In 2025, Beyond Benign brought together educators, students, researchers, and advocates to continue advancing #GreenChemistry education. ⭐🧪 Our Year in Review looks back at a year an impactful year of growth. Explore it here: buff.ly/xWHdQMz
#ChemistryEducation #SustainableScience
If you are looking for ways to capture measurable impact data for your next grant proposal, I wrote a full breakdown of this project. Comment "Assessment," and I'll send you the link!
#BroaderImpacts #NSF #ChemistryEducation #ScienceOutreach #Pedagogy
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#BroaderImpacts #ScienceCommunication #ChemistryEducation #NSF #InteractiveLearning #EdTech #ACSSpring2026
Chemistry calculations are easy…
until rates appear
Suddenly it’s:
graphs
tangents
gradients
It’s not harder chemistry…
it’s hidden maths
Master that, and the marks are yours.
hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2026/04/chem...
#ChemistryEducation #STEMEducation #Teaching
MICER@BCCE logo showing two overlapping circles with icons representing data analysis, collaboration, and classroom teaching, with the text “MICER@BCCE: Methods in Chemistry Education Research.”
🚨 MICER@BCCE 2026 registration is OPEN!
📅 July 24–26
📍 Madison, WI, USA
Hands-on, team-based #chemistryeducationresearch workshop ahead of #BCCE2026.
💰 Funding available (thanks to the @acs.org Division of #ChemEd)
⚠️ Limited spots
🔗 conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/mic...
#ChemistryEducation
pH Buffer Preparation — simplified, precise, mobile.
Design and analyze buffer systems directly on Android: concentrations, components, and equilibrium behavior.
📱 Electrolyte Equilibria — Android
🧪 pH Buffer Preparation module
#chemistry #phbuffer #chemistryapp #scienceapps #chemistryeducation
Ella Morris and Erin Friel of Salt Lake Community College engage with attendees while presenting a poster on lab notebook pedagogy, documentation, and good laboratory practice at the ACS Spring conference.
Our team at the Spring 2026 @acs.org conference.
We're really proud of our students and the momentum behind our ACS lab notebook pedagogy work, focused on documentation, data collection, & #GLP.
Co-PI @alexdainis.bsky.social
Learn more:
www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...
#STEM #ChemistryEducation
Quote graphic from Beyond Benign with the organization’s logo at the top and a portrait of Dr. Amy Cannon centered above a large yellow quote box. The quote reads: “Chemistry is essential. It makes up the molecular building blocks of the products that we use every day. It’s all around us and part of us. We need to ensure that chemists are trained to create those building blocks sustainably...We can do chemistry better and smarter, but only as long as we're given the tools and the training to do so.” Text below identifies her as “Dr. Amy Cannon, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Beyond Benign.” The design uses a dark blue and teal background with blue quotation marks.
NextGenChem, a partnership between ChemFORWARD and Beyond Benign, gives students free access to a professional chemical hazard assessment tool used to evaluate safety and sustainability. 🤝🧪
Learn more: www.chemforward.org/news/new-pro...
#GreenChemistry #SaferChemistry #ChemistryEducation
A stylized pink flamingo welcomes viewers by opening double doors outward. Behind it, an empty conference auditorium is visible, with rows of seats and a blue screen displaying “BCCE 2026,” suggesting the conference is open for registration.
🎉 #BCCE2026 registration is open! We’d love to have you join us this July—Madison or remote 🌍
Come for the #chemed symposia, workshops, posters, exhibits, and conversations… stay for the community.
👉 Register: conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/reg...
#chemistryeducation #chemistry
A cartoon pink flamingo sits in an office chair at a desk holding a coffee mug while working on a laptop displaying “BCCE 2026” and a red submit button. A hanging calendar shows March 1 and papers with checkmarks sit on the desk, reinforcing a message about finishing and submitting a conference abstract before the deadline.
What are your weekend plans? If they don’t include finishing your #BCCE2026 abstract… we have a suggestion. ☕
March 1 deadline. 11:59 p.m. (your timezone).
Final weekend.
Submission guidelines here ⬇️
conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/sub...
#chemed #ChemistryEducation #chemistry #iteachchemistry
Electrode potentials look scary… until they don’t
More positive = more likely to be reduced. More negative = better reducing agent.
