Center Mission Statement:

    We use CO₂ research to develop and share scientific knowledge profitably among:

• Students
• Scientists
• Industry
• and Society

for a cleaner environment.

What does that mean?

    The National Science Foundation funds the Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes (CERSP), a collaboration among five different campuses. We are just one part of this center. We direct and oversee outreach by CERSP to pre-college (K-12) teachers and students. To put it simply, we are CERSP's "K-12 Outreach" group.
    There are two main teams in the center. The first is the technical team which consists of scientists who do research on CO₂ and help find ways to make our environment cleaner. This kind of chemistry is sometimes called "green chemistry". Often our scientists use carbon dioxide to improve the production of different materials. To find out more about carbon dioxide, look at our carbon dioxide activities by choosing "Activities" from the menu. The second major part of CERSP is the social sciences team which includes us, the "K-12 Outreach" group. Scientists and educators work together to translate what the scientists do into materials that teachers and students can use. Outreach from our team comes in many forms such as activities, lab manuals, school visits, and teacher workshops. More information about all of these is available here on our website.

More Information:

    If you want to find out more information about the center, visit www.nsfstc.unc.edu. To get information about the campuses involved in CERSP, choose "Partnering Institutions" from the menu bar on the left. If you want to find out more about our scientists, choose "Meet Scientists" from the menu bar on the left. More about green chemistry can be accessed by choosing "Green Chemistry" from the menu bar. You can find pictures and more information about the people that run the outreach group by choosing "Meet Us" from the menu on the left.