Saturday
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Sustainable Chemistry and Its Challenges
Discussion Leaders: Franziska Hegner (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain) and Christopher McCallum (Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom)
3:15 pm - 3:50 pm
Philip Jessop (Queen's University, Canada)
"Identifying the Greenest Solution to a Problem"
3:50 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Green Catalysis
Discussion Leaders: Cathy Tway (The Dow Chemical Company, USA) and Allison Robinson (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA)
5:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Matilde Valeria Solmi (ITMC, RWTH Aachen University / C2P2, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Germany)
"Catalytic Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids from Oxygenated Substrates Using CO2 and H2 "
5:45 pm - 5:50 pm
Discussion
5:50 pm - 6:05 pm
Wan-Yi Chu (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
"Tandem Catalysis Using a Stable Homogeneous System for CO2 Hydrogenation to MeOH"
6:05 pm - 6:10 pm
Discussion
6:10 pm - 6:25 pm
Manuel Ortuno (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain)
"Modeling Metal-Ligand Interfaces for Enhanced Selectivity in Decarbonylation of Fatty Acids"
6:25 pm - 6:30 pm
Discussion
6:30 pm - 6:45 pm
Louis Monsigny (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), France)
"Depolymerization of Waste Plastics and Wood Lignins to Valuable Chemicals Using a Hydrosilylation Strategy"
6:45 pm - 6:50 pm
Discussion
6:50 pm - 7:05 pm
Diana García Pérez (Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry (ICP), CSIC, Spain)
"Influence of Mesostructuring and Aluminum Incorporation In Silica Support for Green Diesel Synthesis by Hydrotreatment Using Molybdenum Phosphide Catalysts"
7:05 pm - 7:10 pm
Discussion
7:10 pm - 7:25 pm
Ignacio Funes-Ardoiz (Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain)
"Computational Insight into the Single Electron Transfer-Water Nucleophilic Attack Mechanism in Copper Based Water Oxidation Catalysis"
7:25 pm - 7:30 pm
Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Green Processes and Materials
Discussion Leaders: Valeriia Maslova (University of Bologna, Italy) and Victor Mougel (CNRS / Collège de France, France)
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Ulisse Montanari (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
"Novel Polymer from Terpenes"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
Susann Triemer (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Germany)
"Utilization of Chlorophyll in Crude Plant Extract as Highly Active Reagent in Artemisinin Synthesis"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
Tommaso Tabanelli (University of Bologna, Italy)
"New Synthetic Strategies for an Efficient Production of Organic Carbonates and Related Innovative Applications"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
Fabien Hammerer (McGill University, Canada)
"Solvent-Free Enzymatic Activity: A High Yielding Approach to Cellulose Digestion"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
Amanda Lounsbury (Yale University, USA)
"Mechanistic Understanding of Nano-Hematite (n-Fe2 O3 ) Inherent Property Impact on Toxicity and Adsorption for Sustainable Water"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Panel
In this session a career panel will take place with individuals featuring diverse backgrounds sharing their professional itineraries and their thoughts about their roles, as green chemists, in society.
Discussion Leaders: Clement Camp (Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 / CNRS, France) and Tapish Saboo (University of Lyon, France)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Green Chemistry and Its Relevance to Society: Itineraries, Actors and Perspectives
Steve Howdle (University of Nottingham, United Kingdom)
Katie Lim (Royal Society of Chemistry, United Kingdom)
Victor Mougel (CNRS / Collège de France, France)
Cathy Tway (The Dow Chemical Company, USA)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes
