**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.**  

John Warner, co-founder of the Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, will discuss the role of green chemistry in helping to create a low waste circular economy that in turn will help to maintain the world's intricate ecosystems. 

About John Warner: John Warner is one of the co-founders of the field of green chemistry, coauthoring the defining text and articulating the 12 principles of green chemistry with Paul Anastas. He is a distinguished research fellow at the Zymergen Corporation where he is helping to design and create commercial technologies inspired from nature consistent with the principles of green chemistry. With nearly 300 patents, John has invented solutions for dozens of multinational corporations. His inventions have also served as the basis for several new companies. Examples include: Collaborative Medicinal Development (ALS therapy), Hairprint (hair color restoration), Collaborative Aggregates (asphalt warm mix rejuvenators), and Ambient Photonics (lowlight indoor photovoltaic devices for IoT and BIPV). John received his BS in Chemistry from UMASS Boston, and his PhD in Chemistry from Princeton University. In 2007 he co-founded the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry (a research organization developing green chemistry technologies), and Beyond Benign (a non-profit dedicated to sustainability and green chemistry education). Learn more about John HERE.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library. Presented in collaboration with libraries in Andover, North Reading, and Wilmington.