July 4, 2005 — Leading researchers and industrial innovators were recognized for significant contributions in advancing pollution prevention at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2005 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards ceremony June 20 in Washington, DC.
The awards are given to individuals and organizations that have made dramatic science contributions with identifiable applications that result in less pollution, waste, or both in a manufacturing process. The 2005 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge awards were presented to:
- Robin Rogers, a professor at the University of Alabama;
- Metabolix, Inc., Cambridge, MA;
- Archer Daniels Midland Co., Decatur, IL;
- Novozymes North America, Inc., Franklinton, NC;
- Merck & Co., Rahway, NJ; and
- BASF Corp., Whitehouse, OH.
EPA’s Green Chemistry Challenge promotes research to develop less toxic alternatives to existing technologies, and to reduce or eliminate waste generation in industrial production. The awards were given in five categories: Academic, Small Business, Alternative Synthetic Pathways, Alternative Reaction Conditions, and Designing Safer Chemicals. More information on the awards is available on the EPA Web site.
