Acquisition of an FT-IR Instrument for Continued Developmentof Microscale Laboratories and Student Research

FT-IR分光光度计的收购允许在化学课程的各个层面引入和发展微尺度实验室实验。在有机实验室序列中，微尺度实验的持续转化和可变性的增加。该仪器加强了有机实验项目的开发，极大地激发了学生对化学和生物研究的兴趣。介绍和改进了物理实验室和综合实验室的新实验。通过使用FT-IR反射附件观察材料的光谱特性，进一步激发了对聚合物和表面分析的兴趣。FT-IR分光光度计的获得促进了师生在研究领域（聚合物薄膜、钼配合物、机理研究产物）的更大互动。光谱库的建设和使用使学生有机会获得在环境分析领域使用的化学分析技能。该机构为该项目提供的资金相当于国家科学基金会的资金。

The acquisition of the FT-IR spectrophotometer allowed the introduction and development of microscale laboratory experiments at all levels of the chemistry curriculum. Continued conversion to and an increase in the variability of microscale experiments occurred in the organic laboratory sequence. The instrumentation strengthened the development of the organic laboratory projects which have greatly stimulated the students' interests in chemical and biological research. New experiments were introduced and modified for the physical and integrated laboratories. The interest in polymers and surface analysis was further stimulated by observing spectral properties of materials using the FT-IR reflectance accessory. Greater student-faculty interaction in the area of research (polymer films, molybdenum complexes, products resulting from mechanistic studies) were fostered by the acquisition of the FT-IR spectrophotometer. Construction and use of the spectral libraries gave the students opportunities to gain skills in chemical analysis used in the environmental analysis sector. The institution contributed to this project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.