February 2010
Monthly Update for the Green Chemistry in Education Network
Julie Haack, University of Oregon
jhaack@uoregon.edu
Dear Members of the Green Chemistry Community,
Here are some important announcements and upcoming deadlines of interest to the community.
Overview (more information below)
Faculty Searches
 Gordon College (Wenham, MA) Applications are being reviewed now, please apply ASAP.
http://www.gordon.edu
Workshops
 Green Chemistry in Education Workshop (Eugene, Oregon) July 17-23, 2010
Space is still available, please apply ASAP.
http://chemistry.gsu.edu/CWCS/green.php
Save the Dates – Meetings
1) Next Generation Bio-Based Chemicals Summit -- San Diego, CA, February 8-10, 2010
http://www.infocastinc.com/index.php/conference/biobased
2) American Chemical Society National Meeting, -- San Francisco, CA, March 21-25, 2010
http://portal.acs.org/portal/PublicWebSite/meetings/spring2010/index.htm
3) 21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) -- Denton, TX , August 1-5, 2010
Deadline for abstract submission - February 12, 2010
http://www.bcce2010.org/home/home.php
4) 14th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference -- Washington, DC., June 21-23, 2010
Deadline for abstract submission - February 26, 2010
Deadline for early registration – April 12, 2010
http://acswebcontent.acs.org/gcande/
5) Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society -- Potsdam, NY, June 2-5, 2010,
Deadline for abstract submission - April 20, 2010
Deadline for early registration – May 21, 2010
http://pluto.potsdam.edu/nerm2010/index.php/Main_Page
6) 2010 Green Chemistry & Commerce Council Innovators Roundtable -- Houston, TX, April 26-28, 2010
Deadline for early registration – March 26, 2010
http://www.greenchemistryandcommerce.org
7) 3rd International Symposium on Green Processing in the Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemical Industries
-- Boston, MA, September 30 – October 1, 2010
Registration will open soon.
http://www.greenchemistryandcommerce.org/downloads/2010_Boston.pdf
8) MI 2nd Annual Green Chemistry Conference -- East Lansing, MI, October 20, 2010
Deadline for submission - April 16, 2010
http://www.michigan.gov/greenup
9) GN10: The 5th Annual Greener Nanoscience Conference -- Portland, OR, June 16-18, 2010.
Deadline for early registration – May 10, 2010
http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/greenernano/
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Faculty Searches
 Gordon College (Wenham, MA) Applications are being reviewed now, please apply ASAP.
http://www.gordon.edu
GORDON COLLEGE
Wenham, MA
Assistant or Associate Professor of Chemistry
The Department of Chemistry at Gordon College invites applications for a tenure track faculty position,
with an area of specialization in physical chemistry. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in
physical chemistry and a demonstrated commitment to excellent teaching as well as scholarship
involving undergraduates. Responsibilities include teaching a range of courses, establishing an active
research program and supervising student research projects in the newly completed Ken Olsen Science
Center. The Department of Chemistry is committed to promoting the principles of green chemistry in
teaching and research.
Gordon College in Wenham, MA is a member of the elite Annapolis Group, a consortium of the nation’s
leading liberal arts institutions, and is among the premiere Christian liberal arts colleges in the country.
Gordon offers excellent academics, a strong sense of community and an atmosphere of open intellectual
inquiry and personal responsibility within the framework of Christian faith. Gordon College is located in
a classic New England town on Boston’s North Shore.
Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please submit letter of
application, vita, sample of academic writing and a two-page statement of educational philosophy.
Applications can be sent to Dan Russ, Academic Dean, 255 Grapevine Road, Wenham, MA 01984.
For more information, please visit our web page at www.gordon.edu <http://www.gordon.edu/> .
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Workshops
 Green Chemistry in Education Workshop (Eugene, Oregon) July 17-23, 2010
Space is still available, please apply ASAP.
http://chemistry.gsu.edu/CWCS/green.php
The Green Chemistry in Education Workshop is for educators in the chemical sciences interested in
incorporating green or sustainable chemistry concepts into the organic chemistry curriculum and
laboratory.
This five-day workshop held on the University of Oregon campus will be a combination of lectures,
discussion, and hands-on time in the laboratory. Leaders in the field will address the need for green
chemistry in the undergraduate curriculum and provide strategies for designing, adapting and
incorporating new green experiments into existing organic chemistry curricula.
The primary goal for this workshop is establishing a network of chemical educators who are promoting
green chemistry and increasing the number of educators who incorporate green chemistry experiments
and concepts into their teaching.
During the lecture sessions, a panel of speakers will introduce green chemistry, discuss the adoption of
green organic experiments and lecture materials, address the challenges and opportunities in green
chemistry education, and provide advice on developing new green chemistry materials. Ample time will
be made available for participants to discuss their own plans for adopting green chemistry with the
lecturers and fellow participants.
During the laboratory sessions, participants will have an opportunity to perform and evaluate greener
organic laboratory experiments developed at the University of Oregon and elsewhere.
Educational materials used in teaching the green organic chemistry lab will be distributed during the
workshop, including our recently published textbook, "Green Organic Chemistry: Strategies, Tools, and
Laboratory Experiments," by Kenneth M. Doxsee and James E. Hutchison, published by Brooks/Cole,
ISBN: 0-759-31418-7.
The Workshop speakers will be a diverse panel of scientists and educators who will present the latest
trends in the green chemistry field based on their own experiences in either industry or academia.
The Green Chemistry in Education Workshop will be held at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon
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3) 21st Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE) -- Denton, TX , August 1-5, 2010
Deadline for abstract submission - February 12, 2010
http://www.bcce2010.org/home/home.php
Colleagues
If you are planning on attending the BCCE this summer in Denton, TX, please consider giving a talk about
your green chemistry education work at one of these symposia.
