Undergraduate Geology Curriculum Enhancement With an X-Ray Diffractometer

使用 X 射线衍射仪增强本科地质学课程

• 批准号: 9650225
• 负责人: Lawrence Tanner
• 金额: $ 5万
• 依托单位: COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-09-01 至 1998-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9650225&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Undergraduate; Geology; Curriculum; Enhancement; Ray

The Department of Geography and Earth Science trains earth science professionals and secondary teachers through instruction in the standard geology curriculum and the application of field and laboratory problems. To enhance this training program, the department is obtaining an x-ray diffractometer (XRD). This acquisition significantly improves the Geography and Earth Science curricula on two levels: (1) students, most of whom are destined for employment in the environmental industry, can learn to use this device as an analytical tool with which geologic problems can be investigated and (2) many basic geologic concepts of mineralogy, petrology, and sedimentary geology can be taught by laboratory exercises employing the XRD, through which students become familiar with the theory and operation of the instrument. Execution of this project entails the integration of the XRD into three existing courses (Mineralogy, Petrology, and Stratigraphy and Sedimentation). In addition, applications of the XRD to various geologic problems are being taught in a new course (Laboratory Methods in Geology). Students are encouraged to utilize the power of this instrument in designing their own projects for the course in senior research.

地理和地球科学系通过标准地质学课程的教学以及实地和实验室问题的应用来培训地球科学专业人员和中学教师。为了加强这一培训计划，该部门正在获得X射线衍射仪（XRD）。这一收购显着改善地理和地球科学课程在两个层面：（1）学生，其中大部分是注定要在环境工业中就业的学生，可以学习使用该装置作为分析工具，利用该分析工具可以研究地质问题，以及（2）矿物学、岩石学和沉积地质学的许多基本地质概念可以通过使用XRD的实验室练习来教授，使学生熟悉仪器的原理和操作。该项目的执行需要将XRD整合到三个现有课程（矿物学，岩石学，地层学和沉积）中。此外，XRD在各种地质问题中的应用正在一门新课程（地质学实验室方法）中教授。鼓励学生利用这一工具的力量，在设计自己的项目，在高级研究课程。