GC&E 2025 Program
Good Health & Well-Being Through Sustainable Chemistry
The 29th Annual Green Chemistry & Engineering Conference (GC&E), hosted by the ACS Green Chemistry Institute, welcomed a vibrant and diverse global community to Pittsburgh, PA, from June 23–26, 2025, to explore how green and sustainable chemistry can drive progress toward global health and well-being.
To kick things off, many participants volunteered for the hands-on Service Project with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, where we gave back to the local community through environmental stewardship. Throughout the week, attendees participated in dynamic keynote panels, engaging technical programming, and vibrant networking opportunities. Highlights included powerful discussions on pharmaceutical sustainability, green chemistry education reform, and innovations in circular materials and chemical design. Students and early-career researchers shined during the poster session and competition, while the Green Expo and Innovation Hub offered space for connection, creativity, and discovery.
We are deeply grateful to all of the sponsors, exhibitors, attendees, and the incredible support staff and volunteers who made GC&E 2025 possible. Your presence, partnership, and passion are what power this community and move the field of green chemistry and engineering forward.
As we reflect on another successful gathering, we carry forward the inspiration and momentum to build a more just, healthy, and sustainable world—together.
C&EN: Health and well-being take the stage at the 29th annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
GC&E by the Numbers
763 Attendees
420 Presentations
46 Countries Represented
42 Technical Sessions
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Conference Theme
Each year, the conference evolves, incorporating new ideas while maintaining its 28-year legacy. Its vision is for green and sustainable chemistry to be integral to all scientific endeavors, providing solutions that balance human well-being with planetary health. For this reason, next year’s conference theme will be Good Health and Well-Being Through Sustainable Chemistry to align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3.
In 2015, the United Nations issued a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. This framework, known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), comprises 17 aspirational goals adopted by governments, industries, and organizations worldwide. To support the advancement of these goals, the GC&E Conference will focus on how green chemistry and engineering can address these global sustainability challenges in the coming years. This year’s theme, “Good Health and Well-Being Through Sustainable Chemistry,” will showcase innovative research and cross-cutting topics in green and sustainable chemistry and engineering, with an emphasis on symposia that highlight medical breakthroughs, new technologies, and efforts to eliminate or reduce hazardous chemical pollution promoting longer and healthier lives.
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