Green Chemistry: So Close yet so Far

So I've been thinking over ways that I can apply my major of chemistry to what we have been learning in class this semester. At first I was sad and confused but then I remembered that there was an entire branch of chemistry dedicated to this sort of thing called green chemistry. Basically green chemists try to take an industrial reaction, like the synthesis of rubber, and find a way to do the reaction that produces less toxic waste and uses up less resources. They do this by finding new catalysts or create new compounds. This type of chemistry is doing a lot to reduce our impact on the world and our environment and is an area that I would be very excited to get involved in.

There's only one problem. Green Chemistry research takes a lot more than one semester. It can take years or even decades of dedicated research and thousands if not millions in grant money. So this is definitely outside the scope of this class for next semester.

Fortunately I am a man of many talents, a jack-of-all trades if you will (or maybe a true Renaissance man). Hopefully I can find a place in need of some free construction labor or perhaps someone who needs some audio equipment run. I'll have to keep my options open but probably wont be able to make it apply to my specific major quite yet.