🌟 Meet Robert Dennis-Pelcher 🌟Principal Scientist & Fillers Technology Council Chair at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. PhD in Chemistry from SUNY Buffalo, driving innovation in sustainability & advanced materials. Reshaping the industry with a hands-on approach & teamwork.

Say goodbye to plastic waste with the help of microbial upcycling. New research showcases E. coli that turns PET waste into valuable adipic acid.

Learn more from ACS Central Science: go.acs.org/8Gz

Economic growth & unsustainable consumption are driving up waste production. By 2050, municipal solid waste could hit 3.8 billion tonnes annually. 📢 Dive into the latest findings of UNEP's Global Waste Management Outlook 2024!

unep.org/resources/glob…

#GWMO2024 UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre

'Many brilliant women have joined science and engineering faculties in my lifetime, and I predict that many more of the highest recognitions of women’s scientific contributions are coming.'

- 2018 chemistry laureate Frances Arnold

#Crawfish can absorb #lithium , an environmental contaminant expected to increase as #battery use grows. Lithium accumulates in these crustaceans, which has implications for the people who eat them. Researchers reported at #ACSSpring2024 : brnw.ch/21wInKC #Chemistry

Exciting moments 📸 at the 40th UB Chemistry GSS poster session! Registration and abstract submission for the 41st UB Chemistry Graduate Student Symposium are now OPEN! Don't miss out on this opportunity to showcase your research and connect with fellow scholars. ubchemgss.org

Happy Pi day! The current date and time (14 March, 1.59pm) resemble 3.14159, the approximation of the mathematical constant Pi, or π. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. The ratio stays the same no matter how big or small the circle is.

#π #PiDay

Calling Early Career researchers! Share your #research with leading experts & interact with the top scientists during the #GlobalVirtualSymposia at #ACSFall2024 . Submit your #abstract by April 2 at brnw.ch/21wHIOw #Chemistry #Science

Introducing our 4th student speaker, J. Ethan Batey from the University of Arkansas!

Ethan's talk is titled:

'Ultrahigh-Throughput Single-Particle Hyperspectral Imaging of Plasmonic Nanoparticles'

Introducing our 3rd student speaker, Katherine M. Hatzis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign!

Katherine's talk is titled:

'Thiol Ligand Conformation and Dynamics on Gold Nanoparticles Investigated with NMR Spectra and Relaxation Analysis'

You can find our symposium listed under the Division of Chemical Education, co-sponsored by the Division of Physical Chemistry with the title:

GSSPC: Nanoparticle Heterogeneity: Realizing Strengths by Embracing Differences.

8 am - 6pm CT | Tuesday, March 19th | Room 210

Our invited speaker line-up for the ACS Spring 2024 Graduate Student Symposium is confirmed!

Interested in single-particle nanocrystal research? Be sure to check out opportunities to attend our Nanoparticle Heterogeneity symposium and more below⬇️

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🌿Meet Dr. Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal: From Middlebury to Yale, pioneering green synthetic methods and toxicological risk identification. Recipient of NSF CAREER & Thieme Chemistry Journals awards. Driving a circular economy for eco-friendly chemicals. #GreenChemistry #acs 🔬♻️

On March 13, join U.S. EPA Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pollution Prevention Jennie Romer and other experts for a webinar on how EPA can help government and institutional purchasers meet sustainability goals. Register today! zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

New #SUNY mural just dropped! 🎨 In the works since 2019, UBuffalo unveiled the 'Celebration of Diversity' mural, a larger-than-life piece that features Jacobs School at University at Buffalo medical students, residents, and alumni.

Check it out: buffalo.edu/news/releases/…

.Secretary Jennifer Granholm is heading to Washington tomorrow to share how the clean energy economy is blooming in the state.

Facts:
🚙 WA has the 3rd most EVs in the country per capita
⚡️ WA has 286 megawatts of clean energy capacity in the works, which will power more than 44,600 homes

“Scientists Slowed Down Light by 10,000 Times in an Experiment” — ScienceAlert on research published in Nano Letters: brnw.ch/21wHeDC #Chemistry #Research ACS Publications

New paper from the Heppner Lab!

Check out our new report, “Identifying Opportunities for Green Chemistry Research to Advance Sustainable Development,” for an overview of the green and sustainable chemistry funding landscape: brnw.ch/21wHcgb

When gov't & private sector collaborate, the possibilities for clean energy expand.

Fervo Energy, Mazama Energy, and Chevron New Energies will receive up to $60M to advance geothermal tech and help unlock its potential to power 65 million homes by 2050.

thehill.com/policy/energy-…