Contributed by Dawn Holt, Project Manager, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

The momentum continues.  Over the past year you’ve heard us talk about the chartering and development of the Green Chemistry Education Roadmap.  We’ve assembled sessions at our GC&E

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

Contributed by Dr Nathalie BEREZINA, Chief technical officer- Downstream, Ynsect

Insects are the most abundant eukaryotes worldwide. More than million species have been identified so far, and it is among insects that the room for discovery is estimated to

Contributed by Ashley Baker, Research Assistant, ACS Green Chemistry Institute®

Some dedicated researchers literally look high and low for new compounds to be used in products like pharmaceuticals. The vast majority of chemical building blocks, however, re

Walmart Grows the Chemical Footprint Movement

May 13, 2016 | GreenBiz

Walmart announced in April that it has removed 95 percent of the 10 highest priority chemicals targeted by its pioneering Sustainable Chemistry Policy.

The UO's New Innovation Hub Opens in

Contributed by Dr. Zhichao Hu, Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University

Many of us have heard of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and energy-efficient lighting, but we rarely ask what is behind these clean energy applications. A

The $100 Billion Business Case for Safer Chemistry

May 6, 2016 | GreenBiz

What would be the value to businesses and our economy if safer chemistry replaced conventional approaches? Is there a way to put a monetary value on the risks and opportunities?

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Contributed by David Constable, Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®

As we get closer to the 20th Annual GC&E​, I’d like to think that the pace of activity would slow a bit and we would be in a more settled state.  I have to say that is definitely not

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

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

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

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

The Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship is awarded to undergraduates through early career scientists who demonstrate outstanding research or educational interest in green chemistry. The 2016 Breen winners are Sarah Kwan, Yale University, and John-Hanson Mach

Contributed by Kai Zhang Wood Technology and Wood Chemistry, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 4

Nature provides a huge source of sustainable biopolymers, such as cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin from plant. Their use in human history has

Each year the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable awards targeted grants to fund key research priorities. These grants spur impactful and highly relevant green chemistry research in alignment with the critical needs of the industry. Green research grants of