Dean H. Johnston

As an inorganic chemist, my interests lie in exploring and understanding the diverse chemistry of the elements within the periodic table. Along this line, my primary teaching is in General Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. My research interests focus on the areas of the synthetic inorganic chemistry and bioinorganic chemistry. I am also always interested in exploring new ways to use computers in teaching chemistry.

What's new...

	Raman Microscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum
	Raman spectroscopy is being incorporated into many chemistry courses thanks to funding from NSF and the generosity of J. Brasch of JB Labs. Two high-resolution Raman spectrometers will be used in classes all the way from General Chemistry to advanced labs in Physical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis.
	Symmetry Point Group Tutorial - updated 9/1/02
	a tutorial on symmetry point groups of molecules. Developed using the Chime plug-in. Now works with Netscape and IE 5.5 (Chime 2.6 SP3 plug-in required)
	Ionic Solids
	the beginnings of an overview of ionic solids described in terms of close packing of spheres and filling of holes. Also uses the Chime plug-in. (Chime plug-in required)