4th Annual Green Chemistry Commitment Summit - Hosted Online
2021-06-24 11:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Save the date and time of June 24th from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET for the 4th Annual Green Chemistry Commitment Summit. Registration and pre-summit survey are now open until 6/23. Register for FREE here now to join us!
Please do share this opportunity with your departmental colleagues, networks, etc. to foster the community with us. We can all work together to advance Green Chemistry Education, as such this event is FREE and open to all our Green Chemistry Commitment Signers and the Green Chemistry community!

Registration is required to attend this event!

Tentative Agenda:
11:00 – 12:00 PM ET Green Chemistry Education: Addressing Sustainability at the Earliest Stages of the Value Chain
short presentations followed by a panel discussion featuring:
Dr. Amy Cannon, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Beyond Benign
Eunice Heath, Corporate Director of Sustainability, Dow
Dr. John Warner, Co-Founder, Beyond Benign & Distinguished Research Fellow & Senior VP, Zymergen
Jeffrey Whitford, Head of Sustainability & Social Business Innovation and Branding, MilliporeSigma
12:00 – 1:00 PM ET Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC)
Short presentations from Jonathon Moir and Higher Ed. Leadership Committee Members followed by breakout sessions for brainstorming how this platform can serve the higher education community, GCC signers…and beyond!
1:00 – 2:00 PM ET Resources for Teaching Green Chemistry
Currently available resources and updates on Toxicology for Chemists curriculum & call for pilot testers as well as updates on the General/Inorganic Chemistry Resource Guide Development & call for input/working group invitation.
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET Networking and sharing resources within the GCC Community and Beyond

Green Chemistry Education Presentations and Sessions at the Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
2021-06-14 11:00 - 2021-06-16 18:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Join us and the Green Chemistry community at the 25th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering (GC&E) Virtual Conference! The Virtual Conference will be held June 14-16, 2021. To attend the talks, sessions, and networking events highlighted below you must be registered for the GC&E Conference.
Presentations from Lead Teachers, Higher Education Fellows, and Beyond Benign Staff:
Monday, June 14th 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
Greening Classrooms: Lessons Learned From Adapting Chemistry Curricula & Teaching Delivery Methods During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Janie Butler, Jennifer Sherburn and Erika Fatura
Monday, June 14th 3:50 PM – 4:10 PM ET
Fostering a Culture of Safety in K−12 and Community Outreach Programs through Green Chemistry Activities
Mollie Enright
Monday, June 14th 4:20 PM – 4:30 PM ET
Effective ways of evaluating and communicating the relative “greenness” of undergraduate chemistry laboratory experiments in online resources
Dr. Jonathon W. Moir
Thursday, June 17th 2:05 PM – 2:25 PM ET
Greening the Inorganic curriculum: Progress at the University of Toronto and beyond
Dr. John De Backere, University of Toronto, Greener Chemistry Laboratory Faculty Fellow 2020-2021
Thursday, June 17th 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM ET
DOZN™2.0- A quantitative green chemistry evaluator and its application for virtual lab-settings
Irv Levy and Dr. Ettigounder (Samy) Ponnusamy
Friday, June 18th 3:10 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Unpacking the Virtual Conference Experience: A Graduate Student Perspective
Mollie Enright

Green Chemistry Education Sessions:

Monday, June 14th 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
Chemistry Curricula Designed to Achieve Responsible Consumption and Production – Rapid-Fire Session
Greening Classrooms: Lessons learned from adapting chemistry curricula and teaching delivery methods during the COVID-19 pandemic
Monday, June 14th 3:05 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Chemistry Curricula Designed to Achieve Responsible Consumption and Production – Rapid-Fire Session
Greening Classrooms: Lessons learned from adapting chemistry curricula and teaching delivery methods during the COVID-19 pandemic
Tuesday, June 15th 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
Chemistry Curricula Designed to Achieve Responsible Consumption and Production – Rapid-Fire Session
Integrating and Scaffolding Green Chemistry, Systems Thinking and the UN Sustainable Development Goals through an equitable and inclusive chemistry curriculum

