9I制作厂免费

Abstract:

The sustainability challenges facing our planet are so pressing that they require urgent attention by science through a convergence of disciplinary approaches. Chemistry, the science of transformation of matter, has a central role to play in addressing the unintended consequences that arise from the large-scale material transformation by humans over the past fifty years. How can we fully realize chemistry鈥檚 role in the emergence of sustainability, beginning with the molecular basis of sustainability and integrating sustainability orientations, tools, and frameworks into the practice of chemistry and chemistry education? We take a systems approach to this question and draw on the chemistry of refrigerants and reactive nitrogen to illustrate how the profession of chemistry can transform itself through systems thinking to better contribute at multiple levels toward the emergence of sustainability of the Earth system. Visualization plays a vital role in reimagining chemistry education, and we will introduce several interactive learning tools recently released by our King鈥檚 Centre for Visualization in Science (kcvs.ca) in collaboration with an IUPAC project, (a) for dynamic visualization of systems, and (b) to connect fundamental chemistry concepts and measurements to sustainability challenges and opportunities through the Planetary Boundaries framework (Stockholm Resilience Centre).

听

Bio:

Peter Mahaffy is a 3M National Teaching Fellow, Professor of Chemistry at the King鈥檚 University in Edmonton, Canada, and director of the King鈥檚 Centre for Visualization in Science (), which provides digital learning resources used by a half-million students, educators, and the public from over 100 countries each year. His current research and professional work is at the interfaces of chemistry education, systems thinking and sustainability, the uses of interactive visualization tools to facilitate the learning of science, and the responsible uses of chemistry.

Mahaffy served for six years as chair of the International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry鈥檚 (IUPAC) Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE) and member of the IUPAC Bureau. He was a charter member of the International Council of Science (ICSU) Committee on Freedom and Responsibility in the Conduct of Science and served on the working group on education and outreach for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013. He is presently co-chair of an IUPAC project on systems thinking and sustainability in chemistry and a titular member of the IUPAC Committee on Ethics, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. His work has been recognized with national and international awards from the Chemical Institute of Canada, College Chemistry Canada, the American Chemical Society, and IUPAC. In March 2025 he will receive the ACS George C. Pimental Award for outstanding contributions to chemistry education.