Grand Valley State University will host the annual Michigan Green
Chemistry and Engineering Conference, organized in part by the
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
Attendees will learn how green chemistry and engineering helps
businesses and protects human health and the environment. Anyone
interested in Michigan’s sustainable growth is invited, including
educators, students, entrepreneurs, policy makers, engineers and
chemists.
Michigan Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference: Designing
a Sustainable Michigan
October 23 and 24
Eberhard Center,
Pew Grand Rapids Campus
The registration fee is $100; the
student fee is $25.
Highlights of the conference include:
- More than 15
breakout sessions and speakers
- Poster session and student
poster contest
- Exhibitors and resume reviews
- 101 Green
Chemistry and Engineering Workshop
- American Chemical Society
Career Workshop
Grand Valley President Thomas J. Haas will introduce the keynote
speaker, Terry Collins, professor of green chemistry at Carnegie
Mellon University. DEQ Director Dan Wyant will present awards at the
Governor’s Award Ceremony and Grand Rapids Mayor George Heartwell will
welcome attendees to the event.
See an agenda and register
here.
For more information contact Jennifer Acevedo at
[email protected] or Dalila Kovacs, professor of chemistry at
Grand Valley, at [email protected].
