| Peter Atkins is Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University, Fellow of Lincoln College, and the author of more than thirty books for students and a general audience. He has held visiting professorships in Israel, France, Japan, China, and New Zealand. He believes that visualization is crucial in developing chemical insight, and implements these ideas in his books, for which he also creates the art. Professor Atkins serves on the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's Committee on Physical Chemistry and Committee on Teaching Chemistry. |
| Eric Baumgartner is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Visualization and Modeling theme team. His dissertation research, conducted while part of the Learning Sciences Program at Northwestern University, focuses on creating learning environments to support student engagement in scientific inquiry within engineering design contexts. Prior to graduate school, Eric worked as a senior programmer at the Interactive Media Lab at Dartmouth Medical School, contributing to the design and development of educational software for undergraduate, medical student, and patient education. His current research interests focus on scaffolding the use of modeling and data visualization tools for science learning, and developing flexible frameworks that support the rapid design and reuse of educational software. |
Orville L. Chapman
Orville Chapman is a Professor of Chemistry and associate dean of Education
Innovation at the University of California,
Los Angeles
Relevant links:
http://cpr.molsci.ucla.edu/cpr_info/index.asp
http://www.molsci.ucla.edu/
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Organic/chapman.html
Brian P. Coppola
Brian Coppola is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at The
University of Michigan, and a
Faculty Associate at the University of
Michigan Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. He received his
B.S. degree in 1978 from the University of New Hampshire and his Ph.D. in
Organic Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1984, having
joined the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1982.
Moving to Ann Arbor in 1986, Dr. Coppola joined an active group of faculty
in the design and implementation of a
revised undergraduate chemistry
curriculum. His recent publications range from mechanistic organic
chemistry
research in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions to educational
philosophy, practice and assessment.
In 1996, he was awarded a United States Department of Energy,
Undergraduate Computational Science Education
Award. In 1998, Dr. Coppola
was selected as part of the first group of Carnegie Scholars affiliated
with The
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's
CASTL
program (Carnegie Academy on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning).
Also in 1998, Dr. Coppola joined
Elaine Coleman, Robert Kozma, and
Patricia Schank, all researchers at SRI International, on the development
of
ChemSense, a visualization and communication tool to promote
representational competence and
epistemological thinking in chemistry
learners.
Web page:
http://www.umich.edu/~michchem/faculty/coppola
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Peter Garik has a Ph.D. in theoretical condensed matter physics.
For ten years he did research in condensed matter physics on
topics ranging from the optical properties of metals, to the
growth of diffusion-limited aggregates, and to selection principles
for pattern formation during solidification and viscous fingering.
For the past ten years he has been working in science education
on research and projects. He has worked extensively on
bringing coupled experiments and computer models to high
schools, and helped design an interactive museum exhibit
dependent on computer technology. Currently he is finishing a
project called Quantum Science Across Disciplines (QSAD).
This project has produced a set of Quantum Explorers intended
to assist high school and college students in learning about how
atoms combine to form molecules. The project has produced
papers presented at meetings of the National Association for
Research in Science Teaching and the American Education
Research Association (see http://qsad.bu.edu).
Quantum Sciences across Disciplines: http://qsad.bu.edu |
|
John Gelder is Professor of Chemistry at Oklahoma State University in
Stillwater, OK. He teaches in the introductory chemistry program at OSU.
John's research interests have focused on the development of computer based materials for use in the classroom. He has developed animations and simulations appropriate for high school and introductory chemistry courses. In 1989 he taught an AP Chemistry course via satellite to rural high school students around the country. As part of this NSF-supported project he developed a collection of computer graphics/animations depicting atomic and molecular models. These materials have recently been release on a CD titled Animations for Introductory Chemistry 2.0 CD-ROM, with Nancy Gettys, Judd Wheeler and Helen Brooks. Copyright, 1998, Published by Synaps. |
Bob Gotwals
Bob Gotwals' bio may be found at:
http://www.shodor.org/foundation/employees/gotwals.html
Web page:
http://storm.shodor.org/~gotwals/
My area of competence is biomolecules. I am interested in ways to
visualize biomolecular structures that will help
students understand the
relationship between function and structure and how function is preserved and
modulated
during evolution.
Web site for our educational work:
http://glycine.ncsa.uiuc.edu/educwb
web page:
http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/
recent article:
http://www.evl.uic.edu/aej/papers/johnsonVR01c.pdf
Web page:
http://www.unco.edu/chemist/Jones/loretta.htm
Kenneth D. Jordan
Kenneth Jordan is a Professor of Chemistry and the Director of
the Center for Molecular and Materials Simulations at the
University
of Pittsburgh. Professor Jordan's research focus is on the use of
computer simulation methods for modeling
chemical processes. Methods
used include electronic structure theory and Monte Carlo and molecular
dynamics simulations.
He is actively involved in introducing
computational methods into undergraduate and graduate education. (See
http://www.pitt.edu/~jordan/java/h2o.html
for some interactive Java displays of water clusters.)
Jordan group web page:
www.pitt.edu/~jordan
CMMS web page:
www.pitt.edu/~cmms
Resa Kelly
Resa Kelly is a graduate student in chemical education at the Univ. of
Northern Colorado.
|
Koel is Chair of the Chemistry Department at the University of Southern
California with a research program in physical and surface chemistry and
surface science. He is also on the faculty of the Center for Molecular
Robotics.
