Both green chemistry and micro/small scale chemistry seek to minimize the environmental and human health impacts of chemistry. Green chemistry focuses on designing chemical products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances, while micro/small scale chemistry emphasizes the reduction of chemical exposure as well as waste, energy, and resources without compromising educational standards. Both approaches address pollution prevention, and are relevant to chemistry majors as well as non-science majors. The introduction of these environmentally friendly concepts and techniques is relevant throughout the educational spectrum, from elementary school through university degree. The adoption of green and micro/small scale chemistry is enhanced when educators share their strategies for integrating green chemistry into the curriculum and developing new micro/small scale experiments. The aim of the symposium is to explore new ways of implementing these concepts and techniques into chemical education. Speakers representing different parts of the world will be asked to share their ideas and experiences, emphasizing the benefits of implementing these concepts and techniques into the chemistry curriculum.
Invited speakers:
Abdulaziz A Alnajjar, Kuwait Chemical Society, Kuwait
Joan Brennecke, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN,. USA
Kenneth M. Doxsee, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR., USA
Mary M. Kirchhoff, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Mordechai Livneh, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, ISRAEL
Kazuko Ogino, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Kei Saito, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
Yumiko Takagi, Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan
Supawan Tantayanon, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Teruo Yoshino, International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan
Zhou Ning-Huai, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China
Zuriati Zakaria, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
