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

化学（12）随着300 MHz高场傅里叶变换核磁共振（FT-NMR）光谱仪的收购，我们正在实施现代NMR技术，包括变温，多核和二维方法，在教学实验室和本科研究项目。该项目的主要目标是更新和改善化学实验室提供给化学和非化学专业的经验。其他目标是提高本科生的研究经验，提供区域NMR资源，并提供专业改进的机会，WSU化学教师。为了实现我们的目标，我们正在调整和实施一套实验从化学教育文献到我们的生物化学，有机，无机，聚合物和物理化学课程，并进入两个先进的实验室;先进的有机化学和仪器分析实验室课程。结合NMR，我们还使用有机化学中的分子建模来提高实验质量。化学专业学生的FT-NMR技术的经验开始于有机化学的第二年课程，并在化学系指导的顶点研究中达到高潮。学生使用笔记本电脑进行离线数据处理，从而可以有效地使用NMR。我们正在使用标准化的学生，教师和校友调查和课程评估表格来评估我们的项目。目前正在使用经实地检验的学习评估指南项目中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介绍、向同行评审的期刊投稿和在项目网站上发表来传播。

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.