry Education”\n2:20 pm – Ken Hoffman and Andy Dicks\, “Designing Green Chemistry Labs for High- and Middle-School”\n2:40 pm – Brief Closing Remarks and Links\n\nOrganizer: Kate Anderson and Janie Butler\, Beyond Benign\nDate: Tuesday\, July 28\, 2020\, 12:00 pm ET
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/virtual-summer-symposium-integrating-green-chemistry-and-sustainability-into-chemistry-education/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,K-12,Teacher Training Workshop,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200624T130000
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CREATED:20200519T134823Z
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SUMMARY:How does Green Chemistry help me do my job?
DESCRIPTION:Register now!  \nSometimes people will say “what I do has nothing to do with green chemistry” or “my job doesn’t involve green chemistry”. In the extreme\, someone who claims to “not do green chemistry” literally goes out of their way to intentionally find the most hazardous materials to work with! Let’s hope no one does this! The main issues around green chemistry are less related to creating the DESIRE for non-toxic and environmentally acceptable materials and technologies\, but more about the ABILITY to have access to them. While it is likely that chemical invention plays a key role in creating a sustainable future\, there are many other ways in which people benefit from some fundamental understanding of the principles of green chemistry. This presentation will look at the field of green chemistry from several different perspectives within NGO\, industrial\, academic\, and governmental organizations throughout the entire chemical supply chain. Questions will be solicited ahead of this webinar so that answers can be built into the presentation. Submit your questions or comments in advance of the live webinar through the registration form and join us to make some Green Chemistry Connections! \n\nFeatured Speaker:\n \nDr. John Warner\nDirector of Science and Innovation\, Beyond Benign\nDistinguished Professor of Green Chemistry\, Monash University\nCo-Founder of the field of Green Chemistry \nAnd Friends!
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/how-does-green-chemistry-help-me-do-my-job/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200603T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200603T150000
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SUMMARY:Sneak Peek Preview: Education Symposia at the June 2020 Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register now to join us to make some Green Chemistry Connections before the Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference! \n \nThe 2020 Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E) will be 100% on-line during June 15-19 and registration is FREE! This is a great opportunity for the chemical education community to come together and join the growing momentum to integrate and scaffold green and sustainable chemistry\, systems thinking\, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals into the chemistry curriculum. This webinar will feature several symposium co-organizers who will give brief overviews of their sessions\, and how this work fits into the bigger picture of a paradigm change in how we think about and do chemistry. For GC&E Registration: https://www.gcande.org/ \n  \nFeatured Speakers: \nJennifer MacKellar\, GC&E Organizing Committee\, ACS Green Chemistry Institute \nEd Brush\, Bridgewater State University\nSession Organizer for Connecting Green Chemistry\, Systems Thinking and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to the undergraduate chemistry curriculum \nJane Wissinger\, University of Minnesota\nSession Organizer for Green Chemistry Curriculum Designed to Inspire (Systems Design) – Rapid Fire Session \nPeter Mahaffy\, Kings University\nSession Organizer for Re-imagining Chemistry Education: Systems Thinking\, and Green and Sustainable Chemistry \nKendra Denlinger\, Xavier University\nSession Organizer for Making Your Undergraduate Chemistry Labs Greener and Safer \nNatalie O’Neil\, Beyond Benign\nSession Organizer for Careers in Green Chemistry & Engineering \nReuben Hudson\, College of the Atlantic\nSession Organizer for Undergraduate Context Session
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/sneak-peek-preview-education-symposia-at-the-june-2020-green-chemistry-engineering-conference-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200529T130000
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CREATED:20200506T101516Z
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SUMMARY:Sparking Student Interest with Safer\, Greener Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Register Now!\nCalling all NY Middle & High School Teachers teaching chemistry or physical science! \nLooking for safer labs for your students? Looking for new ways to engage your students around sustainability and environmental challenges? Try these green chemistry labs that are both safe and exciting. Explore phenomena and fill your students with wonder while cultivating a safe and sustainable culture in your lab by examining chemical or physical changes and endothermic or exothermic reactions. The best part of all? You don’t deal with complicated post-lab disposal methods. All labs featured use green chemistry principles and practices\, and are safe for you\, your students\, and the environment. \nHear from Annette Sebuyira and Jim Burdick\, two active New York State Master Teachers and Beyond Benign Lead Teachers\, and how they combine the inquiry process and green chemistry in their classroom to keep students engaged and curious. By sharing ready-to-use lesson plans\, this webinar will spotlight NYS-aligned\, open-access resources designed by K-12 teachers. \nThis free event is co-organized by Beyond Benign and New York State Pollution Prevention Institute. \nFunding provided by the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. © 2020 Rochester Institute of Technology. Any opinions\, findings\, and/or interpretations of data contained herein are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions\, interpretations or policy of Rochester Institute of Technology and its NYS Pollution Prevention Institute or the State.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/sparking-student-interest-with-safer-greener-chemistry/
CATEGORIES:K-12,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20200519T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20200519T123000
DTSTAMP:20200508T210928Z
CREATED:20200506T100132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200508T210928Z
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SUMMARY:How to Catalyze Student Engagement with Green Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Register Now!  \nAre you looking to increase student engagement in chemistry and physical science classes? Green chemistry provides K-12 students the context through which to engage with science\, while inspiring them to be innovators and problem solvers. Educators embrace green chemistry principles and practices for its seamless connections to state standards and the benefits it brings to the laboratory including: increase in safety\, reduction of use of hazardous materials for labs and reduction in the cost of typical lab supplies. Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. \nLearn why the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and Beyond Benign are teaming up to build a community of green chemistry educators in Colorado. Hear from Michael Maudal a chemistry teacher at Cherry Creek High School with experience using green chemistry in his classroom to increase relevance of chemistry to everyday life\, foster student confidence in chemistry concepts and use safe lab practices to reduce hazards in the classroom. Join us for this interactive webinar to learn more about how to integrate green chemistry into your classroom and participate in our question and answer session at the conclusion of the webinar. \nWebinar Informational Flyer
