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Education
Night & Joint Meeting of the Princeton and Trenton ACS Sections
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
our guest speaker will be
Michael C. Cann, PhD
Chemistry Department, University of
Scranton
“Green Chemistry: Chemistry for the Long Haul”
“Meet & Greet” at 5:30 pm
in Bowen Atrium
with
Lecture at 6:00 pm in
Bowen Hall Auditorium, Princeton University,
and dinner following in
Bowen Hall Atrium
Abstract
As concerns over such issues as food,
water, energy, climate change and waste production escalate,
sustainability is rapidly moving from the wings to center
stage on the world agenda. Chemistry, the central science,
must play a central role in moving humanity onto a
sustainable path. Green Chemistry (environmentally benign
chemistry or sustainable chemistry) is the paradigm that
will aid in the development of this sustainability. Green
chemistry not only focuses on pollution prevention, but also
the efficient use of resources, use of renewable resources,
and energy conservation. This presentation will highlight
the ethos of green chemistry, the twelve principles of green
chemistry, and specific examples of green chemistry from the
winners of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge
Awards.
Biography
Michael Cann is originally from the
Saratoga region of upstate New York and attended Marist
College where he earned his BA in chemistry in 1969. Mike
received his MA and PhD in organic chemistry from Stony
Brook University in 1972 and 1973. He was a post-doctoral
fellow at the University of Utah (1973-74), and a Lecturer
at the University of Colorado-Denver (1974-75). Since 1975
he has been a chemistry faculty member at the University of
Scranton where he is also the Co-Director of Environmental
Science. His areas of interest include microwave-assisted
reactions, byproducts from biodiesel production, green
chemistry, and sustainability.
Mike has developed web-based green
chemistry teaching modules and books dealing with real-world
cases in green chemistry. He is the co-author of an
environmental chemistry text and Chemistry in Context 7th
edition. He is the editor of a book series, Sustainability
Contribution through Science and Technology, and he runs an
annual workshop on sustainability for Scranton faculty.
He has taught a number of undergraduate
courses including general chemistry, organic chemistry,
environmental chemistry, topics in environmental science,
internship in environmental science and elements of
chemistry, and graduate courses in mechanistic and
structural organic chemistry.
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