College of Science

Under the patronage of the blessing of the president of the University of Mosul, prof. Dr. Wahid Mahmoud Ibrahim, and the supervision of the dean of the College of science, prof. Dr. Hiyam Adel Ibrahim, and the follow-up of the head of the Department of chemistry, assistant prof. Dr. Firas Ahmed Thanon, and within the continuing education programs, a scientific seminar entitled “chemistry and challenges environment” on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, where the symposium began with the presentation of a documentary film about Green Chemistry; sustainable future.

It included four specialized scientific lectures entitled ” Green Chemistry: the inevitability of the Twenty-First Century”,”marketing scientific products according to sustainable environmental standards”,”environmental challenges and scientific research” and finally “environmental challenges and scientific research”, which were delivered by Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman basil Fadel and Prof. Dr. Shaima Khazal Yunus and Prof. Dr. Sohba Ali Ahmed and Prof. Dr. Hana Shukr Mahmoud, attended by a number of department heads and a number of college teachers and students.

She discussed the concept of green chemistry and its role in the efficiency of the chemical process, the commercialization of scientific products and touched on environmental standards, which includes the research of graduate students who relied mainly on green chemistry techniques in all their chemical reactions, and the interaction of chemistry with environmental challenges through the study of pollution and its effects on the environment, and pointed to the development of innovative solutions using environmental chemistry and green chemistry, as well as redesigning chemical reactions to be safer.

The seminar concluded with a number of recommendations, including promoting the concepts of green chemistry as a fundamental axis for a sustainable future, supporting the trend towards alternative biodegradable materials and reducing dependence on oil derivatives, developing academic and training programs on chemical sustainability, encouraging cooperation between universities and the industrial sector, and supporting the commercialization of sustainable chemical innovations.

We wish our students to teach full-time and creativity in their academic and research career to serve the community and help in the healthy handling of chemicals.

Information and Government Communication Division

Wednesday, December 10, 2025