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This case study involves a young engineering student on an industrial placement year at a firm that manufactures cosmetics. The student has been working hard to impress the company as they are aware that this may lead to them being offered a job upon graduation. They are involved in a big project that focuses on alternative, more environmentally friendly cosmetic chemistries. When they notice a ...

In this video, Dr. Loyd Bastin introduces green chemistry and discusses how changing the way we think about chemistry processes can address our most pressing environmental issues. Bastin explains how these environmental issues disproportionally effect communities of color and provides examples that demonstrate the long history of environmental racism. He then explores how green chemistry and ...

Hear how advances in green chemistry can help address environmental justice challenges and how engaging with affected communities can help green chemistry experts more effectively target their solutions.

My guest is Sederra Ross of the American Chemical Society's Green Chemistry Institute.

This episode includes 1) a 2-minute preview video, 2) a 45-minute video of the full interview... and 3) ...

Incorporation of social justice into chemistry curricula remains rare despite the recent increase in awareness of equity issues. Social justice topics and pedagogy offer a way towards developing culturally-responsive, inclusive curricula that acknowledges the social facets of scientific knowledge. This chapter describes the creation of an in-depth social justice project that prompted students to ...

A guide to several tools created by a group of people at the Center for Sustainable Separations of Metals to gamify and introduce the ideas of critical metals.

Maxwell H. Furigay (a), Nikhil S. Chellam (b), Marta Guron (a), Juno Johnson (c), Sarah Bennett (c), Leighton O. Jones (b), Wenqi Liu (b), George C. Schatz (b), Eric J. Schelter (a), J. Fraser Stoddart (b), Shane S. Galley (c), and Jenifer ...

This article, authored by 52 Black scientists, establishes the context of Juneteenth in STEMM and discusses the barriers Black scientists face, the struggles they endure, and the lack of recognition they receive.

Mays, A., Byars-Winston, A., Hinton, A., Marshall, A. G., Kirabo, A., August, A., Marlin, B. J., Riggs, B., Tolbert, B., Wanjalla, C., Womack, C., Evans, C. S., Barnes, C., Starbird, C ...

This ACS ChemMatters Teachers Guide uses the real-world case of the Flint, Michigan water crisis to explore how chemistry concepts—particularly corrosion, redox reactions, water treatment processes, and public health chemistry—apply to municipal water systems. Students investigate how changes in water chemistry led to lead contamination and analyze the chemical principles behind the crisis.
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This is a free-to-read article published in the Journal of Chemical Education that provides an overview of how green chemistry curricular resources can help faculty discuss social, health, and environmental justice in their classrooms. Emphasis is placed on providing relevancy to students looking to learn how their chemistry knowledge can help them solve and/or prevent global justice crises.

Ingredients in nail polish and polish removers are the primary causes of occupational health problems manicurists frequently face. Several key concepts of green chemistry can be taught to an undergraduate audience using nail polish removers as a case study. Students generated green profiles of various nail polish removers available on the market based on the 12 principles of green chemistry. This ...

This article presents the issues and barriers to retention of black talent in the field of chemistry and offers solutions and personal insights from black students, faculty, staff, and industry scientists in the chemistry space.

Voices of Black Talent in Chemistry: Retention Strategies and Personal Success Stories
Thais Scott, Davina Adderley, Yasmin Ali, Michael Amanuel, Alexis Blake, Makalya ...