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/how-to-catalyze-student-engagement-with-green-chemistry/
CATEGORIES:K-12,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200514T130000
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CREATED:20200505T130322Z
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SUMMARY:So you think you want to teach Green Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Register now!  \nBuilding off our Transforming Chemistry Education: Models for Transitioning to Green Chemistry Education in Higher Education webinar Andy Dicks\, David Laviska & Nick Kingsley will share tips & tricks for bringing Green Chemistry to their departments and beyond. Join the discussion by bringing your questions\, or your advice based on your experiences. This discussion will cover approaches to transforming chemistry education as well as develop\, expand\, and strengthen Green Chemistry connections within the Green Chemistry education community. Register now to join the discussion! \n  \nThis webinar is co-hosted with Green Chemistry Commitment Signers  \n \nFeatured Speakers:\n \nAndrew Dicks\, Professor\, Teaching Stream\, University of Toronto \nAndrew (Andy) Dicks joined the University of Toronto Chemistry Department in 1997\, after undergraduate and graduate studies in the United Kingdom at the University of Wales (Swansea) and Durham University respectively. He was hired as part of the university teaching-stream faculty in 2001. He has research interests in undergraduate laboratory instruction that involve designing novel and stimulating experiments\, particularly those that showcase green chemistry principles. Following promotion in 2006\, he became Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies and developed an ongoing interest in improving the student experience in his department. He has edited three books as resources for teaching green chemistry (“Green Organic Chemistry in Lecture and Laboratory” and “Problem-Solving Exercises in Green and Sustainable Chemistry” (both published by CRC Press) and “Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry Principles into Education”\, published by Elsevier). In 2014 he was co-chair of the 23rd IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education which was held in Toronto and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.) in 2018. \n \n\nNick Kingsley\, Associate Professor\, University of Michigan – Flint \nDr. Kingsley is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan-Flint. In his 10 years at UM-Flint he has taught 15 different lecture and laboratory courses including Chemistry for Pre-Nursing\, General Chemistry I and II\, P-Chem based Inorganic Chemistry\, Quantum Mechanics\, Chemical Applications of Group Theory and Green Chemistry.  In the Fall of 2018 UM-Flint offered a new Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Green Chemistry and began widespread implementation of Green Chemistry principles across the curriculum.  His research interests are in the area of Group 13 chemistry\, specifically the development of aluminum catalysts as earth abundant replacements to precious metal catalysts. He has mentored over 18 students in his research lab who went on to graduate or professional school. He has interests in Green Chemistry education across the curriculum and increasing awareness of Green Chemistry to the broader community.  Specific interests lie in embedding Systems Thinking and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals across the chemistry curriculum to help address global challenges. \n \n\nDavid Laviska\, Assistant Professor\, Seton Hall \nAfter spending the first decade of his professional life working as an analytical chemist with the U.S. EPA\, David returned to graduate school at Rutgers University and studied organometallic chemistry and catalysis with Alan S. Goldman. After graduating in 2013\, he started his academic career by teaching in full-time visiting positions at several excellent institutions\, and then joined Seton Hall in 2017. Dr. Laviska currently teaches General Chemistry and works primarily with first-year students to build a solid foundation for their future studies in the STEM disciplines. As a committed advocate for diversity in the sciences\, he works to ensure that students from underrepresented groups are supported and made aware of institutional resources that will help them succeed. As a first-generation college graduate and scientist\, he is also closely affiliated with “Gen-1” at Seton Hall – an initiative designed to encourage and support first generation students in all disciplines. Dr. Laviska’s research interests include several applications utilizing late transition metal complexes: hetero- and homogeneous catalysis\, synthesis of new materials with unique optical properties\, and small molecule activation. In addition\, as a member of the Center for Applied Catalysis and Green Chemistry at Seton Hall\, he places high importance on the concepts of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Accordingly\, the principles of green chemistry are applied across all projects in his laboratory. Several of his enthusiastic undergraduate researchers are working on developing and piloting green(er) experimental methods for both undergraduate course curricula and applied research.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/so-you-think-you-want-to-teach-green-chemistry/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200429T150000
DTSTAMP:20200423T131336Z
CREATED:20200410T185337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200423T131336Z
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SUMMARY:Employing DOZN™ 2.0 - The Quantitative Greener Alternative Evaluator in Academic Settings for Safer Labs
DESCRIPTION:Register now! \nThis webinar will cover how DOZN™ 2.0 can serve as a virtual resource for academics to utilize in laboratory courses and research settings. It will contain an overview of DOZN™ 2.0\, specific rules for utilizing the tool in academic settings\, access to a template worksheet for students and select reactions with DOZN™ 2.0 scoring to serve as introductory examples. After this webinar instructors and students will understand how DOZN™ 2.0 functions in both industry and academic settings and the power it has for quantitatively identifying greener alternatives for chemical production. \n  \nFeatured Speakers:\n \n  \nDr. Ettigounder Ponnusamy\, Fellow & Global Manager\, Green Chemistry MilliporeSigma \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nProfessor Irv Levy\, Simmons University and Director of the Green Chemistry Commitment at Beyond Benign
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/employing-dozn-2-0-the-quantitative-greener-alternative-evaluator-in-academic-settings-for-safer-labs/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200428T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200428T130000
DTSTAMP:20200424T163445Z
CREATED:20200424T163445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T163445Z
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SUMMARY:Follow-up Q&A Session with Dr. John Warner and Dr.  Amy Cannon
