Science Portal at Imperial College London and Emory University
Imperial College London and Emory University have been working to form an inter-institutional consortium. As part of this partnership, the chemistry departments at both schools have embarked on several collaborative projects. This project, known as SPICE, is an effort to enhance undergraduate education through a pedagogically-rich science web site. SPICE is maintained through the joint efforts of Dr. Jonathan Rienstra-Kiracofe (Emory University) and Henry Rzepa (Imperial College London).
This semester, undergraduate chemistry students at Imperial College London (UK) and Emory University (Atlanta, GA USA) are collaborating to create informative web pages which discuss various topics of modern chemistry. Each web page presents and discusses a topic of the student's choosing. The web pages will be evaluated on scientific content, writing quality, creativity, and participation in collaborative peer review and revision. The implementation of the web pages is being done in three phases:
At Emory, students in Chem 332LWR are participating in this project. Chem 332LWR students are typically 3rd or 4th year chemistry students. Because Chem 332LWR is the physical chemistry laboratory class, students must pick topics for their web pages which focus on some aspect of physical chemistry, as approved by Dr. Rienstra-Kiracofe. Dr. Rienstra-Kiracofe will also assign the grades for Emory students.
At Imperial College, 3rd year B.Sc students undertake a "lay report" on a scientific topic with chemical interest written in a style appropriate for a scientific magazine. The projects are selected by the students from a list, and each is supervised by an individual member of the academic staff. The reports are graded on how effectively the topic is presented and of course the scientific content covered.
This unique collaboration is sponsored by funds from the Emory College Institute for Comparative and International Studies (ICIS).
| Student | School | Project Topic (Click to visit) |
| Monica Choi | Emory University | MALDI Mass Spectrometry |
| Derek Isrow | Emory University | Plasma Screen TV Chemistry |
| David Levin | Emory University | Chaos Theory in Chemistry |
| Daniel Lines | Emory University | Femtosecond Chemistry |
| Martin McCullagh | Emory University | Time of Flight Spectroscopy |
| Shrinesh Patel | Emory University | Rocket Fuel Chemistry |
| Chang Wu | Emory University | Molecular Wires |
| Mark Williamson | Imperial College London | Carbon fuel Cells |
| Gabriel Asseily | Imperial College London | Carbon fuel Cells |
| Alexander Jones | Imperial College London | Quantum computing and chemistry |
| Andrew McKinley | Imperial College London | Paper Power and more. The Incredible Shrinking Battery |
| Suzanne Abbott | Imperial College London | A View on Flat Screen Display Technology |
| Kathy Burgoine | Imperial College London | Stabilising G-quadruplex DNA: a new cancer treatment? |