Master those two ideas and the whole topic unlocks.
hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-le...
#ChemistryEducation #ALevelChemistryTeaching #ScienceEducation
Graphic titled “Conference Registration Rates” for BCCE 2026 at UW–Madison (July 26–30). Early-bird rates (Mar 18–May 18): Standard $375; Two-Year Institutions $250; K–12 $200; Retired $200; Students/Post-docs $175; Guests $125; Remote $99. Regular rates (May 19–Jul 16): Standard $425; Two-Year $300; K–12 $250; Retired $250; Students/Post-docs $225; Guests $175; Remote $200. On-site rates: Standard $475; Two-Year $350; K–12 $300; Retired $300; Students/Post-docs $275; Guests $225. Registration opens March 18, 2026. Abstract deadline March 1, 2026. Website listed: conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026.
🦩 Planning your trip to Madison? Registration for #BCCE2026 opens March 18! Early-bird rates run through May 18.
💻 Remote option available
🎟️ Guest passes for exhibits + receptions
🏨 Lodging info: conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/mee...
#chemistryeducation #chemed #chemistry
A pink flamingo mascot holds a marker and circles the number 1 in the Sunday column of a wall calendar labeled “March,” indicating the March 1 abstract submission deadline.
🦩 March 1 is circled.
Abstracts for #BCCE2026 are due soon! What #ChemEd work are you bringing to Madison?
🔗 conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/sub...
#ChemistryEducation #ChemistryEducationResearch #ITeachChem #Chemistry
REDOX reactions don’t need guesswork. Split the equation, follow the electrons, and suddenly balancing makes sense. The half-equation method is one of those why didn’t anyone show me this earlier? moments in chemistry
hemelprivatetuition.blogspot.com/2026/01/redo...
#ChemistryEducation
Teaching chemistry with a gyroscope? Sounds odd—until you try explaining NMR without one.
Seeing precession in a spinning gyroscope makes nuclear spin behaviour click instantly.
Abstract → physical → memorable.
philipmrussell.blogspot.com/2026/01/teac...
#ChemistryEducation #STEMTeaching #NMR
Phew, what a successful year since I started as a postdoc in #chemistryeducation @tum.de ! Here are three of my publications from the last 12 months in chronological order. No. 3 is 🔥! 🤓
Graphic promoting DivCHED scholarships for the 2026 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A pink flamingo wearing a “BCCE 2026” name badge stands with open wings beside text reading “Apply for a DivCHED Scholarship,” along with a QR code to learn more and apply.
🎓 New DivCHED scholarships for #BCCE2026!
The Division of #ChemEd has introduced new scholarships to support DivCHED members attending BCCEs! DivCHED membership does not require @acs.org membership, making this opportunity widely accessible.
#chemistry #chemistryeducation #iteachchem
Some of the most important chemistry happens quietly.
Time-lapse and macro techniques reveal faint indicator changes and slow precipitate formation—turning “blink and you miss it” moments into powerful teaching tools.
philipmrussell.blogspot.com/2025/12/capt...
#ChemistryEducation #PracticalScience
Wide rectangular graphic with a sunset over the ocean and waves rolling onto the shore. In the center, a circular logo shows two hands shaking over a globe, surrounded by the words “Building Communities to Address Global Challenges,” framed by tropical leaves and hibiscus flowers. White text at the bottom reads: “Pacifichem 2025 – The International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2025 – Honolulu, Hawaii – December 15–20, 2025.”
Heading to #Pacifichem2025? 🌺 Catch #GreenChemistry presentations from Beyond Benign Co-Founders @amycannon.bsky.social and John Warner, Senior Program Manager @julianavidal.bsky.social, and GCC educators. Find the session details here: gctlc.org/pacifichem-2...
#ChemistryEducation
Welcome graphic for the Green Chemistry Commitment showing the message ‘WELCOME Université de Poitiers to the GCC community!’ alongside the Université de Poitiers crest logo on a faint molecular background, with the Green Chemistry Commitment badge and Beyond Benign green chemistry education logo at the bottom.
