Green Chemistry Student Chapter Award Winners Announced

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All over the country, chemistry undergraduate students are doing green chemistry outreach and activities as part of their ACS Student Chapters. The Green Chemistry Award for ACS student chapters started in the 2001-2002 academic year, with only four winners. Since then, several schools have used their creativity to come up with their own green chemistry activities. To recognize their efforts, ACS GCI presents a Green Chemistry award to chapters that have done at least three green chemistry activities over the last school year. Activities range from putting on green chemistry themed scavenger hunts to volunteering at local schools to spread the word about green chemistry. This year there were 52 winners!

Examples of what the ACS Chapters achieved this year include the following events and programs:

• Students at Canisius College promoted green chemistry through green demonstrations with third graders at the local elementary school in Amherst, N.Y. Read more…
• Angelo State University celebrated their ninth consecutive time receiving the green chemistry award. They are extremely proud of their efforts to reduce waste and utilize nontoxic reagents in their chemistry laboratories. They also work hard to educate the campus as a whole about bringing in green chemistry speakers. Read more…
• At West Virginia State University, the chapter is involved in science days at local elementary schools, booths around campus, and other community events to educate on the importance of green chemistry. Read more…

The 2015-2016 academic year Green Chemistry Student Chapter Award winners are:

Angelo State University Student Chapter	Penn State Berks Student Chapter	Union University Student Chapter
Bellevue College Student Chapter	Ramapo College of New Jersey Student Chapter	University of California-Los Angeles Student Chapter
Canisius College Student Chapter	Sacramento City College Student Chapter	University of California-San Diego Student Chapter
City Colleges of Chicago Wilbur Wright College Student Chapter	Saginaw Valley State University Student Chapter	University of Central Arkansas Student Chapter
College of William & Mary Student Chapter	Saint Francis University Student Chapter	University of Florida Student Chapter
Duquesne University Student Chapter	Salt Lake Community College Student Chapter	University of Houston Student Chapter
Emory University Student Chapter	South Texas College Student Chapter	University of Massachusetts Boston Student Chapter
Erskine College Student Chapter	Southwest Minnesota State University Student Chapter	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Student Chapter
Florida International University Student Chapter	Tarleton State University Student Chapter	University of New England Student Chapter
Gordon College Student Chapter	Tennessee Technological University Student Chapter	University of Pittsburgh Student Chapter
Heidelberg University Student Chapter	Texas Christian University Student Chapter	University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Student Chapter
Henderson State University Student Chapter	The College of New Jersey Student Chapter	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus Student Chapter
Humboldt State University Student Chapter	The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico Student Chapter	University of Tennessee at Martin Student Chapter
Inter American University of Puerto Rico Ponce Campus Student Chapter	The University of Texas at Dallas Student Chapter	University of Texas at Tyler Student Chapter
Inter American University of Puerto Rico San German Campus Student Chapter	Truman State University Student Chapter	University of Toledo Student Chapter
Middle Tennessee State University Student Chapter	Tuskegee University Student Chapter	Waynesburg University Student Chapter
Northeastern University Student Chapter	Union College Student Chapter	West Virginia State University Student Chapter
Pasadena City College Student Chapter

If your chapter needs assistance thinking of green chemistry activities that will help you receive a green chemistry award, review the ACS GCI Student Chapter Guides and watch informative videos for unique, fun ideas! We are excited to see what everyone does this school year.

Congratulations to all 52 chapters for reaching your green chemistry goals!

Keep up the good work all!

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