Dr. Terry Collins

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  Presenters include Peggy Shepard, executive director of West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc.: "Translating Research Findings into Policy"; Lorraine Maxwell, PhD, director of graduate studies in the Cornell University Department of Design and Environmental Analysis: "Addressing the Physical Environment's Role in Children's Learning and Health"; and Terry Collins, PhD, Lord Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University: "Green Chemistry and the Future."

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  Carnegie Mellon University's Terry Collins, the catalyst's inventor, believes that the small-molecule catalysts have the potential to be even more effective than previously proven.Collins will discuss how iron-TAMLs (Fe-TAMLs) work and areas for further research, citing evidence from mechanistic and kinetic studies of the catalyst on Monday, Aug. 18 at the 236th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia.
  
  The oxidation catalysts are the first highly effective mimics of peroxidase enzymes.When partnered with hydrogen peroxide, they are able to convert harmful pollutants into less toxic substances.Made from the common elements of biochemistry, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen around a reactive iron core, Fe-TAMLs are less toxic and usable at extremely low concentrations.Additionally, their composition also results in very strong chemical bonds that are not broken down by the highly reactive oxygen intermediaries formed during the reaction with hydrogen peroxide.
  
  "Our recent studies into what occurs during the chemical reaction caused by TAMLs proves that the catalysts are indeed really close mimics of peroxidase enzymes," said Collins, the Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry and director of the Center for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon.

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  ,The one thing that,s eventually going to raise its head is desert biodiversity, and the land area itself,, said Terrence J. Collins, an environmental expert and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Building the plants in deserts poses another obvious problem: deserts are not exactly teeming with power lines. ,Whatever you do, you,ve got to have the wiring,, Mr. Collins said.

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  Terry CollinsTerry CollinsGreen ChemistPioneering the field of 'green chemistry', Terry Collins is leading "brilliant" and "fundamental" research into environmentally sensitive and sustainable chemistry.Described as a revolution in the way we do science, it is a new way of looking at chemicals and their manufacturing processes to minimise negative environmental effects.READ MORE...
  
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  But don't be fooled by a multi-valence quirk of language: Collins is leading innovative research into sustainable and environmentally sensitive chemistry, pioneering the field of green chemistry, or ‘sustainable' chemistry as it is known in Europe.Described as a revolution in the way we do science, green chemistry is a new way of looking at chemicals (from water to polyetheylene) and their manufacturing processes to minimise negative environmental effects.Professor Collins' work has been labelled as "brilliant" and "fundamental" by the pollution prevention chief at the US Environmental Protection Agency, Paul Anastas.
  
  Born in 1950, Collins was raised in Mangere Bridge and educated at St Joseph's Convent School in Onehunga, Auckland, Marcellin College in the Royal Oak, and the University of Auckland where he graduated PHD.Collins has lived in the United States with his family for the last two decades.He is a Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA, where he runs an eponymous group of post-doctoral and post-graduate students.Its work was recognised in 1999 by the award of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award, and in 1998 by the award of the Society of Pure and Applied Co-ordination Chemistry in Japan.In 1999 the University announced plans to establish a $10 million Institute of Green Oxidation Chemistry to accelerate his innovative work.
  
  Collins calls chemistry the "key science to sustainability" and is bringing ethical imperatives to bear on the search for solutions to reduce the environmental consequences of chemical industry.These include modifying engineering practices, the development of new catalytic processes, modification of existing chemical processes, and bio-remediation.Collins sees the answer to the challenge of sustaining a high-technology civilisation originating from a respect for the sophistication of nature.Progress through technology might be a productive maxim, but it has produced persistent pollutants that can be easily and profitably avoided by making chemical technology more like that of life processes
  
  "To attain selectivity in chemical reactions chemists employ almost the entire periodic table.In contrast, nature employs relatively few elements and succeeds with its selectivity objectives with sophisticated design.In this strategic difference lies a root cause of much of the environmental damage attributable to chemistry."
  
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  Industry is taking notice and Collins is breaking new ground in forging collaborations between academics and industrial scientists.The enviro-friendly catalysts used in bleaching wood pulp, for example, work at a significantly lower temperature than other processes, offering huge potential energy savings.It is also a relatively cheap means, requiring no capital investment, of adhering to increasingly strict environmental protocols.
  
