Instrumentation And Laboratory Improvement For Undergraduate Environmental Analytical Chemistry

这个ILI项目的目的是开发一门为期两个学期的环境分析化学本科课程，涵盖无机和有机分析。本课程将向学生提供使用最先进的仪器对环境样品进行精确和准确测量的分析技能。此外，这项工作旨在实现以下目标：1)展示和加强地质科学和环境工程普通课程中所教授的原理；2)促进科学和工程文化的融合。讲授方法论时，将仔细注意常见的分析问题。然而，这门课程不会只专注于教授特定的技术，而是试图说明分析和阐明过程动力学之间的关键关系。此外，将特别强调对结果的解释和批判性推理。用这笔赠款购买的设备将与手头的仪器结合使用，进行痕量无机和有机分析，对天然有机物质进行量化和表征，并比较水、沉积物和土壤样本中的污染物分析技术。希望这个项目将激发学生对环境研究和追求更高学位的兴趣。该实验室课程和设施的开发符合UND的教育使命、联邦环境教育的任务和我们社会未来的需求。

The aim of this ILI project is to develop a two semester undergraduate course in Environmental Analytical Chemistry covering both inorganic and organic analysis. The course will provide students with the analytical skills to make precise and accurate measurements on environmental samples using state-of- the-art instrumentation. In addition, this endeavor seeks to achieve the following objectives: 1) demonstrate and reinforce principles taught in the general curricula of geological sci- ences and environmental engineering; 2) improve integration of science and engineering cultures. Methodology will be taught with careful attention paid to common analytical problems. This course, however, will not focus solely on teaching specific techniques, but instead will seek to illustrate the critical relationship between analysis and elucidation of process dynamics. Moreover, special emphasis will be placed on interpretation of results and critical reasoning. The equipment purchased with this grant will be used in combination with instruments on hand to perform trace inorganic and organic analysis, quantify and characterize natural organic material and compare techniques of pollutant analysis in water, sediment and soil samples. It is hoped that this project will spark student interest in environmental research and in the pursuit of advanced degrees. The development of this laboratory course and facility is consistent with the educational mission of UND, the federal mandate of environmental education and the future needs of our society.