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In an effort to advance the discussion of green chemistry and engineering, the National Academies’ Chemical Sciences Roundtable (CSR) held a workshop in November 2005 that was designed to look at the current state of green chemistry and green engineering education; to raise awareness about the tools that are available but may not yet be fully implemented across educational institutions; and to highlight promising new areas that are yet to be fully explored. This workshop was a chance to gather information, share ideas, and develop a platform from which the scientific and engineering community can address some particularly challenging issues.

This document summarizes the presentations and discussions that took place at the workshop. In accordance with the policies of the CSR, the workshop did not attempt to establish any consensus conclusions or recommendations about the needs and future directions to be taken, focusing instead on the issues identified by the speakers.

Contents

• The National Academies
• Chemical Science Roundtable
• Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
• Preface
• Acknowledgment of Reviewers
• 1. Overview
  • SETTING THE WORKSHOP STAGE: PRE-WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT SURVEY
  • OPENING REMARKS
• 2. Current Status
  • MAIN SPEAKERS
  • PANEL SPEAKERS
  • BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• 3. Tools and Materials
  • MAIN SPEAKERS
  • PANEL SPEAKERS
  • BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• 4. Where Do We Go from Here?
  • MAIN SPEAKERS
  • PANEL SPEAKERS
  • BREAKOUT SESSIONS
• 5. Overarching Curricula and Implementation Ideas
  • PROMOTING GREEN CHEMISTRY AND GREEN ENGINEERING
  • ADDITIONAL GREEN CURRICULAR IDEAS
  • RESEARCH EXTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES
  • BUSINESS EDUCATION
  • GREEN ETHICS
  • CONCLUSION
• Appendixes
  • A Summary of Pre-Workshop Participant Survey
  • B Summary of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Education Efforts
  • C Workshop Agenda
  • D Biographies
  • E Workshop Attendees
  • F Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable

This study was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant DE-AT01- 94ER155535, the National Institutes of Health under Grant DHHS N01-OD-4-2139 (Task Order 25), and the National Science Foundation under Grant CHE-0621582.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.