Introduction of a Computer-Controlled Gas Chromatograph/ Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) into the Chemistry Curriculum

本项目在汉姆林大学的化学课程中引入了一个带有计算机操作系统和软件的台式GC/MS。这一仪器的使用和应用被引入了几个层次的课程，影响了广泛的理科生。GC/MS被用于6个本科实验室和本科生的研究。具体的课程改进包括加强传统的定性有机分析，计算机控制的数据采集和处理，热裂解技术在聚合物表征和聚合动力学中的应用，危险废物和环境样品的分析，以及在先进的无机和有机实验室中合成化合物的表征。

This project introduces into the chemistry curriculum at Hamline University a benchtop GC/MS complete with computer operating system and software. The use and applications of this instrument are introduced into the curriculum at several levels, affecting a wide range of science students. The GC/MS is utilized in six undergraduate laboratories and undergraduate research. Specific course improvements include the enhancement of traditional qualitative organic analysis, the computer- controlled acquisition and processing of data, applications of the technique of thermolysis to the characterization of polymers and polymerization kinetics, analysis of hazardous waste and environmental samples, and the characterization of synthesized compounds in the advanced inorganic and organic laboratories.