DESCRIPTION:Register now!  \n \n  \nJoin us for a follow-up Q&A session to our Earth Day Webinar. Our Earth Day webinar was so well attended and so many great questions were asked that Amy and John will be answering questions submitted during the Earth Day webinar and taking more questions from the audience live. You can even submit your questions or comments below in advance of the live webinar. Join us to make some Green Chemistry Connections! \n  \n  \nFeatured Speakers:\nDr. Amy Cannon\, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Beyond Benign\nDr. John Warner\, Director of Science and Innovation\, Beyond Benign & Co-Founder of the field of Green Chemistry
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/follow-up-qa-session-with-dr-john-warner-and-dr-amy-cannon/
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,Higher Education,K-12,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200422T130000
DTSTAMP:20200403T182838Z
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SUMMARY:We are all in this together: Why chemists and non-chemists must join forces to invent a future we can all be proud of
DESCRIPTION:Register now to join us virtually on Earth Day! \n \nGlobal climate change\, ocean plastics and toxics in the environment\, we hear the issues loud and clear. We hear about green chemistry\, sustainable chemistry\, circular economy\, and biomimicry as possible solutions. But how do they all fit together? John Warner will discuss how all approaches are necessary\, and how everyone has opportunities and responsibilities to help bring about a future that we can be proud of.  The stakes are too high for turf battles and semantic debates\, we must all apply each of our unique and individual skills and talents\, so that collectively we can succeed to create a future for generations to come. \n  \nFeatured Speaker: \n \n  \nDr. John Warner\, Director of Science and Innovation\, Beyond Benign\, Distinguished Professor of Green Chemistry\, Monash University and Co-Founder of the field of Green Chemistry \n 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/we-are-all-in-this-together-why-chemists-and-non-chemists-must-join-forces-to-build-a-future-we-can-all-be-proud-of/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200401T140000
DTSTAMP:20200305T150847Z
CREATED:20200220T195032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200305T150847Z
UID:10000244-1585746000-1585749600@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Transforming Chemistry Education: Models for Transitioning to Green Chemistry Education in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:Register now to join us for a webinar about how the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) program is fostering a community of practice among higher education institutions through sharing resources and best practices in implementing green chemistry in their courses and programs. Through the GCC program\, higher education participants incorporate green chemistry curricula\, labs and courses into their chemistry department in their own unique way and with varied timelines to work towards adopting Green Chemistry Student Learning Objectives. Faculty members from the University of Michigan- Flint\, University of Toronto and Seton Hall will share their experience in integrating Green Chemistry in their courses and programs\, and how they are better preparing the incoming workforce with green chemistry skills to build a more sustainable future. \nThis webinar is co-hosted with Green Chemistry Commitment Signers  \n \nFeatured Speakers:  \n\nAndrew Dicks\, Professor\, Teaching Stream\, University of Toronto\nAndrew (Andy) Dicks joined the University of Toronto Chemistry Department in 1997\, after undergraduate and graduate studies in the United Kingdom at the University of Wales (Swansea) and Durham University respectively. He was hired as part of the university teaching-stream faculty in 2001. He has research interests in undergraduate laboratory instruction that involve designing novel and stimulating experiments\, particularly those that showcase green chemistry principles. Following promotion in 2006\, he became Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies and developed an ongoing interest in improving the student experience in his department. He has edited three books as resources for teaching green chemistry (“Green Organic Chemistry in Lecture and Laboratory” and “Problem-Solving Exercises in Green and Sustainable Chemistry” (both published by CRC Press) and “Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry Principles into Education”\, published by Elsevier). In 2014 he was co-chair of the 23rd IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education which was held in Toronto and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.) in 2018. \n \n\nDavid Laviska\, Assistant Professor\, Seton Hall \nAfter spending the first decade of his professional life working as an analytical chemist with the U.S. EPA\, David returned to graduate school at Rutgers University and studied organometallic chemistry and catalysis with Alan S. Goldman. After graduating in 2013\, he started his academic career by teaching in full-time visiting positions at several excellent institutions\, and then joined Seton Hall in 2017. Dr. Laviska currently teaches General Chemistry and works primarily with first-year students to build a solid foundation for their future studies in the STEM disciplines. As a committed advocate for diversity in the sciences\, he works to ensure that students from underrepresented groups are supported and made aware of institutional resources that will help them succeed. As a first-generation college graduate and scientist\, he is also closely affiliated with “Gen-1” at Seton Hall – an initiative designed to encourage and support first generation students in all disciplines. Dr. Laviska’s research interests include several applications utilizing late transition metal complexes: hetero- and homogeneous catalysis\, synthesis of new materials with unique optical properties\, and small molecule activation. In addition\, as a member of the Center for Applied Catalysis and Green Chemistry at Seton Hall\, he places high importance on the concepts of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Accordingly\, the principles of green chemistry are applied across all projects in his laboratory. Several of his enthusiastic undergraduate researchers are working on developing and piloting green(er) experimental methods for both undergraduate course curricula and applied research. \n\nNick Kingsley\, Associate Professor\, University of Michigan – Flint \nDr. Kingsley is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan-Flint. In his 10 years at UM-Flint he has taught 15 different lecture and laboratory courses including Chemistry for Pre-Nursing\, General Chemistry I and II\, P-Chem based Inorganic Chemistry\, Quantum Mechanics\, Chemical Applications of Group Theory and Green Chemistry.  In the Fall of 2018 UM-Flint offered a new Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Green Chemistry and began widespread implementation of Green Chemistry principles across the curriculum.  His research interests are in the area of Group 13 chemistry\, specifically the development of aluminum catalysts as earth abundant replacements to precious metal catalysts. He has mentored over 18 students in his research lab who went on to graduate or professional school. He has interests in Green Chemistry education across the curriculum and increasing awareness of Green Chemistry to the broader community.  Specific interests lie in embedding Systems Thinking and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals across the chemistry curriculum to help address global challenges. \nClick here to register now!
