The Green Chemistry and Engineering Subdivision
of the American Chemical Society's
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Division

Officers  | Mission  |  Membership  |  Programming | Candidate Statements

Officers

Chair

Julie Zimmerman

Office of Research and Development

US Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue (8722F)

Washington, DC 20460

Tel: (202) 343-9689 Fax: (202) 233-0678

E-mail: julie.zimmerman@yale.edu

Past Chair

Philip G. Jessop

Canada Research Chair in Green Chemistry

Department of Chemistry, Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, CANADA K7L 3N6

Tel.: (613) 533-3212 Fax.: (613) 533-6669

E-mail: jessop@chem.queensu.ca

Secretary/Treasurer:

Stephen Hung

GE Global Research Center

1 Research Circle, Building K1

Niskayuna, NY 12309 USA

Phone: (518) 387-6895 Fax: (518) 387-6972

E-mail: hung@crd.ge.com

Programming Secretary:

Michael Grossner

GE Global Research Center

Environmental Technology Laboratory

Phone: (518) 387-4775 Fax:

E-mail: grossner@research.ge.com

Member-at-Large:

Joan Brennecke

Dept. of Chemical Engineering

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA

Phone: (574) 631-5847 Fax: (574) 631-8366

E-mail: jfb@nd.edu

Mission Statement

The Green Chemistry and Engineering Subdivision promotes research, education, and global outreach on activities related to sustainable chemical manufacturing. Activities within Green Chemistry and Engineering encompass the design of more environmentally benign syntheses, development of green products and manufacturing processes, and utilization of renewable resources, while maximizing the environmental and economic benefits. We especially encourage interaction between academia, industry, and government. Chemists and engineers who are involved with or interested in Green Chemistry and Engineering are encouraged to participate.

Green Chemistry and Green Engineering described the efforts of chemists and engineers to develop processes and products that prevent pollution and are inherently safe for humans and the environment. Implementing Green Chemistry and Engineering will improve the quality of the environment for present and future generations. Manufacturing a chemical product requires a synthetic pathway as well as a safe and efficient chemical manufacturing strategy. Thus, both chemistry and engineering are required to achieve true source reduction.

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Membership

The primary mission of the Green Chemistry and Engineering (GC&E) Subdivision is the dissemination of current and pertinent information to professionals in chemistry and chemical engineering.

As a professional actively engaged in work that utilizes the principles of Green Chemistry and Engineering, you are invited to join the Subdivision. Membership is free to members of the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry division (I&EC)

If you are not yet a member of I&EC, then use the online application form and specify membership in both I&EC and GC&E. http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/renewallogin.html

If you are already a member of I&EC, then inform the Secretary of the GC&E subdivision that you wish to join.

Secretary/Treasurer:

Stephen Hung

GE Global Research Center

1 Research Circle, Building K1

Niskayuna, NY 12309 USA

Phone: (518) 387-6895 Fax: (518) 387-6972

E-mail: hung@crd.ge.com

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Programming

The GC&E subdivision is pleased to announce several Green-related symposia in 2006-7.

233 rd ACS Nat Mtg, Chicago, 25-29 March 2007

• Joe Breen Student Poster Session in Green Chemistry

• Environmental and Economic Metrics of Green Processes,

234 th ACS Nat Mtg, Boston, 19-23 August 2007

• Synthetic Organic Chemistry from Biorenewable Feedstocks (planned symposium)

• Expanded Solvents and Related Green Solvents (planned symposium)

Other green chemistry conferences are listed at the following websites.

http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=greenchemistryinstitute\conferences.html

http://www.chemsoc.org/networks/gcn/events.htm

http://www.rsc.org/ConferencesAndEvents/

Matching Funds are Available from the Subdivision in Support of Symposia

Assistance to Symposia Organizers

http://membership.acs.org/i/iec/html/iechndbk.html

ACS Green Chemistry and Engineering Chair Elect

Candidate Statement, Qualifications and Experience

Phillip Savage

I suspect that all of us who work in green chemistry and engineering look forward to the day when the key principles are so engrained in mainstream thinking and practice that there is no need for a separate subdivision to promote these areas. Until then, though, we need to continue to champion the importance of green approaches to chemistry and engineering problems. I am honored to be nominated to serve as Chair-elect of this subdivision. If elected, I will strive to continue the record of outstanding leadership the GC&E Subdivision has enjoyed to date.

