2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Award Winners Announced at ACS Fall 2026 Meeting

On August 26, 2026, the American Chemical Society (ACS) recognized the winners of the ACS 2026 Green Chemistry Challenge Awards (GCCA) during the ACS Fall 2026 meeting. When announcing the winners, Albert G. Horvath, ACS chief executive officer, shared:

“This year’s Green Chemistry Challenge Award winners show how chemistry is solving real problems, from recycling materials once considered impossible to reuse to removing harmful substances from the products and processes we depend on every day. […] Congratulations to every honoree across academia and industry. Their work proves that safer, cleaner and more sustainable chemistry is not only possible but already making a lasting impact on society and the environment.”

Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry at Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C^®) and The Acta Group (Acta^®) and former leader of EPA’s Green Chemistry Program, attended the ceremony and met with several of the award winners, saying, “It is always a pleasure to celebrate outstanding innovators of green chemistry technologies.”

B&C is pleased to support the ACS GCCA’s promotion of the environmental and economic benefits of developing and using novel green chemistry. B&C was a presenting sponsor of the ACS GCCA, and previously presented the “31st Annual Green Chemistry Challenge Awards: New Categories and Expanded Opportunities” webinar, in which Dr. Engler was joined by Adelina Voutchkova, Ph.D., Director of Sustainable Development at ACS and leader of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute^®, and Edmond Lam, Ph.D., Assistant Director of the ACS Green Chemistry Institute, to discuss the new opportunities available in the 2026 awards.