Raman Spectroscopy Implemented into Undergraduate Science Education

在这个项目中，新的微尺度成像和化学鉴定能力正在通过基于拉曼散射显微镜和拉曼光谱仪器的创新课程进行开发，该仪器是由纽约州立大学波茨坦分校获得的。创新的课程包括为两个科学系（化学和生物）和人类学系的学生提供拉曼仪器的实践经验。正在开发一系列新的实验以供低年级的本科课程使用，并在高年级的课程中引入一系列采用先进技术的新实验室。新的仪器功能也被用于让学生参与纳米科学现象领域的本科研究，以增强学生为解决未来在工作场所、工业实验室或学术界的挑战做好准备。同时，我们还为人类学学生进行了演示，目的是传播有关化合物鉴定和微尺度分析的独特特征和突出可能性的信息。虽然教科书和研究论文中已经介绍了高分辨率拉曼成像技术和单分子水平的物种化学鉴定，但新的动手体验为学生创造了提高学生对纳米级化学理解的机会，并使他们能够获得新的实验室技能。这些整合在课程中的经验正在推进学习过程，以应对纳米科学发现的爆炸式增长和新兴纳米技术的挑战，这些技术需要新的方法来识别和监测纳米结构中的活性化学物质。

Chemistry (12)In this project, new microscale imaging and chemical identification capabilities are being developed through the innovative coursework based on the Raman Scattering microscopy and Raman spectroscopy instrumentation acquired by the State University of New York at Potsdam. The innovative coursework involves hands-on experience with Raman instrumentation for students of two science departments (Chemistry and Biology) and the Anthropology department. A series of new experiments are being developed for use in lower division undergraduate courses, and a series of new laboratories incorporating advanced technologies are being introduced in upper division courses. The new instrumental capabilities are also being utilized to engage students in undergraduate research in the fields of nanoscience phenomena to enhance students' preparation for solving future challenges in the work place, industrial labs or academia. At the same time, demonstrations are being carried out for anthropology students with the aim to spread the information about the unique features and outstanding possibilities of compound identification and microscale analysis. While the high resolution Raman imaging techniques and chemical identification of species down to single molecule level have been presented in textbooks and research papers, the new hands-on experiences for students creates the opportunity to enhance students' comprehension of chemistry at the nanoscale level and enables them to gain new laboratory skills. These experiences integrated across the curriculum are advancing the learning process to the challenges of the explosion of nanoscience discoveries and emerging nanotechnologies requiring new approaches to the identification and monitoring of active chemical species in nanostructures.