2011 Philomathia Symposium

March 24, 2011

University of California, Berkeley

Green Chemistry:  Collaborative Approaches & New Solutions

Green Chemistry: Collaborative Approaches & New Solutions was the Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry's first national conference. It introduced the collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches piloted by BCGC and featured leaders in these fields, who spoke about the role of Green Chemistry in responding to society's most pressing health, environmental and economic problems.

Speakers:
Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development and the Science Advisory to the Agency
Dr. John Warner, President, Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry
John Balbus, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Advisor for Public Health, NIEHS
Gerald Poje, PhD, founding Board Member, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation
Dr. Henry Brynzda, Director - Technology, DuPont
Hon. Mike Feuer, Majority Policy Leader, California Assembly
Dr. Lynn Goldman, Dean, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University
Prof. Robert Grubbs, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, Nobel Laureate