I have served on the chemical engineering faculty at the University of Michigan for 20 years, and I have received awards for both teaching and research. I currently serve as the Director of the Concentrations in Environmental Sustainability program in the engineering college. My teaching and research interests are in reaction engineering, applied chemical kinetics, and catalysis, of course with an emphasis on problems related to sustainability and with environmental significance. I have published over 100 refereed articles on topics related to green chemistry & engineering, reactions in supercritical fluids, hydrocarbon chemistry, and kinetic modeling.

I have helped to organize sessions at national ACS meetings, but otherwise my professional service has largely been through AIChE. I currently serve as an Associate Editor of the AIChE Journal, and as 2 nd vice-chair of the Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division. I taught a 3-day AIChE continuing education course “Reaction Kinetics for the Practical Engineer” for over ten years. I have also been active in programming and chairing sessions at national AIChE meetings.

I received a B.S. from Penn State in 1982. My graduate degrees (M.ChE in 1983, PhD in 1986) are from the University of Delaware . All of my degrees are in chemical engineering.

Anne E. Marteel-Parrish

As an engineer in materials science, I strongly believe in the mission statement of the Industrial and Engineering division. I am also an advocate for green chemistry, therefore I am delighted to have been nominated to the Chairmanship of the Green Chemistry and Engineering division of the American Chemical Society.

The goals of the green chemistry and engineering subdivision target several entities ranging from industry to academia. Those who are actively involved in the future of our planet understand the importance of using science to further a flourishing and sustainable chemical industry. The strength and success of the subdivision greatly depends on the teamwork between these different entities and on the relationships with other subdivisions and individuals pursing the goal of “putting science to work”. Creating durable and productive relationships is the first step towards a successful division.

My interest in science, and particularly chemistry, was sparked during my undergraduate studies in chemistry, mathematics, and physics at the Universite de Lille in Lille, France . I understood very quickly that chemistry is everywhere and plays a central role in many engineering processes and products. My thirst for knowledge and understanding drove me to pursue a master's degree in materials science from the Ecole Polytechnique Universtaire de Lille in Lille , France obtained in 1999. My interest in research stimulated me to obtain a Ph.D. in chemistry with a concentration in Materials Science from the University of Toledo, OH in 2003. While collaborating with Dr. Martin Abraham from the chemical engineering department, green chemistry became my passion. My Ph.D. focused on the development of heterogeneous catalysts for hydroformylation reactions in supercritical carbon dioxide. This research was funded by the Environmental Protection Agency.

I am currently a tenure-track faculty member in the chemistry department at Washington College, Chestertown, MD. Teaching, research, and service are the pillars of success at this small, private, liberal arts and ACS-accredited institution. My teaching philosophy is based on the urge to disseminate my enthusiasm about green chemistry in my general and inorganic chemistry courses. In accordance with this philosophy, I created a special topics course titled: “Towards the greening of our minds”. The goals of the green chemistry and engineering subdivision will not be met if future generations do not follow up on our mission. This is why recruiting students will be my number one priority. Research-wise, I published numerous articles about the use of supercritical fluids in well-known scientific journals and presented at regional, national, and international meetings. I strongly believe in the creation of a symposium focused on the emergence of green chemistry in curricula and research projects at undergraduate institutions. My vocation would not be complete without being involved in service activities. I am a member of the Chester River Association science and technology committee in Chestertown. The goal is to attract volunteers to monitor the health of the Chester River and to analyze various data collected. I have been the advisor for the “chemistry club” at Washington College for two years and we recently received a special recognition for our activities during 2004-2005. We are also working toward a more environmentally friendly campus. I plan on using the leadership and advising skills I have obtained to enrich our division activities.

In addition to being individually driven and passionate about green chemistry, I have built strong relationships with professors and researchers in the field of green chemistry. My colleagues and students seem to appreciate my open-minded enthusiasm, as well as my communication and organization skills. I would be honored to be elected to this position and serve the division as it progresses in the future.

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