Tuesday, June 15th 3:05 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Integrating and Scaffolding Green Chemistry, Systems Thinking and the UN Sustainable Development Goals through an equitable and inclusive chemistry curriculum

Wednesday, June 16th 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
Integrating and Scaffolding Green Chemistry, Systems Thinking and the UN Sustainable Development Goals through an equitable and inclusive chemistry curriculum
Making Organic Chemistry more Sustainable (Special Student Session)

Wednesday, June 16th 3:05 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Integrating and Scaffolding Green Chemistry, Systems Thinking and the UN Sustainable Development Goals through an equitable and inclusive chemistry curriculum
Making Organic Chemistry more Sustainable (Special Student Session)

Thursday, June 17th 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM ET
Integrating Sustainable Production Practices into Teaching and Research Laboratories – Session 1
Thursday, June 17th 3:05 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Integrating Sustainable Production Practices into Teaching and Research Laboratories – Session 2

Friday, June 18th 3:05 PM – 4:50 PM ET
Undergraduate Context Session
Networking Happy Hour Sessions:

Monday, June 14th 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Creating Inclusive Classrooms, Hosted by Ed Brush, Grace Lasker, Jane Wissinger and Nimrat Obhi

Thursday, June 17th 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
The Green Chemistry Commitment, Hosted by Beyond Benign and Sponsored by Washington State Department of Ecology
Friday, June 18th 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET
Giving the Green Chemistry (GC) Community a Little TLC, Hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute and Beyond Benign
To attend the talks, sessions, and networking events highlighted above you must be registered for the GC&E Conference.

Lunch N' Learn: The Green Chemistry Commitment at the Great Lakes Regional ACS Meeting
2021-06-08 13:15 - 14:15 (America/New_York) | TX
Are you attending the Great Lakes Regional ACS Meeting? Interested in learning about the Green Chemistry Commitment from one of the founding members?
Join Irv Levy, our Senior Faculty Advisor to Lunch N’ Learn about the Green Chemistry Commitment. There will be a brief introduction to the Beyond Benign Green Chemistry Commitment and examples of how to implement green chemistry learning objectives into the chemistry curriculum. The introduction will be followed up by discussion and information on how to sign up for the commitment.
Register here for the Great Lakes Regional ACS Meeting to attend this event!

NYSMTP Statewide Green Chemistry Professional Learning Team
2021-06-07 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-05-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-04-12 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-03-01 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-02-01 17:00 - 18:00, 2021-01-04 17:00 - 18:00, 2020-12-07 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Online
From ocean plastic to forest fires, our world needs invention, innovation and creativity to find solutions to our biggest problems. Green chemistry, also known as the science of solutions, offers a framework for decreasing hazards within classrooms while promoting sustainability for both human health and the environment. Whether you are new to thinking about sustainability in the classroom, or have already implemented green chemistry lesson plans, we want you to join us. Together, we will create a community of Green Chemistry educators within the state of NY.

During our time together, NY teachers will share and collaborate in the creation of NYSSLS Aligned Green Chemistry Labs, videos of implementing labs, and lesson plans spotlighting NY Industries practicing green chemistry. We will also offer a CleanSweep program for chemistry classrooms looking for chemical disposal. Most importantly, together we will share lessons and labs as we work together to add sustainability into our sciences. Please complete the enclosed short form to join the PLT team.

Are you interested in joining in or learning more? Complete the following form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfmaCmbPA0zX2vYkEWVFljoqpIpC54IdqlwCdHfEpEZrZf9fA/viewformhttps://forms.gle/EW7w43i8vbxWgRpS7
Organizer: masterteacherprogram@suny.edu

Toxicology for Chemists Virtual Friday Workshop at the ACS 25th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
2021-06-04 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Toxicology for Chemists: Preparing Chemists to Design More Sustainable Products Through Smarter Molecular Design
We are hosting a workshop session during a Virtual Friday (June 4th 2021, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm ET) at the ACS 25th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference!
Our workshop will introduce our open-access Toxicology for Chemists curriculum, currently in development by Beyond Benign in conjunction with our team of toxicology experts. Tune in to learn more about how the curriculum has been designed to train chemists to understand hazards, environmental health, and human health impacts when designing chemical products!
During the workshop, we will also moderate a conversation about how the curriculum can be best used at your higher education institution. You will hear from faculty experts about how they have integrated the curriculum within their courses!
Lastly, if you are interested in pilot testing the curriculum, don’t miss the opportunity to sign up with us during the workshop!
Register for the conference on the ACS 25th Annual GC&E Website to attend our workshop. We hope to see you there!

