The Inaugural Henkel Distinguished Lecture
Presents…
Paul Anastas, PhD
Assistant Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Research and Development
As Science Advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Anastas is known widely as the “Father of Green Chemistry” for his groundbreaking research on the design, manufacture, and use of minimally-toxic, environmentally-friendly chemicals. Trained as a synthetic organic chemist, Dr. Anastas will speak about his research on the design of safer chemicals, bio-based polymers, and new methodologies of chemical synthesis that are more efficient and less hazardous to the environment.