Crystal growth, a research‐driven laboratory course

• Published in: Journal of applied crystallography Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 1474 - 1480
• Main Authors: Whelan, Jamie, Koussa, Joseph, Chehade, Ibrahim, Sabanovic, Merima, Chang, Adrienne, Carelli, Daniel, An, Zhihua, Zhang, Lu, Bernstein, Joel, Rabeh, Wael M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 5 Abbey Square, Chester, Cheshire CH1 2HU, England International Union of Crystallography 01.10.2018; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Careers; Crystal growth; Crystals; Curricula; education; Instrumentation; Laboratories; Laboratory equipment; Microscopes; Optical microscopes; Organic chemistry; Powder; research experience; Research projects; Scanning electron microscopy; Schools; Science education; science laboratories; Students; X-ray diffraction; X‐ray crystallography
• ISSN: 1600-5767; 0021-8898; 1600-5767
• DOI: 10.1107/S1600576718009573

The research‐driven laboratory experiment described herein has at its core the individual development of students, combining core subject matter with the opportunity to explore, in a research environment, areas outside of traditional curricula; however, it maintains the pedagogical training for an u...