Events and News
🌍 Earth Day Celebration – Paper Disposal and Electronics Recycling Day
🗓 Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
📍 Location: FRNY Atrium
Bring your unwanted electronics to FRNY Atrium and place them on the available pallet to be recycled. Dispose of your unwanted papers securely in the secure bin available in FRNY Atrium.
Place your unwanted small household items, such as coffee makers, kettles, microwaves, etc. (still working) on the "Swap Table" available in the FRNY Atrium to make them available to others in the building who may need them.
Sustainable Living 101 - GSO Sponsored Event: April 20, 2026
Join fellow ChE graduate students for a workshop on sustainability around the home, led by GSO President, Samantha Jernigan.
Highway Cleanup Day - GSO Sponsored Event: April 18, 2026
Volunteer for a good cause! Join fellow graduate students in cleaning up a portion of US 52 Highway and help keep our community clean and sustainable while having fun!
Sustainability Initiatives in Industry - April 15, 2026, PHYS 203
Speaker: Mike McCord (BSChE 1980), Chemours (Retired 2024)
Join us in PHYS 203 at 3:30 pm on April 15 to learn more about sustainability advances in the Fluorochemicals industry, and especially at Chemours, the developer of the OpteonTM 250, a two phase immersion cooling fluid designed to meet the growing demand for high performing products that reduce environmental impact while enabling circularity.
Drive Away Hunger - GSO Food Drive Event: March 2-9, 2026
Bring non-perishable food items (canned food, dry cereal, pasta) to Forney Atrium and place them in the collection box during March 2-9. Collected items will be donated to Food Finders in Lafayette on March 10. Together we can drive hunger away!
Do you want to see less food waste on campus? Participate in this On-campus Food Waste Behavior research study to help get initiatives started and develop new disposal options. All perspectives are needed: students, employees, visitors, and you can participate at any time!
🌍 Earth Day Celebration – Paper Disposal and Electronics Recycling Day
🗓 Date: Friday, April 25
⏰ Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
📍 Location: FRNY Atrium
Bring your unwanted electronics to FRNY Atrium and place them on the available pallet to be recycled. Dispose of your unwanted papers securely in the secure bin available in FRNY Atrium.
Place your unwanted small household items, such as coffee makers, kettles, microwaves, etc. (still working) on the "Swap Table" available in the FRNY Atrium to make them available to others in the building who may need them.
Sustainability Initiatives in Industry - March 12, 2025, PHYS 203
Speaker: Dr. Jay Devaraj, Corteva Agriscience
Join us in PHYS 203 at 3:30 pm on March 12 to learn more about Corteva Agriscience sustainability initiatives
Sustainability Initiatives in Industry - November 6, 2024, FRNY B124
Speakers: Madison (Madi) Gordon and Nicholas (Nick) Hellgoth, Syensqo
Join us in FRNY B124 at 3:30 pm on November 6 to learn more about Syensqo's sustainability initiatives and how chemical engineers can move sustainability forward and help save the Earth!
"Fit and Feel" for Safety Gloves and RightCycle Update – September 4, 2024
Join us in Forney Atrium from 1-3 pm on September 4, 2024 to learn more about different types of Kimtech safety gloves, find your correct safety gloves size and learn the correct procedure for Don and Doff safety gloves. Come and celebrate with us as we get ready to ship the first Gaylord of gloves to be recycled from Forney Building, and win prizes by participating in fun activities.
Sustainability Initiatives in Industry – March 20, 2024, BHEE 117
Speakers: Andrew Butler, Anthony Clerc and Carl Margraf, Procter & Gamble Co.
Join us in BHEE 170 at 3:30 pm on March 20, 2024 to learn more about advances in plastic recycling and the ground-breaking PureCycle patented process for recycling polypropylene plastic waste to transform it into ultra-pure recycled resin.
RightCycle Program Launch – October 25, 2023
Join us as in Forney Atrium at 12 noon on October 25, 2023 as we launch the RightCycle Program in ChE and show our commitment to a more sustainable future. Through the RightCycle Program, our researchers will be able to divert from landfill their used, non-hazardous safety gloves and help give them a new life as useful household items.