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/transforming-chemistry-education-models-for-transitioning-to-green-chemistry-education-in-higher-education/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200331T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200331T160000
DTSTAMP:20200312T143207Z
CREATED:20200312T143207Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200312T143207Z
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SUMMARY:Lab Waste Management & RCRA Updates for New York Universities Webinar
DESCRIPTION:The New York State Department of  Environmental Conservation is hosting a public webinar to discuss the management of hazardous lab waste at academic institutions in collaboration with New York State Pollution Prevention Institute and Beyond Benign on March 31st.  \nClick here to register now!  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Webinar: \nDuring this webinar Department of  Environmental Conservation (DEC) staff will talk about New York’s upcoming adoption of the Academic Labs Rule and how these new regulations could impact the management of hazardous lab waste at academic institutions (i.e.\, colleges\, universities\, etc.). This webinar will include an overview of the rule and in-depth discussions about lab management plans and lab clean-outs. DEC will also discuss the advantages of using green chemistry and pollution prevention in academic settings and provide informational resources to assist participants in adopting these practices. \n\n\nThe agenda for this webinar includes: \nOverview of the academic labs rule \nLab management plans \nLab clean-outs and informational resources for green chemistry \n\nClick here to register now! 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/lab-waste-management-rcra-updates-for-new-york-universities-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,HigherEd Workshop,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191120T150000
DTSTAMP:20191030T153609Z
CREATED:20191022T154843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191030T153609Z
UID:10000093-1574258400-1574262000@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Tools for Innovation in Chemistry from the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Register Now! \nThe ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable has publicly available tools for innovation in chemistry which may be of interest to those in academia and research beyond the pharmaceutical industry. This webinar will provide a tool overview that will assist to lower the barrier to use\, the function of these tools and the tools relevance outside of pharmaceutical industry for students and educators. Our goal is to highlight and start a discussion of how these tools can be utilized by the academic community to prepare students for future careers where such tools are vital to decision making and processes. The community will then have a better understanding of the power of these open-access tools and how they can be integrated into green chemistry educational curriculum for student learning. \nFeatured Speaker: \nPaul Richardson\, Ph.D.\nDirector of Analytical and Synthetic Technologies\, Pfizer\nCo-Chair of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable \n \nPaul Richardson is currently the Director of Analytical and Synthetic Technologies within Oncology Medicinal Chemistry at Pfizer in La Jolla\, California. Paul joined Pfizer in 2004\, after working with Lexicon Pharmaceuticals (NJ) as Director of Process Chemistry for 8 years. Paul received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Sheffield University\, where he worked with Professor Istvan Marko. Paul completed postdoctoral research studies at both Exeter University (Professor Stan Roberts)\, and at Scripps Research Institute (Professor Barry Sharpless). Paul is a Member of the American Chemical Society\, and current co-chair of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharmaceutical Roundtable. Paul is the author of ~ 200 patents\, papers\, reviews and book chapters. \n  \nThis webinar is co-hosted with the ACS Green Chemistry Institute Pharamaceutical Roundtable \n \n   \n  \nRegister Now!
