Wednesday, June 25, 2008 - 11:20 AM
Federal Room B (Capital Hilton)
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Green Chemistry Networking in India

R. K. Sharma, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Green Chemistry Network Centre (GCNC) established in Delhi University under the recommendation of a panel of world leaders headed by Professor Paul T. Anastas (known as father of Green Chemistry) is working for the Green Chemistry education and outreach activities in India by:

Building a Network for exchange of expertise, discussion and knowledge between industrialists and academicians.

Preparing and disseminating the teaching materials on Green Chemistry for school, college and university levels, with the simultaneous design of laboratory experiments for these levels as well.

Designing trainings

Translating existing Green Chemistry materials for broader distribution through the network allover India.

Recently to strengthen the Green Chemistry Networking in India, GCNC organized INDO-US S&T Forum Workshop on Green Chemistry on 7-9 January at Delhi. A stepping stone in the endeavors of GCNC was the release of a monograph on Green Chemistry Experiments in this workshop. Green Chemistry Task Force created by Department of Science & Technology, Government of India for the furtherance of Green Chemistry Education & Research in India recently invited Coordinator of GCNC for preparing a Green Chemistry Experiment Manual. This manual will be recommended for all the University and Colleges of India for its inclusion in the existing curriculum. Green Chemistry Network Centre (GCNC) has been instrumental in getting Green Chemistry courses introduced at the Bachelor's level in University of Delhi. More interesting educational initiatives taken are in the form of value based short-term courses on Green Chemistry that incorporate laboratory experiments, case studies etc. contribute in the furtherance of the much needed science. This presentation will describe the overall educational and outreach activities of the centre.



Web Page: www.du.ac.in/greenchem