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Sustainable Practices in Medicinal Chemistry: Current State and Future Directions
Marian C. Bryan, Barry Dillon, Lawrence G. Hamann, Gregory J. Hughes, Michael E Kopach, Emily A Peterson, Mehrnaz Pourashraf, Izzat Raheem, Paul F Richardson, Daniel Tyler Richter, and Helen F. Sneddon
Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Just Accepted
Publication Date (Web): April 15, 2013.
DOI: 10.1021/jm400250p
Differentiating Yourself from the Competition in the Green Chemistry Supply Chain, Dr. David J. C. Constable, Thomasnet.com, April 4, 2013.
Going Greener, Dr. David J. C. Constable, Lab Manager, April 4, 2013.
Barriers to the Implementation of Green Chemistry in the United States
Kira J. M. Matus, Paul T. Anastas, William C. Clark, and Julie Beth Zimmerman
Environ. Sci. Technol., Just Accepted
Publication Date (Web): September 10, 2012 (Policy Analysis)
DOI: 10.1021/es3021777
At the recent 244th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, we asked our ACS GCI booth visitors to write down—in 20 words or less—what green chemistry means to them. We compiled the responses, including a few of our own, into this short video. Enjoy!
http://web.2.c3.audiovideoweb.com/il80web20030/gci/gci.mp4
Every year, students from all over the world come to the ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry & Sustainable Energy. This year, one student from Brazil, Thaíla de Mello Florêncio, took her knowledge gained from the program and co-authored a paper with her professor Geoffroy R.P. Malpass, Ph.D., Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineir, Instituto de Ciências Tecnológicas e Exatas, titled
Dr. Richard Wool, Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Delaware opened with an address titled "Sustainability, Jobs and Opportunities through Green Chemistry and Engineering."
Dr. Bassam Shakhashiri, ACS President and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin gave his interactive address, "For the benefit of earth and its people."
Dr. Marcel Wubbolts, CTO at DSM Innovation Center gave a keynote on "What's the Value of Sustainability as a Business Driver?"
Dr. Manian Ramesh, CTO of Water and Energy Services at Ecolab, Inc. gave an address titled "Smart Chemistries for Industries and Environment."
Keynote Panel “Advancing Global Green Chemistry – The Role of Government, Business, and Academia.” This panel was moderated by ACS Executive Director, Madeleine Jacobs, and featured Dr. Cheryl Martin, Deputy Director for Commercialization, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), Mr. Adam Monroe, North American President, Novozymes, and Dr. Matthew Platz, Director, NSF Division of Chemistry.
An article written by Dr. V. Nyamori, South African Chemical Institute (SACI) Green Division Chair, and Dr. W. van Zyl, SACI Green Division Secretary, which describes the challenges and opportunities of growing the field of green chemistry in this country.
Re-live the 2011 conference – take a look at recordings of many keynote and technical presentations and the photo album.
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