Intergration of High Performance Liquid Chromatography into the Chemistry Curriculum and Environmental Undergraduate Research Experiences

化学(12)这个项目的重点是通过在仪器分析和环境化学实验室课程以及多学科环境项目中引入高效液相色谱(HPLC)来加强我们的本科化学和环境科学课程。正在根据研究和教育文献改编实验室实验，并将其落实到本科课程以及与当地环境问题有关的研究项目中。这些实验室实验使我们的学生能够对环境和生物样本进行定性和定量的分析，并通过开展开放式研究项目来发展解决问题的技能。实验室实验与研究项目的结合提高了学生的化学分析能力，从而激发了他们进一步探索/解决现实世界中的化学和环境问题的动机。我们计划通过主办一次针对当地社区大学的化学教师和当地高中的科学教师的专业研讨会来传播这一项目的成果。

Chemistry (12) This project focuses on enhancement of our undergraduate chemistry and environmental science programs by introducing high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in the laboratory courses of instrumental analysis and environmental chemistry as well as in multidisciplinary environmental projects. Laboratory experiments are being adapted from the research and educational literature and implemented into the undergraduate curricula as well as the research projects that are tied to local environmental issues. These laboratory experiments allow our students to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of environmental and biological samples, and to develop problem-solving skills by conducting open-ended research projects. The integration of the lab experiments with the research projects increases students' competence in chemical analysis, and thus motivates them to further explore/solve "real world" chemistry and environmental problems. We plan to disseminate the outcome of this project by hosting a professional workshop that targets the chemistry faculty at local community colleges and science teachers at local high schools.