If we are to have a future generation of scientists that focus on computational chemistry or cheminformatics we need to consider what we can do to promote the topic. Many people arrive or are drawn to the field from outside, they have a chemistry, biology, physics, information technology or other background. What can we do to bring to the field others so that we have a diverse ecosystem. This in turn may provide us with new ideas, technologies and approaches. If we are to prevent stagnation we need to consider what methods we can use to attract new students. Several examples will be provided of ways in which we can do more to inspire the next generation to pursue computational chemistry.

Examples of how to inspire the next generation to pursue computational chemistry/cheminformatics

248th National Meeting (2014)

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