Better Chemistry for a Sustainable Future.

Facilitators, Administration, and Partners:

Anthony J. Arduengo, III, Ph.D. [Founder, US facilitator] Professor of the Practice School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology 2100N Molecular Science and Engineering Bldg. Focus: Catalysis, Synthesis, Unusual Valency, Process Development, Technology Transfer	Till Opatz, Ph.D. [Founder, European facilitator] Professor Institute for Organic Chemistry Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany Focus: Synthesis, Organic Chemistry
Andreas Bommarius [Program Coordinator] Professor School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology 5018 Engineered Biosystems Building Focus: Biocataylsis, Pharmaceuticals, Technology Transfer
Technology Center Partners and Research Drivers
Aaron Aponick, Ph.D. Professor Department of Chemistry University of Florida JHH 403 & FLI 264 Focus: Synthetic Methodology, Catalyst Design, Process Development	Jason E. Bara, Ph.D. Professor Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Alabama 3072E South Engineering Research Center Focus: Advanced Polymers and Materials, Ionic Liquids, CO₂ Capture Processes
Dr. Charles B. de Koning Professor of Chemistry Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa Focus: Synthesis, Heterocycles	Stefan France, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology 2100K Molecular Science and Engineering Bldg. Focus: Catalysis, Synthesis, Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Willi Kantlehner Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry Hochschule Aalen Aalen, Germany Focus: Wood Chemistry, Synthesis	Pamela Peralta-Yahya, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry School of Chemistry and Biochemistry Georgia Institute of Technology 2100P Molecular Science and Engineering Bldg. Focus: Biocatalysis, Synthesis, Drug Discovery
Dr. Sven Rau Professor of Chemistry Institute for Inorganic Chemistry The University of Ulm Ulm, Germany Focus: Light driven catalysis	Timothy Snowden, Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Alabama 2046 Shelby Hall Focus: Synthetic Methods, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Constantine A. Stewart, Ph.D. Retired, Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, New Mexico Focus: Chemical Hazard Reduction Management, Compliance	Dr. Valerie Thomas Professor School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and School of Public Policy Georgia Institute of Technology 415 Groseclose Focus: Industrial ecology, Technology assessment