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29th Annual
Green Chemistry & Engineering
Conference

Good Health & Well-Being Through Sustainable Chemistry
Pittsburgh, PA  |  June 23-26, 2025

Important Dates

  • June 6:

    GC&E Friday: Choosing Safer Alternatives

  • June 9:

    Look for GC&E Mobile App!

  • June 13:

    GC&E Friday: Beyond Plastics

  • June 20:

    GC&E Friday: Lectureship Awards Keynote

Important Dates

June 6

GC&E Friday: Choosing Safer Alternatives

June 9

Look for GC&E Mobile App!

June 13

GC&E Friday: Beyond Plastics

June 20

GC&E Friday: Lectureship Award Keynotes

June 23

See you in Pittsburgh!

About GC&E 2025

The GC&E Conference, hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute®, is the premier global event for green chemistry and engineering. As the first and longest-running conference on this topic, GC&E attracts scientists, educators, industry professionals, and advocates to explore advancements, share best practices, inspire innovation, and build community dedicated to sustainable solutions.   

Each year, the conference evolves, incorporating new ideas while maintaining its legacy. Its vision is for green and sustainable chemistry to be integral to all scientific endeavors, providing solutions that balance human well-being with planetary health. For this reason, the 2025 conference theme will be Good Health and Well-Being Through Sustainable Chemistry to align withthe United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3.    

GC&E 2025 will showcase innovative research and cross-cutting topics in green and sustainable chemistry and engineering, with an emphasis on symposia that highlight thematic topics such as medical breakthroughs, new technologies, and efforts to eliminate or reduce hazardous chemical pollution promoting longer and healthier lives.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Our Keynotes

VP, Global Environment, Health & Safety, Pfizer
Associate Professor, George Washington University
Panelist
Professor, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University
Panelist
Assistant Professor Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University
Panelist
Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh

Moderator

Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University
Panelist
Julie Zimmerman Headshot
Vice Provost for Planetary Solutions, Professor of Green Engineering, Deputy Director for Research at Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University
Panelist
Pete Licence Headshot
Chief Editor of ACS Sustainable Chem & Eng Journal and Director of the GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham
Panelist
Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal Headshot
Director, Sustainable Development and Director of the Green Chemistry Institute, American Chemical Society
Panelist
Adelina Voutchkova-Kostal Headshot
Senior Editor, C&EN
Moderator

Schedule


23
June
Monday
  • 8:00 AM
    Breakfast
  • 9:00 AM

    Concurrent Workshops

  • 10:45 AM

    Morning Break

  • 12:30 PM

    Lunch & Network Activity

  • 3:15 PM

    Afternoon Break

  • 6:00 PM

    GC&E Opening Awards Ceremony

24
June
Tuesday
  • 7:15 AM

    Networking Breakfast

  • 8:00 AM

    Welcome Remarks & Keynote Address: Louise Proud

  • 9:15 AM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 9:30 AM

    Concurrent Sessions

  • 10:55 AM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 12:30 PM

    Lunch on Own /
    Catalyzing Change in Chemistry Education Luncheon

  • 2:00 PM

    Concurrent Sessions

  • 3:25 PM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 5:05 PM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 6:30 PM

    GC&E Poster Session & Reception 

25
June
Wednesday
  • 7:15 AM

    Networking Breakfast

  • 8:00 AM

    Welcome Remarks & Keynote Panel: Realizing the Promise of Green Chemistry to Protect Human and Environmental Health

  • 9:15 AM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 9:30 AM

    Concurrent Sessions

  • 10:55 AM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 12:30 PM

    Lunch On Own /
    Start-Up Showcase Luncheon

  • 2:00 PM

    Concurrent Sessions

  • 3:25 PM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 6:30 PM

    ACS GCI Industry Roundtable Poster Reception

26
June
Thursday
  • 5:45 AM

    Yoga in the Garden / 
    Nature Walk/Run

  • 7:00 AM

    Networking Breakfast

  • 7:45 AM

    Welcome Remarks & Student Poster Awards

  • 8:00 AM

    Keynote Panel: Resilient Optimism

  • 9:15 AM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 9:30 AM

    Concurrent Sessions

  • 10:55 AM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 12:30 PM

    Lunch on Own /
    Empowered Together for Change Luncheon

  • 2:00 PM

    Concurrent Sessions

  • 3:25 PM

    Networking Coffee Break

  • 6:30 PM

    Catalysts & Cocktails: Green Chemistry on Tap

2025

Sponsors


The ACS Green Chemistry Institute’s Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference is the premier conference for scientists, students and leaders seeking innovative and more sustainable ways to do chemistry and chemical engineering. 

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
AGC GCI Natural Polymers Consortium