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Nimrat Obhi
Program Manager, GCTLC
they/them (English); iel/ellui (français)
Beyond Benign, Inc.
Bio
Nimrat is from Ottawa, Canada and obtained their HBSc in Biomedical Sciences (Medicinal Chemistry) at the University of Ottawa in 2014. They completed their PhD in chemistry at the University of Toronto in 2020, where their research focused on the synthesis and investigation of carbon-based semiconducting polymers with complex architectures for electronic applications. During this time, Nimrat also completed a Chemistry Teaching Fellowship Award to design and implement a green chemistry course module into an upper-year chemistry course at the University of Toronto. They are committed to justice, equity, and diversity and have worked with local and national teams on advocacy and policy initiatives since 2014. Nimrat joined Beyond Benign as a Higher Education Program Manager in 2021 where their past work includes open-access curriculum development and supporting green chemistry education at Minority Serving Institutions. Currently, Nimrat is a Program Manager for the Green Chemistry Teaching and Learning Community (GCTLC), where they develop community engagement strategies and equity and justice initiatives for the platform - including co-chairing the Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Respect (DEBR) subcommittee of the GCTLC's Advisory Board. Nimrat currently lives in Ottawa, Ontario, and outside of work they are an avid skier, cook, outdoor sports enthusiast, swimmer, stationery lover, and bookbinder.
Feel free to chat with Nim! At Beyond Benign, they work on:
- Programmatic work for the GCTLC platform at large: community engagement, technical development
- Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Respect for the GCTLC and with Beyond Benign
- The Minority-Serving Institution Initiative in the Green Chemistry Commitment Program (past work)
- Toxicology for Chemists Curriculum (past work)
Feel free to chat with Nim! At Beyond Benign, they work on:
- Programmatic work for the GCTLC platform at large: community engagement, technical development
- Diversity, Equity, Belonging, and Respect for the GCTLC and with Beyond Benign
- The Minority-Serving Institution Initiative in the Green Chemistry Commitment Program (past work)
- Toxicology for Chemists Curriculum (past work)
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- Conduct Administrator
- DEBR Subcommittee Member
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- English
- French (Canada)
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- Diversity, Equity, Belonging and Respect (DEBR)
- Green Chemistry
- Chemistry Education
- Polymer Chemistry
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| Job Title | Summary | Hiring Company/Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Scientist / Consultant | We are looking for a Ph.D. level experienced environmental scientist/consultant who is excited about working in a multidisciplinary and multicultural |
Dow |
| Multiple Roles Available at the Green Algorithms Initiative | An exciting opportunity has arisen for a range of positions at the University of Cambridge to expand the work of |
University of Cambridge |
| Junior or Full Professorship in Sustainable Chemistry | 2024-10-30 THE SCHOOL OF SUSTAINABILITY AT LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY LÜNEBURG INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING JUNIOR PROFESSORSHIP WITH TENURE TRACK OR |
Leuphana University |
| NREL Science Undergraduate Lab Internship Program | The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program is the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science premier undergraduate education and research |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
| Internship Offer: Green Chemistry Research - Synthesis of a Library of New Phenol-Based Molecules for Application in Epoxy Resins | In the pursuit of sustainable development, green chemistry is transforming the way materials are synthesized, used, and recycled. Epoxy resins |
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Recent Activity
- Nimrat Obhi just published the new learning object Comparing Industrial Amination Reactions in a Combined Class and Laboratory Green Chemistry Assignment
- Nimrat Obhi was just tagged in a comment: Hey GCTLC users! We're excited to let you know that we've launched new functionality. You can now tag other users in forum topic posts and comments! As with most other systems, just use the "@" symbol and begin typing the username or email of the user to tag them in the post or comment. Once tagged, the user will receive an email notification. If you'd like to modify your email notification settings, you can do this through your user dashboard by clicking on "My Account" in the top right of the GCTLC window and scrolling down to "Account Settings" at the bottom of the page. Feel free to try it out! Giving this a try with @Beyond Benign and @Nimrat Obhi ...
- Nimrat Obhi just published the new learning object Equality, education and science
- Nimrat Obhi just published the new learning object Justice and injustice in chemistry: aspirin and other drugs
- Nimrat Obhi just published the new learning object Equality, education and science
- Nimrat Obhi just published the new learning object Justice and injustice in chemistry: aspirin and other drugs
- Nimrat Obhi just published the new learning object Comparing Industrial Amination Reactions in a Combined Class and Laboratory Green Chemistry Assignment