Molucad--A Visual Discovery of Molecular Structures

We will develop an innovative software package for the visualization of complex molecular structuresoftware will be an adaptation of state of the art computer graphics algorithms originally developedthree-dimensional graphic simulation. This adaptation will involve the transfer of a proprietary tecKinematics Display Engine, enabling common personal computers to execute complex solid shading algorpreviously required expensive dedicated graphics workstations. The unique features of the proposedstudents to build complex molecular structures by selecting and combining basic chemical elements usgraphical user interface. After constructing a model, the user may visually fly into the structure,between two atoms. Additionally, users will be able to zoom in, rotate, or scale the image for an althe molecule. Long range goals include the development of a reaction tree database and subsequent andynamics. This discovery oriented software package will present chemical principles to high-school aa compelling and interactive environment. This software package is not restricted to demonstrationsassemble arbitrary molecules and test their validity.