At this year’s Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Portland, OR, I had the opportunity to interview David Widawsky, Director of the Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). We d
... moreAt this year’s GC&E conference, I had the chance to interview Shawn Hunter, Global EH&S Product Sustainability Leader for Building and Construction at the Dow Chemical Company. Here, read our discussion about Dow’s sustainability initiatives, successful i
... moreContributed by Dr. Karen Goodwin, Professor, Centralia College
In July of this year, I had the opportunity to be a first-time attendee at the Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, held in Portland, Oregon. Now in its 20th year, this is the first time
... moreContributed By Ed Brush, Professor of Chemistry and Coordinator of Project GreenLab, Bridgewater State University
The vision statement of the American Chemical Society reads, “Improving people’s lives through the transforming power of chemistry.” Chemistry
... moreDuring the GC&E conference in June, we had a chance to catch up with Rick Glover, a chemistry teacher at Bellevue College in Washington State. In an interview, he discussed how he gets community college students into the lab and engaged in real-world sust
... moreContributed by Brendan Phillips, 2015 CIBA Winner, Ursinus College
The 20th Annual GC&E conference was the first national meeting I have attended and upon arrival I was not sure what to expect. Beginning with Monday's student workshop, I started thinkin
... moreContributed by Heather Buckley, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley
For the most part, the only folks I know who will get up at 4:00 a.m. are skiers, surfers, or windsurfers; all sleepy, but eager to make the trip to snowy slopes
... moreContributed by Sarah Kwan, Ph.D. Student, Yale University
On March 21th, 2016, I received exciting news that read, “Congratulations on being selected as a 2016 Breen Award Winne.r” I was elated, as not only is it a great honor to receive such a competitive
... moreContributed By John Hanson Machado, Upcoming Graduate Student, George Washington University
“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,” Paul Anastas quoted Newton in his keynote address. I can’t think of a better quote to set the
... moreContributed by Jesse Vanderveen, Undergraduate, Queens University
This year I had the privilege of attending the 20th ACS Green Chemistry and Engineering conference and the honour of receiving the Kenneth G. Hancock memorial award. Although this was my fi
... moreTova N. Williams, 2015 Ciba Award Winner, North Carolina State University
Little did I know when finally granted permission by my mother to dye my hair for the first time as a high schooler that this experience would lead not only to my experimenting with
... moreContributed by Brooke Mason, 2015 Ciba Award Winners, University of Toledo
I was honored ACS selected me for a CIBA travel award to attend the 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference in Portland, Oregon from June 13-16th. As an environmental
... moreContributed by Ryan Pearson, 2015 Ciba Award Winner, University of Colorado, Boulder
My interest in green chemistry grew to new heights when I was fortunate to participate in the 2015 ACS Green Chemistry Summer School. After this enlightening experience I
... moreThis year’s student workshop, held Monday, June 14, 2016, in Portland, was dramatically different from years past. With green chemistry gaining momentum, it was time to push participants further than ever before with a green chemistry design challenge.
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... moreContributed by Austin Evans, a recent graduate of The University of Tulsa and a rising graduate student at Northwestern University
I am fortunate to have recently attended the American Chemical Society’s 20th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conferen
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