1)Green Chemistry Education: What, Why and How
This symposium will address the importance of introducing students to the concepts of green chemistry
and sustainability and will highlight the various ways that green chemistry is being incorporated across
the undergraduate curriculum. Presentations will focus on the teaching and implementation of green
chemistry principles in both the classroom and the laboratory.
2)Green Chemistry in the Organic Laboratory
This symposium focuses on novel methods of teaching green chemistry concepts in the organic
laboratory. Have you designed practical experiments showcasing some of the Twelve Principles of Green
Chemistry at any undergraduate level? Come and share your exciting green teaching experiences!
These will be 20 minute talks and the deadline for abstract submission
is Feb. 12. The process for submission is as follows:
(1) Go to the Web site (http://www.bcce2010.org) and click on Open.
(2) Open the bottle labeled: Submissions.
(3) You can now see a list of the Accepted Symposia. Click on the one
that you are interested in.
(4) Click on Submit and just follow directions from there.
(5) Submit by February 12.
Regards,
Deborah Exton and Andy Dicks
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4) 14th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference -- Washington, DC., June 21-23, 2010
Deadline for abstract submission - February 26, 2010
Deadline for early registration – April 12, 2010
http://acswebcontent.acs.org/gcande/
The 14th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference returns to downtown Washington, DC.
With the theme "Innovation and Application" and with one of the renowned founders of green
chemistry, Dr. John Warner (President and CTO, Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry) as the
chair, this conference is shaping up to be one you won't want to miss! Confirmed keynote speakers
include the popular environmentalist, entrepreneur and author Paul Hawken, as well as US
Congressman John Tierney (D-MA), co-sponsor of the “Green Jobs Act.”
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5) Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society -- Potsdam, NY, June 2-5, 2010,
Deadline for abstract submission - April 20, 2010
Deadline for early registration – May 21, 2010
http://pluto.potsdam.edu/nerm2010/index.php/Main_Page
The 37th North East Regional Meeting (NERM 2010) of the American Chemical Society will take place on
June 2-5, 2010. It will be hosted by the Northern New York section of the ACS, and held in Potsdam, NY
on the SUNY Potsdam campus.
Come and join us for symposia on:
Smart polymer materials & hybrid systems Nanotechnology & the environment Nanotechnology:
Emerging analytical/bioanalytical & medical applications; Novel materials and nanomaterials for energy
conversion; Bioelectronics and biosensors; Metals in living systems; Organometallics and main group
chemistry; Synthetic organic chemistry; Green chemistry and green manufacturing; The chemistry of
natural products; Impact of woody biomass burning; Chemistry for cancer prevention; Drug
development and design
More information at nerm2010.org, or contact Martin Walker at walkerma@potsdam.edu.
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6) 2010 Green Chemistry & Commerce Council Innovators Roundtable -- Houston, TX, April 26-28, 2010
Deadline for early registration – March 26, 2010
http://www.greenchemistryandcommerce.org
Register now for our 5th annual GC3 innovators roundtable at sysCo CorPoration, Houston, Texas
The Green Chemistry and Commerce Council (GC3) was formed in 2005. It provides an open forum for
companies to discuss and share information and experiences related to ad- vancing green chemistry and
design for the environment as it pertains to sustainable supply chain management, and the challenges
to and opportunities for a transition to safer alternatives. The GC3 is a project of the Lowell Center for
Sus- tainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
The 5th annual GC3 Innovators Roundtable will feature speakers and panel discussions of interest to a
range of industries attempting to ensure safer chemistry and products throughout their supply chains in
a changing business, scientific, and regulatory climate.
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8) MI 2nd Annual Green Chemistry Conference -- East Lansing, MI, October 20, 2010
Deadline for submission - April 16, 2010
http://www.michigan.gov/greenup
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AVAILABLE ON WEB
October 20, 2010
Kellogg Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing
The Michigan Green Chemistry Roundtable invites proposals for presentations to be delivered during
the 2nd Annual Green Chemistry Conference, scheduled for October 20, 2010 at the Kellogg Center at
Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. Business leaders, engineers, chemists, researchers,
teachers, policymakers, and anyone else interesting in moving green chemistry forward in Michigan are
invited to participate in this conference.
Focus areas include:
• Green Chemistry for Educators (what’s happening in K-12 and University level)
• Manufacturing (auto, furniture, etc.)
• Chemical/pharmaceutical
• Policy
• Economic Development
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9) GN10: The 5th Annual Greener Nanoscience Conference -- Portland, OR, June 16-18, 2010.
Deadline for early registration – May 10, 2010
http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/greenernano/
Announcing "GN10: The 5th Annual Greener Nanoscience Conference".
GN10 will feature advances in the design and production of greener nanomaterials. Presentations will
range from fundamental research to industrial applications and will include keynote presentations from
experts in the field followed by a series of interactive, fast-paced discussions that will engage the
audience in the state of the art.
Confirmed keynote speakers include: Dr. John Rogers, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dr.
Scott McNeil, National Characterization Laboratory, and Dr. Debra Kaiser, NIST. Registered participants
will have the opportunity to join us for a tour of Nike at the closing of the conference!
New this Year: We will include a half-day “Greener Nano 101” class on Wednesday, June 16th. If you
are new to the field and are interested in how a greener approach to nanotechnology can provide new
opportunities for innovation while improving the financial bottom line, you should plan to “enroll” in
Greener Nano 101. It’s free. Lectures will be presented by leaders in the field. Topics include, principles
of green chemistry and their application to nanotechnology, a nanotechnology primer, the case for a
greener approach to nanotechnology and the opportunities and benefits that derive from this approach.
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