Welcome Université de Poitiers to the Green Chemistry Commitment! 👏🎉 Students and faculty are advancing #GreenChemistry through hands-on labs, eco-friendly solvents, biopolymers, and decarbonization research. Learn more: www.beyondbenign.org/school_profi...
#GCCommit #ChemistryEducation
Helping chemistry students build numeracy confidence.
Many chemistry students start keen but unsure about the maths behind the subject ⚗️
Our new piece shows how contextual numeracy practice helps students overcome anxiety & gain confidence, with insights from Dr Roy Lowry at @plymuni.bsky.social .
Read more → ow.ly/xpfZ50XCMne
#ChemistryEducation
Proud to be part of this team recognised by @rsc.org with a Horizon Prize for our work to decolonise and diversify the way chemistry is taught.
www.rsc.org/standards-an...
#STEMEducation #ChemEd #ChemistryEducation #Chemistry #Decolonisation #HorizonAward #Diversity #EDI #DEI #HigherEducation
📢 Proud to share how we’re making #crystallography at Harvard accessible to #graduates, #undergrads & #K12, inspiring our next generation! #ACS #NERD2025 🥳🥳 doi.org/10.1107/S160...
#ScienceEducation #StructuralScience #ChemistryEducation
Illustration of a pink flamingo looking down at a teal wristwatch, symbolizing time running out.
⏰ Time’s running out!
#BCCE2026 proposals close Mon, Nov 10 at 11:59 p.m. CST (UTC−6) — no extensions!
Check your time zone 🌍 and submit before the deadline: conferences.union.wisc.edu/bcce2026/req...
#chemed #chemistryeducation #chemistryeducationresearch #iteachchemistry
A cartoon-style pink flamingo stands upright and points toward a standing globe centered on Africa, Europe, and Asia. On the left, bold text reads: “Calling Global Volunteers!” The message invites chemistry education community members who are not planning to attend BCCE 2026 in person to volunteer to organize and host virtual symposium sessions. It lists time zone regions (UTC–9 to UTC+12) and provides contact info: bcce2026@union.wisc.edu. The background features the BCCE 2026 color palette with angled magenta accents.
🌍 Travel is tough right now—especially internationally. That’s why #bcce2026 is building in #global virtual symposia during conference week!
Not planning to attend in person?
Help us by organizing/hosting a session from your region! 💻
#ChemEd #ChemistryEducation #iteachchemistry
A graphic with the text, "Building Superheroes for 2050: The Future of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Education, a webinar on October 29 from 1 to 3 PM Eastern Time."
New teaching methods, free textbooks, and other educational developments are enabling better and more accessible training for #chemistry and #ChemicalEngineering students.
Join us October 29 to explore the future of #ChemistryEducation and careers: https://ow.ly/HNXz50Xgw0C
A promotional graphic for the 2026 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education (BCCE 2026), taking place July 26–30, 2026, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The bold headline reads: “The Program is What YOU Make It!” followed by icons representing the six Conference Contexts. Text on the right reads: “Request for Programs closes November 10, 2025!” At the bottom left is the flamingo-themed BCCE 2026 logo with the tagline “Reflecting Back, Marching Forward.” Four icons at the bottom right represent different session types: symposium, workshop, community conversation, and birds of a feather.
🗓️ Just 20 days left!
Program proposals for #BCCE2026 are due Nov 10—no deadline extensions!
Now’s the time to submit your workshop, symposium, and community conversation ideas and help shape the #ChemEd conversations next summer!
#ChemistryEducation #ITeachChemistry #ChemistryEducationResearch
UniVirtual offers experiential, gamified learning in the virtual world.
“[Students] have such fun doing it that they don’t even know that they’re being taught!”
Read the case study: buff.ly/ZdAIVYF
#ChemistryEducation #VirtualLearning #STEM
🎵🧪 We're developing an activity around an interactive app that transforms molecular structures into music!
What creative approaches have you seen that make complex subjects more accessible? I'd love to hear about other innovative educational collaborations!
#ScienceEducation #ChemistryEducation
Apprenticeship students outperformed those taking a traditional chemistry degree at the University of Bradford #Science #Chemistry #Education #ApprenticeshipSuccess #ChemistryEducation #UniversityOfBradford
