Industrial/Environmental Analysis; Analytical Chemistry Across the Curriculum: A Case Study Approach

工业/环境分析；

• 批准号: 9650804
• 负责人: Peter Schaber
• 金额: $ 4.61万
• 依托单位: Canisius College
• 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: 1996-06-01 至 1998-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9650804&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Industrial; Environmental; Analysis; Analytical; Chemistry

Experience with the structural determination abilities of infrared (IR) and the trace elemental analysis capabilities of atomic spectroscopy (AS) are essential parts of any chemist's training. Unfortunately, the obsolete condition and unreliability of the college's instrumentation has made instruction difficult in these areas. This project involves purchase of a modern Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) and an Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) source. These instruments are being integrated into the laboratory components of several analytical chemistry courses using modem teaching methodologies. The focus of the project is to develop an industrial/environmental cluster of experiments that run through the current freshman-, sophomore-, and junior-level chemistry courses. Experiments within this cluster are based upon the case study method, involve the use of one or both of the new instruments, and focus on issues involving environmental quality. This approach better prepares chemistry, biochemistry, and biology students by involving them in real-world problems and by providing hands-on experience using modern analytical instrumentation. Case studies can be written in a manner that allows other colleges and universities to adapt these methods readily. The project's educational impact can be evaluated by measuring students' attitudes. These measurements can be made using psychological survey instruments that allow detailed statistical analysis to be performed.

红外 (IR) 结构测定能力和原子光谱 (AS) 痕量元素分析能力的经验是任何化学家培训的重要组成部分。不幸的是，学院仪器的陈旧和不可靠使得这些领域的教学变得困难。该项目涉及购买现代傅立叶变换红外 (FTIR) 和电感耦合等离子体 (ICP) 源。这些仪器正在使用现代教学方法集成到多个分析化学课程的实验室组成部分中。该项目的重点是开发一个贯穿当前大一、大二和大三化学课程的工业/环境实验集群。该集群内的实验基于案例研究方法，涉及使用一种或两种新仪器，并重点关注涉及环境质量的问题。这种方法通过让化学、生物化学和生物学学生参与现实世界的问题并提供使用现代分析仪器的实践经验，更好地为他们做好准备。案例研究的编写方式可以让其他学院和大学轻松采用这些方法。该项目的教育影响可以通过测量学生的态度来评估。这些测量可以使用心理调查工具来进行，这些工具可以进行详细的统计分析。