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IUPAC CHEMRAWN XIV Conference Program
Toward Environmentally Benign Processes and Products
Saturday, June 9, 2001 - Wednesday, June 13, 2001

 

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Saturday, June 9, 2001
Time Event Location
1400-1900 Meeting Registration Darley Commons at Williams Village
1400-1900 Poster Set-up: All posters should be set up during this time period. They will remain posted throughout the meeting. Poster sessions are Sunday morning at 1000 and Tuesday evening at 1900. Lobby of Stearns Central, Williams Village
1900-2100 Roche Colorado Receptions
Welcoming remarks from:
  • Will Toor, Mayor of Boulder
  • John Tayer, Roche Colorado, Reception Host
  • Carol Lynch, Vice Chancellor for Research
All conference participants, guests and students are invited.
Stearns Central Courtyard at Williams Village

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Sunday, June 10, 2001
Time Event Location
0800-1000 Future Actions Committee Meeting "The Haven", first floor of Darley Commons
0900-1200 Meeting Registration Williams Village
1000-1200 Opening Poster Session: Poster presenters with last name beginning with A-L should be at their posters from 1000-1100, those with last name M-Z should be at their posters from 1100-1200. Lobby of Stearns Tower, Williams Village
1000-1200 International Chapters Meeting of the Green Chemistry Institute "The Haven", first floor of Darley Commons
1200-1400 LUNCH BREAK
1330 Meeting Registration begins again at Eton Humanities Eaton Humanities Lobby
1400-1530 Welcoming Plenary Session:
  • Mike Fitzpatrick, Rohm and Hass, Chemrawn XIV Chair
  • Robert Sievers, University of Colorado
  • Elizabeth Hoffman, President of the University of Colorado
  • Denny Hjeresen, Green Chemistry Institute Director
  • Attila Pavlath, American Chemical Society President
  • Daryle Busch, American Chemical Society Past President
  • Parry Norling, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Eaton Humanities, Room 1B50
1530-1550 BREAK: Atrium of the CIRES Building across the quadrangle from Eaton Humanities
1550-1650

Plenary Session:
1550: Rosina Bierbaum, Acting Dir. of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

1620: Joe Miller, Sr. Vice President and Chief Science and Technology Officer, DuPont. Green Chemistry: What's Possible? A Lot!

Eaton Humanities 1B50
1700-1900 DINNER BREAK
1900-2100 Late Breaking Advances: Contributed Oral Presentations (concurrent sessions): Eaton Humanities

I. ALTERNATIVE SOLVENTS AND SEPARATIONS: ROOM 1B50
1900: Philip G. Jessop. The Use of Neoteric Solvents for Hydogenation and Other Asymmetric Reactions

1920: Stephane Sarrade. Supercritical Fluids and Membranes Technology: Applications and Perspectives

1940: Bala Subramaniam. CO2-Expanded Organic Solvents: Unique Reaction Media for Performing Catalytic Oxidations

2000: Zeljko Knez. Supercritical Fluids-Solvents of Future

2020: Elke Bach. Dying of Textiles in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide—An Overview

2040: Mihkel Koel, Estonia. Fossil Fuel Treatment with Ionic Liquids

II. GREEN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION AND GENERAL: Room 250
1900: Michael C. Cann. Infusing the Chemistry Curriculum with Green Chemistry

1920: Robin D. Rogers. Green Chemistry, the Carbohydrate Economy, and Ionic Liquids: Compatible Goals, Compatible Chemistries?

1940: Catherine Johnson and Manian Ramesh. Water-Based Liquid Dispersion Polymers

2000: Rajender S. Varma. Expeditious Solvent-Free Preparation of Ionic Liquids Using Microwaves

2020: Marco Eissen. Environmental Assessment Tool for Organic Synthesis (EATOS)

III. GENERAL: Room 150
1900: Janet L. Scott. Phase Changes and Reaction Control in Solvent-Free Reactions

1920: Dennis J. Miller. Heterogeneous Catalysis for Upgrading Fermentation-Derived Organic Acids to High-Value Products

1940: James E. Hutchison. An Environmentally-Benign. Biomimetic Approach to Assembling Nanoelectronic Devices

2000: James P. Oglesby. Role of Fossil-Fuel Hydrogen in Carbon Sequestration

2020: Takashi Tatsumi. Modification of Ti-Beta Zeolites for Selective Oxidation Catalysts

2040: Pietro Tundo. Multiphase Hydrodealogenation

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Monday, June 11, 2001
Time Event Location
0800 Meeting Registration Eaton Humanities
0830-0930

Plenary Session:
0830: Martyn Poliakoff, University of Nottingham. Supercritical Fluids: Clean Solvents for Green Chemistry

0900: Joseph DeSimone, University of North Carolina. Commercialization of the CO2 Technology Platform: New Approaches to Sustainable Economic Development

Eaton Humnities Room 1B50
0930-1000 BREAK
1000-1200 Concurrent Sessions: Eaton Humanities

I. GLOBAL INNOVATIONS IN GREEN CHEMISTRY: Room 1B50
1000: Walter Leitner, Max Planck Inst. Homogeneous Catalysis in Supercritical CO2: The "Better Solution"?

