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Princeton ACS Meeting Announcement |
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MONTHLY DINNER
MEETING
&
RECOGNITION OF
50-60-YEAR MEMBERS
Wednesday,
September 22, 2010
our guest
speaker will be
Robert
R. Peoples, PhD
Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute®
“Green Chemistry and the
Big Picture of Sustainability”
Meet & Greet:
5:30 PM, Frick Foyer
Lecture:
6:00 PM Frick Laboratory, Kresge Auditorium (room 120)
Dinner:
Frick Laboratory Foyer,
Princeton University (click for map)
Driving Directions
Abstract
Sustainability is a word
that is being used more and more these days. What does it
really mean and do we understand what it will take to truly
be sustainable? This talk will focus on macroscopic issues
to create a global perspective and then drill down to
discuss the meaning of green chemistry and provide examples
of green chemistry and engineering in action. There will be
embedded "pearls of wisdom" for students in the audience and
a chance to ask those burning career questions.
Biography
As director of the
ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, Dr. Robert
Peoples drives the implementation of the principles of
green chemistry across the global chemical enterprise.
Dr. Peoples, a 35-year member of the ACS, earned a B.S.
in mathematics and chemistry from Montclair State
University and a PhD in physical organic chemistry from
Purdue University. He spent 23 years in the chemical
industry before moving into advocacy organizations to
pursue his passion for the environment. At Monsanto
Corporation he developed fluorochemistry for the carpet
industry, led the technical team for commercialization
of a new venture (Flectron®), and served as
head of Carpet New Products. At Solutia, Inc., a
daughter company of Monsanto, he served as Director of
Nylon Technology and Director of Carpet Sustainability
and Market Development. His work at Solutia contributed
to the formation of the Carpet America Recovery Effort
(CARE). He is a founding member of the CARE Board of
Directors and was honored as the first recipient of
CARE’s Person of the Year. Before becoming director of
the ACS Green Chemistry Institute, he served as
Executive Director of CARE, President of the
Environmental Impact Group (his own environmental
consulting firm), and Director of Sustainability for the
Carpet & Rug Institute. Bob is a member of California’s
prestigious Green Ribbon Science Panel, experts who
advise on scientific matters, chemical, Policy
recommendations, and implementation strategies. The
panel is part of the state’s Green Chemistry Initiative
being implemented by the Department of Toxic Substances
Control (DTSC). He also serves as a member of the
Chemical Sciences Roundtable at the National Academies
of Science and has served on a number of local and
national boards. He is an internationally recognized
speaker in the areas of sustainability, standards,
innovation, and carpet reclamation.
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Reservations:
The
meeting will be held in the
Frick
Laboratory, Kresge Auditorium
Room 120, Princeton University. Frick
Laboratory is on the corner of Washington
Road and William Street in Princeton, NJ.
The seminar is
at 6 PM
followed immediately by dinner
in the
the foyer.
The seminar is free and open to the public.
Reservations are required for dinner, which is $20 for members and
$10 for students. All reservations will be billed, for the section
pays on the number of reservations, not the number of attendees. Please contact Denise D’Auria at
denised@princeton.edu or
(609) 258-5202 or by
Wednesday, September 15,
to make or cancel
reservations.
Note: The
dinner rate for unemployed members that are
actively seeking a position will be $10 (the
same as student rate) for this September
Career Night.
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