Events
Spring 2026 Advisory Boards Meeting
Monday & Tuesday, April 20th & 21st
Jayhawk Welcome Center
University of Kansas
1266 Oread Ave., Lawrence, KS
Registration opens in February
Upcoming Monthly Safety Meeting
February 11, 9:00 - 10:00 am
- Location: Seminar Room (room 104) Building B
Topic: Chemical Sustainability
Presenter: Tom Gonzales
- If you miss a Safety Meeting, please attend alternate session
Industry Colloquia & LIFE Program
Boundary-Spanning Seminar Series
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:00 a.m. seminar, 10:00-10:20 a.m. LIFE discussion
Invited speakers from leading chemical companies exchange ideas and real-world insights with CEBC students and researchers. Following each talk, presenters interact with students and postdocs through "Learning about Industry From Experts" (LIFE).
Join in person at Beren Center - 192 Slawson Hall, or by Zoom
February 3, 9:00 a.m. - John Warner, Beyond Benign Co-Founder & Board Member
"Green Chemistry as the Foundation of Sustainability and the Circular Economy"
John Warner is one of the founders of the field of green chemistry. He published the book that provides the definition and 12 principles of green chemistry with Paul Anastas in 1998. In 2007 he cofounded Beyond Benign, a nonprofit green chemistry education organization with Dr. Amy Cannon. He also currently serves as CEO and CTO of Technology Greenhouse.
Dr. Warner was named one of “25 Visionaries Changing the World” by Utne Reader, and “One of the Most Influential People in the Chemical Industries” by ICI – Sciences. As an educator, he was a tenured full professor of chemistry and a tenured full professor of plastics engineering at the University of Massachusetts, where in 2001 he started the world’s first PhD program in Green Chemistry. He has over 120 publications in synthetic methodologies, non-covalent derivatization, polymer photochemistry and metal oxide semiconductors.
March 3, 9:00 a.m. - Priya Srinivasan, Braskem (Zoom only)
Additional Spring 2026 dates TBA