Careers in Green Chemistry & Engineering that Advance the Circular Economy - GC&E Friday Session
2021-05-28 12:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | TX
To attend this session you must be registered for the 25th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference.
Visualize your green chemistry/engineering career at this session organized by members of the Network of Early-Career Sustainable Scientists and Engineers (NESSE)! You will see how to leverage your green credentials in various career paths and hear how others have built a career under the umbrella of green chemistry and engineering.
To attend this session you must be registered for the 25th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference, learn more and register here.

#GGKPwebinar - Green and Sustainable Chemistry: From Objectives to Action
2021-05-17 08:00 - 09:30 (America/New_York) | TX
Register now to join our Executive Director, Amy Cannon, and leaders in the field of Green and Sustainable Chemistry from academia, industry, and government during the #GGKPwebinar – Green and Sustainable Chemistry: From Objectives to Action on Monday, May 17th from 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM EDT.

This webinar will feature a presentation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Green and Sustainable Chemistry: Framework Manual from lead author Achim Halpaap, Former Head of the UNEP Chemicals and Health Branch. The presentation will be followed by a panel discussion focused on how to begin implementation of the ten objectives and guiding considerations for green and sustainable chemistry from the report with leaders in academia, industry and government.

Speakers
Amy Cannon, Executive Director/Co-founder, Beyond Benign
Bob Diderich, Head Division, Environment, Health and Safety, Environment Directorate, OECD
Achim Halpaap, Former Head of the Chemicals and Health Branch, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Dr. Vaina Zuin, Professor of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos
Moderated by Monika MacDevette, Chief, Chemicals & Health Branch Economy Division, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Don’t forget to register here!

AACT Webinar: Using Sustainablity to Foster Equity in Chemistry
2021-05-13 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | TX
AACT Webinar: Using Sustainability to Foster Equity in Chemistry
In this time of momentous change and planetwide introspection, teachers look to their curricula to determine how it meets the needs of today’s self-aware students.
Curious how sustainability and equity can fit into your standards? Wondering how to talk about big issues within a limited timeframe?
There is an opportunity to bridge science and sustainability in new ways to invite your students into conversations around equity, environmental justice, and green chemistry. Scott Carlson, a New York City teacher and Green Chemistry leader, has been doing this in his classroom for years. He brings his students into the conversation using relatable materials in labs, discussing the inequities in science, and inviting collaboration with hands-on green chemistry labs. While transitioning back and forth from virtual to in-person teaching, Scott utilizes COVID examples and critical thinking challenges to promote student collaboration and exploration. Scott will share ready-to-use direct-to-student examples and lesson plans. Listen to him share his solutions to using science to talk about social science, and how chemistry plays a role in the communication of complex concepts.

Green Chemistry Connections
2021-05-12 12:00 - 14:00, 2021-04-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2021-03-10 12:00 - 14:00, 2021-02-10 12:00 - 14:00, 2021-01-13 12:00 - 14:00, 2020-12-09 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Join us to make Green Chemistry Connections
Beyond 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.
We 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.
We 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!
Register now!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
To learn more about Green Chemistry Connections sponsorship opportunities click here.

