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9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Quality Education: Building Bridges between Academia and Industry

Loyd Bastin (Widener University)

Edmond Lam (American Chemical Society)

David Laviska (American Chemical Society)

Isamir Martinez (American Chemical Society)

Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal (George Washington University)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Governing Material Change: Strategies for Circular Design, Compliance, and Supply-Chain Resilience through Industry-Academia Collaborations

Suellen dos Santos Frank (Villanova University)

Ettigounder Ponnusamy (MilliporeSigma)

Shegufa Shetranjiwalla (Memorial University of Newfoundland)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Green Engineering for Process Safety and Benign Environment

Nitesh Mehta (Green ChemisTree Foundation)

Srividya Ramakrishnan (Aurigene Pharmaceutical Services Ltd.)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Advancing Sustainable Processes in Pharma and Allied Industries via Green Chemistry Innovations

Michael Kopach (Eli Lilly and Company)

Isamir Martinez (American Chemical Society)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Next Generation Photo- and Electrochemical Methodologies and their Applications to Sustainable Synthesis and Manufacturing

Cynthia Hong (MERCK)

Oleg Larionov (UTSA)

Jacquelyne Read (University of Utah)

Casey Roos (Merck and Co.)

Christopher Sandford (University of Texas at San Antonio)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Advanced Catalysis for Renewable Carbon Conversion: Part 1

Junrui Li (Clark Atlanta University)

Zihao Zhang (University of Tennessee)

9:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

GC&E Start-Up Showcase

Sederra Ross (American Chemical Society)

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Green Chemistry Case Studies in the Undergraduate Curriculum

Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign)

David Laviska (American Chemical Society)

Jennifer Tripp (University of San Francisco)

Thomas Umile (Villanova University)

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Circular Design of Bio-Based Polymer for Sustainable Bioproducts

Feng Jiang (The University of British Columbia)

Matias Menossi, Manjusri Misra (Univ of Guelph Sch of Engr)

Amar Mohanty (University of Guelph)

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Driving Sustainable Product Design from Ideation to Commercialization

Sara Tabandeh (Technology Greenhouse)

John Warner (Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry)

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Circular Bioeconomy in Action: Transforming Food Waste and Renewable Biomaterials into High-Value Products

Silvia Fraterrigo Garofalo (Politecnico di Torino)

R. Yagmur Yegin

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Hydrothermal Liquefaction as Resilient Water Infrastructure for the Future

Uriah Kilgore (PNNL)

Juliano Souza dos Passos (PNNL)

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Developing Flow Solutions to Enhance Process Sustainability

Olivier Dapremont (Ampac Fine Chemicals)

Paul Richardson (Pfizer)

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

From Biomass to Performance: Circular Polymers, Coatings, and Bioactives

Matt Wagner

6:10 PM - 8:10 PM

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Green Chemistry and Engineering Poster Session & Reception

Sederra Ross (American Chemical Society)

9:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Advanced Catalysis for Renewable Carbon Conversion: Part 2

Junrui Li (Clark Atlanta University)

Zihao Zhang (University of Tennessee)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Green Chemistry Resources in the Classroom and Laboratory: Part 1

Kendra Denlinger (Xavier University)

Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign)

David Laviska (American Chemical Society)

Richard Mullins (Xavier University)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Design of Novel Chemistries and Processes that Enable Sustainable Chemistry Innovation for Industry and Infrastructure: Part 1

Srinivasan Ambatipati (McNeese State University)

Ettigounder Ponnusamy (MilliporeSigma)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Thirty Years Ago. Thirty Years From Now.

Paul Anastas (Yale University)

Hanno Erythropel (Yale University)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Natural Polymers as Sustainable Materials for the 21st Century

Edmond Lam (American Chemical Society)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Towards 2045 with The ACS GCI Pharma Roundtable: A Roadmap for Sustainable Medicines

Dan Bailey, Juan Colberg (Pfizer)

Isamir Martinez (American Chemical Society)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Harnessing AI-ML for Chemical Innovation, Process Optimization, and Sustainable Impact

Neelam Vaidya (ViridisChem, Inc.)

Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal (George Washington University)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Design of Novel Chemistries and Processes that Enable Sustainable Chemistry Innovation for Industry and Infrastructure: Part 2

Srinivasan Ambatipati (McNeese State University)

Ettigounder Ponnusamy (MilliporeSigma)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Green Chemistry Resources in the Classroom and Laboratory: Part 2

Kendra Denlinger (Xavier University)

Monica Hensley (Beyond Benign)

David Laviska (American Chemical Society)

Richard Mullins (Xavier University)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

From Waste Stream to Value Chain: Chemistry Strategies for Plastics Recycling Processes

Todd Cline

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Fostering Global Networks for Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Masaki Kataoka, Masahiko Matsukata (Waseda Univ Applied Chem Dept)

Kei Saito

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

New Greener Synthetic and Catalytic Technologies Relevant to Industrial Processes in the Fine Chemicals Industry

Sachin Handa

Bruce Lipshutz (Univ of California)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Sustainable Strategies for Peptide, Oligonucleotide, and Bioconjugate Production in Pharma and Allied Fields

Benjamin Andrews (GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development Limited)

Raymond Sarksian, Matthew Sobansky (Zoetis)

Anna Watson

2:00 PM - 3:40 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Design Frameworks for Safer Chemicals

Sederra Ross (American Chemical Society)

Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal (George Washington University)

3:40 PM - 5:05 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

2025 Green Chemistry Challenge Award Winners

Edmond Lam (American Chemical Society)

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

ACS GCI Industry Roundtable Poster Reception

Sederra Ross (American Chemical Society)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

4th Annual Edward Brush Green Chemistry Awards Symposium – Part 1

Christiana Briddell (ACS GCI)

David Laviska (American Chemical Society)

9:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Energy Transition in Africa and Beyond: Bridging Policy, Innovation, and Inclusion

Ruth Adelagun, Edu Inam, Thompson Izuagie (National Open University of Nigeria)

Joshua Obaleye (University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria)

Sederra Ross (American Chemical Society)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

From Innovation to Impact: Scaling Sustainable Chemistry in the Formulated Household and Commercial Products

Molly Blessing (Household & Commercial Products Association)

Bart Engendahl (Engendahl Scientific Consulting)

Christian Lengler, Teresa McGarth

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Catalysts for Circularity: Fuels, Polymers & Clean Water

Vania Zuin Zeidler

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Chemistry for the Future: From Basic Science to Real-World Impact: Part 1

Paul Anastas (Yale University)

Hanno Erythropel (Yale University)

Peter Licence (The University of Nottingham)

Lars Ratjen

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Earth-Abundant Metal Catalysis for Sustainable Energy

Ghezai Musie (Univ of Texas)

Zachary Tonzetich (University of Texas at San Antonio)

Fang Xu (Harvard University)

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Redefining Excellence: The Future of Metrics & Data for Green Chemistry Evaluations in Pharma

Alexander Dauth (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany)

Benjamin Kuehne (Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Advances in Chemical Recycling of Plastic Waste for High-value Monomers and Chemicals

Guoliang Liu, Guoliang Liu, Megan Robertson (University of Houston)

Megan Robertson (University of Houston)

Jinwen Zhang (Washington State University)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Novel Carbon Dioxide Utilization Technologies and Scaleup Opportunities

Michael Hartmann (Southwest Research Institute)

Miles Salas

2:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Sustainable Transport Energy: From Waste & CO₂ to Drop‑In Fuels and Cleaner Engines

Sederra Ross (American Chemical Society)

2:00 PM - 4:40 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Sustainability in Organic Chemistry: Special Student/Post Doc Session

David Leahy (Bristol-Myers Squibb)

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

Chemistry for the Future: From Basic Science to Real-World Impact: Part 2

Paul Anastas (Yale University)

Hanno Erythropel (Yale University)

Peter Licence (The University of Nottingham)

Lars Ratjen

2:00 PM - 3:40 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

4th Annual Edward Brush Green Chemistry Awards Symposium – Part 2

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3:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Thursday, June 18, 2026

ACS-CES Award for Incorporation of Sustainability Into Chemical Education Award Symposium

James Kiddle (Saint Xavier University)

Jane Wissinger (University of Minnesota)