tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46423504172538232632020-06-08T00:47:45.515-07:00Scientific reading, writing, software (dmol, CASTEP, VASP and MORE!)JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-34346296919711614332013-05-19T09:33:00.001-07:002013-05-19T09:33:16.618-07:00

Hello Guys, I thought this simple video provides some illustration to what chemical simulations look like. This video focuses on the Materials Studio software and showcase the basic functions as well as some high level ones such as the 'reaction preview' to visualize the process of a chemical reaction. Cheers~ JohnHD

JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-79772821187548093362013-05-19T09:20:00.002-07:002013-05-19T09:28:21.411-07:00

Hello readers, I have been really busy these couple of months and I have neglected to make updates. I am hoping the next quarter would be better so I can properly update the site and put up some specific articles. Anyhow, I am putting up some pictures that I took during my earlier trip. It was a pleasant memory with beautiful scenery. I would love to go back there for a long vacation. Enjoy!

JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-79407525444191090582012-12-25T04:45:00.004-08:002012-12-26T00:02:02.170-08:00

Hello folks, A very merry Christmas and happy New Year to all! As you may be realized, I have not posted in a while. I've been busy with some projects and I also did some travelling. Following that, the festive preparations and celebrations kept me busy and I suspect for some more time. :D London is a beautiful city with truly friendly and honorable people. At the same time, it is also one of

JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-57270982396667405352012-11-18T08:49:00.003-08:002012-11-23T19:24:49.607-08:00

Heya folks, In the previous post, we talked the importance of having original content if anyone wants to have a paper published. And its very important indeed. No one would want to read magazines with similar content by different authors page after page. But .... why are some journals more 'popular' or of 'higher impact' than others? What makes people pay attention to them?  The

JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-4656766135290485042012-11-10T10:29:00.001-08:002012-11-10T10:31:38.666-08:00

Heya folks, To be perfectly honest, there is no easy answer to this question. More experienced researchers have told me they get ideas from their work (experience) as the years goes by and they know intuitively what they would like to study and what is commercially viable. What about the novices ...? 1. Start off by reading As a professor once said ... there is NEVER too much research.

JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-38790627192555910112012-11-03T01:08:00.000-07:002012-11-18T08:40:50.502-08:00

Heya folks, This is a question that a budding researcher or (i hope?) a student will eventually ask. How do I get my work published in high visibility journals. To be honest, it can be both easy and difficult at the same time... I've had the privilege of attending a seminar conducted by @Dr. Joerg Heber, who is a senior editor from Nature materials. Here he provided some interesting advice on

JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-9090947204632455422012-10-30T11:29:00.003-07:002012-11-10T10:33:36.868-08:00

Heya folks, Most people associate research and all things science to the laboratory. And they think the laboratory is the place where all the scientists and research go and use all sorts of expensive, high tech gadgets to conduct studies that possibly impact our lives. Is it really true? Well, its mostly true. Some experiments have to involve machines that are huge and cannot be easily moved

JohnHDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02201367650533626359noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4642350417253823263.post-65789062847436623952012-10-29T10:03:00.000-07:002012-11-10T10:36:16.696-08:00

Heya folks, This is a question that is commonly asked in the minds of aspiring researchers and students when they are introduced into theoretical or computational based chemistry. Is it easy or hard or just too plain crazy to understand? Well, computational based chemistry does dabble in quantum mechanics and its definitely a complex subject that require one to be comfortable

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Heya folks, The title says it all, this webpage will be somewhat focused and below are some of the items that I will strive to include on a regular basis. Some of them such as 'tips and tricks' will be posted as and when I pick up any or when I realise something might be useful to the wider audience. Others such as 'computational stuff/examples' will be a more regular feature and a couple of

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Hey guys JohnHDchem here, I am a (young?) theoretical chemist and I created this blog because I hope to offer come useful tips for follow novice simulations people who have a headache with the settings, option selections and stuff. I certainly do not claim to be an expert in any way so the content in this blog are mainly my experiences and stuff which I have learnt from tutorials. If there

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