Integration of GC-MS into the Chemistry and Environmental Science Curriculum

将 GC-MS 纳入化学和环境科学课程

• 批准号: 0088502
• 负责人: Joel Gohdes
• 金额: $ 4.39万
• 依托单位: Fort Lewis College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-05-15 至 2003-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0088502&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Integration; GC; MS; into; Chemistry

Chemistry (12) A GC-MS is being incorporated throughout the chemistry curriculum. By adapting published experiments from the research or chemical education literature to the unique challenges and opportunities of our institution, we are developing novel pedagogical materials in both our majors courses as well as our non-majors courses. The GC-MS is having a major impact on our analytical/instrumental chemistry courses and on an environmental chemistry course for non-science majors. Additional classes that are using the instrument include organic chemistry, natural products chemistry, synthesis techniques and introduction to chemical research. A major theme of this curriculum change is project-based investigations of complex samples that directly engage the students in scientific thinking. Use of the GC-MS allows us to continue a recent change in direction of our analytical program towards the analysis of complex, "real world" samples. Experiments in the non-majors course are designed with a focus on local environmental concerns such as how the air quality is affected by a local coal-powered steam train. Such hands-on experience is critical in effectively engaging minority groups and prospective K-12 teachers. An additional outcome of this project is that all biology and chemistry students are being exposed to modern analytical instrumentation that enhances their interest in molecular structural and dynamic studies. Research students have access to state-of-the-art instrumental methods, which is strengthening their preparation for graduate studies and industrial laboratory positions and inevitably improving the publication rate of undergraduate majors at our institution. The impact of this instrument improvement project will be felt by more than 800 students over the next five years, including approximately 150 Native American and Hispanic students in our program.

化学（12）GC-MS正在纳入整个化学课程。通过调整从研究或化学教育文献发表的实验，以我们机构的独特挑战和机遇，我们正在开发新的教学材料在我们的专业课程以及我们的非专业课程。GC-MS对我们的分析/仪器化学课程和非科学专业的环境化学课程产生了重大影响。使用该仪器的其他课程包括有机化学，天然产物化学，合成技术和化学研究介绍。这次课程改革的一个主要主题是对复杂样本进行基于项目的调查，直接让学生参与科学思维。GC-MS的使用使我们能够继续我们的分析程序的方向最近的变化，对复杂的分析，“真实的世界”的样品。在非专业课程的实验设计重点是当地的环境问题，如空气质量是如何受到当地燃煤动力蒸汽火车的影响。这种实践经验对于有效地吸引少数群体和未来的K-12教师至关重要。该项目的另一个成果是，所有生物学和化学专业的学生都接触到现代分析仪器，提高了他们对分子结构和动力学研究的兴趣。研究生可以使用最先进的仪器方法，这加强了他们对研究生学习和工业实验室职位的准备，并不可避免地提高了我们机构本科专业的出版率。在未来五年内，800多名学生将感受到这一仪器改进项目的影响，其中包括约150名美国原住民和西班牙裔学生。