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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 283 

Designating the year of 2011 as the ‘‘International Year of Chemistry’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 

Mr. COONS (for himself, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. BINGAMAN, Ms. STABENOW, 

and Mr. PRYOR) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the year of 2011 as the ‘‘International Year 

of Chemistry’’. 

Whereas the United Nations has designated the year of 2011 

as the International Year of Chemistry and is holding a 

worldwide celebration called ‘‘Chemistry—Our Life, Our 

Future’’, which recognizes the achievements made in the 

field of chemistry and the contributions of those achievements to the well-being of humankind; 

Whereas the science of chemistry is vital to the improvement 

of human life because of its power to transform; 

Whereas chemistry provides solutions that successfully address global challenges involving safe food and water, alternate sources of energy, improved health, and a healthy 

and sustainable environment; 


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Whereas the members of chemical enterprise and industry, 

scientific societies, and academia in the United States, 

and the Government of the United States, generate important contributions to the economy of the United 

States, and energize the scientific and technological base 

with critical innovations; 

Whereas 2011 represents the 100th anniversary of the award 

of the Nobel Prize to Marie Curie for the second time, 

the first time that an individual had received a second 

Nobel Prize; 

Whereas Marie Curie has inspired generations of scientists to 

excel in their fields; 

Whereas the purpose of the ‘‘Chemistry—Our Life, Our Future’’ celebration is to increase public appreciation of 

chemistry in meeting world needs, to further the development of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education at all levels, and to encourage interest 

in chemistry among young people in order to create a future corps of innovators; 

Whereas exciting new practices of sustainable green chemistry incorporate design processes to maximize the 

amount of raw material that ends up in the end product, 

use safe, environmentally benign substances, including 

solvents, design energy efficient processes, and minimize 

waste disposal by not creating it in the first place; and 

Whereas during the year of 2011, countries and organizations will reach out to adults and children through 

symposia, conferences, demonstrations, workshops, contests, school activities, exhibitions, and other public 

events to increase awareness of the history and importance of chemistry: Now, therefore, be it 


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1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the year of 2011 as the ‘‘Inter3 national Year of Chemistry’’; 

4 (2) supports the goals of the International Year 

5 of Chemistry; 

6 (3) recognizes the necessity of educating the 

7 public on the merits of the sciences, including chem8 istry, and promoting interest in the sciences among 

9 the youth of the United States; and 

10 (4) encourages the people of the United States 

11 to participate in the International Year of Chemistry 

12 through appropriate recognition of programs, activi13 ties, and ceremonies that call attention to the impor14 tance of chemistry to our well-being in the present 

15 and the future. 

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