Conferences and Events
Would you like to learn more about Green Chemistry and Engineering?
Are you conducting research or carrying out a project that you would
like to share with the Green Chemistry and Engineering community?
Follow these links for upcoming educational and presentation opportunities:
American
Chemical Society: Green Chemistry Institute (GCI)
Search this link for an updated listing of events and educational
conferences. An archive of past conferences is also available through
this link.
American Institute
of Chemical Engineers: Institute for Sustainability (IfS)
The IfS sponsors conferences and events to: “…encourage
the incorporation of sustainability concepts in engineering education…develop
education programs that explain the role of engineering and science
in creating a more sustainable future…and…facilitate
the development of measurement tools, framework(s) for guiding design
of more sustainable (green) products and processes, and the identification
and prioritization of R&D and technology needs in the area of
sustainability.”
Royal
Society for Chemistry: Green Chemistry Network (GCN)
The Green Chemistry Network is based in England, via the Royal Society
of Chemistry (RSC) and the University of York. RSC publishes the
journal Green Chemistry.
MIT
Energy Club
A student driven organization, the MIT Energy Club brings together
members of the community with an interest in renewable and sustainable
energy research and development. Click on this link for events sponsored
by the Energy Club.
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS
Campus Safety, Health, and Environmental Managers Association
(CSHEMA) 2006
Encouraging Toxic Use Reduction in Academic Laboratories: A
Green Chemistry Approach
Susan Leite, Bill VanSchalkwyk
July 15-19, 2006
Disneyland Resort
Anaheim, CA
CSHEMA is the academic division of the National Safety Council,
and sponsors annual conferences. The Green Chemical Alternatives
Purchasing Wizard will be demonstrated in a conference session,
as part of a larger presentation of the overall project, its drivers,
and the lessons learned.
2006 MIT Chemistry Department UROP Symposium
Chemistry Department Source Reduction Project
Jacqueline Tio
May 13th, 2006
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) within
the Chemistry Department hosted a symposium where students were
invited to display and present their research to professors, other
students, and the general public. Our team presented the project’s
findings and progress.
2006 EPA P3 Award Competition
Encouraging Toxic Use Reduction in Academic Laboratories
Jacqueline Tio
May 9-10, 2006
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
The P3 Award is "A Student Design Competition for Sustainability",
and the focus of this project. Our team was one of several winners
invited back to the National Mall to present the implementation
of Phase II of our project. For more information on the award program,
see http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3/
2006 MIT Independent Activities Period Seminar
Sustainable Futures: Preventing Pollution at MIT
Bill VanSchalkwyk, Jeffrey Steinfeld, Susan Leite, Jacqueline
Tio
January 26, 2006
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
The project history and purpose was presented in tandem with the
Environmental, Health and Safety Program objectives at MIT.
2005 Annual AIChE Meeting
Encouraging Toxic Use Reduction in Academic Laboratories
Lisa Song, Jacqueline Tio, Susan Leite, Professor Jeffrey
I. Steinfeld
October 30 – November 4, 2005
Cynergy Center, Cincinnati, OH
Our project was presented at the meeting of the Youth Council on
Sustainable Science and Technology (YCOSST) sponsored by the Institute
for Sustainability of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
More information can be found at http://www.aiche.org/IFS/.
2005 EPA P3 Award Competition
Encouraging Toxic Use Reduction in Academic Laboratories
Kendra Bussey, Jacqueline Tio, Professor Jeffrey I. Steinfeld
May 16-17, 2005
National Mall, Washington, D.C.
The P3 Award is "A Student Design Competition for Sustainability",
and the focus of this project. In 2005, we received a P3 Award to
pursue Phase II of our project. For more information on the award
program, see http://es.epa.gov/ncer/p3/
7th International Symposium on Green Chemistry
Enhancing the Sustainability of Chemical Practices in Academic
Laboratories
Kendra Bussey, Jacqueline Tio, Anneloes Hesen, Susan Leite,
Bill VanSchalkwyk, Jamie Lewis Keith, Professor Jeffrey I. Steinfeld
Professor Jeffrey I. Steinfeld
May 24-26, 2005
Zhuhai, China
Our poster was displayed at the 7th International Symposium on
Green Chemistry. More information can be found at http://greenchem2005.gic.ac.cn/
World Student Community for Sustainable Development Poster
Session
Enhancing the Sustainability of Chemical Practices in Academic
Laboratories
Kendra Bussey, Jacqueline Tio, Anneloes Hesen, Susan Leite,
Bill VanSchalkwyk, Jamie Lewis Keith, Professor Jeffrey I. Steinfeld
March 16, 2005
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
We presented a poster at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the WSC-SD,
an international student group dedicated to providing interested
students with a network for communication and action in the research
and implementation of sustainable development. See http://www.wscsd.org
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If you have any comments, questions, and/or are interested in participating in this project please email us at greenchem@mit.edu. |