1030: Junshi Miyamoto, CERI (Tokyo), Japan. How Benigness of Chemicals and Chemical Processes Should be Assessed for Global Innovation of Green Chemistry

1100: Roger Sheldon, Delft University, The Netherlands. Green Chemistry, Catalysis and Waste Minimization

1130: Paul Anastas, OSTP, Washington, DC.

II. ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES: Room 135
1000: Robert Tinsley, Pyrocool. Environmentally Responsible Fire Suppression Chemicals

1030: Larry Koskan, Donlar. New Cutting-Edge, Green Chemistry Technology Solves Oil Field Production Problems

1120: Roger Jones, Supramics. Green Money—Tools for Profitable Environmental Innovation

III. ASSESSING SUCCESS AND LIFE CYCLE IMPACTS: Room 150
1000: Kevin Reinert, Rohm and Haas. Integrating Green Chemistry and Sustainability into a Specialty Chemical Company

1030: John Sullivan, Ford. Sustainability Metrics for Vehicles

1100: Peter Saling, BASF, Germany. BASF Eco-Efficiency as Sustainable Decision Tool

1130: Rebecca Lankey and Paul Anastas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Green Chemistry and Life Cycle Analysis

IV. EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW BIOTECH/BIOBASED ECONOMY (Part 1): Room 250
1000: Stephanie Burton, Rhodes University, South Africa. New Biotranformations for Oxidation Processes

1030: Don Cowan, University College, London, UK. Extremeophiles and the Frontiers of Biotechnology

1100: John Frost, Michigan State University. Recombinant Microbial Synthesis

1130: Barry Glickman and Dan Robertson, Diversa. Novel Enzyme Discovery from Biodiversity Coupled with Directed Evolution Will Fuel the Biomolecular Era

1200-1400 LUNCH
1400-1630 Site Visits: You may choose only one. The NCAR, NREL and Roche Colorado tours will leave from Williams Village. The University Walking Tour will begin at the Eaton Humanities Building. You may meet the tour there, or catch a bus from Williams Village at 1400. These tours are included in your registration fee. There is no additional charge for any of these tours. Of course you may spend the afternoon on your own exploring the University and the town of Boulder National Center for Atmospheric Research
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Roche Colorado Technical Center
University of Colorado campus walking tour of Green Chemistry research labs
Optional free time
1730-1930 PICNIC WITH WESTERN BAND Williams Village

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Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Time Event Location
0800 Meeting Registration Eaton Humanities
0830-0930

Plenary Session:
0830: Roger Beachy, Danforth Institute. The Role of Agricultural Biotechnology in the Greening of Agriculture

0900: Mary Good, ACS, AAAS, University of Arkansas. Chemistry in the 21st Century: A Central Science or "Back Office" Technical Activity

Eaton Humanities Room 1B50
0930-1000 BREAK
1000-1200 Concurrent Sessions: Eaton Humanities

I. ALTERNATIVE REACTION MEDIA AND SEPARATIONS (Part 1): Room 150
1000: Robert Sievers, Edward Huang and Joseph Villa, Univ. of Colorado. Some Examples of Processing with Green Supercritical Fluids

1030: Kenneth Seddon, Queens University, Northern Ireland, UK. Ionic Liquids: Neoteric Solvents for Green Industrial Chemistry

1100: Neil Foster, University of New South Wales, Australia. Processing Pharmaceuticals Using Dense Gas Technology

1130: Daryle Busch and Bala Subramaniam, Univ. of Kansas. Oxidation Catalysts for Dense CO2 Media

II. EXAMINING THE SOCIAL IMPACTS OF GREEN CHEMISTRY: Room 1B50
1000: Joe Thornton, Columbia University. The Role of Green Chemistry in a Sustainable Society

1030: Ned Woodhouse, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Green Chemistry and the Political Process

1100: Joseph Fiksel, Battelle. The Emergence of a Sustainable Business Community

1130: Tom Graedel, Yale University. The Transition from Green Chemistry to Sustainable Chemistry

III. EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN GREEN CHEMISTRY: Room 250
1000: Colin Raston, Monash University, Australia. Teaching Green Chemistry—Undergraduate to Postgraduate

1030: John C. Warner, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Partnering Government and Industry in K-12 Outreach, University Education and Professional Training in Green Chemistry

1100: Sylvia Ware, American Chemical Society, Washington D.C. Greening the Curriculum: ACS Education Programs

1130: Jim Hutchison, University of Oregon. The Green Organic Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum at the University of Oregon