Choose and Reuse Compostable Plastics
2021-04-22 | Online
As part of Virtual Kids Zone Activities with CCEW and Earth Day 2021, Greg Tucker will feature sustainable invention and green chemistry based activities.
Fishing bait bags are useful in solving the problem of getting fishing bait to the river bottom where carp and other bottom-dwelling fish live, but typical nylon bait bags are harmful to the environment. Explore the different properties and uses of plastics with a biodegradable, dissolvable alternative to nylon bags and see how chemistry can solve this environmental problem.
BONUS: Two lucky winners will receive $25 ACS Bucks for use in the ACS Spring Store (opens Thursday, April 1 at www.acs.org/acsspringstore)! Winners must be registered for the ACS Kids Zone event and present during the event to win. These ACS Bucks expire Friday, April 30.
Shop the ACS Spring Store (www.acs.org/acsspringstore) for cool kids swag!
Register here and check out all the activities to reduce your footprint with chemistry on Earth Day and beyond!

Panel Discussion: DOZN/Green Chemistry and the Future for Sustainable Labs
2021-04-21 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | TX
Register now to join us!
Join the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL), in partnership with us and My Green Lab, for a free, 90-minute webinar on April 21st at 1 PM ET. Panelists will discuss the growth in Green Chemistry and the potential value of the DOZN Quantitative Green Chemistry Evaluator—created by MilliporeSigma—in planning, designing, constructing, and operating energy-efficient and sustainable labs.
Panelists
During the panel discussion, you’ll hear from the following industry professionals and lab users:

Moderator, Lynne Cooper, Facility Logix
Dr. Ettigounder Ponnusamy, MilliporeSigma
Glenn Friedman, Taylor Engineering
Dr. Natalie O’Neil, Beyond Benign
Dr. Evelina Colacino, University of Montpellier, France
Quentin Gilly, Sustainability Manager, Harvard University
James Connelly, My Green Lab

To learn more about the DOZN Tool for Green Chemistry Working Group, visit the working group’s webpage.
Registration:
Register for the webinar here. The webinar is free and open to all.

From Toxics to Green Chemistry: Real World Context and Resources
2021-04-16 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Join us at the 2021 Community Forum Series hosted by the Two-Year College Chemistry Consortium (2YC3) to get ideas and new resources that can connect to your curriculum! You will hear about several real-world examples of chemicals in products, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers in furniture to chelating agents in detergents, as well as learn about several green chemistry resources for faculty. There be some time for breakouts for you to discuss additional examples or ways to incorporate materials, hear how others are incorporating materials, or to ask about opportunities to further engage with Green Chemistry. Register now to join us!
Speakers and Breakout Room Discussion Leaders:
Saskia VanBergen, Green Chemistry Scientist, Washington State Department of Ecology
Andrea Ashley-Oywole, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Chemistry, Prairie View A&M University
Natalie O’Neil, Ph.D., Higher Education Program Manager at Beyond Benign

American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring National Meeting 2021
2021-04-05 - 2021-04-16 | TX
Join us and some of our Green Chemistry Commitment community at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring National Meeting from April 5th to April 16th. Stay tuned here for updates on Green Chemistry education programming and opportunities at the meeting. To see all the programming and to register to join us click here.
Green Chemistry Education Symposium & Presentations:
State of the Art: Connecting Systems Thinking, Green and Sustainable Chemistry and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Chemistry Education: Big Ideas for the Whole Curriculum
April 12, 2021 4:00 PM – 6:45 PM ET
Organized by: Edward Brush, David Laviska, Jane Wissinger
State of the Art: Connecting Systems Thinking, Green and Sustainable Chemistry and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Chemistry Education: Big Ideas in Practice through the 4-year Curriculum
April 13, 2021 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET
Organized by: Edward Brush, David Laviska, Jane Wissinger

Repetitive and reflective: How green chemistry, systems thinking, the sustainable development goals and social justice are interwoven in an online high school chemistry class
April 14, 2021 2:40 PM to 3:00 PM ET
Presenter: Raksmey Derival, Beyond Benign Certified Lead Teacher
State of the Art: Connecting Systems Thinking, Green and Sustainable Chemistry and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to Chemistry Education: Big Ideas through Broader Connections
April 14, 2021 4:00 PM – 6:40 PM ET
Organized by: Edward Brush, David Laviska, Jane Wissinger
GCC 25×25: Preparing the next generation workforce for sustainable action
On-Demand Poster with resources
Contact presenter: Natalie O’Neil, Beyond Benign Higher Education Program Manager for questions!
Register now to join us at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring National Meeting.

