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Symposium on the Applications of Small-molecule
Crystal Structure Information in Chemical Education
As the use of crystal structure information continues to broaden, the
Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) has become an indispensable
resource for educators involved in both undergraduate teaching and
research. This rapidly developing area was the focus of a symposium at
the 238th national meeting of the American Chemical Society in
Washington, D.C. on August 19, 2009. Featuring presentations from
prominent educators, the symposium showcased ways in which the
CSD is being used to enhance student learning across the entire span
of the chemistry curriculum.
The following presentations are available from the symposium:
Frank Allen (CCDC, Cambridge, UK) Half a million crystal structures in the CSD: A unique teaching
resource in 3D structural chemistry
Guy Crundwell (Central Connecticut State University) Bond lengths, crystal structure determinations, and research in
the undergraduate classroom
Dean H. Johnston (Otterbein College, OH) Using the Cambridge Structural Database to explore concepts
of symmetry
Virginia B. Pett (The College of Wooster, OH) Teaching crystallography in physical chemistry
Robert M. Hanson (Scientific St. Olaf College, MN) Teaching molecular structure using Jmol
Katherine A. Kantardjieff (California State University Fullerton, CA) Modeling and simulation in biochemistry: A guide for users
and consumers of crystallographic information
John C. Woolcock (Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA) Using crystallographic databases in the ACA summer course in
small molecule crystallography
Kraig A. Wheeler (Eastern Illinois University, IL) Conceptualizing reaction mechanisms using crystallographic
data
Gary M Battle (CCDC, Cambridge, UK) An interactive online teaching subset of the Cambridge
Structural Database
Barbara A. Reisner (James Madison University, VA) Using the Cambridge Structural Database as a resource for
undergraduate research and teaching
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