IV. GREEN ENGINEERING: Room 135
1000: Subhas Sikdar, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. On Developing Tools and Methods for Environmentally Benign Processes and Products

1030: Heinz Kaiser and Michael Matthews, University of South Carolina. Feasibility of Using Dense Phase CO2 for Sterilizing Surgical Instruments

1100: Nhan Nguyen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Green Engineering Program at EPA: Progress and Future Plans

1130: David Allen, University of Texas at Austin. Teaching Green Engineering: Curricular Materials and Software

1200-1400 LUNCH BREAK
1400-1530 Concurrent Sessions: Eaton Humanities

I. ALTERNATIVE REACTION MEDIA AND SEPARATIONS (Part 2): Room 150
1400: Michel Perrut, LaviPharm-Separex, France. Pharmaceuticals Application of Supercritical Fluids

1430: Ernesto Reverchon and Diovanna Della Porto, University of Salerno, Italy. Supercritical Fluids Assisted Micronization Techniques: Low Impact Routes for Microparticle Production

1500: C.J. Li, Tulane University. Quasi-Nature Synthesis: Catalysis in Air and Water

II. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND CASE STUDIES IN LARGE COMPANIES: Room 1B50
1400: Chao, Raytheon. Corporate Entrepreneur

1430: Gary Erickson, Roche Colorado. Second Generation Process Development: A Novel and Efficient Process for Cytovene®

1500: Hermann Puetter, BASF. Green Is Not Enough—Verbund Is Needed

III. EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW BIOTECH/BIOBASED ECONOMY (Part 2): Room 250
1400: Nancy Ho, Purdue University. The Design and Development of a Safe, Cost-Effective, Green Process for the Production of Renewable Transportation Fuel

1430: Roger W. Krueger, Monsanto. Roundup Ready Cropping Systems: Combining Chemistry, Biotechnology and Germplasm

1500: Patrick Gruber and Jack Starr, Cargill-Dow. Polymers from Renewable Resources

IV. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL GREEN CHEMISTRY PROGRAMS (Part 1): Room 135
1400: Mihkel Koel, Estonia. Green Chemistry in a Small Country

1420: Janet Scott, Australia. The Centre for Green Chemistry, Monash University, Australia

1440: Mike Lancaster, Univ. of York, UK. The Green Chemistry Network and Examples from UK Industry of Green Chemistry in Action

1500: Pietro Tundo, Italy. Chemistry for the Environment

1530-1550 BREAK
1550-1650 Concurrent Sessions: Eaton Humanities

I. ALTERNATIVE REACTION MEDIA AND SEPARATIONS (Part 3): Room 150
1550: Craig Taylor, Los Alamos National Lab

1620: John A. Gladysz, Erlangen-Nuremberg. Chemistry with Teflon Pony Tails: The Fluorous Approach to Recoverable Reagents and Catalysts

II. CLEAN WATER AND AIR THROUGH GREEN CHEMISTRY: Room 250
1550: Denny Hjeresen, Los Alamos National Lab. Green Chemistry and the Protection of Water Resources

1620: Byung Kim, Ford. Integrated Emissions Management for Automotive Painting Operations

III. EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEW BIOTECH/BIOBASED ECONOMY (Part 3): Room 1B50
1550: Patrick Moyna, Brazil. Improving Self-Defense in Plants

1620: Don Doering, World Resources Institute. Greening Genetic Engineering for Sustainability

IV. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL GREEN CHEMISTRY PROGRAMS (Part 2): Room 135
1550: Otilla Vainstok, Argentina

1610: Masao Kitajima, Japan. Promotion of Green and Sustainable Chemistry by JCII

1630: M. Kidwai, India. Green Chemistry in India

1700-1900 DINNER BREAK
1900-2100 Poster Session: Poster presenters with last name beginning with A-L should be at their posters from 1900-2000, those with last name M-Z should be at their posters from 2000-2100. Lobby of Steans Central at Williams Village

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Wednesday, June 13, 2001
Time Event Location
0830-0930

Plenary Session:
0830: Paul Crutzen, Max Planck Institute, Germany. The Effects of Industrial and Agricultural Activities on Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Forcing during the Anthropocene

0900: Mike Lancaster, University of York. The Partnership Approach to Green Chemical Technology

Eaton Humanities, Room 1B50
0930-1000 BREAK
1000-1200

Plenary Session:
1000: Special Panel Discussion on Green Chemistry with:

  • Hermann Puetter, BASF
  • Joseph Castells, Univ. Inst. of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain
  • Paul Anastas, OSTP
  • Joe Thornton, Columbia University
  • Mike Fitzpatrick, Rohm and Haas

1130: Report on the Future Actions Committee: "The Way Forward"

  • Paul Anastas, Chair
Eaton Humanities, Room 1B50
1200 ADJOURN and DEPARTURE

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