The mission of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® (ACS GCI) is to catalyze and enable the implementation of green chemistry and engineering throughout the global chemical enterprise.  This includes advocating for progress in green chemistry education and communication.  We believe that there needs to be a new way of thinking about chemistry education that helps prepare students to implement new approaches to chemistry and that lead to a more sustainable world.  One of the key tenants of green chemistry is its focus on a systems thinking approach to chemical, chemistry, and process design, with an understanding of the interconnectedness between choices made in the lab and impacts on our health and environment. But how far down the road are we to incorporating ideas about more sustainable and greener chemistry into chemistry education today?  In 2005, the National Academies hosted as workshop to discuss the tools available for teaching green chemistry, barriers to implementation in the curriculum, and the degree of incorporation of green chemistry principles into chemistry education.  This presentation will describe progress and the current state of green chemistry education in the US.<br/>

Green chemistry education roadmap: Systems thinking in the chemistry curriculum

255th National Meeting (2018)

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