[neact] Terry Collins lecture | Gordon College | April 7
- From: Jerusha Vogel <jj@xxxxxxxx>
- To: neact@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 08:20:29 -0500
For the past eight years, Gordon College has brought world-class chemists to
our campus to talk about green chemistry. This year we're delighted to have
Terry Collins from Carnegie Mellon with us. Terry is a very compelling
speaker - I do hope you'll be able to join us and please pass the word to
the others who might be interested.
2011 Green Chemistry Lecture
The Design of Iron-TAML Activators: Effective Small Molecule Mimics of the
Peroxidase Enzymes
Dr. Terry Collins, The Institute for Green Science, Carnegie Mellon
University
Thursday, April 7, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Gordon College, Wenham, MA
Ken Olsen Science Center, Room 104
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Terry Collins will be our 2011 Green
Chemistry speaker.
Research in Carnegie Mellon's Institute for Green Science is focused on the
design, development, mechanism of action, and myriad uses of TAML
activators. TAML activators with iron as the metal are the first
miniaturized replicas of the peroxidase enzymes, which activate hydrogen
peroxide throughout nature. The key to the TAML discovery and development
has been the Collins iterative design protocol. This protocol is focused
primarily on obtaining strongly electron-donating ligand systems where
derivative complexes are able to resist both hydrolytic and oxidative
degradation under the aggressive conditions of peroxidase-like processes.
After being pursued for 15 years, the protocol yielded the prototype TAML
activator. Further advancement via the protocol to higher generation
catalysts has led to over 20 TAML activators that exhibit varying
reactivities (with hydrogen peroxide and other peroxides), selectivities and
lifetimes.
A champion in the field of green chemistry, Terry Collins has been
recognized internationally for his work in creating a new class of oxidation
catalysts with the potential for enormous, positive impact on the
environment. Experts worldwide believe that Collins' systems can be used to
effectively replace chlorine-based oxidants in large global technologies so
that some of society's most toxic chlorinated residuals are not produced.
The systems also enable valuable new technologies for previously unsolved
environmental and health problems.
His honors include the Environmental Protection Agency's 1999 Presidential
Green Chemistry Challenge Award, the Pittsburgh Award from the American
Chemical Society and Japan's Society of Pure and Applied Coordination
Chemistry Award. Collins is an honorary professor and a Distinguished Alumni
Award recipient of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, a fellow of the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the World Innovation Institute, and a Dreyfus
Teacher-Scholar. He is associate editor for the Americas of the journal
"Green Chemistry."
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Dr. Mary Kirchhoff, American Chemical Society
2008/2009
"Green Chemistry, Current Status and Future Challenges"
Dr. Paul Anastas, Yale University
2007/2008
"Green Chemistry: Promoting Sustainability through Education, a Fulbright
Experience in Thailand"
Dr. Margaret Kerr, Worcester State College Worcester
2006/2007
"Innovations in Green Chemistry-From Electronics to Cosmetics"
Dr. Amy Cannon, University of Massachusetts at Lowell
2005/2006
"Frontiers in Green Nanoscience"
Dr. Julie Haack, University of Oregon
2004/2005
"The Business Case for Green Chemistry"
Dr. Berkeley (Buzz) Cue, Vice President of Pharmaceuticals (retired), Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals
2003/2004
"Entropic Control: Green Chemistry Using Weak Molecular Forces"
Dr. John Warner, University of Massachusetts Boston
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