Title of Project: Green Chemistry: Preventing Waste and Pollution
Type: Research
Guide: Dr. Shannon Timmons 

In this Quest project Anna Vantsevich and Ryan Hollingsworth will develop accessible laboratory experiments that can be easily imitated in a classroom environment to showcase the efficiency of green chemistry, while lowering the use and generation of toxins. This will be accomplished by performing four or more experiments exploring the concepts of molecular modeling, solventless reactions, chemical kinetics, recrystallization, crystal engineering, and photochemistry. The evaluation and comparison of these experiments will be done using the twelve principles of green chemistry enumerated by Paul Anastas and John Warner in 1998. These experiments are beneficial for students because the new subject of green chemistry provides an alternative career pathway to those who want to preserve the environment and improve the quality of life. This project will provide students and the Quest audience with practical knowledge about the emerging field of green chemistry.