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/tools-for-innovation-in-chemistry-from-the-acs-gci-pharmaceutical-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20191023T150000
DTSTAMP:20191017T185107Z
CREATED:20190904T205108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191017T185107Z
UID:10000235-1571839200-1571842800@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Green Chemistry University Curriculum Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Register Now!  \nThis webinar will introduce the Yale-UNIDO Green Chemistry University Curriculum\, a semester long course developed in collaboration with Beyond Benign. This FREE course is designed for undergraduate students and teaches (i) how the principles of green chemistry can help resolve global human health and environmental issues\, (ii) how green chemistry functions and (iii) how it is implemented. The curriculum was developed as part of the Global Green Chemistry Initiative (GGCI)\, a joint initiative between the Center for Green Chemistry and Engineering at Yale and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)\, and was funded by GEF (Global Environment Facility). This webinar will cover the content of the curriculum as well as how the content can be accessed and utilized by the community to practice sustainability through chemistry. \nFeatured Speakers:\nAmy Cannon\, Executive Director of Beyond Benign  \nAmy holds the world’s first Ph.D. in Green Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts Boston where her research involved the environmentally benign synthesis of photoactive materials.  She is the Co-Founder and Executive  Director of Beyond Benign\, a non-profit  organization dedicated to green chemistry education. \nAmy is passionate about transforming the general public’s relationship with chemistry. She focuses on chemistry education to better prepare students and scientists to enter the workforce trained with the skills to create sustainable materials and products. Through Beyond Benign\, she leads many educational initiatives to bring together multiple stakeholders around this common goal. \nKarolina Mellor\, Program Manager at the Center for Green Chemistry and Engineering at Yale  \nKarolina Mellor is a program manager with experience in green chemistry education and research. She joined the Center in 2014 and coordinated multiple projects\, including Molecular Design Research Network and Global Green Chemistry Initiative. \nKarolina has many roles in the Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering including operations\, outreach and development\, but her primary role is to lead educational efforts in green chemistry. She translates research into teaching tools to educate diverse audiences in green chemistry and sustainability. Her expertise includes online/traditional teaching and instructional design\, educational games development and workshop design. \n This webinar is co-hosted by Beyond Benign and the Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering at Yale
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/green-chemistry-university-curriculum-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T200000
DTSTAMP:20190913T183147Z
CREATED:20190913T143848Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190913T183147Z
UID:10000090-1569438000-1569441600@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Fueling Fall Investigations with Green Chemistry
DESCRIPTION:Calling all K-12 chemistry teachers! Looking for safer labs for your students? How engaged are your students? Try these green chemistry labs that are both safe and exciting. Explore phenomena and fill your students with wonder while cultivating a sustainable environment culture in your lab by examining chemical or physical changes and endothermic or exothermic reactions. The best part of all? You don’t deal with complicated post-lab disposal methods. All labs featured use green chemistry principles and practices\, and are safe for you\, your students\, and the environment. \nHear from Scott Carlson and Annette Sebuyira\, two active New York high school teachers\, and how they combine the inquiry process and green chemistry in their classroom to keep students engaged and curious. By sharing ready-to-use lesson plans\, this webinar will spotlight NGSS-aligned\, open-access resources designed by K-12 teachers. \nThis free event is co-organized by Beyond Benign and New York State Pollution Prevention Institute.\n“Funding provided by the Environmental Protection Fund as administered by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Any opinions\, findings\, and/or interpretations of data contained herein are the responsibility of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions\, interpretations or policy of Rochester Institute of Technology and its NYS Pollution Prevention Institute or the State.”
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/fueling-fall-investigations-with-green-chemistry/
CATEGORIES:K-12,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T150000
DTSTAMP:20190805T193935Z
CREATED:20190529T182502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190805T193935Z
UID:10000083-1568815200-1568818800@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:DOZN™ 2.0: A Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator
DESCRIPTION:Register Now! \nMilliporeSigma launched a new Green Chemistry tool\, DOZN™ 2.0 this past spring. DOZN™ is an industry-first Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator that evaluates the relative greenness of chemicals and chemical processes against the 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. Through DOZN™ 2.0\, scientists now have access to calculate the green scores of their own processes and products. This free\, web-based tool provides users with even more data so that they are properly equipped to increase their sustainability. This webinar will introduce the tool and the methodology behind the evaluator. \nFeatured Speaker:\nDr. Ettigounder (Samy) Ponnusamy\nFellow and Global Manager\, Green Chemistry\nMilliporeSigma – A business of Merck KGaA\, Darmstadt\, Germany \n \nEttigounder (Samy) Ponnusamy completed his PhD at the University of Madras (India) in 1982 in Polymer Chemistry and postdoctoral studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1983-87). In 1988\, he joined Sigma-Aldrich as an R&D Scientist and worked on many high value projects at various capacity. Currently Samy is the Fellow and Global Manager for Green Chemistry at MilliporeSigma (formerly Sigma-Aldrich)\, leading the Green Chemistry Initiatives. \nSamy has over 35 years of industrial and academic research experience in developing new products\, greener process developments\, polymer processing and greener manufacturing from laboratory to pilot plant scales utilizing green chemistry principles. Samy and his team developed DOZN system\, a Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator to calculate the relative greenness of chemical products/processes based on the Twelve Green Chemistry Principles. Recently released DOZN 2.0 tool for both inside and outside customers to use it to improve their overall sustainability. Also\, Samy leads the new Greener Chemistry Consultancy Business Developments at MilliporeSigma. \nSamy is one of the Co-chairs for ACS Green Chemistry Institute’s Chemical Manufacturer Roundtable and\, organizes/chairs sessions at the annual ACS GCI’s Green Chemistry & Engineering Conferences and\, also participated as organizing committee member for many other Green Chemistry Conferences globally. Samy is the founder of the Worldwide Green Chemistry Team at Sigma-Aldrich in 2007 and currently leading the Green Chemistry initiatives at MilliporeSigma. Samy has published over 40 scientific papers and awarded 6 US/European Patents and\, also 3 US Patents pending. Samy’s work was recognized by The Academy of Science St. Louis (founded in 1856)\, awarded an outstanding scientist award in 2011 and also inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of Science St. Louis. \nRegister Now! \nCo-hosted by Beyond Benign and My Green Lab
