Loyd Bastin

Loyd Bastin is currently the Associate Dean of Science, a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Coordinator of Undergraduate Research at Widener University where he has taught Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Sustainability since 2004. His current area of research is the development of greener methods for synthesizing pharmaceuticals and the development of new greener laboratory experiments for the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. He has several peer-reviewed articles and book chapters discussing the incorporation of sustainability, environmental justice, political advocacy, and green chemistry into the curriculum. He has co-edited the book Integration of Green and Sustainability Chemistry Principles into Education and two special issues on Advances in Green Chemistry Education in Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews.