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SUMMARY:ACS Fall 2026 National Meeting & Expo
DESCRIPTION:Members of the Beyond Benign team and community will attend the American Chemical Society Fall 2026 Meeting in Chicago\, Illinois\, and online!\n\nCelebrating the American Chemical Society’s 150th anniversary under the theme “Chemists Making History\,” the meeting will bring thousands of chemistry professionals together to share research\, discuss discoveries\, strengthen connections\, and consider the future of chemical sciences. Here is our schedule: \n  \nTuesday\, August 25 \nFred Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Lecture: Green Chemistry: The Missing Elements \nPresented by Dr. John C. Warner\, Beyond Benign Co-Founder \nWhat would it take for the chemical enterprise to create products that are high-performing\, cost-competitive\, and safer for human health and the environment? Dr. Warner will examine how gaps in traditional chemistry and materials science education limit scientists’ ability to consider toxicity\, environmental fate\, exposure pathways\, and lifecycle impacts during molecular and process design.\n\nThe lecture will trace the evolution of green chemistry from concept to industrial practice\, highlight examples where eliminating hazards supported innovation and market advantage\, and identify opportunities to integrate green chemistry into product development throughout discovery\, scale-up\, and commercialization. \n🗓️ Tuesday\, August 25th | 5–6 p.m. CT \n📍 Skyline Ballroom\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nWednesday\, August 26 \nOnline Course to Facilitate Instructor Capacity in Teaching Green Chemistry \nPresented by Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign); co-authored by Dr. Amy Cannon\, Dr. Omar Villanueva\, and Amanda Trellopoulos (Beyond Benign) \nThis poster highlights Beyond Benign’s development of a fully asynchronous\, on-demand professional development course to help chemistry educators integrate green chemistry into their curricula. The presentation will share the course’s curriculum\, instructional design\, and participant feedback while showing how accessible online learning provides educators with the knowledge and tools to advance sustainability in chemical sciences.\n\n🗓️ Wednesday\, August 26th | 6–8 p.m. CT \n📍 Hall F2\, McCormick Place Convention Center\n\n\nThursday\, August 27 \nIntegrating Sustainability and Green Chemistry in Undergraduate Courses \nOrganized by Dr. Nicholas Leadbeater (University of Connecticut)\, Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign)\, Dr. Nikita Burrows (Monmouth University)\, and Dr. Amy Cannon (Beyond Benign) \nThis symposium features research and teaching contributions focused on integrating green chemistry\, sustainability\, systems thinking\, and safety into undergraduate chemistry courses. Aligned with updated American Chemical Society Guidelines\, the session will explore curriculum design\, instructional strategies\, assessments\, student engagement\, and course-wide initiatives across introductory and advanced courses.\n\n🗓️ Thursday\, August 27th | 8–11:30 a.m. CT \n📍 W176b\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nStudent Motivations and Expectations in a Scaffolded Cosmetic Chemistry Laboratory: A Qualitative Case Study \nPresented by Dr. Nikita Burrows (Monmouth University) and Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign); co-authored by Dr. Julie Conteh (Monmouth University) \nThis presentation examines what motivates undergraduate students to enroll in an introductory cosmetic chemistry lab course and what they expect from its content\, structure\, and connection to their personal and professional goals. The research also considers how those expectations align with the course’s emphasis on green chemistry and sustainable formulation\, offering insights to inform equitable and effective applied chemistry course design. \n🗓️ Thursday\, August 27th | 8:45–9:05 a.m. CT \n📍 W176b\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nReimagining and Transforming Industrial Legacies With Green Chemistry and Sustainability \nOrganized by Dr. Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign)\, Dr. Sederra Ross (ACS Green Chemistry Institute)\, Dr. Laurel Royer (Carinalis Consulting)\, and Dr. Nina Hike (University of Illinois Chicago) \nThis symposium will examine how community-driven initiatives\, green chemistry\, and sustainable technologies can address environmental and public health impacts from industrial activity in the Chicago and Northern Indiana region. Sessions will explore intersections of environmental justice\, circular economy principles\, urban sustainability\, education\, and participatory science. \nThe symposium will also consider how technical innovations can be developed alongside local knowledge and community priorities\, creating solutions that meet real needs while supporting healthier and more sustainable communities. \n🗓️ Thursday\, August 27th | 8 a.m.