2010 greenUp

Agency: Environmental Quality

Agenda 
Speaker Bios 
Sponsors 
Award Winners 
Poster Case Studies 

Keynote 

• Paul Anastas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Breakout Sessions I 

• Innovation to Commercialization
  • Green Chemistry for the Preparation of Pharmaceutical Building Blocks - Robert Maleczka, Michigan State University - contact the presenter at maleczak@chemistry.msu.edu to request a copy of the presentation
• Regulations and Policy
  • Using Green Chemistry Principles to Reduce Regulatory Compliance Costs - AnnMarie Sanford, Pepper Hamilton
  • Update on Green Chemistry Incentives in State and Federal Chemicals Regulations - Joel Tickner, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
• Assessment Tools for Industry
  • Framework for the Safety Assessment of Complex Products - Pat Beattie, Arcalis
  • Life Cycle Assessment: A Tool for Evaluating Green Chemistry Opportunities in the Chemical Industry - Shawn Hunter, Dow Chemical Company

Breakout Sessions II 

• Providing Solutions with BioMaterials
  • GM's Perspective on BioMaterials - Lora Herron, General Motors 
  • Michigan State University, BioEconomy Institute - Randy Olinger, William Freckman 
• Growing Michigan's Green Chemistry Community, Part 1 
  • A Green Chemistry Clearinghouse for Michigan - Clinton Boyd, Sustainable Research Group 
  • Lessons Learned and Path Forward for Green Innovation in the Automotive Industry - Carol Henry, Society of Automotive Engineers 
• Green Jobs 
  • Green Jobs Transforming Michigan's Workforce - Diana Carpenter, Department of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth 
  • Green Chemistry and Green Jobs - Charlotte Brody, BlueGreen Alliance 

Breakout Sessions III 

• Green Chemistry in Advanced Batteries 
  • Low Temperature Hydrothermal Synthesis of Advanced Battery Materials - Bart M. Bartlett, University of Michigan 
  • Greening Batteries is Good Business - Les Alexander, A123 Systems 
• Growing Michigan's Green Chemistry Community, Part 2 
  • Taking Green Chemistry From Lab Tests to Test Markets - Rui Resendes, GreenCentre Canada 
  • Green Manufacturing Initiative and Green Manufacturing Industrial Consortium- John Patten and Michael Barcelona, Western Michigan University 
• Green Chemistry at the University 
  • Green Chemistry Approaches in the Organic Laboratory - David Baker, Delta College 
  • Green Chemistry through Sustainability at the University of Michigan - Andrew Berki, UM  

Afternoon Keynote: Michigan Success Stories Panel 

·         Paul Murray - Herman Miller 

·         Jennifer Jacobs - Ford Motor Company 

·         Dr. Dawn Shiang - Dow Chemical Company