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/dozn-2-0-a-quantitative-green-chemistry-evaluator/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190319T150000
DTSTAMP:20190226T015523Z
CREATED:20190225T152311Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190226T015523Z
UID:10000208-1553004000-1553007600@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Green Chemistry – The Connection to Environmental Justice
DESCRIPTION:Chemistry has provided significant benefits to society. It has also had major impacts on human and ecosystem health. Chemical accidents like the 1984 Union Carbide plant in Bhopal India\, which killed more than 15\,000 people\, illustrate the potential for chemistry to cause significant harm.  Tragic events on a big scale are just one manifestation of negative impacts of chemistry. People around the planet live with the chemical contamination of their communities\, their homes\, and their bodies. But we’re not equally exposed. \nMinority and lower income communities are disproportionately impacted by chemical exposures.  The Environmental Justice movement arose in the late 1980s in response to well-documented cases of “environmental racism” – where African American and other minority communities were disproportionately exposed to toxic chemical production and waste\, while not receiving the economic benefits.  Environmental justice is defined as is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people — regardless of race\, color\, national origin\, or income — with respect to the development\, implementation\, and enforcement of environmental laws\, regulations\, and policies. \nIt is essential that chemists practicing green chemistry understand the potential impacts that chemistry can have on communities and ecosystems\, as well as the ethical and social considerations underlying the field.  Green chemistry is one potential solution to the impacts communities have faced. \nIn this webinar moderated by Dr. Joel Tickner (Professor of Environmental Health\, University of Massachusetts Lowell)\, Monique Harden and Martha Dina Arguello – two leaders of the environmental justice movement  – will introduce participants to the concept of environmental justice\, how environmental injustice affects communities and the important role that green chemistry and green chemists can play in both improving community and ecosystem health and creating new economic opportunities for communities.  Speakers will discuss ways in which minority and lower income communities can become active participants in the green chemistry movement. \nPlease join us for this important\, solutions-oriented conversation. Register now! \nSpeaker bios: \nMartha Dina Arguello – Executive Director\, Physicians for Social Responsibility Los Angeles: For the past 35 years\, Martha has served in the non-profit sector as an advocate\, community organizer\, and coalition builder. She joined PSR-LA in 1998 to launch the environmental health programs\, and became Executive Director in November 2007. She is committed to making the credible voice of physicians a powerful instrument for transforming California and our planet into a more peaceful and healthy place. \nAs a coalition builder\, Martha has emphasized the need for local grassroots advocacy working in partnership with statewide policy actions. She is an active board member of numerous organizations\, including Californians for Pesticide Reform\,  Californians for a Healthy and Green Economy . She was appointed to  California Air Resources Board’s Global Warming Environmental Justice Advisory Committee and 617 Implementation Working Group. \nMonique Harden is the Assistant Director of Law and Policy and the Community Engagement Program Manager at the Deep South Center for Environmental Justice. The Center provides research\, education\, community and student engagement support\, as well as worker training in environmental careers. Ms. Harden has more than 20 years of achievements in the practice of law that have helped predominantly African American communities win significant environmental justice victories in the Gulf Coast Region. She is the former co-director of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights\, a public interest law firm whose representation of Mossville Environmental Action Now achieved the international precedent recognizing environmental racism as a human rights violation and the right of U.S. residents to seek remedies for it at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. Ms. Harden has authored papers and lectured on the right of people to live in a healthy environment and the duties of government to protect this right vis-à-vis the U.S. Constitution\, international human rights laws\, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act\, the Americans with Disability Act\, and environmental laws. She has spearheaded local\, regional\, and international coalitions in support of communities advocating for the human right to a healthy environment. She works to democratize policymaking on environmental matters by supporting community-based organizations to engage policymakers on reducing pollution that harms their health and warms our planet.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/green-chemistry-the-connection-to-environmental-justice/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190129T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190129T180000
DTSTAMP:20181206T182214Z
CREATED:20181206T182214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181206T182214Z
UID:10000076-1548781200-1548784800@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:From Novice to Confident Green Chemistry Educator and the Lessons Learned
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about success stories from teachers who have adopted green chemistry in their classroom and increased safety in their labs. This interactive webinar will feature Lead Teachers from NYC sharing how they reduce hazards\, stay on budget\, and meet standards without sacrificing hands-on labs in their classrooms. Click on link below to register for this webinar!
