Assistant Administrator for USEPA 's ORD Paul T. Anastas Visited SARI----Shanghai Advanced Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Assistant Administrator for USEPA 's ORD Paul T. Anastas Visited SARI

date： 2011-08-05

August 5, 2011, Paul T. Anastas, the Assistant Administrator for EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) and the Science Advisor to the Agency, paid a visit to Shanghai Advanced Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences (SARI-CAS). Prof. SUN Yuhan, Vice President of SARI, received Paul T. Anastas and held a meeting with the delegation.

Prof. SUN extended his warm welcome to Paul Anastas and the visiting team. Dr. Anastas introduced EPA and his views on environment protection and green chemistry and engineering. Prof. SUN Yuhan presented on SARI’s construction progress, current research activities and future plan of Energy and Environment Division, and collaboration initiatives with U.S. companies and research organizations.

The two sides then conducted in-depth discussion regarding CO2 Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), the sustainability of energy technology and energy efficiency, and potential cooperation on clean energy and green engineering.

Dr. Paul Anastas, known widely as the "Father of Green Chemistry", has an extensive record of leadership in government, academia, and the private sector. At the time he was nominated by President Obama to lead ORD, Dr. Anastas was the Director of the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering, and the inaugural Teresa and H. John Heinz III Professor at Yale University. Prior to joining the Yale faculty, Dr. Anastas was the founding Director of the Green Chemistry Institute. From 1999 to 2004, he worked at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as the assistant director for the environment.