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DESCRIPTION:Abstract:\n\nThe sustainability challenges facing our planet ar
 e so pressing that they require urgent attention by science through a conv
 ergence of disciplinary approaches. Chemistry\, the science of transformat
 ion of matter\, has a central role to play in addressing the unintended co
 nsequences that arise from the large-scale material transformation by huma
 ns over the past fifty years. How can we fully realize chemistry’s role in
  the emergence of sustainability\, beginning with the molecular basis of s
 ustainability and integrating sustainability orientations\, tools\, and fr
 ameworks into the practice of chemistry and chemistry education? We take a
  systems approach to this question and draw on the chemistry of refrigeran
 ts and reactive nitrogen to illustrate how the profession of chemistry can
  transform itself through systems thinking to better contribute at multipl
 e levels toward the emergence of sustainability of the Earth system. Visua
 lization plays a vital role in reimagining chemistry education\, and we wi
 ll introduce several interactive learning tools recently released by our K
 ing’s Centre for Visualization in Science (kcvs.ca) in collaboration with 
 an IUPAC project\, (a) for dynamic visualization of systems\, and (b) to c
 onnect fundamental chemistry concepts and measurements to sustainability c
 hallenges and opportunities through the Planetary Boundaries framework (St
 ockholm Resilience Centre).\n\n \n\nBio:\n\nPeter Mahaffy is a 3M National
  Teaching Fellow\, Professor of Chemistry at the King’s University in Edmo
 nton\, Canada\, and director of the King’s Centre for Visualization in Sci
 ence (www.kcvs.ca)\, which provides digital learning resources used by a h
 alf-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 o
 f interactive visualization tools to facilitate the learning of science\, 
 and the responsible uses of chemistry.\n\nMahaffy served for six years as 
 chair of the International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry’s (IUPAC) Com
 mittee 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 Proh
 ibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)\, which won the Nobel Peace Prize in 20
 13. He is presently co-chair of an IUPAC project on systems thinking and s
 ustainability in chemistry and a titular member of the IUPAC Committee on 
 Ethics\, Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion. His work has been recognized wi
 th national and international awards from the Chemical Institute of Canada
 \, College Chemistry Canada\, the American Chemical Society\, and IUPAC. I
 n March 2025 he will receive the ACS George C. Pimental Award for outstand
 ing contributions to chemistry education.\n
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LOCATION:OM 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\, 
 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest
SUMMARY:Chemical Society Seminar: Peter Mahaffy-Realizing the Role for Chem
 istry and Chemistry Education in the Emergence of Sustainability:  A Syste
 ms Approach
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