CHEM 4112, Chemistry Seminar Course description
Spring 2025 Lecture (MAN 102) Fridays 1-3 pm.
Office Hours: By appointment. In my experience, this works best for this class.
Drop by if you have questions.
Spring 2025 Lecture (MAN 102) Fridays 1-3 pm.
Office Hours: By appointment. In my experience, this works best for this class.
Drop by if you have questions.
Patrick J. Desrochers Spring 2025 syllabus Daily outline
Manion Hall Rm 303B
(501) 450-5936
patrickd@uca.edu Seminar bingo Seminar planning vs reality Tribute to wrongness
Desrochers advice on slides (download show to play animations)
Using PPT effectively tips
Slide masters (making each slide uniform and professional in appearance)
Grouping features (easier to move around on a busy slide)
Pasting figures (Excel to PPt) Paste special
10 Keys to Engaging Scientific Presentations J. Stanchak ACS Axial
Better chemistry posters M. Morrison
Designing Effective Scientific Figures M Rolandi, et al. Adv. Materials 2011
Science Talk (a science communication organization)
Biorender (freeware to communicate complex biochem mechanisms)
Communicating Science to Policymakers (J. Weintraub to AR EPSCoR, 2021)
Video animation of molecular motion (Jonathan Feakins, C.&E.News 2024)
COMPASS Science Communication Scientists can be powerful agents of change
Importance of Science Literacy Rudy Baum Chem. & Eng. News April 18, 2011
Data Nuggets Bringing science data into the K-12 classroom