  What motivates Collins, however, is not the economic sense of enviro-safe practices, but a desire to make the world safer.He foresees that the technology might one day be used to clean up toxic spills and purify drinking water - a long-term preoccupation for Collins.By UN estimates, two-thirds of humanity will face shortages of clean freshwater by the year 2025.Improved management of precious water resources is an urgent global need.1.4 billion people around the world are deprived of it, 3.35 billion people become ill from the depravation and 5.3 million deaths are caused each year by unsafe water.Collins' research is a hopeful, ‘organic', response to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's portentous utterance in The Rime of the Ancient Mariner: "Water, water everywhere/ Nor any drop to drink."
  
  New Zealander Terry Collins' research puts him at the exciting forefront of the international knowledge economy.
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  Keynote speakers will include John Peterson Myers, Ph.D., of the United Nations Foundation and co-author of ôOur Stolen Future,ö and Terry Collins, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University and recipient of the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Academic Award.

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  Dr. Terry Collins, director of the Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry

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  Dr. Terry Collins, Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 6-21-07 »SCIENCE AND SOCIETY Podcasts: Dr. Terry Collins, Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, 6-21-07
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  Terrence J. Collins, Ph.D., the Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry at the Mellon College of Science, Carnegie Mellon University, is distinguished by his seminal scientific contributions to green chemistry and his dedication to green chemistry education.He is recognized world-wide as an energetic public advocate for greater use of green chemistry to help achieve a sustainable civilization.In 1997 his work won the award of the Society of Pure and Applied Coordination Chemistry (Japan) and in 1999 the U.S. Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the Environmental Protection Agency.
  
  After completing postdoctoral work at Stanford University, Dr. Collins taught at the California Institute of Technology before coming to Carnegie Mellon in 1987.At Carnegie Mellon, Dr. Collins is the Director of the Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry, which was established in 2000.Previously, he was an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow and a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar.
  
  The Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry maintains active research collaborations with academic researchers and industrial colleagues throughout the world.It is also has a strong and expanding educational component.Dr. Collins envisions growth of the Institute geared toward teaching our next generation of scientists and engineers ethics and sustainability studies across multiple disciplines.
  
  One of the leading educators in the field of green chemistry, Dr. Collins published the first definition of green chemistry in 1997 for the Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry, Volume 2.He was invited to contribute extensive on-line materials on sustainability science to the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute, and served as a consultant for "Reactions in Chemistry," a professional development series for high school teachers developed by Annenberg Media.
  
  Dr. Collins represented the U.S. at the Workshop on the Funding of Sustainable Chemistry, which took place in Tokyo in 2000 as part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.An author or co-author of more than 100 publications in the scientific literature, Dr. Collins has presented more than 400 public lectures worldwide.

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  Terrence J. Collins, PhDCarnegie Mellon University's Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry,Director of the Institute for Green Oxidation Chemistry
  
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  Prof. Terry Collins is first recipient of $50,000 Charles E. Kaufman AwardProf. Terry Collins is first recipient of $50,000 Charles E. Kaufman Award - The Pittsburgh Foundation
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  PITTSBURGH, Pa., May 5, 2008 -- Pioneering research in green chemistry has earned Terry Collins, Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, the new $50,000 Charles E. Kaufman Award "for substantial contributions to science for both the betterment and understanding of human life."
  
  Prof. Collins is the first honoree of the Award - to be presented annually - established through a special fund created by Mr. Charles Kaufman, 95, at The Pittsburgh Foundation.
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  "I can accomplish more through others than I ever did myself, and the work in which Prof. Collins is involved is really important.I believe his research is going to make a big difference to our world and I'm very pleased that he has accepted the first Award."
  
  Prof. Collins, head of the Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University, has been recognized worldwide for his extensive scientific contributions to green chemistry, his dedication to education and his public advocacy for use of green chemistry to achieve a sustainable civilization.He has donated his $50,000 Award to the University to support his research team's continued work.
  
  "Our work at the University focuses on the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous compounds and my students will make a big impact in changing the world," said Prof. Collins.
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  "It is significant that we have been able to inaugurate this Award program by honoring the preeminent achievements of Prof. Collins," said Greg Curtis, Chairman of the Foundation's Board of Directors, and a member of the Board of the Charles E. Kaufman Fund.

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  Dr. Terry Collins, Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry and head of the Institute for Green Science at Carnegie Mellon University, has earned the new $50,000 Charles E. Kaufman Award for pioneering research in green chemistry.He is the first honoree of the award to be presented annually.
  
  Dr. Collins has been recognized worldwide for his extensive scientific contributions to green chemistry and his public advocacy for use of it to achieve a sustainable civilization.For a Pop City story on Dr. Collins, click here.

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