Improvement of the Undergraduate Microbiology Laboratory through the Addition of Chromatography Equipment

这个项目的目标是提高教育经验的广度和平衡，并在现有的本科微生物学课程中提高学生的实验专业知识。温度可编程的气液色谱设备的收购是促进实验室介绍的重要概念，原则和程序，以前只能在这些课程的讲座部分描述。利用新获得的设备的教育经验的结合是符合微生物学系教师的意图，向学生介绍微生物学的常规分析程序，并强调他们在这些领域的知识发展的价值。其结果应该是毕业生谁是更好地准备研究生学习或就业的生物技术职位。

The goal of this project is to improve the breadth and balance of educational experiences and to increase students' experimental proficiencies within a group of existing undergraduate Microbiology courses. The acquisition of temperature-programmable gas-liquid chromatographic equipment is faciliating the laboratory introduction of important concepts, principles, and procedures which previously could only be described in the lecture portion of these courses. The incorporation of educational experiences utilizing the newly acquired equipment is consistent with the Microbiology Department faculty's intent to introduce students to conventional analytical procedures in Microbiology, and to emphasize their value in the development of knowledge in these areas. The result should be graduates who are much better prepared for graduate studies or for employment in biotechnical positions.