Oct 03, 2024

Dr. Alyssa Santos, former postdoctoral researcher at St. Bonaventure; Dr. Alexander Rupprecht, assistant professor of Chemistry; Dr. Katsu Ogawa, assistant professor of Chemistry; Patrick Schneider, lecturer of Chemistry; Dr. Adam Brown, professor of Education; and Dr. Scott Simpson, professor of Chemistry and program chair (from left in photos, starting at top left), had their article titled "Exploring Student Misconceptions in Bonding and Resonance: A Computational Chemistry Exercise for General Chemistry Laboratory" published in the Journal of Chemical Education.

The article relates to the impact of a quantum mechanical exercise that was developed for a general chemistry laboratory course at St. Bonaventure in which students examined potential energy surfaces, molecular orbital diagrams, and how bond orders and Lewis structures are connected.

The Journal of Chemical Education (JCE) is co-published by the ACS Division of Chemical Education and ACS Publications. Launched in 1924, JCE is the world’s premier chemical education journal.