248th ACS National Meeting
San Francisco, August 10-14, 2014
Chemistry and Global Stewardship
Robin D. Rogers
Department of Chemistry and
Center for Green Manufacturing
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
248th ACS San Francisco, August 10-14, 2014
Chemistry and Global Stewardship
This theme is focused on global aspects of the chemical enterprise related to
sustainability of world resources, including green chemistry, the globalization of
chemistry, and the responsibilities and opportunities chemists have to serve the broader
public.
Divisional programming and special themed symposia will cover the role and interplay
of science, technology, innovation, and economic development in world stewardship of
precious, limited resources while providing physical and economic security for all world
citizens.
Where possible international perspectives will be provided related to both areas of
critical need, such as the supply of clean water and energy to all citizens of the world,
and to overcoming the limitations or restrictions of raw materials for products which
lead to improved quality of life.
Methods to reach out to the public to better educate students and all citizens on the
nature and uses of chemistry and efforts to enhance cooperation among chemists
around the globe will be highlighted.
248th ACS San Francisco, August 10-14, 2014
Chemistry and Global Stewardship
Plenary Session:
• The Kavli Foundation Innovations in Chemistry Lecture: Joan Brennecke, Notre
Dame Energy Center, University of Notre Dame: TBA
• Pedro Alvarez, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice
University: Environmental implications and applications of nanotechnology
• Paul Anastas, Center for Green Chemistry & Engineering, Yale University:
Rational Design of Chemical Products and Processes
• Walter Leitner, Institut für Technische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie,
RWTH Aachen University, Germany: Catalysis as Key Science and Technology
for Sustainable Chemical Supply Chains
• Invited: Ms. Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change: (longshot)
• Invited: Nitesh Mehta, Director of Newreka Green Synth Technologies Pvt Ltd,
Mumbai, India: Enviropreneurship
• The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture: TBA
248th ACS San Francisco, August 10-14, 2014
Chemistry and Global Stewardship
Sub Themes:
• Alternatives to Chemicals Facing Critical Sustainability Constraints: David
Constable, ACS Green Chemistry Institute, TBA
• Crop, Environment, and Public Health Protection: Technologies for a
Changing World: Cathleen Hapeman, USDA-Agricultural Research Service;
Laura McConnell, USDA-Agricultural Research Service; Ken Racke, Dow
AgroSciences, AGRO
• Communicating to the Public and the Role of Social Media: Maureen Rouhi,
Editor-in-Chief Chemical & Engineering News, TBA
• Global Stewardship by Increasing Climate Science Literacy: Keith Peterman
and Gregory Foy, York College of Pennsylvania, CHED
• Global Stewardship of Critical Materials: Bruce Moyer and Sheng Dai, Oak
Ridge, TBA
• The Role of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development in
Sustainability: Dan Daly, The University of Alabama, BMGT/SCHB
• 100th Anniversary of the ENVR Division: Tracy Williamson, EPA, ENVR
Global Stewardship by Increasing
Climate Science Literacy
Organizers: Keith Peterman and Gregory Foy, York College of
Pennsylvania
peterman@ycp.edu gfoy@ycp.edu
This will be a student-focused symposium with primarily student presenters.
CHED: Division Sponsor; CEI: Co-sponsor
 Invited speakers: Students who represented ACS as “Observers” at the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties
• COP 16: Cancun, Mexico 2010
• COP 17: Durban, South Africa 2011
• COP 18: Doha, Qatar 2012
• COP 19: Warsaw, Poland 2013
 Faculty Mentors for Student ACS Observers
 Open Papers Accepted
• Students who have participated in UN climate conferences or other
national or international climate literacy projects
Communicating To The Public
Organizer: A. Maureen Rouhi, Editor-in-chief,
Chemical & Engineering News, m_rouhi@acs.org,
202 872 6358
Communicating science to the public is an essential
skill for scientists. In this symposium/workshop,
C&EN reporters and invited speakers will give
practical tips to help scientists make their work
accessible to the general public, including through
social media. Emphasis will be on policy issues that
must be informed by science. Nontraditional means
of communication will be explored through hands-on
activities or demonstrations.