–12 p.m. CT \n📍 N137\, McCormick Place Convention Center \n  \nAbout ACS Fall 2026 \nACS Fall 2026 will feature more than 10\,000 scientific papers covering developments across chemical sciences\, including environmental chemistry\, materials science\, health\, education\, and emerging technologies. Attendees can also join keynote and award events\, industry symposia\, career programming\, networking opportunities\, and the ACS Expo.\n\nIn-person registration includes access to the meeting’s digital programming. Explore the full program and register to attend in Chicago or online. \n 
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/acs-fall-2026-national-meeting-expo/
LOCATION:McCormick Place Convention Center\, 2301 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60616\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER COURSE: Sustainable Science: Contextualizing Chemistry Through Safer Hand-On Labs
DESCRIPTION:If you’re a science teacher looking to create a safer\, more engaging learning environment for your students\, this is the course for you!\n \nABOUT THIS COURSE\nAre you a science teacher looking to create a safer\, more engaging learning environment for your students? Learn how to weave Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and New York State Science Learning Standards (NYSSLS) sustainability content into your classrooms in this remote learning course for middle school and high school science teachers. \nBeyond Benign Lead Teacher Erin Mayer will teach this course through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning. Participants will leave with a toolkit of resources and access to a network of other like-minded educators in the region. \n \n \n\n**Discounts available for schools in Environmental Justice Communities\, contact info@beyondbenign.org to see if your school qualifies. Some states may also offer discounts or reimbursements for attendance. \n \nTHIS COURSE IS RIGHT FOR YOU IF:\n\nYou’re interested in engaging strategies for NGSS/NYSSLS-aligned chemistry\, biology\, physics\, earth science labs\nYou want to earn up to 16 CTLE credits (NYS) or 1 grad level relicensure credit (Adams State University)\nYou want to foster a safe and engaging classroom environment\nYou’re interested in how problem-solving with chemistry helps create solutions for sustainability challenges through –\n\nThree-dimensional storylines\nCreating comprehensive\, relevant learning opportunities\nHelping students make sense of their world\, see themselves as forward- thinking problem-solvers in that world\nHelping students develop scientific literacy and curiosity in your labs\n\n\n\n \n \nBY ENROLLING YOU’LL LEARN:\n\nHow to explain the key elements of green chemistry.\nHow to examine the effects of chemical products and processes on human health and the environment.\nHow to develop safer alternatives to traditional K-12 investigations and activities that are aligned with the NGSS/NYSSLS.\nHow to apply chemical hazard awareness tools to reduce risk in the classroom and lab.\nHow to implement green chemistry principles and practices in the classroom.\nHow to modify and “green” labs\, utilize risk analysis\, and apply phenomenon-based\, 3-dimensional practices and concepts\n\n \nCOURSE TOPICS INCLUDE:\n\nConnecting Green Chemistry to global sustainability\nHow Green Chem education influences students to become part of the change\nExplaining the key Green Chem principles to others (admin\, colleagues\, etc)\nExamining the effects of chemical products and process on human health and the environment\nReflecting on how Green Chemistry can drive NGSS/NYSSLS-aligned instructional practices\nUnderstanding criteria in the risk equation and general toxicology\nApplying chemical hazard awareness tools to reduce risk in lab and classroom\nReviewing replacement labs developed to replace high-risk labs\nLearn to develop a NGSS/NYSSLS-aligned green chemistry lesson plan with support\n\n \n \n \n\n\nFunding provided by the NYS Pollution Prevention Institute through a grant from the Environmental Fund as administered by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation.
URL:https://www.beyondbenign.org/event/middle-school-and-high-school-teacher-course-sustainable-science-contextualizing-chemistry-through-safer-hand-on-labs/
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