Integrated High Performance Liquid Chromatograph for Undergraduate Instruction

计算机控制的现代高效液相色谱仪（HPLC）为学生提供了研究复杂液体溶液分离和分析的最先进方法的能力。计算机控制是通过购买适当的硬件和软件来代替通常随色谱仪提供的专用终端来实现的。经过这一改造，新的色谱仪将被整合到大学现有的计算机网络中，这将大大提高仪器的效率。数据采集、处理和存储以及仪器控制变得更加灵活，并且与网络上的其他仪器（例如，可见/紫外光谱仪和气相色谱仪）的交互也变得可行。高效液相色谱能力的现代化是必要的，以保持足够的设施，为一小撮化学专业学生和相当大的健康科学专业学生的教育。该仪器被用于整个化学课程以及整个自然科学系的本科生研究。受资助者正在匹配非联邦来源的奖励。

A computer-controlled, modern, high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) is providing the capability for students to study state-of-the- art methods for separation and analysis of complex liquid solutions. Computer control is being achieved by purchasing appropriate hardware and software in lieu of the dedicated terminal normally supplied with the chromatograph. With this modification, the new chromatograph is being integrated into the existing computer network at the university, which will vastly increase the effectiveness of the instrument. Data acquisition, processing and storage and instrument control is becoming more flexible, and interaction with other instruments on the network (e.g., visible/ultraviolet spectrometer and gas chromatograph) is becoming feasible. The modernization of the HPLC capability is necessary for the department to maintain adequate faciltities for the education of the small group of chemistry majors and the considerably larger group of health science majors. The instrument is being used throughout the chemistry curriculum as well as throughout the Natural Science Division for undergraduate student research. The grantee is matching the award from non-Federal sources.