Plenary lecture: The general chemistry laboratory

Plenary keynote lecture

Most often we look at historic events through the lens of past achievements. The phrase-" The history books are written by the victors of wars "-applies as well to technologic innovation. Rarely do we look at the process of innovation prospectively. The purpose of this talk is to illustrate common fallacies in overreaching or under estimating the potential value of new inventions. Successful en...

Flow-through (6io)Chemical Sensors* Plenary Lecture

The basic features and most salient examples of flow-through chemical and biochemical sensors based on the integration of derivative analytical reactions, separation processes (dialysis, gas diffusion, sorption, liquid-liquid extraction) and detection (optical, electroanalytical, mass, thermal) are presented and discussed, and critically compared with those of probe-type sensors and conventiona...

Using home-laboratory kits to teach general chemistry

University-level chemistry courses that contain a substantial laboratory component have always been a challenge to deliver effectively through distance education. One potential solution is to enable students to carry out real experiments in the home environment. This not only raises issues of logistics and safety, but also the fundamental question of whether an equivalent learning experience co...

Chemistry 383 Lecture

Plenary Lecture P4.1 Catabolic gene landscapes in contaminated environments

Metabolism and available substrates are a major driving force for shaping microbial communities, and a rational interference with microbial community structure for degradation of pollutants necessitates knowledge on metabolic potential and activity of the community members. Recent years have seen tremendous efforts to understand the natural diversity of biodegradation of aromatic pollutants, wi...