GreenChemInitiative

The GCI is a student organization promoting sustainability in chemistry to researchers and the public.

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We are excited to host Dr. Elisa Boutzis for a talk next week, February 26 at 11AM, titled "Emissions Processing for Air Quality Modelling Research at Environment and Climate Change Canada"! Join us in the Davenport East seminar room or on Zoom: https://t.co/pj2fOmPD7a

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Reminder to submit an abstract by January 26th!

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Do you care about chemical waste? Are you attending #CSCx2026? Does your research look at waste, toxicity, policy surrounding waste, or how to recycle waste products? If yes, submit an abstract to our symposium! (1/2)

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We are proud to announce our 11th annual GCI Symposium from May 19-20, 2026 at @mcgillu with @GreenChemMcGill! Registration opens today with the opportunity to submit abstracts for poster and oral talks! Check out the following link to register: https://t.co/noQr5LoBti

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GCI members are helping organize the "Confronting Chemical Waste in the Canadian Economy" symposium with the CIC Green Division! It will feature student/faculty oral presentations and an invited panel on the hows and whats of chemical waste. Join us for an important discussion!

[GreenChemInitiative @GreenChemUofT]

Do you care about chemical waste? Are you attending #CSCx2026? Does your research look at waste, toxicity, policy surrounding waste, or how to recycle waste products? If yes, submit an abstract to our symposium! (1/2)

[GreenChemInitiative @GreenChemUofT]

In his current position at Innofibre, Eric leads collaborative research projects in textile recycling and molded pulp packaging.

[GreenChemInitiative @GreenChemUofT]

The GCI is excited to welcome Dr. Eric Desnoes, a Scientific Project Manager at Innofibre, for a special seminar next week at @chemuoft. The talk will take place at 11 AM on Thursday, November 6th in the DB East Seminar Room! We hope to see you all there!

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He has been recognized with the IDETR Entrepreneurship Award (2021) and the First Prize at QCSE (2020), as well as Second Prize at the SBC-HEC Montréal competition (2019).

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We are excited to welcome Prof. Simon Rondeau-Gagné from @UWindsor next week on July 24 at 10 AM for a seminar at @chemuoft. The talk is in DB East and is titled "Sustainability Meets Stretchability: Redefining Side Chains in Semiconducting Polymers". We hope to see you there!

[Beyond Benign @beyondbenign]

Beyond Benign’s article on a decade of the Green Chemistry Commitment (GCC) is featured in @RoySocChem’s 25th Anniversary Collection! Read about the evolution of the GCC & the #GreenChemistry movement in this interview with @Amy_Cannon & @juliana_lvidal: https://t.co/1KKnLTJwRX

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Today’s your last chance to get tickets before the GCI Symposium begins in less than 2 weeks!

Register at: https://t.co/HgB14hCVfT

[GreenChemInitiative @GreenChemUofT]

Less than 1 week left to register for the 2025 GCI Symposium! This is a great opportunity to network, share your work, and see some great talks!

Register at: https://t.co/HgB14hCVfT

[GreenChemInitiative @GreenChemUofT]

The deadline to submit a poster abstract for the GCI Symposium is in 1 week! Use the following form to submit one! https://t.co/x5c9udctcD

If you still haven’t registered for the symposium, go to https://t.co/HgB14hCVfT

[GreenChemInitiative @GreenChemUofT]

Her group focuses on developing new polymerization strategies using catalysis to access degradable polymers or materials with unique properties, with a particular emphasis on photocatalysis for sustainable synthesis and depolymerization. (5/5)

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The GCI is excited to welcome Prof. Erin Stache from @Princeton next week for a special seminar co-hosted with @WIC_Toronto at @chemuoft. The seminar, titled "Light-to-Heat (Photothermal) Conversion Promotes High Activation", will take place April 10th at 11AM in DB East. (1/5)

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Her research in the Stache Lab combines synthetic organic chemistry, photochemistry, inorganic materials, and polymer chemistry for new synthesis and materials science applications. (4/5)