Cann, Michael C. INFUSING THE CHEMISTRY CURRICULUM WITH GREEN CHEMISTRY
Chemistry Department, University of Scranton, Scranton, PA 18510 (cannml@uofs.edu)
Research and development in green chemistry/technology has gained considerable momentum with many companies and academic research faculty recognizing the environmental and economic benefits that environmentally benign chemistry has to offer. If we are to broaden the base of those that view chemistry with a "green tint," then green chemistry must be infused into the conventional chemistry courses that are offered in the traditional college chemistry curriculum. It should be "second nature" for our students of today and the chemists of tomorrow to view all chemistry with pollution prevention in mind. Ways in which green chemistry can be infused into the curriculum will be discussed, including the green chemistry web modules that have been developed through a Dreyfus grant, and the book "Real-World Cases in Green Chemistry" funded by the ACS/EPA. (Please see http://academic.scranton.edu/faculty/CANNM1/greenchemistry.html.