The Proposed Interdisciplinary Graduate Group in Green Chemistry

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UC Berkeley has many established graduate programs in a number of fields that cut across conventional departmental lines yet comprise distinct cores of knowledge.  These interdisciplinary programs, organized under the Dean of the Graduate College, are administered by groups of faculty from several related departments.  The affiliated faculty of the BCGC is in the process of forming an Interdisciplinary Graduate Group in Green Chemistry to oversee and develop the educational initiatives of the Center.

  
 

Several educational initiatives are planned:

  1. The Disciplinary+ NSF-funded Green Chemistry, Toxicology, and Policy for a Sustainable Future graduate education, research training (IGERT) program – This program will facilitate PhDs from many disciplinary programs across campus build a core competence in the portfolio cross-disciplinary societal issues and the supporting science surrounding state and national chemicals policy.

  2. A Graduate Certificate Program in Green Chemistry – In conjunction with the IGERT program, a certificate program is planned to include a broader range of students into the core green chemistry seminar courses.

  3. A Designated Emphasis in Green Chemistry --  The designated emphasis in green chemistry will a formal recognition of graduate study in an area of focus that is relevant to two or more existing doctoral degree programs.  A designated emphasis is similar to a minor, but at the graduate level.  The designated emphasis in green chemistry will be designed to complement existing Ph.D. programs and to provide opportunities for interdisciplinary study with faculty from other departments.