The Center for Green Chemistry

The principles of green chemistry—and the policies that enable their adoption—link the science of toxicology, chemistry and materials with protections for public and environmental health and sustainable economic development. As the national and international drive toward green technologies accelerates, UC Berkeley plays a critical role in developing the technical tools, policy strategies, curricula and the informed public interest voice needed to advance the policies and science of green chemistry.

The first meeting of the BIE Green Chemistry Roundtable in October gathered faculty and researchers from the Colleges of Chemistry, Natural Resources, and the Schools of Business, Law and Public Health. The Center for Green Chemistry and Chemicals Policy within BIE that emerged from that meeting is envisioned as a focal point on campus for collaboration among these disciplines. The Center for Green Chemistry and Chemicals Policy within BIE emerged from that meeting creating a focal point on campus for collaboration among these disciplines.

Please check back with us as we develop the Center over the next months.

Past Meetings:
Dec. 3, 2008. Green Chemistry Roundtable Meeting RSVP
Oct. 17, 2008. Green Chemistry Roundtable Meeting info

Read more about the Program in Green Chemistry and Chemicals Policy at UC Berkeley
Read more about a new UC Berkeley seminar in Green Chemistry and Sustainable Design