To advance green chemistry, new approaches are needed in the design of chemistries, the assessment of health and environmental risks, and the governance of the economy. This requires new forms of cross-disciplinary education and research. 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 graduate curriculum. To-date this approach has been applied to the redesign of introductory chemistry labs and the development of a graduate class. The lab development was catalyzed by the green chemistry education community and the GEMs database. The open-access model for educational resource sharing has been a key factor in our expansion of green chemistry offerings. Educators at BCGC have begun to give back by sharing our interdisciplinary graduate curriculum and partnering to advance social science-natural science partnerships seeking to advance green chemistry.

Development of an interdisciplinary green chemistry curriculum at UC Berkeley

244th National Meeting (2012)

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