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ACS Green Chemistry Institute®American Chemical Society

Recent Educational Activities by the ACS Green Chemistry

Institute®

13th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference

June 23, 2009

Dr. Jennifer Young and Dr. Robert Peoples

ACS Green Chemistry Institute®

ACS Green Chemistry Institute®American Chemical Society 2

ACS Green Chemistry Institute®

• Mission: to enable and catalyze the implementation of green chemistry and green engineering principles into all aspects of the global chemical enterprise.

• Focus areas

– Education & Research

– Advocacy & Policy

– Industry

– Certification/Standards (ANSI)

www.acs.org/greenchemistry


Outline

• Annual Student Awards

– Hancock Award

– Breen Fellowship

– Green Chemistry Chapters of ACS Student Chapters

• New Books and Case Studies (educational materials)

• Workshops

– Student Workshop with GC&E Conference (NSF Funded)

– Train-the-Trainers Workshop with GC&E Conference (PRF Funded)

• Annual ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry


Green Chemistry Awards

• Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Student Award

– Rewards outstanding student contributions to furthering the goals of green chemistry through research or education.

– Sponsored by ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry and by NIST

– 2009 winners: Joseph Binder (Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison), Johnathan Gorke (Univ. of Minnesota)

• Joseph Breen Memorial Fellowship

– Sponsors a young international green chemistry scholar to participate in an international green chemistry technical meeting, conference, or training program.

– Sponsored by the ACS International Endowment Fund

– 2009 winners: Pete Heinzelman (Cal Tech); Evan Beach (Yale Univ.)

• Apply annually by February 1! (www.acs.org/greenchemistry for details)


ACS Student Chapters – Green Chemistry Chapters

• Since 2002, 104 awards have been given to 52 chapters

• 26 chapters were awarded for 2007-2008 activities

– 4% increase in awards from last year

– 9 new chapters recognized

– Awards were presented at the spring ACS National Meeting on Sunday, March 22, 2009


Research & Education:Electronic Tools

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– Search for and contribute resources at www.GreenChemEx.org

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– Search for green analytical methods at www.nemi.gov

• New research tools are under development by the ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable with Chemical Abstract Service (CAS)


Education: Books (before 2009)


ACS Educational Materials• Real World Cases in Green Chemistry, Vol. 2

– ACS GCI completed and printed the book. Now for sale through the ACS Online Store (www.acs.org/store), as the other ACS GCI education materials are sold.

• Chemistry for Changing Times, 12th Ed.

– Non-science majors’ textbook

– ACS GCI helped incorporate Green Chemistry Essays and Instructor Resources for all 22 chapters

• Chemistry in Context, 8th Ed. (ACS textbook)

• 2009 Chemists Celebrate Earth Day; National Chemistry Week

– See articles on Green Chemistry

• 7 Business Case Studies for MBA students


Surveys to Access Impact• Train-the-Trainers Survey

– Survey to assess the extent to which individuals trained in previous train-the-trainer workshops are using the skills and materials provided by ACS GCI

– Sent survey to 70 participants, who attended 2006 or 2007 workshop; 29 responded (41%)

• Summer School Survey

– Follow-up survey to past green chemistry summer school participants to assess the impact of participation in this program

– Sent survey to 274 students, who attended summer school 2003-2007; 174 responded (64% response rate)


Train-the-Trainers Survey Highlights

• 86% of respondents have spoken to more types of audiences about green chemistry since the workshop

• 25 respondents have spoken to >9600 people about green chemistry since the workshop

– Includes 1x1000; 1x1500; and 2x 2000+

• 67% strongly agree or agree that the train-the-trainers workshop improved their confidence in speaking to different types of audiences.

• Next workshop – Friday, June 26

• Look for a future workshop in 2010!


Train-the-Trainers Survey Highlights• Since the train-the-trainers workshop, I have spoken about green

chemistry with these types of audiences: (select all that apply)


ACS in Washington, DC

McGill University, Montreal, Canada

Univ. Iberoamericano, Mexico City

Carnegie Mellon Univ., PittsburghMontevideo, Uruguay

ACS Green Chemistry Summer Schools (2003-2007)


2008 Summer School

• Colorado School of Mines

• July 9-17, 2008

• 83 participants

• 127 applicants

• 21 countries

• Highest number of applicantsand participants


2009 Summer School

• ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy

• Returning to the Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado

• July 22-30, 2009

• Record number of student applications (~135)


Goals of Summer School

• Introduce students (grad students & post-docs) to basic concepts

• Provide examples of green chemistry and green engineering technologies

• Engage students in discussions, case studies, problem-solving sessions, poster sessions, and laboratory experiments

• Provide a forum for discussion and opportunities for future collaborations

• Provide educational materials and project ideas

• Expand the current network of green chemistry and green engineering practitioners


Survey of Summer School Students

• Sent survey to 274 students, who attended summer school 2003-2007, during November – December 2008

• 15 question survey to access the impact of the summer school on the students’ career paths

• Used Survey Monkey (online survey)

• Sent survey link by email; followed up with second reminder email

• 174 responded (64% response rate)


First Time Green Chemistry

The summer school was the first time I received formal instruction about green chemistry.


