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Environmental Geochemisry (MS)
- Central Washington University (WA)
Specialize in active and regional tectonics, structural geology, and geodynamics; climate change, paleoflood studies, and environmental geochemistry; geochronology, petrology, and volcanology; and seismic risk and GPS geodesy.
- Posted Dec. 13, 2023
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Exploring opportunities to incorporate systems thinking into secondary and tertiary chemistry education through practitioner perspectives
- Deakin University
Recently, the chemistry education community has focused considerable effort on incorporating systems thinking into chemistry education as a means to address global challenges such as sustainability. In this project, a ...
- Posted May 11, 2022
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Developing an introductory Chemistry and Sustainability course for Sustainability majors
- The College of Saint Scholastica (MN)
This talk will discuss the pedagogical experiences and challenges of developing and teaching an introductory level Chemistry and Sustainability course as part of a new Sustainability Studies major at The ...
- Posted Nov. 15, 2021
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Design of a Master of Science Sustainable Chemistry
- Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Chemistry is the central science for value creation by physical products in the socio-economic system. Unsustainable processes over many decades have led to pressure on the planet and an urgent ...
- Posted May 5, 2021
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Approaches to Incorporating Green Chemistry and Safety into Laboratory Culture
- University of Georgia (GA)
A systems thinking approach to incorporating green chemistry and safety into laboratory culture is vital, as chemists will be at the molecular level of the innovative solutions to our global ...
- Posted Jan. 12, 2021
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Environmental Chemistry (BS)
- Slippery Rock University (PA)
In SRU's Environmental Chemistry program, students will gain the same knowledge of organic, instrumental, and analytical chemistry as other students in the Chemistry program. Students will also expand their ...
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Environmental Chemistry (BA/BS)
- Duquesne University (PA)
In the Environmental Chemistry major program, students must complete the Undergraduate Curriculum, consisting of 28 credits in the University Core Curriculum, 13 credits in the Bayer School of Natural and ...
- Posted Dec. 17, 2020
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Power Dialog Webinar Discussion Templates - Chemistry
- Bard College (NY)
Bard College's Solve Climate By 2030 Power Dialog Webinar offers discussion templates for teachers. This template is for chemistry.
- Posted July 9, 2020
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Phosphorus – a “political” element for transdisciplinary chemistry education
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- Universität Bremen
The paper describes a curriculum innovation project for integrating the sustainability-oriented socio-scientific issue of phosphate recovery into undergraduate chemistry education. Justification for the topic is derived from the importance of ...
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Integrating Green and Sustainable Chemistry into Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories: Closing and Assessing the Loop on the Basis of a Citrus Biorefinery Approach for the Biocircular Economy in Brazil
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos
- University of York
One of the keys to achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in education is to introduce novel pedagogical strategies into university curricula in order to promote an ...
- Posted May 11, 2020
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The End of Simple Problems: Repositioning Chemistry in Higher Education and Society Using a Systems Thinking Approach and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as a Framework
- University of Bristol
- Technical University of Crete
The purpose of this paper is to discuss ways that a chemistry course could reposition itself by adopting interdisciplinary approaches based on systems thinking and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs ...
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Integrating the Molecular Basis of Sustainability into General Chemistry through Systems Thinking
- Iowa State University (IA)
- Dalhousie University (NS)
- The King's University (AB)
- Imperial College London
The flow of materials and energy through society is an integral but poorly visible element of global sustainability agendas such as the Planetary Boundaries Framework and the UN Sustainable Development ...
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Integrating perspectives from indigenous knowledge and Western science in secondary and higher chemistry learning to contribute to sustainability education
- Universität Bremen
- Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (Banten)
In this paper, we suggest integrating perspectives from indigenous and Western science into chemistry learning. Doing so is suggested to enhance students' views on sustainability issues. Integrating indigenous and Western ...
- Posted May 11, 2020
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Integration of a sustainability-oriented socio-scientific issue into the general chemistry curriculum: Examining the effects on student motivation and self-efficacy
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- Universität Bremen
This study evaluates the effects of integrating the socio-scientific issue of phosphate sustainability into a large enrollment general chemistry course. The integration was based on the use of a digital ...
