A Student Reflection
On January 3, 2014, the biology and chemistry students of the IBDP segment
attended a lecture on “Radicals in Chemistry and Biology” by Dr. Hendrik Zipse,
a world-renowned theoretical chemist, who is currently a professor of organic
chemistry at the University of Munich, Germany.
Dr. Hendrik, who is known for his interactive teaching style, delivered
an interesting and engaging talk that introduced all the students to radicals
in a comprehensive manner. The talk opened with an introduction to what
radicals are, and how the reactivity of a radical is directly linked to the
strength of the chemical bond broken to create the radical, and then covered
how radicals can be harmful to human cells and how certain compounds can
counteract this negative effect. He then answered questions from the audience
which gave an insight into the computational aspect of chemistry.
The entire class was fully focused in the talk as we were able to
connect with Dr. Hendrik’s engaging approach and we took away a new wealth of
knowledge back to the class. It was a wonderful learning opportunity and
experience that every student truly appreciated.
By
Nitya Raju IBDP XI
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