Green Chemistry and Engineering for the Fragrance Industry

Thursday, June 9 - 8:30-11:30 AM

Workshop instructor: Professor Julie Zimmerman, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering and Applied Science, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Acting Director, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, Yale University.

The primary objective of this workshop is to provide a working knowledge of the relevance of Green Chemistry and Engineering as well as to provide strategies to practically implement these frameworks. This workshop outlines the approaches to product and process design historically and contrasts it with the approaches of Green Chemistry and Engineering in the chemicals and formulation sector. The workshop is meant for a broad audience and will offer techniques to operationalize and value Green Chemistry and Engineering within the fragrance value chain.

The components of workshop will be:

• A brief introduction for a broad audience on global megatrends and their relationship with social and environmental sustainability
• A review of the Principles of Green Chemistry and Green Engineering and examples of their implementation within the chemicals, personal care, and formulation sector
• The business case and how to make it for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering
• The regulatory framework that has driven historical approaches to environmental health and safety and the new and upcoming regulations that will necessitate a new approach
• The role of sustainable design innovations in achieving corporate goals, particularly competitiveness and market share
• Q&A

About your instructor:

Dr. Julie Beth Zimmerman is an Assistant Professor of Green Engineering jointly appointed in the School of Engineering and Applied Science (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering) and the School of Forestry and Environment at Yale University. Dr. Zimmerman also serves as the Acting Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale. Her research interests include green chemistry and engineering, systems dynamics modeling of natural and engineered water systems, environmentally benign design and manufacturing, the fate and impacts of anthropogenic compounds in the environment as well as appropriate water treatment technologies for the developing world. She also conducts research on corporate environmental behavior and governance interventions to enhance the integration of sustainability in industry and academia. Dr. Zimmerman previously served as an Engineer in the Office of Research and Development at the United States Environmental Protection Agency where she managed grants to academia and small businesses in the areas of pollution prevention and sustainability and launched EPA's P3 (People, Prosperity, and the Planet) Award Program: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability. She received a joint PhD from the University of Michigan in Environmental Engineering and Natural Resource Policy.