The mission of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute® (ACS GCI) is to catalyze and enable the implementation of green and sustainable chemistry and engineering throughout the global chemistry 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?  This presentation will describe progress and the current state of green chemistry education in the US and detail ACS GCI’s efforts to more fully integrate green chemistry into the higher education chemistry curriculum.<br/>

A progress report on a roadmap for green chemistry education

256th National Meeting (2018)

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