Toxicology for Chemists: Preparing Chemists to Design Safer Products through Smarter Molecular Design
2021-03-22 14:15 - 16:05 (America/New_York) | TX
Join our Executive Director, Amy Cannon, and our Toxicology for Chemists team for the Virtual 2021 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting hosted online March 12-26th. Our team will be hosting an informational session on March 22nd from 2:45 – 4:05 PM ET on Toxicology for Chemists: Preparing Chemists to Design Safer Products through Smarter Molecular Design.
For more details and to register, visit the Virtual 2021 Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting website

2nd Annual Green Chemistry Commitment Summit
2021-03-12 11:38 (America/New_York) | TX
Join like-minded college and university faculty at the Second Annual Green Chemistry Commitment Summit. Participate in interactive sessions, share best practices and brain storm ideas to advance green chemistry in higher education. Faculty from current and prospective signing institutions are welcome.
Registration link is coming soon! Contact us with any questions!

Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference 2018
2021-03-12 11:38 (America/New_York) | TX

POSTPONED Connecting with Real-world Chemistry in Colorado for K-12 Teachers
2021-02-24 16:30 - 17:30 (America/Denver) | Beyond Benign, 100 Research Drive, Wilmington, MA, United States
EVENT POSTPONED
This event has been postponed, please email Info@beyondbenign.org if you would like information about the rescheduled event.
Are you teaching chemistry in-person, hybrid or virtually this semester in Colorado? Are you looking to support student investigation using a real-world context?
Join members of the Beyond Benign Lead Teacher team who have been navigating the muddy waters of teaching chemistry during COVID-19 as they share their experience, strength and hope with each other to find a way to support student learning by using green chemistry principles, practices and open access resources.
REGISTER HERE
Send us your questions, ideas and/or suggestions for connecting sustainability and chemistry concepts in advance or bring them with you. Lead Teachers Michael Maudal, Ken Hoffman and Steve Kosmas love sharing their passion for chemistry and sustainability and will share what it looks like for them this year and tips for pivoting to adjust to the ever changing demands of teaching in-person, hybrid and virtually. And learn more about what green chemistry and sustainable science professional development opportunities are available to Colorado teachers this summer thanks to the support of the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.

Green Chemistry Context and Pedagogy for In-person and Virtual Learning in Pacific Northwest Webinar
2021-02-11 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | TX
Join us for an interactive webinar that will dive into the basics how Green Chemistry contextualizes chemistry basics and utilizes sound pedagogical practices for both in-person and virtual learning for K-12 classrooms.
Green Chemistry at its core is about designing safer products and processes. Foster critical thinking and creativity with your students as they examine phenomena safely with lab materials that can be supplied from your local grocery store. Explore technologies such as: recycled ocean plastic sneakers, renewable energy, safer dyes and biodegradeable packaging.
Participants will be introduced to Beyond Benign’s open access resources along with our new Oregon microsite (WA coming soon) with resources designed by K-12 OR science teachers developed through the support of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Help us to grow the community of K-12 green chemistry educators in the Pacific Northwest by joining us and contributing your ideas to the group.
4pm-5pm PST
REGISTER

inventEd 2021: Inventing An Equitable Future
2021-02-03 14:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | TX
Connecting Invention and Chemistry for Impactful Student Engagement Spotlight
Beyond Benign and Musuem of Science, Boston will highlight collaborative efforts to explore the synergies of the Invention Education and ChemAttitudes Framework to showcase the impact on student learning by combining chemistry and invention. A key component of this collaboration is to drive awareness and adoption of invention education to the broader chemistry education community, specifically targeting under-represented student communities.
Participants will hear from Energy Institute High School’s Loren Kristik and her high school student Ben Barnes (2020-2021 JV InvenTeam Member) about how they bridged the two frameworks and put sustainable invention into practice. The Green Chemistry, Invention Education and ChemAttitudes Framework Case Study will be shared with the community for addtional insights and ideas on how to identify other leverage opportunities to expand integrating invention education with other traditional STEM fields.
