Laser-Based Spectroscopy and Kinetics Apparatus for a New Junior-Level Unified Laboratory: "Advanced Techniques in Experimental Chemistry"

在1993年对课程进行了为期一年的全面审查之后，化学系教员制定了一项五年发展计划。建议中最重要的课程变化来自于对化学专业三年级学生开发一种新的实验室工作方法的需求。该实验室取代了物理、高级无机和高级分析化学课程的传统实验室，并采用跨学科、综合的方法来解决科学问题。统一实验室，被命名为实验化学高级技术（ATEC）课程包含真正整合的实验室，而不仅仅是来自不同分支学科的实验集合。作为ATEC的最后一次主要仪器采购，化学系正在购买可调谐激光系统和相关组件，用于光谱和动力学测量。获得这种高度灵活的系统使教师能够在极其重要的激光光谱学领域为学生提供扎实的经验。*

Following a year-long, comprehensive review of the curriculum in 1993, the Chemistry Department faculty assembled a 5-year development plan. The most significant proposed curricular change derives from the perceived need to develop a new approach to laboratory work for third-year chemistry majors. This laboratory replaces traditional laboratories for our Physical, Advanced Inorganic, and Advanced Analytical Chemistry courses and uses an interdisciplinary, integrative approach to scientific problem-solving. The Unified Laboratory, to be titled Advanced Techniques in Experimental Chemistry (ATEC) course contains truly integrated laboratories, not just a collection of experiments from didferent subdisciplines. As the final major instrumental acquisition for ATEC, the Department of Chemistry is purchasing a tunable laser system and associated components for spectroscopic and kinetic measurements. Acquisition of this highly flexible system allows faculty to give students solid experience in the extremely important area of laser spectroscopy. *