DCHAS-L Archives Mar 21 2010 - Re: Green Chemistry

Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:37:28 -0500
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From: Robert Belford <rebelford**At_Symbol_Here**UALR.EDU>
Subject: Re: Green Chemistry
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You also may want to check out GEMs 

http=3A//greenchem.uoregon.edu/gems.html

(pardon if someone else has suggested this as I have not been following 
this thread).

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From=3A Stephen Stepenuck =3Csstepenuck=40NE.RR.COM=3E
Date=3A Saturday, March 20, 2010 10=3A26 pm
Subject=3A Re=3A =5BDCHAS-L=5D Green Chemistry
To=3A DCHAS-L=40LIST.UVM.EDU

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 =3E You might try http=3A//www.beyondbenign.org/
 =3E 

=3E  The upcoming ACS meeting in San Francisco also features green and s
ustainable chemistry stuff. =A0In fact, =93Chemistry for a Sustainab
le World=94 is the theme of the entire meeting.
=3E  John Warner, of the Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry 
=5Band a founder of Beyond Benign=5D, will be presenting tomorrow, M
arch 21 at 8=3A45 a.m. at the ACS meeting. =A0=A0While these sessi
ons are supposedly for high school folk, their content can certainly b
e adapted for Chem 101.
 =3E 

=3E  Try Googling =93green chemistry instruction=94 and/or similar terms
. =A0
 =3E 

=3E  The New England Association of Chemistry Teachers=92 =5Bwww.neact
.org=5D May meeting will be held at Beyond Benign, and will feature 
hands-on activities and take-home lesson plans.
 =3E 

=3E  Steve
 =3E 

 =3E 

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=3E  Stephen J. Stepenuck, Ph.D.
=3E  Professor of chemistry emeritus
=3E  Keene State College
=3E  Keene NH 03435-2001
 =3E sstepenuck=40ne.rr.com
=3E  603.352.7540
 =3E 

 =3E 

=3E  Michael Ochs wrote to DCHAS-L=3A
 =3E 

 

=3E I am working with faculty to determine a =93green chemistry=94 appro
ach to a general chemistry class for university freshmen, i.e. Che
mistry 101. =A0The purpose of the approach is a safer and more sustain
able teaching method as well as our lack of budget to support engineerin
g controls for solvent use during the class. =A0Currently, we are lo
oking at the American Chemical Society (ACS) for possible leads. =A0We
 are searching for contacts who may have taken this approach for their c
urriculum. =A0If you know of anyone who has implemented such an approa
ch can you please pass their contact information to me. 

=3E  Thanks in advance,
=3E  Michael
=3E  =A0
 =3E Michael Ochs, CIH
 =3E Manager, ASU Environmental Health =26 Safety
=3E  480.965.3580
 =3E Please visit our website http=3A//uabf.asu.edu/ehs=5Fservices
 =3E Please consider the environment before printing this email. 

  =3E 

=3E  =A0
 =3E 

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Robert E. Belford
Department of Chemistry
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
http=3A//www.ualr.edu/rebelford
501-569-8824




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You also may want to check out GEMs =3Cbr=3Ehttp=3A//greenchem.uoregon
.edu/gems.html=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E(pardon if someone else has suggested 
this as I have not been following this thread).=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E=3Cbr=3E
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sp;Currently, we are looking at the American Chemical Society (ACS) 
for possible leads. =26nbsp;We are searching for contacts who may ha
ve taken this approach for their curriculum. =26nbsp;If you know of 
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