American Chemical Society honors science educators
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The American Chemical Society (ACS) has honored five individuals and teams who have incorporated concepts of sustainability into the chemistry education curricula for future scientists.
As part of ACS’ mission to “advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and its people,” the Society’s Committee on Environmental Improvement (CEI) has recognized individuals or groups who have made exemplary contributions to the incorporation of sustainability in chemical education. The ACS is especially pleased to note that these awards reflect improvements at all levels of education from K-12 to community colleges to graduate degree programs.
“Developing sustainable, chemical solutions to everyday problems — whether they be polymer coatings for solar panels, efficient vehicle batteries that will store energy or methods for purifying drinking water — these discoveries require new ways of thinking,” said ACS President Marinda Li Wu, Ph.D. “ACS is proud to announce that leading chemistry educators are stimulating the next generation of scientists to think in new ways to develop new, environmentally sensitive products and processes so that our Earth can continue to sustain us all.”
The winners of the ACS-CEI Award for Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemistry Education:
- Richard H. Jarmon, Ph.D., College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill.
- Andrew Jorgensen, Ph.D., University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
- Resa Kelly, Ph.D., San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif.
- Cristina Chang, San Jose State University, San Jose, Calif.
- Natalia Pavlovna Tarasova, Ph.D., D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Moscow, Russia
- Joseph R. Vincente, East Side Community High School, New York, N.Y
- Andrea Swenson, East Side Community High School, New Y
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