CHE 431: Introduction to Research: Welcome

•  The chemistry of diet sodas and the effect on bone structure
• Acid rain in your neighborhood and the effects on plants
• The power of fluoride in community water
• Plastics packaging and its effects on food stuffs
• Turning yeast into a biofuel
• Using sugar for batteries
• Organic food vs. Pesticides
• Chemical signals from medications
• Chemicals that trigger food allergies
• The differences between skim, 2%, and whole milk
• Vitamin deficiencies in humans
• The chemistry of MDMA
• Biomass to Ethanol
• Biology of hydrothermal vents
• How chemistry changes the world
• The chemistry of aging
• Pesticides and their effects on run-off soil
• Capturing and using carbon dioxide
• Chemistry related to a religion, history, literature, math, electronics, etc…
• Chemistry-based careers
• Ossification
• Chemical makeup of different types of magma and lava rocks
• Why generic medicines are less expensive (what chemistry is involved)
• Chemistry behind liquid bandages
• Chemistry behind dental fillings
• Chemistry behind different types of makeup
• Why is radon so dangerous
• Pheromones in humans
• Chemistry of baking: baking soda vs. baking powder
• Replacing eggs in baking
• The role of Marie Curie in modern chemistry
• Chemistry in forensics
• Photocatalysis in 3D Printing
• Chemicals used in shipping food long distances
• What goes into “natural flavors”
• Chemistry in ink pens (Sharpies vs traditional pens and markers 

Source: BioDieselUniversity.org  

American Chemistry Council: Coronavirus Resource Center 

AACC: Coronavirus Resources for Labs 

American Chemistry Council: Biocides

American Chemical Society

COVID-19 Data & Resources: Wolfram 

Top COVID-19 Questions/Answers

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Source: Purdue University 

Please see Arthur Lake Library Colorado's School of Mines Open Educational Resources: Simulation and Virtual Labs for chemistry-related virtual labs:

Arthur Lakes Library: Simulations & Virtual Labs

Source: Arthur Lake Library Colorado's School of Mines Open Educational Resources: Simulation and Virtual Labs

Please see Labxchange: Simulation and Virtual Labs for chemistry-related virtual labs:

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