Chemistry, Sustainability and Circular Economy. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Restrictions: Graduate standing. The Earth is in the era of “Anthropocene”. Chemistry and its applications have been driving many “grand challenges” today, such as climate change, water, energy and food security, health and safety, and biodiversity. Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires a transformational change in chemistry and its applications. The goal of this course is to substantiate student’s knowledge and experience of chemistry from broad societal, economic, environmental, and governance (SEEG) perspectives and better prepare a new generation of chemists and leaders in the chemical enterprise to understand and address the areas of critical needs for the transformation to achieve long-term sustainability goals.