One last reminder, due to demand we have opened up more spots for the upcoming CHAS chat.  Looking forward to seeing you all soon................

Good morning everyone,

I hope you are all doing well as we maneuver through these hot and sticky summer months (some of us 😊)!  I’d like to take this opportunity to formally thank those of you who registered and/or participated in the virtual discussion that was held on Thursday, February 20th with members of the ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety (CHAS).  It was an excellent discussion that took place, and we look forward to continuing with this valuable opportunity to share with and gain knowledge from our peers regarding lab safety in the 2YC, particularly as it related to our most recent topic "Navigating Organic Solvent Use in Laboratories".   A huge thank you goes out to Amanda Chung (Membership Chair of CHAS) for compiling all the questions, answers, as well as shared resources, which can now be accessed at the 2YC Lab Safety Community of Practice web page (2YC Community – ACS Chemical Health and Safety Division).  The page will also contain additional resources as well as all video recordings of future Lab Safety In the 2YC CHAS Chats.  On that note, we would like to announce the next 2YC Lab Safety CHAS Chat (the follow up to Navigating Organic Solvent Use in Laboratories)...............

2YC CHAS Chat: Green Chemistry Resources and Solvent Alternatives

Thursday, August 21, 2025

4:00 – 5:00 PM EDT

Guests include:

Edmond Lam, Assistant Director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute (GCI) (Demonstration of two GCI resources: Reagent Guides and an Acid-Base Selection Tool)

 Kendra Denlinger, Xavier University Professor  (how to apply green chemistry and sustainability to teaching laboratories)

Monica Soma Hensley, Higher Education Content Manager at Beyond Benign (introducing Beyond Benign (Home - Beyond Benign) and their teaching and learning platform)

To register, click below:

2YC CHAS Chat: Green Chemistry Resources and Solvent Alternatives Tickets, Thu, Aug 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM | Eventbrite

   Thank you all again for joining us, as well as your time and consideration.  We look forward to hearing from and seeing you all soon!

 

 

Dwayne F. Henry / ACS CHAS 2-Year College Lab Safety Community of Practice Chair

Montgomery College Instructional Lab Manager of Chemical and Biological Science

Co-chair Chemical, Physical, & Biological Hazards sub-committee 

TP/SS Biology Club Advisor

ACS Division of Chemical Health & Safety/ACS Committee for Chemical Safety/ACS CHAS Peer-Led Workshops Mentorship Team

Montgomery College TP/SS campus

Dwayne.Henry**At_Symbol_Here**montgomerycollege.edu

(240) 567-1418

 

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