Molecular Visualization for General and Inorganic Chemistry on 14 September 2022

Introduction

Web-Based Resources for Teaching and Learning Chemistry Part 1: 
Atomic and Molecular Visualization for General and Inorganic Chemistry

This is the first webinar in a two part webinar series. In this webinar, Prof. Hanson will discuss several great web-based resources that can be used in general chemistry and inorganic chemistry classrooms, at the high school and college level. The talk will focus on visualizing atomic orbitals both in standard ways and in terms of probability and electron density, considering molecular shapes using experimentally determined structures rather than just idealized geometries, taking a look at VSEPR theory as it relates to actual known structures, and exploring molecular symmetry using interactive tools. Professor Hanson will demonstrate how he has used these resources himself when teaching at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA.

Methodology of the Webinar

Webinar series will be conducted online. The meeting link will be sent to the registered participants on the day before the event date. The duration of the talk is 1 hour, and 15 min for the Q&A session.

Benefits of the Webinar

• The speaker is an expert in 3D molecular visualization, he is the principal developer of Jmol program. He has created many web resources, which will be discussed in the webinar.
• The resources discussed will be very useful in classroom teaching/learning.
• These resources can be used in assessments.
• Slides used in the talk will be shared with the participants and links for all the websites discussed will be provided.

Course content

Topics will include: 

Lewis structures, Molecular Geometry, Point Group Symmetry, VSEPR theory, Atomic Orbitals , Molecular Orbitals, Minerals and Crystal Structure, Hydrogen Bonding

Teaching Faculty

Professor Robert Hanson, Professor of Chemistry, St.Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, USA.

Short Biography of the Speaker:

Bob Hanson holds an appointment as Professor of Chemistry at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, USA. Prior to coming to St. Olaf in 1986, he spent two years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a postdoctoral fellow. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry (natural products synthesis) at Columbia University in 1984 and a B.S. in Chemistry at Caltech in 1979.

Professor Hanson has received several notable awards, including a US Department of State Fulbright Specialist Grant, 3D Molecular Visualization for Chemistry (University of San Simón, Cochabamba, Bolivia), the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, a National Institutes of Health Research Service Award, and a National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship Award. He is coinventor with K. Barry Sharpless on the patent for the “Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidation'', a widely used method in organic synthesis, and has published widely in the areas of cheminformatics, bioinformatics, computational materials science, and chemistry and physics education. 

He is the author of two books, Molecular Origami: Precision Scale Models from Paper (University Science Books, 1995, and Introduction to Molecular Thermodynamics, (University Science Books, Sausalito, CA, 2008).

In addition to these activities, Professor Hanson is the principal developer of Jmol, an open-source project dedicated to interactive molecular visualization and analysis. He is the sole proprietor of Integrated Graphics, specializing in the design and implementation of interactive molecular graphics for education and research.

Professor Hanson is the chair of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) FAIRSpec Project, currently developing a standard for the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) management of spectroscopic data in chemistry.

Who Should Attend

Chemistry Teachers (School/College/University) and Students (Undergraduate, Post-graduate, Research).

Duration and Venue

The webinar will be conducted online on Wednesday, 14th September 2022, from 4.00 P.M to 5.00 P.M IST

Criteria for Certification

Not applicable

Course Fee

There is no course fee.

How to Apply

The application will be strictly online, and no other mode of application will be entertained. The link for online registration is
http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict/workshopContent.html?workshopid=3sjjyJvwzD3nGQB87iZShA&category=ryjCPtOBugIe3qrCMGqopQ

The link will remain open till 13 September 2022, 5 PM. However as limited seats are available, the participation is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Accommodation

Not Applicable

Note

• As the webinar is conducted in online mode, it is mandatory to have a laptop/ desktop and a working Internet connection with good bandwidth.

Contact Us:

• You can send the queries regarding webinar to contact-soul@fossee.in
• Any other general queries about the webinar can be sent to eoutreach@cse.iitb.ac.in

Address For Communication

Ms. Priti Ghuikar - Dod
Assistant Project Manager
Department of CSE, Kanwal Rekhi Building,
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
Mumbai - 400 076.
Email: eoutreach@cse.iitb.ac.in
Website - www.it.iitb.ac.in/nmeict