Have Used Green Chemistry

I have used green chemistry in my career since the summer school.


Summer School Survey Highlights• Over 90% strongly agree or agree that the summer school has a positive

influence on their career path• About 70 respondents (40%) are no longer students/post-docs

– ~30 are teacher/faculty– ~30 are in industry/ business– ~10 are in government

• 97% currently teachers/faculty members are able to use green chemistry in their current position

• Nearly 70% in industry are able to use green chemistry in their current position

• 8% of respondents say they were hired because of their green chemistry experience

• Several commented that they couldn’t find jobs in green chemistry


Where are they now? Some Current Employers (Industry, Small Business, and Government Labs shown here)• Akzonobel• Albemarle Corporation• Appleton Papers• Argonne National Laboratory• ChemImage Corporation• Cirrus Pharmaceuticals• Clariant Specialty Chemical (Zhenjiang) • ConocoPhillips• Corning, Inc.• Dept of Energy Geothermal Technol.• Dow Chemical Company• DuPont• Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Brazil• Finnegan• Ford Motor Company• Frito-Lay• Gilead Sciences• Liquidia Technologies, Co-Founder• Lubrizol Corporation• McKinsey and Company

• Ministry of Housing Land Planning and Environment• Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining • National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India• National Institute of Standards and Tech.• National Water Institute (Argentina)• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory• PolyOne Corporation• PowertechLabs• PPG Industries, Inc.• Propharma, New Zealand• QSMSRS - Integrated Solutions• Sandia National Labs• The Key Publishing House Inc.• Univ. of Alabama, Licensing Associate• US Patent & Trademark Office• Vertex Pharmaceuticals• Vive Nano, CTO• Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chem.


Where are they now? Some Current Employers (Faculty Positions shown here)• College Saint Terezinha and Federal University of the Maranhão, Teacher• Indiana University Kokomo, Assistant Professor • Kansas State University, Assistant Professor • McGill University, Assistant Professor • Pacific University, Assistant Professor • Pennsylvania State University, Assistant Professor • Simon Fraser University, Limited-term Faculty • Stadual University, Teacher/Professor • The College of Wooster, Assistant Professor of Chemistry • Universidad de la República, Uruguay, Facultad de Química, Assistant Professor

(2), Researcher/Teacher (1), Professor (1)• Universidade do Vale do Itajaí - UNIVALI (Teacher and Researcher) • University of Illinois at Springfield, Assistant Professor of Chemistry• University of New England, Assistant Professor of Chemistry• University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, Assistant Professor• University of Virginia, Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering• U.S. Naval Academy, Assistant Research Professor • Worcester State College, Assistant Professor, Green Chemistry


Americas and other parts of worldIn which country have you used green chemistry in your career?

(select all countries that apply)

• United States (92) • Chile (1) • Spain (1)

• Canada (24) • France (1) • Thailand (1)

• Argentina (21) • Honduras (1) • Turkey (1)

• Uruguay (14) • India (1) • Uganda (1)

• Brazil (7) • Jamaica (1) • Ukraine (1)

• Mexico (4) • Mauritius (1)

• Germany (3) • New Zealand (1)

• United Kingdom (3) • Italy (1)

• China (2) • Peru (1)

• Puerto Rico (2) • Romania (1)


If you would like to comment more…. (69 responded)

• I have incorporated the philosophy and the principles of Green Chemistry in my way of thinking.

• I have helped to start a company that has a group working in alternative energy. We are also able to bring a number of green chemistry elements in our manufacturing methods for drug delivery nanoparticles.

• I am strongly promoting Green Chemistry principles at my company.

• I founded a nanotechnology company out of my graduate… and we use green chemistry principles on a regular basis.

• PASI (summer school) helped me to see that there are many worthwhile careers beyond lab. PASI (summer school) was literally a turning point in my life.

• I hope that I can get back into green chemistry, because that is where I hope to continue my career

Summer School - Other Comments


Where do we go from here?

Some ideas:

• Publish survey results!

• Conduct another follow-up surveys in 3-5 years

• Seek more permanent funding source

• Duplicate the summer school in Asia


Thank you!

Jennifer Young

email: [email protected]

email:[email protected]

website: www.acs.org/greenchemistry


ActivitiesAs a result of the summer school I have: (select all that apply).


Companies/Positions where respondents can currently use green chemistry• Albemarle Corporation,- Fine Chemicals R&D Manager• Akzonobel, quimical in Development and research • ChemImage Corporation, Senior Scientist• Clariant Specialty Chemical (Zhenjiang) Co. Ltd, Technical manager• Dow Chemical Company, Senior Engineer• Ford Motor Company, Emissions Test Technology Expert• Gilead Sciences, Research Chemist• Metso Botnia, Shift supervisor, Recovery Area reserve supervisor • PPG Industries Inc, Senior Research Chemist II• PolyOne Corporation• QSMSRS - Integrated Solutions, Management Systems Consultant• Queen's University, Product Associate • Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Scientist I• Vive Nano, CTO• Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, Senior Scientist


Enduring Contacts2. How many people are you still in contact with, whom you met

during the summer school? (select one)

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