Improvement to the Undergraduate Laboratory Curriculum

化学系正在完善和现代化本科实验课程。具体而言，该系将核磁共振波谱学引入“项目实验室”化学课程。“项目实验室”是本系独特的实验室教学方式，强调个人在化学实验室的成就和准备。随着核磁共振光谱学的许多应用，该系正在化学的各个领域实施核磁共振实验。本科生实验室正在引入一些针对核磁共振现象的独特实验。最后，本系希望出版其中一些实验，以协助其他本科院校充分利用其核磁共振教学设施。正在使用的具体设备是一台配有可变温度探头的60兆赫光谱仪。受资助者正在匹配非联邦来源的奖励。

The department of chemistry is improving and modernizing the undergraduate laboratory curriculum. Specifically, the department is introducing NMR spectroscopy into the "project lab" chemistry courses. "Project lab" is the department's unique approach to laboratory instruction which emphasizes individual achievement and preparedness in the chemistry laboratory. With the many applications of NMR spectroscopy the department is implementing NMR experiments in all areas of chemistry. Experiments are being introduced into the undergraduate lab which are unique to the NMR phenomenon. Ultimately the department would like to publish some of these experiments to assist other undergraduate institutions in fully utilizing their NMR instructional facilities. The specific piece of equipment that is being utilized is a 60 MHz spectrometer equipped with a variable temperature probe. The grantee is matching the award from non-Federal sources.