Summer schools, green chemistry

Black, D. StC., in Green Chemistry Series No. 1 Collection of Lectures of the Summer Schools on Green Chemistry, 2nd ed., P. Tundo (Ed.) INCA, Mestre, Italy, 2002, pp. 187-197. 

The three editors would like to thank Dr. Lara Clemenza, who acted as co-editor of the collection of lectures from the Summer School on Green Chemistry from which this volume is derived. 

After the hrst three sessions of the Summer School on Green Chemistry it became apparent that a textbook was needed, since the lecture notes handed out to the participants represented the only comprehensive printed material existing on the subject. Thanks to the editorial effort by the teachers, with the support of INCA, the hrst edition of the volume, GREEN CHEMISTRY—A Collection of Lectures from the Summer Schools on Green Chemistry f was produced in 2001. This book was based on the lecture notes, plus some explanatory text. The volume was made available on the Internet and handed out to the students attending the school that year. It was updated and enlarged twice, in 2002 and 2004, by incorporating new and revised chapters. 

The Summer School on Green Chemistry has proved to be a stepping stone in the careers of many young researchers who wished to combine state-of-the-art research in chemistry with environmental awareness. It has also been central to a spontaneous network of scientists who practice green chemistry, and who found common ground for research, collaborations, and the teaching of green chemistry. 

Green Chemistry Summer Schools and Training Workshops... 

Perosa, A. First Postgraduate Summer School on Green Chemistry, Venice, Italy. Green Chem. 1999, 7, G25-G27. 

For example (a) Summer School on Green Chemistry, Interuniversity National Consortium Chemistry for the Environment (INCA). http //www.incaweb.org/education/summer school on green chemistry/, (accessed Nov 18, 2008). (b) Green Chemistry in Education Workshop, University of Oregon. http //chemistry.gsu.edu/CWCS/green.php (accessed Nov 18, 2008). 

A group of students who participated in ACS 2005 Summer School on Green Chemistry published an article about their experience in the Journal of Chemical Education (29). In this article, they referred to the incomplete education they had received because they were not trained in green chemistry ... 

The Advanced Study Institute (ASI) New Organic Chemistry Reactions and Methodologies for Green Production represents the evolution of the preceding series of Summer School on Green Chemistry that were held in Venice, Italy for eight consecutive years. 

In addition to lecture courses, single lectures explaining the importance and the essence of green chemistry are provided during summer schools for secondary school students and in the regular lecture courses on chemical and technological disciplines for Bachelor s, Master s and even PhD students on demand of principal lecturers. 

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