Understanding rotary motion in crystalline solids and developing high school curricula based on green chemistry principles

AEI 90

Stephanie L. Gould, gouldsl@chem.ucla.edu1, Miguel Garcia-Garibay1, and Arlene A. Russell, russell@chem.ucla.edu2. (1) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univeristy of California, Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569, (2) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California , Los Angeles, 607 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569
Studies to understand the nature of rotary motion at the molecular level in crystalline solids were undertaken during this NSF Discovery Corps Postdoctoral Fellowship. Several different rotor systems were synthesized and/or studied. Multi-rotor crystalline solids with fast exchange are the main focus of this paper. Additionally, the development of ten hands-on lessons for High school chemistry and environmental science classes were created. Green Chemistry principles were included in a number of the lessons. Several high school teachers were brought on campus and given instruction regarding how to implement the lessons in their classrooms. Herein I will present the findings of the research and the outreach components of my fellowship.
 

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