CCLI: Raman Microscopy throughout the Science Curriculum

化学(12)我们正在将拉曼光谱这一仅在高级研究实验室中常见的专门工具整合到本科四年的化学课程中，并将其整合到奥特宾学院的一些物理、生命和地球科学课程中。我们的直接目标是通过增加活动来加强我们的化学课程，这些活动将在学生的四年培训中仔细地建立对振动光谱学的理解。为了实现我们的目标，我们正在调整和实施基于探究和项目的实验室练习，在普通、有机、分析、无机化学和物理化学课程中使用拉曼显微镜。这些活动利用了NSF资助的关于法医化学、现代仪器和拉曼光谱学的各种项目。我们还在正在进行的师生研究项目中使用拉曼光谱仪。除了化学专业的学生外，物理系、生命科学系和地球科学系的学生也在使用这种仪器。每年总共有大约110名学生受到这一课程改革项目的影响。我们预计这个项目的学生成果将包括：(1)更好地理解振动光谱学的基本理论和应用，以及(2)进一步发展批判性思维和研究技能。我们的长期目标是在科学领域开发多学科项目，并开发和传播在整个本科科学课程中实施拉曼光谱技术的国家模式。

Chemistry (12)We are integrating Raman spectroscopy, a specialized tool commonly seen only in advanced research laboratories, throughout all four years of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum and also into some Physics and Life and Earth Science courses at Otterbein College. Our immediate goal is to enhance our chemistry curriculum by including activities that will carefully build students' understanding of vibrational spectroscopy throughout their four years of training. To achieve our goal, we are adapting and implementation inquiry- and project-based laboratory exercises that utilize the Raman microscopy into the General, Organic, Analytical, Inorganic and Physical chemistry courses. These activities draw on a variety of NSF-funded projects on forensic chemistry, modern instrumentation, and Raman spectroscopy. We are also using the Raman spectroscope in ongoing faculty-student research projects. In addition to chemistry students, this instrument is also being used by students in the Physics and Life and Earth Sciences departments. In total, approximately 110 students annually are being impacted by this curricular reform project. We anticipate the student outcomes of this project will include: (1) a greater understanding of the fundamental theories and applications of vibrational spectroscopy and (2) the further development of critical-thinking and research skills. Our long term goals are to develop multidisciplinary programs in the sciences and the development and dissemination of a national model for the implementation of Raman spectroscopy throughout the undergraduate science curriculum.