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Creating a Culture of Green Chemistry and Innovation in the Organic Laboratory

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This account presents a curriculum-level approach to green chemistry education. It highlights catalytic events and significant outcomes in fostering green chemistry and innovation in an undergraduate organic chemistry teaching laboratory sequence. Successful strategies have included going green from day one, greening existing experiments, adopting green chemistry experiments, developing new green chemistry experiments, and giving students choice. Instructors can promote a green chemistry mindset in their students simply by asking for every experiment: What was green? What could be greener?

Source: Sustainability & Circularity NOW

DOI: 10.1055/a-2814-8200

Author: David A. Vosburg

Institution: Harvey Mudd College

Language: English

Topic: Various Chemistry Research Topics

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Harvey Mudd College