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President and Chief Technology Officer

Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry

100 Research Drive

Wilmington, MA 01887

john.warner@warnerbabcock.com

The field of Green Chemistry is over 15 years old. There are many textbooks, journals and conferences dedicated to the subject. Most universities across the world have faculty that are integrating the principles of green chemistry into their curricula. Industry has formed external collaborative roundtables and hold routine internal workshops on the subject. Federal and state governments are creating programs and legislation to promote green chemistry as a solutions based approach to sustainability. While these policy efforts recognize the potential for Green Chemistry to protect human health and the environment, they also seek to leverage economic and workforce development as well as educational objectives. The fact that green chemistry has captured the attention of a diverse group of organizations that do not typically interact with the traditional chemistry infrastructure has provided many unique opportunities and challenges. This presentation will discuss the history and science of Green Chemistry as well as its relationship with the general society.

John Warner received his BS in Chemistry from MASS Boston and his MS and PhD in Organic Chemistry from Princeton University. He worked at the Polaroid Corporation in exploratory research and media research for 10 years. In 1997 he accepted a position at the University of Massachusetts (Chemistry, Boston Campus and Plastics Engineering, Lowell Campus), where he helped start the world’s first Green Chemistry PhD program. John is now President and Chief Technology Officer of the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry (a research and development laboratory designing industrial solutions) and the Beyond Benign Foundation (a non-profit group dedicated to promoting Green Chemistry education and outreach). He has published nearly 150 patents, papers and books and is co-author of Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice. His recent patents in the fields of semiconductor design, biodegradable plastics, personal care products and polymeric photoresists are examples of how green chemistry principles can be immediately incorporated into commercially relevant applications. He received The 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Mentoring from President Bush, the American Institute of Chemistry's Northeast Division's Distinguished Chemist of the Year for 2002 and the Council of Science Society President’s 2008 Leadership award. Warner is editor of Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews and associate editor of the journal Organic Preparations and Procedures International. Warner serves on the Board of Directors of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute in Washington DC and is chair of California’s science advisory board for Green Chemistry and Chemicals Policy Initiative.

Chief Technologist

Director of the Advanced Planning and Partnerships Office of Strategic Communication and Education

NASA Langley Research Center

Hampton, Virginia

Education at the college level is undergoing dramatic changes – MIT has put all of their courseware online, the online University of Phoenix is now the largest private university. Some have predicted that the brick and mortar institutions that we know, will soon be a thing of the past. How long before this trend impacts our high schools and early education. Is this perhaps the last generation of high school teachers that will provide face to face instruction?

Dr. Antcliff will also provide insights into the large wealth of NASA content available free to teachers and students. This content can be used in classroom setting or for extended studies. In addition, opportunities for students and teachers to participate in NASA experiences and training will be presented.

Dr. Antcliff holds a doctorate degree in Physical Chemistry from the University of Georgia and is a graduate of the Harvard Senior Executive Fellows and the Excellence in Government Fellows Programs. He has completed the SES Career Development Program. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 technical papers, given numerous technical presentations at national and international conferences, and has been active in national technical societies, including the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Industrial Research Institute. Dr. Antcliff is an Associate Fellow of the AIAA and a past chairman of its Aerospace Measurement Technical Committee. Dr. Antcliff has received a series of NASA and Langley group and individual awards for both technical and managerial excellence. He was most recently awarded the NASA Leadership Medal.

President/CEO- Pyrotechnique by Grucci

Executive Vice President and Show Designer of Fireworks by Grucci

One Grucci Lane

Brookhaven, NY 11719

Tel: 631.286.0088

An open discussion and illustration of the art, science and technology of Fireworks by Grucci. Phil Grucci will demonstrate the design elements necessary to produce many of the world class performances the 5 generation family (dating back to 1850) has produced. Inclusive in the discussion will be basic understanding of pyrotechnic chemistry. How do we create the colors? is often a question of us, so we will answer this. The development of digital technology during the past 20 years has opened another creative avenue for Grucci to design some of the most amazing effects and sequences seen to date. Phil Grucci will illustrate the use of the computer in firing the many world class displays including the most recent world record setting production in Dubai for the grand opening of the Palm Jumierah and Atlantis Resort.

There will be an opportunity at the conclusion of the presentation for Q&A.

Phil Grucci’s creativity, vision and management style have further positioned Fireworks by Grucci, Inc. as one of the most imaginative and technically advanced fireworks display companies in the world. As Executive Vice President of Fireworks by Grucci a world class design and performance company and President/CEO of Pyrotechnique by Grucci, a premiere manufacturer of precision pyrotechnics and explosives, Phil Grucci maintains a strong visionary influence in the long-range management plan of the Grucci family of companies. Phil Grucci’s broad knowledge in the field of Pyrotechnics, obtained from the past 25 years of in-depth, practical, hands on “in the field experience” yields effects and images that are aggressive, memorable and distinctive. Mr. Grucci is extremely keen to the production requirements of the largest and most complex performances. His production experience, project management style, and depth of knowledge in pyrotechnic manufacturing, assures a firm grip on the probabilities of achieving a vision. A strong passion for the art form with a keen respect toward the medium allows Phil the opportunity to honorably serve his family tradition of producing the finest pyrotechnic entertainment seen in the world today.