At UC Berkeley we are integrating the chemical sciences, environmental health sciences, and the study of public and private governance into a cohesive educational program in green chemistry starting with introductory chemistry and continuing through our graduate curriculum. To date this approach has been applied to the redesign of the introductory chemistry labs which serve over 2500 students per year and the development of a 3 unit graduate class, Green chemistry: An Interdisciplinary approach to sustainability. To promote diverse academic engagement the class was cross-listed in business, engineering, public health, environmental science and chemistry.These advances in green chemistry education were made possible with support from the broader green chemistry academic community. The lab development was catalyzed by the green chemistry education community and the GEMs database. The graduate class curricula were influenced through conversations with other members of the Green Chemistry community. The open-access model for educational resource sharing has been a key factor in our rapid expansion of green chemistry offerings. Educators at BCGC have begun to give back to this community by sharing our interdisciplinary graduate curriculum and partnering to advance social science-natural science partnerships seeking to advance green chemistry.

Why Berkeley supports the open-access distribution of green chemistry curriculum

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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