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Crystallographic Education in the 21st Century Full article

Journal

Journal of Applied Crystallography
ISSN: 0021-8898 , E-ISSN: 1600-5767

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Year: 2015, Volume: 48, Pages: 1964-1975 Pages count : 12 DOI: 10.1107/S1600576715016830

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education, teaching

Authors

Gražulis Saulius ¹ , Sarjeant Amy Alexis ² , Moeck Peter ³ , Stone-Sundberg Jennifer ^3,4 , Snyder Trevor J. ^3,5 , Kaminsky Werner ⁶ , Oliver Allen G. ⁷ , Stern Charlotte L. ² , Dawe Louise N. ⁸ , Rychkov Denis A. ^9,10 , Losev Evgeniy A. ^9,10 , Boldyreva Elena V. ^9,10 , Tanski Joseph M. ¹¹ , Bernstein Joel ¹² , Rabeh Wael M. ¹² , Kantardjieff Katherine A. ¹³

Affiliations

1	Vilnius University Institute of Biotechnology, Graiciuno 8, LT-02241 Vilnius, Lithuania
2	Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA
3	Nano-Crystallography Group, Department of Physics, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751, USA
4	Crystal Solutions, LLC, Portland, OR 97205, USA
5	3D Systems Corporation, Wilsonville, SW Parkway Avenue 60 E – 61, Wilsonville, OR 26600, USA
6	Department of Chemistry, University of Washington at Seattle, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
7	Molecular Structure Facility, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5670, USA
8	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, Canada
9	Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry, Kutateladze 18, Novosibirsk 630128, Russian Federation
10	REC008, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russian Federation
11	Department of Chemistry, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA
12	New York University Abu Dhabi, PO Box 129188, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
13	College of Science and Mathematics, California State University, San Marcos, Craven 6211, USA

There are many methods that can be used to incorporate concepts of crystallography into the learning experiences of students, whether they are in elementary school, at university or part of the public at large. It is not always critical that those who teach crystallography have immediate access to diffraction equipment to be able to introduce the concepts of symmetry, packing or molecular structure in an age-and audience-appropriate manner. Crystallography can be used as a tool for teaching general chemistry concepts as well as general research techniques without ever having a student determine a crystal structure. Thus, methods for younger students to perform crystal growth experiments of simple inorganic salts, organic compounds and even metals are presented. For settings where crystallographic instrumentation is accessible (proximally or remotely), students can be involved in all steps of the process, from crystal growth, to data collection, through structure solution and refinement, to final publication. Several approaches based on the presentations in the MS92 Microsymposium at the IUCr 23rd Congress and General Assembly are reported. The topics cover methods for introducing crystallography to undergraduate students as part of a core chemistry curriculum; a successful short-course workshop intended to bootstrap researchers who rely on crystallography for their work; and efforts to bring crystallography to secondary school children and non-science majors. In addition to these workshops, demonstrations and long-format courses, open-format crystallographic databases and three-dimensional printed models as tools that can be used to excite target audiences and inspire them to pursue a deeper understanding of crystallography are described.

Gražulis S. , Sarjeant A.A. , Moeck P. , Stone-Sundberg J. , Snyder T.J. , Kaminsky W. , Oliver A.G. , Stern C.L. , Dawe L.N. , Rychkov D.A. , Losev E.A. , Boldyreva E.V. , Tanski J.M. , Bernstein J. , Rabeh W.M. , Kantardjieff K.A.
Crystallographic Education in the 21st Century

Journal of Applied Crystallography. 2015. V.48. P.1964-1975. DOI: 10.1107/S1600576715016830 WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex

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Submitted:	May 18, 2015
Accepted:	Sep 8, 2015
Published online:	Oct 13, 2015
Published print:	Dec 1, 2015

Web of science:	WOS:000365774800044
Scopus:	2-s2.0-84948807784
Elibrary:	26769896
Chemical Abstracts:	2015:1946598
Chemical Abstracts (print):	164:437606
OpenAlex:	W2126549696

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