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| Dr. Paul Anastas American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute |
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| Recorded: 6/21/06 | |
| Dr. Paul Anastas is the Director of the Green Chemistry Institute at the American Chemical Society. Until July 2004, Dr. Anastas served in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) as Assistant Director for Environment. Prior to joining the White House in October of 1999, Dr. Anastas served as the Chief of the Industrial Chemistry Branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency since 1989.Dr. Anastas, known as the "Father of Green Chemistry", was recognized in 2005 as one of the most influential people in science and technology in the “Scientific American 50”. He is the co-author/editor of nine scientific and technical books including Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice which outlined the Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry and has been translated into five languages.Dr. Anastas is the recipient of the Joseph Seifter Award, the U.S. EPA's highest scientific award for risk reduction and risk assessment, and the Nolan Summer Award, for contributions to chemistry. He currently is a Visiting Professor in the Chemistry Department at the University of Nottingham, U.K., and serves on the editorial board of the journals Environmental Science and Technology, Green Chemistry, and Clean Technology and Environmental Policy. | |