On his web site: One of our goals is to expand our capability to "see" molecules on surfaces and to study how bonds are made and broken in surface reactions. To this end, our laboratory has excellent facilities for many of the important surface analysis techniques that are used to study chemical processes at surfaces, with particular emphasis on vibrational spectroscopy. |
|
Bob Kozma is a Principal Scientist in the Center for Technology in Learning
At SRI International. His expertise is in the evaluation of large-scale
technology-based science education projects, cognitive research on
representation in science, design of advanced interactive multimedia and
multi-user systems in science, media research and theory.
Web page for the ChemSense project: http://chemsense.org/ Personal web page: http://www.sri.com/policy/ctl/html/kozma.html |
Nathan S. Lewis
Nathan Lewis is Professor of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology
He is involved in research in nanotechnology and chemistry at surfaces. He is also
involved in the Caltech animation project.
For information on this project see:
http://bond.caltech.edu
For an overview of Professor Lewis' research interest see:
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~mmrc/nsl/home.htm
Jeffry D. Madura
Jeffry Madura is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Chemistry Department of
Duquesne University. He is a
recipient of the 1997 Henry Dreyfus
Teacher/Scholar award. Dr. Madura has served as vice-chair (1996) and chair
(1998) of the Computational Chemistry Gordon Research Conference. He was a
co-organizer for a 1999 Centre
Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire
(CECAM) Workshop titled "Molecular Modeling of Proteins at Interfaces"
and in
1998 organized an American Chemical Society National Meeting Symposium
titled "Computational Chemistry
and the Classroom".
Professor Madura's research interests are in the development and application of advanced
quantum mechanical
and statistical mechanics techniques to study the structure, function,
and dynamics of proteins and enzymes in
solution and at interfaces.
Web pages:
http://www.science.duq.edu/snes/chemistry/faculty/madura.html
and
http://alpha1.chemistry.duq.edu/
Peter Mahaffy
Peter Mahaffy, Professor of Chemistry, The King's University College
Web page:
http://www.kingsu.ab.ca/%7Echem/people/mahaffy/mahaffy.shtm
| Harold Modell is the Director, National Resource for Computers in Life Science Education and is member of Physiology Educational Research Consortium at the University of Washington. |
| Neil Ostlund is the founder, President, and CEO of Hypercube, Inc. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Chemistry at the University of Toronto and the University of Florida. Hypercube markets a the Hyperchem computational chemistry package which is extensively used in educational settings. |
Web page:
http://www.cmi.k12.il.us/~roweba
| Alan J. Shusterman was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1955. He attended Caltech (B.S. '76), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (Ph.D. '81). before joining the faculty of Reed College in 1989, where he is currently Professor of Chemistry. He has been a visiting scientist for Wavefunction, Inc., and a consultant for several textbook publishers. His principal activities include research on chemical reaction mechanisms, and the development of development of computer modeling tools for teaching. The latter work has been supported by two NSF-ILI grants and a grant from the Keck Foundation, and has resulted in several books and articles. |
Here is a link to an electron density tutorial:
http://www.irn.pdx.edu/~shusteg
Neil Stillings
Neil Stillings, Professor of Psychology, Cognitive Science
Hampshire College
Web page:
http://helios.hampshire.edu/~nasCCS/"
| Robert Tinker earned his PhD in experimental low temperature physics from MIT and has taught college physics for ten years. For thirty years, he has pioneered innovative approaches to education that exploit the power of technology. He developed the idea of using probes, such as the ultrasonic motion detector, for student learning based on real- time measurements. He was the first to use electronic networking to permit students to collaborate on dispersed environment investigations. The initial result of this work was the NGS Kids Network, the first curriculum making extensive use of student collaboration and data-sharing. This early success led to the Global Lab and GLOBE projects as well as the development of LabNet, an early use of networking to support teacher professional development. He has also pioneered studies of online courses for students, teachers, and university faculty. Six years ago he started the non-profit Concord Consortium so he could concentrate on applications of technology in education. Current research includes work on educational applications of portable computers, large-scale tests of online courses for teachers and secondary students, sophisticated simulations, and the development of technology-rich materials for sustainable development education. The best-known of these projects is the Virtual High School, which currently offers over 180 courses to high school students throughout the country. |
David Uttal
David Uttal is a cognitive scientist in the Department of Psychology
At Northwestern University.
Web page:
http://www.psych.nwu.edu/~duttal/
Bill Vining
Bill Vining is an Associate Professor of Chemical Education at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
His group's work centers around
creating simulation activities and software tutorials for discovering
chemical concepts
and improving problem solving.
Bio:
http://soulcatcher.chem.umass.edu/~vining/viningcv11-2000.htm
Group web page:
http://soulcatcher.chem.umass.edu/
Representative General Chemistry Simulations (Shockwave versions):
http://soulcatcher.chem.umass.edu/chemland/chemlandsw.html
| Vickie Williamson, is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at Texas A&M, and Conference Evaluator. Vickie's doctorate research dealt with the use of molecular visualizations. |
| Qian Xie is a Programmer at the Concord Consortium. He has a Ph.D. in materials physics, and postdoctoral experience in materials and biophysical simulations. He joined the Concord Consortium in March, 2000. Dr Xie is a major author of more than 10 research papers. |