Computational Chemistry via the Internet in Australia

The CAUT-funded Computational Chemistry Project is an initiative of four Australian universities to develop common resources for the teaching of computational chemistry and molecular modelling, primarily through the World-Wide Web.

The broad aims of the project group include:

  1. Developing and sharing common teaching resources
  2. Increasing the range and diversity of computational chemistry topics taught
  3. Developing multimedia teaching tools in a platform independent manner
  4. Using the web to reduce Australia's tyranny of distance
  5. Making computational chemistry available through unique teaching methods, exposing students to increasingly important computer visualisation and networking concepts
One of the primary aims of the project is to develop a series of teaching modules in computational chemistry for use in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

A range of more specialised undergraduate courses are also being developed and brought on-line in late 1995.

In addition to the development of teaching materials, a number of other resources for computational chemistry and molecular modelling, including a resource list of related web-sites, are being assembled at the project's web site.



The CAUT computational chemistry project is a joint effort between:



For more information about either this paper or the CAUT computational chemistry project, contact the project's Research Associate, Graeme Cross:



This paper was submitted by Graeme Cross on behalf of the CAUT computational chemistry project members.

Updated: 28 July 1995