SLiThEr #62: Applying to PhD Chemistry Programs
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John Anderson (UChicago), Jenny Yang (UC Irvine), and Ian Tonks (UMN) discuss their perspectives on applying to graduate school
Post-Exam Reflection
Chris Whitehead / Union College
Fri, 12/06/2024 - 13:45
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This activity is a post-exam reflection that is adapted from the Exam Wrappers created by Marsha Lovett at Carnegie Mellon University. The activity has the students build metacognition skills by analyzing their exam preparation and performance. Then, students work to identify how each of their study strategies had a positive or negative impact to their performance. Finally, they outline a plan for how they will prepare for future exams. If the student would like, these reflections and plans are then discussed with the instructor in 1-on-1 meetings.
SLiThEr #61: Resources for teaching cyberinfrastructure skills in the chemistry curriculum
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Here's the video for SLiThEr #61:
SLiThEr #60: A Scientist's Guide to Social Media
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This was our 60th SLiThEr!
SLiThEr #59: Inclusive leadership - Your role in creating cultures of belonging
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Marilyn Mackiewicz (Oregon State University) is the 2020 awardee of the Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences from the ACS. Her unique story and experiences are presented, along with how faculty can make their spaces and themselves more welcoming.
Incorporating hard-soft acid-base theory to create transition-metal and oxidation-state specific biological probes (Chang)
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This literature discussion was created on invitation as part of a broad collection of learning objects celebrating Spring 2024 ACS award winners conducting research in Inorganic Chemistry. This learning object is in celebration of Prof. Christopher J.
SLiThEr #58: Embracing the maker culture in chemistry research and instruction
Chip Nataro / Lafayette College
Fri, 03/01/2024 - 09:43
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BoB LeSuer (Associate Professor at SUNY - Brockport and President of IBiB) discusses using a maker space for teaching chemistry. Topics include: digital fabrication of pedagogical materials (models and periodic tables); instrumentation (potentiostat and liquid dispenser); and upcycling plastics into functional materials. Of special interest to this group will be work BoB has done on making the ICE solid state model kits available to anyone!
Visible Light-Absorbing Ruthenium Complexes: Choosing a Final Project in Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory from Two Real-World Applications
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Laboratory Project Summary:
Students in an upper level Inorganic Chemistry lab course are given a choice between two final lab projects. Both projects involve the synthesis of visible light-absorbing ruthenium complexes, however the subsequent application of these complexes correspond to different subfields within inorganic chemistry. This feature allows them to pursue a project that continues to develop their synthetic, data-analysis, and writing skills while pursuing one that most closely aligns with their interests.
SLiThEr #56: What can the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) do for you?
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In this SLiThEr, Bridget Gourley (DePauw University), Joe Reczek (Denison University), and Kari Stone (Lewis University) discuss getting involved in CUR from the perspectives of a long-time representative, the chair of the chemistry division of CUR, and a fairly new division representative. Learn about the resources and community that are available to support your research.
SLiThEr #55: "Chemical information meets AI -The continued need for information literacy training"
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This is the 55th SLiTher, entitled "Chemical information meets AI -The continued need for information literacy training", presented byJudith Currano This presentation was an related to Judith's recent fall ACS meeting presentation which explores how research search engines perform searches and how to train students to better utilize these resources.