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/from-novice-to-confident-green-chemistry-educator-and-the-lessons-learned/
CATEGORIES:K-12,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181206T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181206T140000
DTSTAMP:20181113T192501Z
CREATED:20181113T192501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181113T192501Z
UID:10000066-1544101200-1544104800@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Green Chemistry: Inventing a Circular Economy through a Thermodynamic Lens
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. John Warner\, Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry \nRegister Now! \nThe natural world is a beautiful and intricate system of intertwined and overlapping materials ecosystems. As humans\, our understanding of the various interrelationships is only at the most basic level. One important reason why these naturally interdependent cyclic systems exist with exquisite complexity is because of the very fact that they all co-emerged over hundreds of thousands of years in the presence of one another. Evolutionary forces drove symbiotic relationships by selecting for and against mechanisms and materials that were conducive to the success of the entire multi-component matrix. As human society seeks to create a circular economy\, we unfortunately have the disadvantage that our various industrial “species” have developed with a level of independence\, essentially unaware of adjacent processes. We are forced into a position of creating connectivities that were not part of the considerations in the original design. Obviously this creates a daunting challenge. While there have been some examples of the circular economy designed and deployed in many industrial settings\, the vast majority of industrial products and processes continue to exist disconnected and unsustainable over the long run. The pathway to create most of these technological ecosystems will require the inventive application of green chemistry (the molecular level mechanistic underpinnings of sustainability). Nature creates materials of such exquisite structural complexity and diversity that humans may never be able to mimic them. Nature’s elegance is even more astounding when one considers the fact that most chemistry in the biological world is carried out at ambient temperature and pressure using water\, for the most part\, as its reaction medium. For society to become truly sustainable\, the way we manufacture\, use and repurpose materials must change dramatically. This presentation will describe John Warner’s entropic considerations of materials design and illustrate their application through recent R&D examples from the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/green-chemistry-inventing-a-circular-economy-through-a-thermodynamic-lens/
CATEGORIES:Community Engagement,General,Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181113T150000
DTSTAMP:20181005T140813Z
CREATED:20180925T160331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181005T140813Z
UID:10000189-1542117600-1542121200@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Green Chemistry ACS Student Chapters: Models of Success
DESCRIPTION:Is your ACS Student Chapter interested in becoming a Green Chemistry Student Chapter? Join us as we talk about what it takes to be eligible for a Green Chemistry Student Chapter Award. We will provide you with resources and examples of green chemistry activities for your Student Chapter. You will also have an opportunity to hear from successful Green Chemistry Student Chapters including the University of New England. \nSpeakers include: \n\nJennifer MacKellar\, Program Manager\, ACS Green Chemistry Institute\nDr. Amy Keirstead\, Interim Associate Dean\, College of Arts & Sciences\, Associate Professor of Chemistry\, University of New England\nJessica White\, ACS Student Chapter President\, University of New England\n\nRegister Now!
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/green-chemistry-acs-student-chapters-models-success/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180926T150000
DTSTAMP:20180911T145538Z
CREATED:20180817T160536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180911T145538Z
UID:10000171-1537970400-1537974000@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Safer Made Webinar: Investing in Safer Chemistry and Consumer Products
DESCRIPTION:Register Today! \nThis webinar will feature Dr. Marty Mulvihill\, General Partner at Safer Made. \nDescription: At Safer Made we support companies that create chemicals and materials that make our consumer products healthier for people and the natural world. This means creating alternatives to harmful chemicals and thinking about product design\, from manufacturing through the end of a product’s useful life. In today’s marketplace\, consumers are demanding safer and more sustainable products and this translates into a multi-billion opportunity for safer chemistry and product innovation. The webinar will highlight current innovation trends in safer chemistry that are reshaping the way that packaging\, textile and apparel\, building materials\, and formulated products are made. At Safer Made we believe that everyone plays a role in shaping the future of chemistry and this talk will share ways that you can get involved in supporting the creation of safer and more sustainable products. \n 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/safer-made-webinar-investing-safer-chemistry-consumer-products/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180430T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180430T160000
DTSTAMP:20180418T180848Z
CREATED:20180411T135102Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180418T180848Z
UID:10000156-1525100400-1525104000@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Perspectives of Careers in the Chemical Industry
DESCRIPTION:Register Today! \nFrom chemical manufacturing to components to final products\, there are many paths to careers involving green chemistry— you just have to know where to look for them. In this webinar\, three professionals working in the chemical industry discuss how they got to where they are\, what their companies are interested in and how it connects with green chemistry\, and what they would recommend to early-career scientists looking to pursue careers in the field. \n1. Linda B. Sedlewicz\, President/CEO–schülke inc. \nAs President/CEO for schülke inc.\, she is responsible for the introduction and promotion of the schülke preservative product lines across the U.S.\, Canada and Puerto Rico. A graduate of Rutgers University\, Linda began her career in the cosmetics industry over thirty years ago\, leading to a range of professional opportunities in cosmetics. With her technical and leadership skills\, Linda is recognized as one of the industry experts in the area of preservation of personal care products. \n2. Christoph Krumm\, Co-founder and CEO-Sironix Renewables \nFrom his PhD background in chemical engineering at the University of Minnesota\, he pursued entrepreneurial coursework\, accelerator programs\, and grant applications to receive over $3M in funding and partnerships to start Sironix Renewables. Sironix Renewables develops bio-renewable chemicals for consumer products. As a recipient of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers 35Under35 award for innovation\, he has grown Sironix Renewables to be an innovator in the renewable chemicals world. \n3. Maureen Kavanagh\, Senior Technical Manager-3M \nMaureen is a strong operations leader known for her passion of people and sustainability. Maureen is a Senior Technical Manager currently working for 3M’s Industrial Mineral Products Division. She has 13 years of experience as a scientist with 28 issued patents. Maureen holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Wisconsin\, River Falls and a master’s degree in management from the College of St. Scholastica \nRegister Today!
