Virtual and Augmented Reality in Chemistry Education, Dissemination and Communication

Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-0-12-824136-3
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm

Virtual and augmented reality are unique tools that can deliver complex, expensive, and potentially dangerous content in a safe and consistent manner to all interested parties, from lab students to conference attendees. Already a rapidly growing field, virtual and augmented reality have the potential to become a revolutionary part of the chemistry education, dissemination and communication toolbox, improving accessibility and engagement for learners, giving researchers new ways to disseminate their work, and helping non-scientists responsible for funding and policy understand and engage with complex topics with ease. Virtual and Augmented Reality in Chemistry Education, Dissemination and Communication provides a snapshot of currently available options and explains how educators and researchers can go about designing, finding and applying these tools.

Beginning with an introduction to the topic, Virtual and Augmented Reality in Chemistry Education, Dissemination and Communication goes on to explore the unique challenges and opportunities afforded by these approaches, providing a solid introduction to the fundamental principles of the technologies available, outlining common issues and discussing how to overcome them. The information is supported with case studies by educators and researchers working in different areas of chemistry with different aims, experience levels and budgets, providing practical examples of what can be achieved and helping users either get started with VR/AR, or improve their use of these tools.

Written by a team of experts with practical experience of developing, adapting and applying these tools to address a highly varied range of STEM problems, Virtual and Augmented Reality in Chemistry Education, Dissemination and Communication is an insightful guide to this rapidly growing field for anyone interested in enhancing their chemistry teaching or communication, developing new methods of disseminating their research, or understanding the needs of chemistry researchers in this area.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Paton, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Introduction and Background to VR and AR for Chemistry1. Introduction to VR and AR: Current state of the field2. Suitable chemistry targets for virtual reality3. Software and hardware options4. Technical challenges and how to overcome them5. Virtual reality's impact on diversity and inclusionPart 2: Case studies employing VR and AR for Chemistry6. Case study: Virtual reality organic chemistry lab7. Case study: Virtual analytical chemistry experiments8. Case study: Virtual molecular and reaction modeling9. Case study: Virtual reality in astrophysics10. Case study: Virtual reality field trip for environmental contaminated site assessmentsPart 3: Future Potential and Trends11. Development needs for advancement: what is needed?12. Future of VR in chemistry education, dissemination and communication

Über Autor(innen)

Paton, Robert
Robert Paton obtained his PhD in 2008 from the University of Cambridge, where he focused on the automated parameterization of molecular mechanics methods to study stereoselective C-C bond formation. In 2008 he took up an independent Junior Research Fellowship at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and courtesy of an HPC-Europa award in 2009 spent time in the group of Feliu Maseras at ICIQ, Spain. As recipient of the UK's' Fulbright-AstraZeneca Fellowship and a Science Fellowship from the Royal Commission of the Exhibition of 1851, Rob conducted postdoctoral research with K. N. Houk at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2009-2010. In 2010 Rob was appointed to a University Lectureship and Tutorial Fellowship at Oxford, progressing to Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry in 2014. In 2018 he moved to Colorado State University as an Associate Professor. Rob has received the MGMS Silver Jubilee Prize, the RSC Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize and an ACS OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award.