Integration of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

该项目提供了该机构的化学课程 利用强大的现代气体分析技术 色谱和质谱联用， 仪器 这台仪器已与实验室融为一体 在各级方案，从而受益约200 学生每年。 该仪器用于演示 在新生化学的目的;在其他课程，整合 这些分析技术到课程是服务于 目标：提供获取和 解释质谱数据;演示物理 GC/MS原理;现代计算机操作经验， 控制仪器;并提高科学 本科生研究项目的能力。 一些 可以实现上述目标的实验涉及 未知物的识别，复杂混合物的分析， 反应，以及合成化合物的表征， 无机和有机化学。 该机构为该项目提供了相当于 NSF基金

This project provided the chemistry curriculum at the institution with the powerful and modern analytical techniques of gas chromatography and mass spectrometry combined in a single instrument. The instrument was integrated into the laboratory program at all levels, thereby benefitting approximately 200 students each year. The instrument is used for demonstration purposes in freshman chemistry; in other courses, integrating these analytical techniques into the curriculum is serving the following goals: providing practical experience in obtaining and interpreting mass spectral data; demonstrating the physical principles of GC/MS; hands-on experience with modern, computer- controlled instrumentation; and improving the scientific capabilities of undergraduate research projects. Some experiments that can accomplish the above goals involve the identification of unknowns, analysis of complex mixtures of reactions, and the characterization of synthesized compounds in inorganic and organic chemistry. The institution contributed to this project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.