Interdisciplinary topics

Catalysis by metal complexes is an exciting, fast developing and challenging interdisciplinary topic which spans and embraces the three areas of catalysis heterogeneons, homogeneons, and metallo-enzyme. 

As a branch of chemistry, the activities of nuclear chemists frequentiy span several traditional areas of chemistry such as organic, analytical, inorganic, and physical chemistry. Nuclear chemistry has ties to all branches of chemistry. For example, nuclear chemists are frequently involved with the synthesis and preparation of radiolabeled molecules for use in research or medicine. Nuclear analytical techniques are an important part of the arsenal of the modem analytical chemist. The study of the actinide and transactinide elements has involved the joint efforts of nuclear and inorganic chemists in extending knowledge of the periodic table. Certainly, the physical concepts and reasoning at the heart of modem nuclear chemistry are familiar to physical chemists. In this book we will touch on many of these interdisciplinary topics and attempt to bring in familiar chemical concepts. 

P. Garbaczewski and J. P. Vigier, Quantum dynamics from the Brownian recoil principle, Phys. Rev. A (Special Issue Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics) 46(8), 4634-4638 (1992). 

As a general conclusion, the importance of robotics with respect to scientific creativity is likely overestimated in the HT approach and the discovery of new materials is likely to come essentially from ideas and strategies combining synthesis, screening, scaling up and further optimisation via data mining. Combinatorial catalysis is not a new field in science, but an interdisciplinary topic involving many different research communities. Its... 

Q. Tran-Cong, A. Harada, T. Ohta and O. Urakawa, Phys. Rev. E Stat. Phys., Plasmas, Fluids, Relat. Interdisciplinary Topics, 1997,55, R6340. 

The level adopted in this tutorial text should be suitable for early undergraduate years in chemical or physical sciences. However, since this interdisciplinary topic is often postponed to later years, the book will also act as a basis for more advanced study. Students in other areas of biological sciences might also appreciate the less intimidating approach to physical chemistry that I have attempted here. 

The same concept has been chosen for this new book, entitled Concepts and Case Studies in Chemical Biology. It covers 27 new case studies in Chemical Biology, reflecting the rapid growth in this interdisciplinary topic since 2009. 

Sobera, M., Kleijn, C. (2006), Fluid dynamics - Hydraulic permeability of ordered and disordered single-layer arrays of cylinders , in Physical review, E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics , 74(3), 36301(1). 

The application of in-situ SPM to electrode-electrolyte interfaces has not only led to enormous progress in the fundamental investigations of surface electrochemistry and nanoelectrochemistry but has also catalyzed the merging of new interdisciplinary topics with electrochemistry. Specially designed video STM instrumentation [75,76] that provides images at about 20 frames per second, and has been available in some laboratories for several years, allows the kinetics of electrochemical processes to be followed with increased time resolution. However, there remains much room for further developments in the instrumentation as well as applications in in-situ SPM. 

The book provides an overview of recent advances in responsive surfaces and materials designed for biomedical applications. Both bulk responsive materials and surface modification techniques are included. The interactions of biomolecules and cells with responsive interfaces are specifically reviewed, with discussion of emerging applications that could change our lives. The book is divided into two parts with four interdisciplinary topics. The first part reviews switchable and responsive material technologies for biomedical applications (Chapters 1-6). The two topics of Part One are responsive materials and responsive surface modification respectively. Part Two (Chapters 7-11) explores two topics include the interaction of switchable surfaces with proteins and cells, as well as multidispUnary research toward different biomedical applications. 

Web of Science. Although Web of Science is not a database specializing in engineering, let alone computer engineering, it is useful for tracking interdisciplinary topics. Web of Science, updated weekly, has three types of alerting services a table of contents alert, citation alert (helps you track references to particular citations), and an alert by topic. One needs to have institutional access and registration is a prerequisite. 

The interdisciplinary topics presented are expected to bridge the fields of materials science (including polymer science) and hfe science. 

Ibanescu M, Johnson SG, Soljacic M, Joannopoulos JD, Fink Y, Weisberg O, Engeness TD, Jacobs SA, Skorobogatiy M. Analysis of mode stmcture in hollow dielectric waveguide fibers. Physical Review E. Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, Related Interdisciplinary Topics, vol.67, no.4, April 2003, pp. 46608-1-8. 

Numerical Analysis is an interdisciplinary topic which develops its strength only when viewed in close connection with applications. 

ACS prior to 2008. Students are required to take at least one elective course. These electives consist both of advanced courses in core areas, and interdisciplinaiy courses such as materials science, polymers, lasers, nuclear, and environmental chemistry. The department has a tradition of integrating disciplines in specific courses, as exemplified by our required integrated organic/inorganic laboratory (10), several materials science courses (co-taught between the departments of chemistry and physics), and a biophysical course (co-taught by a biochemist and physicist). However, prior to this project, we had not made a concerted effort to weave a broad interdisciplinary topic throughout the curriculum. 

For example, the subtle catalytic shift prompted by seeding interdisciplinary topics throughout the core of the chemistry degree has led to discussions about... 

By better imderstanding how nanoscience can be used as examples to support core disciplinary topics, the crux of the evolutionary approach, we now think differently about how interdisciplinary topics can be used in all cottrses. Rather than teaching a chemistry core with minimal intercormectedness and then offering specialized upper-division interdisciplinary elective courses, we seek to seed interdisciphnary topics throughout the core and then offer elective cotuses. 

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