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The Nexus Blog and Newsletter is published by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® to connect and expand the global green chemistry and engineering community. Learn more about us: www.acs.org/gci.
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Thank You, ACS: 2016 GC&E Conference Reflections

Tova 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

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Reflections on my First Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

Contributed 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

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Student Perspective: 2016 ACS Green Chemistry Conference

Contributed 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

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2016 GC&E Student Workshop: The Design Challenge

This 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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Here Today, Green Tomorrow

Contributed 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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Announcing the Winner of 2016 GC&E Business Plan Competition: Grow Bioplastics

For its fourth year, the ACS GCI held a business plan competition as part of the 20th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference. There were four semi-finalists, all of which convened in Portland, OR to pitch their companies for the winning title a

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University of Tulsa and Queens University Students Win Green Chemistry Award

Two U.S.-based students have received the 2016 Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award, presented by the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute (ACS GCI). Each recipient receives $1,000 USD. The award was formally presented at the 20th annual Green

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Semi Finalists Announced for the GC&E Business Plan Competition

The GC&E Business Plan Competition is a unique program in the green chemistry community. The goal of the competition is to support and train early-stage, pre-revenue entrepreneurs to move forward with their green chemistry and engineering ideas. Today we

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Jin-Quan Yu, 20th Anniversary GC&E Conference Keynote Presenter

Dr. Yu is a keynote speaker at the 20th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in Portland, Oregon. As a chemist at the Scripps Research Institute, his work has focused on discovery and rational design of new reactions using C-H activation.

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GC&E Pub Crawl and Fun Run

This year, heading to Portland, Oregon for the 20th Annual GC&E isn’t the only new and exciting feature! ACS GCI and the GC&E Committee will be hosting a Fun Run and Pub Crawl for those who are interested in participating.

Interested in exploring Portland’

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20th Annual GC&E Sneak Peak- Part 3

The sessions in this year’s 20th Annual GC&E Conference are packed with the latest research and discoveries in green chemistry and engineering. Take a look through the sessions – as described by the organizers themselves – to learn more about what real-wo

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20th Annual GC&E Sneak Peak- Part 2

Session: Bridging Green Solvent Design, Impacts, and Application

Organizers: Lindsay Soh, Assistant Professor, Lafayette College and Aaron Scurto, Associate Professor, The University of Kansas

In regards to designing greener processes, the use of solvents c

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20th Annual GC&E Sneak Peak- Part 1

The sessions in this year’s 20th Annual GC&E Conference are packed with the latest research and discoveries in green chemistry and engineering. Take a look through the sessions – as described by the organizers themselves – to learn more about what real-wo

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Nathan Lewis to Give Keynote Address at the 20th Annual GC&E Conference

Contributed by Ashley Baker, Research Assistant, ACS GCI

Dr. Nathan Lewis is the George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology where he has been a professor at since 1988. The CalTech Lewis Group focuses on photoelectr

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Addie's Picks for the 20th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

Contributed by Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, The George Washington University and co-chair of the GC&E Advisory Committee

This year’s Green Chemistry and Engineering (GC&E) Conference celebrates its 20th anniversary, and for

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