Education and Engineering

The views and opinions expressed in this the Green Chemistry and Engineering Education workshop and this workshop summary is not representative of the view of the Chemical Sciences Roundtable. 

Workshop organizers Anastas and Wood-Black warmly welcomed the 75 attendees to the two-day discussion of green chemistry and engineering education. They explained the purpose and organization of the workshop. 

In the next portion of the workshop, speakers and panel members focused on effective green chemistry and engineering educational programs, materials, and teaching tools, including computer software. The session started with talks by four main speakers, followed by four panel speakers. 

FIGURE 3.1. Example Web shot of searching the GEMS website. SOURCE Haack, J. 2005. A Community-Based Approach to Educational Materials Development. Presentation at the National Academies Chemical Sciences Roundtable Green Chemistry and Engineering Education Workshop. November 7, 2005. 

The next speaker to discuss tools and materials for green chemistry and engineering education was Dr. John Andraos from York University. Andraos discussed his chemistry course. Industrial and Applied Green Chemistry, which is offered as an advanced course at the third-year level. Andraos stated, I am one of the proponents who believe that it should be taught a little later so that students have acquired a real mastery of the subject. He explained that there are two prerequisites for the class (1) second year or-... 

On the second day of the workshop, breakout sessions allowed participants to delve deeper into the issues surrounding green chemistry and engineering. Workshop participants were assigned to breakout groups, and the results of those breakout sessions that corresponded with the tools and materials for green chemistry and engineering education are summarized below. 

Other tools, materials, or programs needed to complement current green chemistry and engineering educational resources include ... 

Presenting awards for excellence in green chemistry and engineering education, possibly connected to Green Chemistry Challenge awards ... 

This work was performed under the Center for Science and Engineering Education (CSEE) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with support from the Director, Office of Energy Research, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Materials Science Division, and the Division of University and Science Education Programs, U. S. Department of Energy, under Contract Number DE-AC03-76SF00098. 

Shonnard, D.R., Tools and Materials for Green Engineering and Green Chemistry Education, Green Chemistry and Engineering Education - a Workshop Organized by the Chemical Sciences Roundtable of the National Research Council, 7-8 November 2005. 

National Academy of Sciences. Exploring Opportunities in Green Chemistry and Engineering Education A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable, The National Academies Press Washington, DC, 2007 http //www.nap.edu/catalog.php7recordJd =11843 (accessed Jul 30,2008). 

Our main goal of this book is to provide a framework for companies to adopt sustainable business practices to demonstrate how businesses can translate sustainability strategies into action. Our focus is how to operationalize sustainability, and we seek to be relevant to not only managers in industry, but also to future managers in business and engineering educational programs. 

The author is grateful for support in the form of a fellowship from Project SERAPHIM, funded through the Directorate for Science and Engineering Education of the National Science Foundation and the Fund for Improvement of Post-Secondary Education of the Department of Education. The author is further grateful to John and Betty Moore and the Department of Chemistry, Eastern Michigan University for their hospitality during a sabbatical leave, during which much of this work was completed. 

Center for Science and Engineering Education, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California. Available online. URL www.lbl. 

Center for Science and Engineering Education, US. Department of Energy National Laboratory Operated by the University of California. Available online. URL www.lbl.gov/Education. Accessed on June 11, 2009. Contains educational resources in biology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy. 

Neal, H.A. Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education National Science Board Washington, D.C., 1986. 

International Federation of Engineering Education Societies (IFEES). (2013). The 19th KSEE Annual Conference and Engineering Education Festa 2012. http //www.sefi.be/ifees/ p=896. Accessed 28 Feb 2014. 

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