Reagents of Change: Green Chemistry and Safer Chemicals in Products and Industry
September 20, 2024
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 8th St
Troy, NY, 12180
Building: Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS)
Room: Howard P. Isermann (CBIS) Auditorium
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About the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) is a statewide technology development, transfer, and assistance center whose mission is to make New York State more sustainable for businesses, workers, the public, the environment, and the economy. NYSP2I is managed and led by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and is a partnership between RIT, Binghamton University, Clarkson University, Cornell University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and the New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership. NYSP2I is sponsored by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). More information.
PROGRAM:
9:30-10:00AM | Registration and Refreshments (coffee/tea/cookies)
10:00-10:10AM | Welcome, Opening Remarks, Joel Plawsky, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
10:10-10:20AM | Welcome, Nabil Nasr, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, Rochester Institute of Technology
10:20-10:30AM | Welcome, John Vana, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
10:30-11:15AM | Keynote I, John Warner, Golisano Institute for Sustainability, RIT
11:15-11:45AM | Keynote II, Kassey M. Rydberg and Tina Ovitt, NY CREATES
11:45AM-1:15PM | Lunch
12:15-1:15PM | Poster session
1:15-1:45PM | Binghamton University, Low-lead perovskite solar technology for a clean, green, and sustainable energy future
1:45-2:15PM | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Economical biopolymer production through waste CO2 upcycling
2:15-2:30PM | Break
2:30-3:00PM | Cornell University, Developing a novel tri-enzyme complex as a new poultry feed additive to enable simultaneous decreases of manure nitrogen, phosphorus, and heavy-metal pollutions
3:00-3:30PM | Rochester Institute of Technology, Upcycling of polyolefin plastics to fluorescent materials for detection of metal ions
3:30-3:45PM | Closing Remarks, Sarah Briggs, New York State Pollution Prevention Institute
3:45PM | Departure
REGISTRATION:
The registration is open and free for all participants, registration is due 16 September, Monday, 5:00pm.*
HOSTS - OPENING REMARKS
KEYNOTE I
KEYNOTE II
CLOSING REMARKS
Available RPI Campus Parking
All parking lots require a parking permit. Please indicate if you need one in the registration form. You will be contacted later for details and instructions.
Academy Hall Lot, on College Avenue,
Closest location to CBIS Howard P. Iserman Auditorium
North Lot, between Sage Avenue and Peoples Avenue (use the entrance on the Peoples Avenue),
Take the opportunity to walk on the campus, 8 min walking distance.
In addition, street parking is available on College Avenue and 15th Street.
Best Western Plus Franklin Square Inn
Troy/Albany, 1 4th St, Troy, NY 12180
Hilton Garden Inn Troy
235 Hoosick St, Troy, NY 12180
Courtyard Albany Troy/Waterfront
515 River St, Troy, NY 12180
If you are planning to present a poster, please indicate your interest in the registration form, you will be asked to provide a title and presenting author information.
Poster display instructions:
The maximum size of finished posters must not exceed 48 inches x 36 inches (122 cm × 91 cm). To fit within the usable area of the poster board, use landscape orientation. Easels, boards, and clips/pushpins will be available on site. A poster number ID will be mounted on the display area of each poster board. Please attach this ID visibly on the top of your poster. Posters should be printed and brought by each author to the summit.
Posters should be mounted during check-in 9:30am-10:00am on the symposium day and should be removed after 3:00pm. Authors are requested to stand next to their posters for discussion and to answer questions, during the poster session between 12:00pm-1:00pm.
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
Joel Plawsky - Professor and Department Head of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nihat Baysal - Professor of Practice, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sarah Briggs - Senior Research Specialist, Green Chemistry and Emerging Contaminants, NYSP2I
Kim Burley - Senior Program Administrator, NYSP2I
Vidhya Chakrapani - Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Sherri Hamilton - Marketing and Communications Program Coordinator, NYSP2I
Deniz Rende - Coordinating Research Director for Microelectronics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
