Molecular Modeling and Visualization Tools in Science Education i

The goal of this symposium is to present and discuss how advances in computer hardware, scientific visualization, and computational methods of visualization, has enabled multiple conceptual and visual representations of atomic and molecular concepts. These advances in molecular modeling and visualization enable students to manipulate a variety of visual representations of abstract concepts, explore these concepts, and, therefore, bring the study of science closer to the doing of science. We will present several projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create research-oriented, user-friendly, molecular modeling education tools that facilitate multiple visual representations.