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Greener Curriculum Showcase Series: Exploring Sustainable Practices and the Drive for Greener Innovations - A Case Study in Metal Plating

Greener Curriculum Showcase Series hosted by Beyond Benign. January 16 from 11 am to 12:30 pm EST

This free, virtual workshop is designed to help educators effectively adapt and implement a new case study that examines the various considerations and factors driving greener innovations in the metal plating industry. One of the primary chemicals used in this sector is PFAS, which acts as a fume suppressant to control chromic acid mist during the chrome plating process. While PFAS reduces exposure to the known health hazard of hexavalent chromium, its health and environmental impacts raise significant concerns, underscoring the need for greener alternatives.

Startup Yale 2025

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Mark your calendars for April 3-4, 2025, as we celebrate 10 years of innovation, entrepreneurship, and community at Startup Yale! Join us for two days filled with exciting events, inspiring speakers, and unparalleled opportunities to connect with entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders across industries.

This milestone event will bring together changemakers from Yale and beyond to showcase groundbreaking ideas and transformative ventures, setting the stage for the next generation of impact and innovation.

Green Chemistry and Environmental Justice Workshop

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Join for a lively discussion on how we chemists and engineers can work to advance environmental justice. This two-part workshop is open to undergraduate and graduate students in Chemistry, ChBE, and related fields at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
 
Co-sponsored by:
* Office of DEI in the Chemical Sciences at UIUC
* NOBCChE at Illinois
* SACNAS and Friends at UIUC

 

 

2nd Australian Conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

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Discover cutting-edge research, network with leading experts, and explore ground-breaking solutions for a sustainable future through green chemistry & engineering. An industry-focussed day on Wednesday, 11th December 2024, will facilitate industry, academia, and government authorities to network, share information, and identify opportunities for collaboration.

Plenary Speakers: 

Professor Paul Anastas, Yale University

Professor John Warner, Technology Greenhouse

Professor Qin Li, Griffith Univerisity

Circular Economy: Policy Making for Traceability of Chemicals along Value Chains

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In the EU Interreg project ECHT, actors along the textile value chain (H&M, LIST, Inditex, Puma, Team2, etc.) are convinced that the traceability of chemicals in their products is an essential prerequisite for meeting the objectives of the Sustainable Textiles Strategy. As part of the project, roadmaps for the implementation of chemicals traceability in the industry will be developed – complemented by a policy action plan.

Emerald Isle Conference on Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering (EIC 2025)

conference logo and dates (9-11 April 2025) QUB Belfast

Emerald Isle Conference on Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering.
EIC 2025 

QUB Belfast  9-11th April 2025. 

The aim of this international conference is to act as a venue for green chemists, engineers and educators to meet on the Emerald Isle, share best practice and strengthen collaboration, and for global thought leaders to offer insights and shape the future direction of green chemistry and engineering education, research and industrial implementation.

Protocols for Methylene Chloride Compliance

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(Note that the title on the ACS website is not correct, but the registration Link does work) 

The recently published EPA TSCA final rule on methylene chloride bans most uses of this chemical. Laboratory handling is permitted only if potentially exposed persons are covered by a compliant Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCCP). This includes requirements for exposure assessment and a significantly lower action level and occupational exposure limits than required by the OSHA Methylene Chloride standard (29 CFR 1910.1052).

ACS CHAS RAMP in the Research Lab

This 3.5-hour workshop is primarily directed at frontline researchers in academic institutions: graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and undergraduate students.

Learn the principles of the RAMP paradigm through a series of case studies and discussion sessions focused on practicing each of the RAMP steps.

Faculty and safety staff are also encouraged to attend to learn strategies to better prepare the student researchers on their campuses for risk management of their experimental work.

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