- Posted April 17, 2020
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Chemistry PhD
- Monash University (VIC)
We, the School of Chemistry at Monash University, gives our students a systemic Green Chemistry overview, a comprehensive sequence is introduced throughout the entire undergraduate curriculum at Monash University. A ...
- Posted Dec. 6, 2019
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Chemistry BS
- Monash University (VIC)
We, the School of Chemistry at Monash University, gives our students a systemic Green Chemistry overview, a comprehensive sequence is introduced throughout the entire undergraduate curriculum at Monash University. A ...
- Posted Dec. 6, 2019
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Industrial Chemistry BS
- Beyond Benign (MA)
- First Technical University
In tandem with the vision of the University, ”to be a world-class institution that is fully grounded in entrepreneurial practices, unique innovation, sustainability science and commitment to international best practices ...
- Posted Dec. 6, 2019
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Breaking the Silos: Increasing the awareness and adoption of Green Chemistry across disciplines
- Beyond Benign (MA)
- State of Washington (WA)
Green chemistry is the design of chemical products and processes that use and generate less hazardous materials. In practice, green chemistry can result in tremendous benefits such as the reduction ...
- Posted Dec. 4, 2019
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Chemistry BS
- First Technical University
In tandem with the vision of the University, ”to be a world-class institution that is fully grounded in entrepreneurial practices, unique innovation, sustainability science and commitment to international best practices ...
- Posted Nov. 6, 2019
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Environmental Science (BS)
- Pacific University (OR)
Students develop a core understanding of the language concepts and methods of environmental sciences, as well as perspectives on current issues facing the environment. They have a deeper understanding of ...
- Posted Sept. 5, 2019
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Introduction to Systems Thinking for the Chemistry Education Community
- University of Nevada Las Vegas (NV)
- American Chemical Society (DC)
Within recent history, both science research and science education have been largely reductionist in perspective. While the reductionist approach has resulted in a significant increase in our knowledge of the ...
- Posted July 19, 2019
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Environmental Chemistry (BS)
- Illinois Institute of Technology (IL)
Environmental chemistry is the study of chemical principles and methodologies applicable to environmental phenomena and issues. The only program of its kind in the Chicago area, Illinois Tech’s B ...
- Posted June 3, 2019
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A Six Mile-Long Living Laboratory: Publishable Student Research to Foster Sustainability and Resilience in Austin’s Waller Creek
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
Over the past decade, a comprehensive approach to research in Waller Creek—the urban stream that bisects The University of Texas at Austin—was developed by faculty in the College ...
- Posted May 17, 2019
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The Chemistry Behind Composting
- Harper College (IL)
Harper College Facilities Management partnered with Harper’s Chemistry Department to begin a compost collection and research program on campus. Compost bins were built in-house on Harper’s grounds for ...
- Posted May 17, 2019
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How to motivate students to use green chemistry approaches in everyday research work: Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia
- Lomonosov Moscow State University
Teaching green chemistry to chemistry students is necessary in order to raise up a new generation of responsible scientists, highly motivated to implement sustainable development of the human race. This ...
- Posted May 10, 2019
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Innovating Undergraduate General Chemistry by Integrating Sustainability-related Socio-Scientific Issues
- University of California, Davis (CA)
- Universität Bremen
Background: Many general chemistry courses in U.S. undergraduate education focus on decontextualized content learning, driven by a structure-of-the-discipline approach. Due to this approach, many students perceive general chemistry to ...
- Posted April 30, 2019
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Sustainability in the Chemistry Curriculum: A Call for Action
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
Sustainable development and sustainability are two widely used umbrella concepts, both “brilliantly ambiguous.” Many fields of study, including engineering, business, the humanities, and the sciences offer opportunities for instructors to ...
- Posted Jan. 25, 2019
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Environmental Geochemical Science (BS)
- State University of New York at New Paltz (NY)
The Environmental Geochemical Science major at New Paltz equips students with the scientific background necessary to address a wide variety of environmental issues. With a location near the Hudson River ...
