The Chemist | Journal of the American Institute of Chemists

The Chemist | Journal of the American Institute of Chemists

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  ARTICLE #1 -
  USING PROTEIN
  FUNCTION PREDICTION
  TO PROMOTE
  HYPOTHESIS-DRIVEN
  THINKING IN
  UNDERGRADUATE
  BIOCHEMISTRY
  EDUCATION

  ARTICLE #2 -
  GREEN SYNTHESIS
  OF COPPER
  NANOPARTICLES
  USING ODINA
  WOIDER GUM
  AND THEIR EFFECT
  ON PHOTOCATALYTIC
  DYE DEGRADATION

  ARTICLE #3 -
  PRINCIPLES, POLICIES
  AND PRACTICES IN
  ESTABLISHING A
  POST-SECONDARY
  CHEMISTRY
  DEPARTMENT: A
  RETROSPECTIVE
  EVALUATION

  ARTICLE #4 -
  ROLE OF CHEMISTRY
  IN OIL AND GAS
  EXTRACTION

  PUBLIC   UNDERSTANDING
  OF CHEMISTRY
  FALSE-POSITIVE
  DRUG TEST FOR
  METHAMPHETAMINE


The Chemist Volume 91 \| Number 1
ISSN 1945-0702

Table of Contents

Editorial: Chemistry the Leading Science David Devraj Kumar	iii

ARTICLES
Using Protein Function Prediction to Promote Hypothesis-Driven Thinking in Undergraduate Biochemistry Education Paul A. Craig, Trevor Anderson, Herbert J. Bernstein, Colette Daubner, Anya Goodman, Stefan M. Irby, Julia Koeppe, Jeffrey L. Mills, Mike Pikaart, Ashley Ringer McDonald, Suzanne O’Handley, Rebecca Roberts, Robert Stewart	1
Green Synthesis of Copper Nanoparticles Using Odina woider Gum Extract and their Effect on Photocatalytic Dye Degradation V. Subha, S. Kirubanandan, M. Arulmozhi, S. Renganathan	9
Principles, Policies and Practices in Establishing a Post-Secondary Chemistry Department: A Retrospective Evaluation John Hill, David Devraj Kumar	20
Role of Chemistry in Oil and Gas Extraction Tata L. N. Murthy	25

PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF CHEMISTRY
False-Positive Drug Test for Methamphetamine David M. Manuta, Deborah F. Cate	28

The AIC Code of Ethics	33
Manuscript Style Guide	35

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Invitation to Authors	40