Symposium on Computational Chemistry in Chemical Education We are planning to have a symposium on Computational
Chemistry in Chemical Education. This symposium will be held as part of the
21st International Conference on Chemical Education (21st
ICCE). 21st ICCE will be held from 8th to
13th August 2010, Taipei, Taiwan. http://icce2010.gise.ntnu.edu.tw The theme of the
21st ICCE is Chemistry Education and
Sustainability in the Global Age. I am inviting you to submit a title and an abstract to be
considered in this symposium. Kindly send your abstract to ramchemi^^^intnet.mu Please see below for more details about the
symposium. Feel free to contact me for any
queries. Assoc Prof (Dr) Ponnadurai
Ramasami CSci, CChem, FICCE, FRSC Fax: 00-230-4656928 Details about symposium Computational chemistry involves the use of theoretical methods and computers to solve chemical problems. It has progressed with the explosive increase of computational power and availability of user-friendly software. At the start of the new decade, computational chemistry offers a wide choice of menu for chemistry education. Computational chemistry is integrating the chemistry curriculum at University level and students are taught the basic principles so that they are well prepared for research projects. This symposium aims to gather all those using computational chemistry in chemical education to be on the same platform. Participants can present: (i) their experience in teaching this component of chemistry; (ii) the results that have been obtained in using computational chemistry in practicals and research projects and (iii) any other aspect of computational chemistry in chemical education. Surprisingly, many students and even facilitators view computational chemistry with fear. One of the outcomes of this symposium is to eradicate any fear and encourages students and facilitators for a paradigm shift. In this way one will feel more confident in using computational chemistry to solve problems dealing with fundamental and applied chemistry.
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