Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) is an international journal for the publication of cutting-edge original work in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. To be suitable for publication in PCCP, articles must include significant innovation and/or insight into physical chemistry; this is the most important criterion that reviewers and the Editors will judge against when evaluating submissions.
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The journal has a broad scope and welcomes contributions spanning experiment, theory, computation and data science. Topical coverage includes spectroscopy, dynamics, kinetics, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, catalysis, surface science, quantum mechanics, quantum computing and machine learning. Interdisciplinary research areas such as polymers and soft matter, materials, nanoscience, energy, surfaces/interfaces, and biophysical chemistry are welcomed if they demonstrate significant innovation and/or insight into physical chemistry. Joined experimental/theoretical studies are particularly appreciated when complementary and based on up-to-date approaches.
Full papers contain original scientific work that has not been published previously. They must demonstrate significant new insight into physical chemistry; this is the prime criterion that reviewers and the Editors will judge against when evaluating submissions.
Concise and critical reviews of important or emerging topics in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. Reviews should be easy to read and cover current areas of interest, rather than comprehensive reviews of the literature, and may include a limited amount of unpublished research.
Tutorial reviews provide an essential introduction to a particular area of physical chemistry, chemical physics or biophysical chemistry. The article should have particular appeal to early career researchers, as well as established researchers seeking new fields to explore. Tutorial reviews may include a limited amount of unpublished research.
PCCP publishes a number of themed collections every year, guest edited by members of the physical chemistry community on timely and important topics. Selected festschrift collections in honour of a notable scientist within the field are also published. Themed collections are available to read here.
Peter William Atkins FRSC (born 10 August 1940) is an English chemist and a Fellow of Lincoln College at the University of Oxford. He retired in 2007. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, including Physical Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. Atkins is also the author of a number of popular science books, including Atkins' Molecules, Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science and On Being.
Atkins studied chemistry there, obtaining a BSc degree in chemistry, and a PhD degree in 1964 for research into electron spin resonance spectroscopy, and other aspects of theoretical chemistry. Atkins then took a postdoctoral position at UCLA as a Harkness Fellow of the Commonwealth fund.[1] He returned to Britain in 1965 as a fellow and tutor of Lincoln College, Oxford, and lecturer in physical chemistry (later, professor of physical chemistry). In 1969, he won the Royal Society of Chemistry's Meldola Medal. In 1996 he was awarded the Title of Distinction of Professor of Chemistry. He retired in 2007, and since then has been a full-time author.[2]
The next edition of college chemistry books may replace the description of the Grotthuss Mechanism with the "Pines Mechanism", an idea which tickles Prof. Pines, but is merely a curio compared to the revelation of understanding this basic mechanism of one of the most common and fundamental processes in Nature.
There are numerous books that cover physical chemistry with a biological focus. I will not attempt to provide an exhaustive list, but rather focus on the books I find most useful and the books used most by Prof. Jeff Yarger.
IN the matter of text-books, physical chemistry seems to be coming into its own. It is a healthy sign. Not, indeed, that mere numbers of text-books are any trustworthy measure of the growth and vigour of a science, nor is the unrestricted compilation of them to be encouraged, obut physical chemistry is a relatively youthful science, and there is still ample room for individual exposition of the subject.
Born in Winfield, Kan., Alberty carried out his undergraduate studies at the University of Nebraska, receiving his BS in 1943, followed by an MS from the same university. In 1947, he received his PhD in chemistry from Wisconsin and immediately became an instructor at that institution. He moved up the ranks at Wisconsin, becoming a full professor in 1956. In 1962, he was appointed associate dean of letters and science before being appointed as the dean of the Graduate School in 1963.
From the elucidation of the properties and behavior of nanostructures to the characterization of the interior workings of individual cells to the preparation of the first quantum spin liquid, research in experimental physical chemistry and chemical physics is an intriguing and inviting area of study in CCB.
