Improvement of Spectrometric Instructional and Research Capabilities

该项目将改善女性理科专业的教育，为她们提供与计算机连接的现代光谱仪器的实践经验，以研究分子结构和动力学。获得带有多核和变温探针的90 MHz FT-核磁共振、GC/MS和快速扫描UV/Vis分光光度计，将为深入和具有挑战性的实验室项目提供支持。我们将把这些项目纳入我们的课程，既扩大目前使用的实验，又取代不使用先进技术的不太复杂的实验。使用先进的设备进行高水平的实验将加强对课堂上所涵盖的理论概念和基本应用的理解。

This project will improve the education of women science majors by providing them with hands-on experience with modern spectrometric instruments interfaced with computers to study molecular structure and dynamics. The acquisition of a 90 MHz FT-NMR with multinuclear and variable temperature probes, a GC/MS, and a fast-scanning UV/VIS spectrophotometer, will provide for in-depth and challenging laboratory projects. We will incorporate these projects into our curriculum by both expanding experiments that are currently used and replacing less sophisticated experiments that do not use advanced techniques. Carrying out high-level experiments using sophisticated equipment will enhance the understanding of theoretical concepts and basic applications covered in the classroom.