Introducing Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry into the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

在本科教学和研究中使用气相色谱仪/质谱仪（GC/MS），并对发表在各种期刊上的实验进行改编，从而在本科化学入门和高级课程中广泛使用复杂的仪器。该项目是整个课程现代化计划的一部分，其目标是为学生提供更多使用现代仪器的实践经验，并结合额外的实验室练习，使学生更充分地参与科学过程和探索科学概念。气相色谱/质谱将被整合到新生的荣誉化学课程、大二的有机化学和分析化学课程以及高年级的物理化学、仪器分析和有机光谱学课程中。标准文献中基于GC/MS的实验练习正在被改编用于目标课程，并且正在开发新的实验模块，包括两个不同课程的学生之间的新颖协作练习。在建议的教学应用的中心主题是开放式的，发现为基础的实验室的结合。气相色谱/质谱也广泛应用于教师指导的本科生研究项目，特别是在有机化学领域。

Chemistry (12)Use of a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) for undergraduate instruction and research and adaptation of experiments published in various journals allow widespread use of sophisticated instrumentation in introductory and advanced level undergraduate chemistry courses. The project is one part of an overall curriculum modernization plan the goal of which is to provide students with more hands-on experience using modern instrumentation and to incorporate additional laboratory exercises that more fully engage students in the scientific process and exploration of scientific concepts. GC/MS is being integrated into a new honors freshman chemistry sequence, into sophomore-level organic and analytical chemistry courses, and into upper-division physical chemistry, instrumental analysis, and organic spectroscopy courses. GC/MS based laboratory exercises from standard literature are being adapted for use in target courses, and new laboratory modules are being developed, including a novel collaborative exercise between students enrolled in two different courses. A central theme in the proposed instructional applications is the incorporation of open-ended, discovery-based labs. The GC/MS also receives widespread use in faculty directed undergraduate research projects, particularly in the area of organic chemistry.