Born on October 1, 1929 in Bangor, Maine, Garland was a resident of Lexington, Massachusetts. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Rochester in 1950, and went on to receive his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1953. He joined the faculty at MIT later that year as an instructor in the Department of Chemistry. Garland was a professor of physical chemistry in the department for over 40 years, until his retirement in 1997. His early teaching activity with former Professor David Shoemaker resulted in the laboratory textbook "Experiments in Physical Chemistry." Currently in its 8th edition with new co-authors, the text has been widely used across the country.
A professor of chemistry, who is also affiliated with the Department of Physics and an associate professor at the Beckman Institute and Materials Research Lab, Jain still follows his natural curiosity in his research, revolutionizing the ability to control and harvest energy from light.
Schäfer moved his family to Fayetteville in 1968 where he began his 40-year career as a professor at the University of Arkansas. He enjoyed many accolades, including being honored as a distinguished professor, publishing multiple books, teaching chemistry, philosophy and quantum physics, and opening the minds of hundreds of young students to the world of science and its infinite potential.
David W. Ball of Cleveland State University brings his new survey of general chemistry text, Introductory Chemistry. This book is intended for a one-semester introductory or preparatory chemistry course. Throughout the chapters, David presents two features that reinforce the theme of the textbook, that chemistry is everywhere.
The Open Textbook Library is a collection of open textbooks that features reviews written by professors. A project of the University of Minnesota, The Open Textbook Library provides a review rubric for faculty to use when evaluating textbooks and displays them for the benefit of potential adopters.
The College Open Textbooks Collaborative, a collection of twenty-nine educational non-profit and for-profit organizations, affiliated with more than 200 colleges, is focused on driving awareness and adoptions of open textbooks to more than 2000 community and other two-year colleges. This includes providing training for instructors adopting open resources, peer reviews of open textbooks, and mentoring online professional networks that support for authors opening their resources, and other services. -College Open Textbooks
The ChemCollective is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests. Teachers can use our content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams. Students can review and learn chemistry concepts using our virtual labs, simulations, and tutorials. The ChemCollective is organized by a group of faculty and staff at Carnegie Mellon who are interested in using, assessing, and creating engaging online activities for chemistry education.
The ChemWiki is a collaborative approach toward chemistry education where an Open Access textbook environment is constantly being written and re-written by students and faculty members resulting in a free Chemistry textbook to supplant conventional paper-based books.
A continuation of CHEM 320. Covers two areas of modern physical chemistry: quantum chemistry and chemical kinetics. Topics in quantum chemistry include waves and particles, postulates of quantum mechanics, Schroedinger equation, applications with exact solutions, approximation methods, atomic structure, molecular structure, and spectroscopy. Topics in chemical kinetics include empirical laws, reaction mechanisms, and reaction rate theories.
An introduction to physical chemistry. Topics include the gas laws, the laws of thermodynamics, chemical and physical equilibria, properties of solutions, electrolytes, electrochemical cells, chemical kinetics, enzyme kinetics, and transport processes, introductory quantum mechanics, spectroscopy, scattering, and statistical thermodynamics.
Prior to becoming Head of Department, I was for many years our Director of Teaching with overall responsibility for the delivery of the undergraduate chemistry course. My own teaching is in the area of introductory physical and theoretical chemistry e.g. thermodynamics, high-resolution spectroscopy and elementary group theory.
Our research interests are in physical chemistry and chemical physics, focusing in the general area of state-selected and state-to-state spectroscopy and dynamics. By employing high resolution photoionization and photoelectron methods, we are actively engaging in the study of chemical structure, energetics, and reactivity of ions and neutrals. We are particularly interested in developing new experimental methods to advance these research fields. Recent advances include the introduction of two-color infrared-vacuum ultraviolet (IR-VUV) and VUV-VUV laser photoexcitation schemes for photoionization and photodissociation studies. We have also succeeded in implementing a novel high-resolution VUV pulsed field ionization method for the preparation ions in single rovibronic states, which has allowed the examination of translational, rotational, vibrational, and electronic energy effect on chemical reactivity. These new methods are being applied to the study of neutrals and ions of relevance to combustion, catalysis, atmospheric, planetary, and interstellar chemistry. 2ff7e9595c
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