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/perspectives-careers-chemical-industry/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180306T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180306T150000
DTSTAMP:20180220T142342Z
CREATED:20180123T201526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180220T142342Z
UID:10000149-1520344800-1520348400@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:A Guide to Green Chemistry Experiments for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Labs
DESCRIPTION:Green Chemistry has been widely adopted as a means for reducing hazards and waste in chemistry labs\, while maintaining the necessary rigor for teaching fundamental reactions and techniques. In a collaborative partnership between Beyond Benign\, My Green Lab\, and MilliporeSigma\, a new resource guide has been developed for undergraduate organic chemistry teaching labs. This guide provides educators with a set of safer\, greener alternative organic chemistry experiments to demonstrate key chemical transformations to undergraduate chemistry students\, and indicates quantifiable benefits when greener alternative experiments are implemented\, including waste reduction\, hazard reduction\, and cost savings. Join us on March 6 to learn more about using this new\, FREE\, customizable guide to educate the next generation of scientists to carry out experiments with sustainability in mind.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/a-guide-to-green-chemistry-experiments-for-undergraduate-organic-chemistry-las/
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180213T150000
DTSTAMP:20180213T191549Z
CREATED:20180123T173505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180213T191549Z
UID:10000148-1518530400-1518534000@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:EPA Safer Choice
DESCRIPTION:Join Beyond Benign and the EPA Safer Choice Program for this exciting webinar! This webinar features two professional chemists who will discuss their work with partner companies in EPA’s Safer Choice program to identify safer ingredients for retail and industrial products. Learn how the Safer Choice team works closely with manufacturers and their suppliers to identify chemical ingredients that meet the Safer Choice Standard. Dr. Bridget Williams and Randy Yakal will discuss how products are evaluated\, reviewed\, and approved as Safer Choice certified. Register to learn why Safer Choice-certified products are safer for people and the planet. \nRegister Today! \n 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/epa-safer-choice/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T150000
DTSTAMP:20171018T184253Z
CREATED:20171018T183831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171018T184253Z
UID:10000005-1512482400-1512486000@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Toxicological Tools for Greener Product Design
DESCRIPTION:Description: \nThis webinar will feature two professional toxicologists who will share their experience working across the disciplines of chemistry and toxicology through predictive and computational toxicology tools. With the goal of enabling scientists to design products with reduced hazards\, Dr. Spencer and Dr. Rowlands will provide modern-day examples of tools that bridge this divide. \nRegister Now! \nThe Crossroads of Chemistry and Toxicology:  Advancing Greener\, Safer Ingredients & Products\nby Dr. Pamela Spencer\, ANGUS Chemical \nAbstract: Today\, more than ever\, chemicals and products deemed to have undesirable human health or environmental effects are being targeted for replacement with “greener” alternatives.  New greener candidates must be technologically feasible\, deliver the same or better value in cost and performance while providing an improved profile for health and environmental safety.  For scientists developing new products\, this means early detection of toxicological effects can be the difference in launching a more sustainable product or one targeted itself for future deselection.  Given the significant time\, resources and money required to develop a new product\, early identification of nonviable candidates can conserve finite business resources. ANGUS has developed and implemented a process to improve the screening of new chemical candidates or formulations using new “21st century” safety assessment tools.  This presentation will highlight how toxicological assessments are integrated into the product development process and the critical role collaboration between chemists and toxicologists play in the introduction of new\, more sustainable alternatives. \n  \nDeveloping Greener Chemicals through Big Data and Machine Learning Computational Toxicology\nby Dr. Craig Rowlands\, Underwriters Laboratory \nAbstract: The development and preparation of new materials and chemicals must determine their safety to human health and the environmental throughout their lifecycles. Conventional approaches to such safety assessments can be costly\, sacrifice a large number of animals for testing and are time intensive delaying introduction of new products into the market. Such considerations have underscored the need to develop new approaches to safety assessments by toxicologists and chemists working together at the earliest stages of new product development. These partnerships have resulted in innovative predictive safety strategies and approaches using in vitro and computational toxicology – or cheminformatic –tools. In collaboration with researchers from Johns Hopkins University\, UL has developed a new machine learning (ML) cheminformatics software tool to predict chemical hazards. This ML tool called REACHAcross takes advantage of the increasing availability of big data in toxicology using a chemical similarity approach to predict highly accurate chemical hazards.  The results of the assessments can be used to design or select lower hazard chemicals for new chemicals or new formulations\, respectively. REACHAcross predictions have additional uses including chemical regulatory registrations and hazard communications. REACHAcross is a versatile software application that can assist green chemistry practitioners in the development of lower hazed chemicals and producing the data needed for commercialization of new products.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/toxicological-tools-greener-product-design/
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171101T120000
DTSTAMP:20170623T134626Z
CREATED:20170623T133746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170623T134626Z
UID:10000021-1509534000-1509537600@www.beyondbenign.org
SUMMARY:Advancing Safer Chemistry: The Role of Government Policy by Dr. Joel Tickner\, University of Massachusetts Lowell
DESCRIPTION:Government policies play an important role in driving green chemistry innovation and adoption. Policies that range from research and development\, education\, tax and investment incentives to purchasing preferences and chemicals assessment and management regulations at the state\, federal\, and international levels can all impact demand for and supply of green chemistry alternatives as well as chemical choices. It is important that material designers\, chemists\, and business managers within firms understand the role of policy in accelerating green chemistry. This webinar will provide an overview of the range of policies that can affect chemical design and product development and adoption. \nWebinar registration
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/advancing-safer-chemistry-role-government-policy-dr-joel-tickner-university-massachusetts-lowell/
LOCATION:Green Chemistry Education Webinar Series
CATEGORIES:Higher Education,Webinar
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