Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene.
To increase public awareness of theoretical materials physics, a small group of high school students is invited to participate actively in a current research projects at Chalmers University of Technology. The Chalmers research group explores methods for filtrating hazardous and otherwise unwanted mo...
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doaj-b9b068f43d7044329d872d293aa08f3e2020-11-25T02:33:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032016-01-01118e015916810.1371/journal.pone.0159168Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene.Jonas EricssonTeodor HusmarkChristoffer MathiesenBenjamin SepahvandØyvind BorckLinda GunnarssonPär LydmarkElsebeth SchröderTo increase public awareness of theoretical materials physics, a small group of high school students is invited to participate actively in a current research projects at Chalmers University of Technology. The Chalmers research group explores methods for filtrating hazardous and otherwise unwanted molecules from drinking water, for example by adsorption in active carbon filters. In this project, the students use graphene as an idealized model for active carbon, and estimate the energy of adsorption of the methylbenzene toluene on graphene with the help of the atomic-scale calculational method density functional theory. In this process the students develop an insight into applied quantum physics, a topic usually not taught at this educational level, and gain some experience with a couple of state-of-the-art calculational tools in materials research.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4978446?pdf=render |
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Jonas Ericsson Teodor Husmark Christoffer Mathiesen Benjamin Sepahvand Øyvind Borck Linda Gunnarsson Pär Lydmark Elsebeth Schröder Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene. PLoS ONE |
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Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene. |
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Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene. |
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Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene. |
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Involving High School Students in Computational Physics University Research: Theory Calculations of Toluene Adsorbed on Graphene. |
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involving high school students in computational physics university research: theory calculations of toluene adsorbed on graphene. |
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To increase public awareness of theoretical materials physics, a small group of high school students is invited to participate actively in a current research projects at Chalmers University of Technology. The Chalmers research group explores methods for filtrating hazardous and otherwise unwanted molecules from drinking water, for example by adsorption in active carbon filters. In this project, the students use graphene as an idealized model for active carbon, and estimate the energy of adsorption of the methylbenzene toluene on graphene with the help of the atomic-scale calculational method density functional theory. In this process the students develop an insight into applied quantum physics, a topic usually not taught at this educational level, and gain some experience with a couple of state-of-the-art calculational tools in materials research. |
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