- Posted Jan. 12, 2019
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Sustainable development concept in the chemistry curriculum: An exploration of foundation students’ perspective
- National University of Malaysia
Purpose This paper aims to investigate the knowledge, attitude and behaviour of foundation chemistry learners concerning the sustainable development concept.
Design/methodology/approach Qualitative and quantitative studies were conducted. Atlas ...
- Posted Nov. 13, 2018
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Chemistry BS
- Siena Heights University (MI)
Siena Heights University and the Department of Chemistry are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique co-op ...
- Posted Nov. 13, 2018
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A New Resource To Engage Your Chemistry Department In Sustainability
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Despite the underlying fundamental reliance on chemistry innovations for a more sustainable future, undergraduate chemistry teaching laboratories still use traditional experiments that are resource-intensive and employ hazardous reagents. It is ...
- Posted Nov. 5, 2018
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Environmental Chemistry (BS)
- University of California, San Diego (CA)
Students have an option of earning a B.S. in the Environmental Chemistry that is ACS-Certified or not. The ACS certified version is recommended for those who intend to apply ...
- Posted Aug. 6, 2018
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Environmental Chemistry Concentration, BS
- Arizona State University (AZ)
The BA program in earth and environmental studies provides a foundational understanding of the evolution of the earth system with an emphasis on the planetary context for sustainable human societies ...
- Posted April 12, 2018
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Synthesis and Study of Sustainable Polymers in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory: An inquiry-based experiment exploring the effects of size and composition on the properties of renewable block polymers
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
A discovery-based experiment highlighting the use of renewable starting materials to synthesize triblock polymers was developed and successfully implemented in our introductory organic chemistry laboratory course. Green chemistry principles applied ...
- Posted March 20, 2018
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Green Chemistry Commitment
- Beyond Benign (MA)
The Green Chemistry Commitment is a voluntary, flexible framework for chemistry departments to progressively adopt green chemistry theory and practice. Recognizing that each institution has different capabilities and resources, the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2018
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Campus as a Living Laboratory for Sustainability: The Chemistry Connection
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI)
In the undergraduate curriculum, chemistry and sustainability connect easily and well. Topics in chemistry provide instructors with opportunities to engage students in learning about sustainability; similarly, topics in sustainability provide ...
- Posted Feb. 12, 2018
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Featuring the Chemistry Department in Campus Sustainability Initiatives: Best Practices in the Lab and Curriculum
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
- My Green Lab (CA)
- Beyond Benign (MA)
Chemistry laboratories have a long-standing reputation of being energy, water, and waste intensive. The emergence of high standards of environmental and social responsibility have lead to a particular need for ...
- Posted Dec. 1, 2017
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Green Chemistry Research Report
This market assessment by Pike Research estimates the current size of the green chemical industry - which includes waste minimization in the chemical production process; replacement of existing products with less ...
- Posted Oct. 25, 2017
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Chemistry PhD
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota provides a world-class education through classroom and laboratory teaching, in combination with cutting-edge research aimed at solving society’s most important ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry MS
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota provides a world-class education through classroom and laboratory teaching, in combination with cutting-edge research aimed at solving society’s most important ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BA/BS
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Minnesota provides a world-class education through classroom and laboratory teaching, in combination with cutting-edge research aimed at solving society’s most important ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry PhD
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Biochemistry BS
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS/MS
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Northeastern University (MA)
Northeastern University’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology are adopting green chemistry in their chemistry major and non-major courses, and are looking to bring green chemistry into their unique ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Biochemistry BS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry MS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS/MS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BS
- Montclair State University (NJ)
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montclair State University has been actively engaged in Green Chemistry education since the early 1990’s. In addition to offering an advanced undergraduate ...
- Posted March 1, 2017
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Chemistry BA/BS
- Millikin University (IL)
The Department of Chemistry at Millikin University has been incorporating the principles of green chemistry in research since 1997 and in the organic laboratory curriculum since 2002. Since that time ...
- Posted Feb. 27, 2017
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