Integration of Scanning Electron Microscopy into Undergraduate, Biology, Chemistry and Geology Curricula

该提案要求提供资金购买扫描电子显微镜（SEM），以支持、改善和加强代顿大学的本科教育。 SEM将用于本科生就读于7个跨学科，17个上层和6个生物学，化学和地质学入门课程，并为学士学位。各系的论文研究。 SEM将为学生提供获得有关样品外部特征的宝贵三维信息的实践经验，从而增加对微观结构的理解。 一个完全自动化，用户友好的SEM将允许以下变化被纳入生物，化学和地质系本科课程：1）增加了一个新的，团队教学，跨学科和创新的电子显微镜课程，学生研究部分侧重于微观结构技术，2）加强实践经验，为学生在上层实验室在每个部门，3）所有学生在介绍科学专业课程的机会，以获得第一手操作的SEM，4）在练习中使用SEM的学生在介绍非科学专业的实验室，努力灌输更大的兴趣和科学的理解，和5）能够使用SEM在每个部门的本科研究。 学生将获得数据分析知识，工具“诀窍”和进入就业市场所需的最先进的培训，作为有竞争力的，多产的科学家。

This proposal requests funds to purchase a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to support, improve and enhance undergraduate education at the University of Dayton. The SEM will be used by undergraduate students enrolled in seven interdisciplinary, seventeen upper level and six introductory courses in Biology, Chemistry and Geology, and for B.S. thesis research in each department. The SEM will provide students hands-on experience in obtaining valuable three-dimensional information about the external features of specimens and to thereby increase understanding of microstructure. A fully automated, user friendly SEM will permit the following changes to be incorporated into the Biology, Chemistry and Geology Department undergraduate curricula: 1) addition of a new, team-taught, interdisciplinary and innovative electron microscopy course with a student research component focusing of technique in microstructure, 2) enhanced hands-on experience for students in upper level laboratories in each department, 3) opportunity for all students in introductory science majors courses to gain first-hand operation of the SEM, 4) use of the SEM in exercises for students in introductory non-science majors laboratories in an effort to instill greater interest in and understanding of science, and 5) ability to use the SEM for undergraduate research in each department. Students will acquire knowledge in data analysis, instrumental "know-how," and state-of-the-art training needed to enter the job market as competitive, productive scientists.