Proprietary and Confidential
American Chemical Society
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The Role of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development in Sustainability:
Dan Daly, The University of Alabama, BMGT/SCHB
The Importance of Manufacturing in Job Creation
A) Speaker from Economic Development Administration
B) Speaker from The National Institute of Standards and Technology
C) Speaker from Employment and Training Administration
D) Speaker from The California Manufacturing and Technology Association
Advances in Manufacturing Technology
A) Speaker from Polymer Ohio
B) Speaker from 3D Printing: Materials, Machines and Processes
Entrepreneurship Training
A) Speaker from the Kauffman Foundation
B) Speaker from ACS’s Entrepreneur Resource Center
C) Speaker from NSF’s I-CORP Training
13th IUPAC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF PESTICIDE CHEMISTRY
August 10-14, 2014, San Francisco, California
Stewardship, Regulation and Outreach Pesticide
Issues in International Trade, Food Safety & Security
Goal of the symposium is a
discussion of pesticide human
health risk from the farm gate
to the table in order to
establish a common
understanding of how
pesticide use practices are
related to both international
trade and national food safety
and food security objectives.
Organizers:
• Jeffrey Jenkins, Oregon State
University, USA,
+1 541-737-5993,
Jeffrey.jenkins@oregonstate.
edu
• Jason Sandahl, USDA FAS,
USA, +1 202-256-9791,
Jason.Sandahl@fas.usda.gov
13th IUPAC INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
OF PESTICIDE CHEMISTRY
August 10-14, 2014, San Francisco, California
World Crop Protection Chemistry Institute:
Developing Global Leaders for Research, Regulation
and Stewardship in the 21st Century
The purpose of this 1-day workshop is to
bring together global crop protection
chemistry leadership from academia,
industry, government and NGO’s to:
• Examine current state with respect to
research and regulatory leadership
development,
• Discuss unmet needs and future changes
in crop protection chemistry that will
challenge current approaches, and
• Develop a set of specific recommendations
for ensuring tomorrow’s crop protection
chemistry leaders have a well-rounded,
science-based and globally informed
approach.
Primary Organizer:
Dr. Kenneth Racke, Global Research and
Development, Dow AgroSciences,
Indianapolis, USA, kracke@dow.com
ACS GREEN CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE®
Alternatives to chemicals facing critical
sustainability constraints
Chemists love to use elements and molecules in new and
interesting ways in their pursuit of “good science.” Novel
catalysts, unique properties, intellectual property protection or
creation, publication in prestigious journals, etc. Such drivers
have spurred chemists down this path since the industrial
revolution. It could be argued, however, that “good science” turns
a blind eye towards the environmental, social and economic
implications that known reserves of critical materials are being
rapidly depleted and dispersed in products in such a way that
makes recycling and reuse difficult if not nearly impossible using
current separation technologies. This session is intended to
highlight issues associated with materials in critical supply and
change the fallacious “good science” argument to one of a
pursuit of the best possible science – science that is sustainable.
248th ACS San Francisco, August 10-14, 2014
Chemistry and Global Stewardship
LOCAL CONCURRENT WORKSHOPS (IN PROGRESS):
• An International Undergraduate Summit on Global Climate
Change (via Webinar worldwide)
• Small Business: The Role of the Entrepreneur in Stewardship/How
to Get Started (via Webinar series; Dan Daly, The University of
Alabama)
• Undergraduate/graduate poster sessions/receptions with
Plenary/Presidential speakers
• Exploratorium Event
Webinar: An International Student Summit
on Global Climate Change
Organizers and Moderators: Gregory Foy and Keith Peterman, York College of
Pennsylvania
gfoy@ycp.edu
peterman@ycp.edu
This will be a student-focused summit with primarily student participants
CHED: Division Sponsor; CEI: Co-sponsor
 Invited participants will include college and university students from around the
globe.
o Students will speak from on-location in their home countries
o Eight to ten student presenters
o Each presentation supported by power point slides
 International student presenters will participate through video conferencing
software
 Other students will be encouraged to comment via twitter
 A panel discussion with Q&A will follow the formal presentations