INORGANIC AND MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resource (VIPEr): an online community of inorganic chemistry educators and students.
Symmetry at Otterbein: Dean Johnston’s valuable symmetry resource features animations of symmetry operations and tens of examples of molecules from a wide variety of point groups.
Exploring the Nanoworld: Materials science and nanoscience educational videos, demonstrations, and information from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Center.
RESEARCH
Rogers Summer Research: The college’s 10-week summer research program. Applications are usually due in mid- to late-February.
WebGURU: A comprehensive online guide to undergraduate research, including a database of summer research opportunities.
ACS Undergraduate Research Guide: the American Chemical Society’s website devoted to undergraduate research, including links to US and international research opportunities.
PSU’s Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication: Our group uses SEM and TEM facilities at Portland State.
WRITING RESOURCES
The Science of Scientific Writing: Article by Gopen and Swan.
Write Like a Chemist: A resource from chemists at Northern Arizona University.
Advice on Designing Scientific Posters: Useful (and sometimes humorous) advice from the Swarthmore College biology department.