Modern Electron-Microbeam Applications in a Problem - Oriented Geology Curriculum

9351213埃尔伯特地质部正在使用带有能量色散光谱仪的扫描电子显微镜。该设备将现代成像和矿物分析能力带到系中，使岩石学、矿物学、地球化学和主修课程中的入门课程现代化；增强了非地质学、理科专业的新课程；并改进了高级研究课程。这种现代化为学生提供了使用现代岩石学和矿物学研究中最常见的分析方法的机会。在他们的课程作业中随时可以接触到高性能的仪器，这鼓励学生追求想法，调查他们自己的假设，为自己思考，并发现与创造性科学的基本方法论平行的新原理和过程。*y

9351213 Elbert A Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with an energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS) is being used in the Geology Department. This equipment is bringing modern imaging and mineral analysis capabilities to the department enabling curricular modernization in the petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and introductory courses in the major program; enhancement of a new course for non-geology, science majors; and improvement of the senior-research program. This modernization is providing students an opportunity to work with the most common analytical method used in modern petrologic and mineralogical research. Ready access to a high-powered instrument in their course work is encouraging students to pursue ideas, investigate their own hypotheses, think for themselves, and discover new principles, processes which parallel the fundamental methodology of creative science. ***y