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Recognition for Dartmouth faculty, staff, and students

John Winn, professor of chemistry, delivered the keynote address, "Selecting Exciting Topics for Student of Twenty-First Century Physical Chemistry," at the second annual University Fundamental Courses Forum on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering in Wuhan, China, last fall. The forum, whose 2007 theme was "Face the World: Efficiently Improving the Course Content and Teaching Quality of Fundamental Undergraduate Courses on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering," is a prestigious national event attended by over 600 faculty from across China and focused on teaching and course design. Winn was invited to present on developments in teaching methods in physical chemistry based on the achievements of graduates of Dartmouth's Department of Chemistry. Winn has been at Dartmouth since 1982, and he authored a comprehensive physical chemistry textbook in 1995. His research focuses on the information on molecular structure and dynamics that can be attained from high-resolution spectroscopy. He is currently designing and fabricating a new apparatus to study molecules trapped in solid hydrogen, a novel material known as a "quantum solid."

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