Adaptation and Implementation of Modern NMR Techniques throughout the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum

随着300 MHz高场傅里叶变换核磁共振（FT-NMR）光谱仪的获得，我们正在教学实验室和本科生研究项目中实施现代核磁共振技术，包括变温、多核和二维方法。该项目的主要目标是更新和改善化学和非化学专业学生的化学实验室经验。其他目标是提高本科生的研究经验，提供区域核磁共振资源，并为华盛顿州立大学化学系教师提供专业改进的机会。为了实现我们的目标，我们正在将化学教育文献中的一系列实验应用于我们的生物化学、有机化学、无机化学、高分子化学和物理化学课程，以及两个先进的实验室；高级有机化学和仪器分析实验课程。结合核磁共振，我们也在有机化学中使用分子建模来提高实验的质量。化学专业的学生对FT-NMR技术的体验从有机化学第二年的课程开始，并在化学教师的指导下完成顶点研究。学生使用笔记本电脑进行离线数据处理，从而允许时间高效地使用核磁共振。我们正在使用标准化的学生、教师和校友调查以及课程评估表格来评估我们的项目。目前正在使用实地测试学习评估指南项目的课堂评估技术来评估学生的学习情况。项目成果将通过在国家专业会议上的演讲、向同行评议的期刊投稿和在项目网站上发表的方式传播。

Chemistry (12)With the acquisition of a 300 MHz high-field Fourier Transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR) spectrometer we are implementing modern NMR techniques, including variable temperature, multinuclear, and two-dimensional methods, in both teaching laboratories and undergraduate research projects. The main goal of the project is to update and improve the chemistry lab experiences afforded to both chemistry and non-chemistry majors. Other objectives are to improve undergraduate research experiences, to provide a regional NMR resource, and to provide opportunities for professional improvement to WSU chemistry faculty. To achieve our objectives, we are adapting and implementing a set of experiments from the chemical education literature into our Biochemistry, Organic, Inorganic, Polymer, and Physical chemistry courses, and into two advanced laboratories; the Advanced Organic Chemistry and the Instrumental Analysis laboratory courses. In conjunction with NMR, we are also using molecular modeling in organic chemistry to enhance the quality of the experiments. The chemistry students' experience with the FT-NMR techniques begins with the second-year course in organic chemistry and culminates in capstone research guided by the chemistry faculty. Students use laptop computers for off-line data processing, thus allowing time-efficient use of the NMR. We are using standardized student, faculty, and alumni surveys and course evaluation forms to assess our project. Classroom assessment techniques from the Field-tested Learning Assessment Guide (FLAG) project are being used to assess student learning. Project results will be disseminated through presentations at national professional conferences, submissions to peer-reviewed journals, and publication on the project web site.