This is THE premier meeting of the year for scientists, engineers and corporate leaders engaged in the business of sustainability. This year's conference spotlights many of the advances made in research objectives discussed in the 2006 National Academy of Sciences report, "Sustainability in the Chemical Industry: Grand Challenges and Research Needs”, Conference attendees have a choice of technical presentations across seven different tracks, all developed around the Grand Challenges.
· Transforming Green Chemistry and Engineering
· Lifecycle Analysis and Green Metrics
· Toxicology: Environmental Fate and Effects
· Renewable Energy Fuels and Feed stocks
· Process Design and Optimization
· Greenhouse Gas Management and Prevention
· Integrative Education in Green Chemistry and Engineering
Other features of the conference include the US EPA-sponsored Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, a full-day student workshop and a full-day green chemistry trainers workshop, and a panel discussion on Green Chemistry Funding. Keynote speakers at this year's conference are:
Dr. Len Sauers, Vice President for Global Sustainability for the Procter and Gamble Company
Jean-Michel Cousteau, Environmentalist/Explorer and President of the Oceans Future Society.
· Transforming Green Chemistry and Engineering
· Lifecycle Analysis and Green Metrics
· Toxicology: Environmental Fate and Effects
· Renewable Energy Fuels and Feed stocks
· Process Design and Optimization
· Greenhouse Gas Management and Prevention
· Integrative Education in Green Chemistry and Engineering
Other features of the conference include the US EPA-sponsored Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards, a full-day student workshop and a full-day green chemistry trainers workshop, and a panel discussion on Green Chemistry Funding. Keynote speakers at this year's conference are:
Dr. Len Sauers, Vice President for Global Sustainability for the Procter and Gamble Company
Jean-Michel Cousteau, Environmentalist/Explorer and President of the Oceans Future Society.
