Welcome to the University of Oregon's Green Chemistry website. In the links that follow there is information about our green chemistry curriculum, research programs, database of educational materials, workshop on incorporating green chemistry into the undergraduate curriculum and our textbook on Greener Organic Chemistry.

Greener Education Materials (GEMs) for Chemists An interactive database of education materials focused on green chemistry. Available in June 2005, a comprehensive resource of education materials including laboratory exercises, lecture materials, course syllabi and multimedia content that illustrate chemical concepts important for green chemistry. Each entry includes a description of the item and is searchable by a variety of parameters, including chemistry concepts, laboratory techniques, green chemistry principles, and target audience. Database entries incorporate both published and unpublished materials.

Green Chemistry at Oregon Provides an overview of our green chemistry activities, the history of the program, media coverage and the people involved.

Green Organic Chemistry Teaching Lab Program Offers information about our nation-leading green chemistry curriculum for the undergraduate teaching laboratory.

Green Organic Chemistry: Tools, Strategies and Laboratory Experiments A textbook/laboratory manual for undergraduate organic chemistry laboratory. Includes ten comprehensive introductory chapters describing the strategies and tools used in practicing greener chemistry and nineteen extensively student-tested laboratory experiments that teach fundamental organic chemistry concepts and lab skills in a more environmentally-friendly (greener) fashion.

Green Chemistry in Education Workshop A week-long, hands-on workshop for university educators that wish to adopt a greener organic laboratory curriculum. Please visit the Center for Workshops in the Chemical Sciences (CWCS) for application information.

Green Chemistry Research at Oregon Provides information about green chemistry research projects carried out by faculty and students in the Chemistry Department at the University of Oregon.

Greener Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing The goals of the Safer Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Initiative [SNNI] are to develop new nanomaterials and nanomanufacturing approaches that offer a high level of performance, yet pose minimal harm to human health or the environment. Research under the Initiative will merge the principles of green chemistry and nanoscience to produce safer nanomaterials and more efficient nanomanufacturing processes in the context of producing nanoparticles and nanostructured materials for applications in fields such as in photovoltaics, nanoelectronics and sensing.