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Sustainable Innovation through Green Chemistry - Public Lecture

Friday, January 22, 2016 13:00to15:00
Bronfman Building Auditorium Room 151, 1001 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1G5, CA
Price: 
Free

4th Annual Public Lecture on Sustainable Innovation through Green Chemistry

From clean materials to business success

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Friday, January 22, 2016

1:00 - 3:00 PM

Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Bronfman Building, Auditorium Room 151

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Green chemistry is a rapidly growing area as companies grapple with increased regulatory requirements, supply constraints, and consumer demands for sustainable products.ÌýThis public lecture will bring together two leading experts in the field to impart their knowledge and insight on the innovative potential green chemistry holds in guiding product design and business decisions.

The guest lecturesÌýwill featureÌýDr. Heather MacLeanÌý(Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Joint Appointments in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry and the School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto) andÌýDr. Amy CannonÌý(Executive Director of the Beyond Benign Foundation and recipient of the world's first Ph.D. in Green Chemistry from the University of Massachusetts).

The event isÌýfree of chargeÌýand open to the Æ»¹ûÒùÔº community and general public, however registration is required. To reserve your seat, please visit the Eventbrite page:Ìý

This interdisciplinaryÌýevent is co-organized by the Marcel Desautels Institute for Integrated Management (MDIIM), Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's NSERC CREATE in Green Chemistry, and the Trottier Institute for Sustainability in Engineering and Design (TISED).

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