Resnick Sustainability Institute Earth Day Event: "Element 19" Screening & Panel Discussion

Please join us as the Resnick Sustainability Institute presents a screening of its first short documentary film "Element 19: A Breakthrough Discovery in Sustainable Chemistry".

The film shines a light on the remarkable Caltech discovery of a renewable catalyst that can be used for the manufacture of essential chemical products that is both sustainable and affordable. Featuring PhD student and Dow-Resnick Fellow, Anton Toutov, Professors Robert H. Grubbs and Brian M. Stoltz, postdoctoral scholar Wen-Bo "Boger" Liu, and undergrad Kerry Betz, the film aims to broadly explain the implications of the team's groundbreaking work in sustainable chemistry in an accessible way. 

The short feature will be followed by a panel discussion with the research team and filmmakers focused on the discovery, the future of sustainable chemistry and the challenges of communicating science to a lay audience. The event will close with a celebratory reception in the Guggenheim lobby.

Screening and Panel Discussion: 5:00 to ~5:45 p.m.  |  Reception: 5:45 to 6:30 p.m.

You're Invited! Come celebrate with us!