In October, NIST-CHiMaD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Jeffrey Ting (University of Chicago) and CHiMaD Graduate Student Kazi Sadman (Northwestern University) attended the The Dow Chemical Company Lab Safety Academy. This two-day event in Midland, MI focused on immersing attendees in an integrated culture of safety at the industry level by highlighting best practices and sharing ideas towards improving laboratory safety standards in academia.