Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement in Chemistry: A Series of Regional Workshops

乔治亚州立大学（GSU）和乔治亚理工学院（GIT）将在乔治亚州和美国东南部周边各州开展一项化学本科师资加强项目。该项目将提高两年制和四年制公立和私立大学教师教授现代化学课程的能力。该项目的主要活动是15个为期一周的讲习班和6个为期两天的小型专题讨论会。研讨会主题有：(1)分子建模；(2)质谱分析；(3)微机仪表接口；(4) ft nmr；(5)色谱法;(6)分子轨道理论在有机与无机化学中的应用。小型研讨会是小型课程：(1)有机金属化学和均相催化；(2)固体化学与超导；(3) DNA化学及其在生物技术中的应用。研讨会和小型专题讨论会将由GSU和GIT的教师授课。此外，来自其他机构的知名专家将担任主旨演讲嘉宾。在过去的12个月里，还将举行所有参与者的年度聚会，以交流在课程中实施新方法的经验。在3年期间，共安排1710个参与日。本项目所产生的所有本科院校课程创新的汇编将发送给所有项目参与者。除了美国国家科学基金会的资助外，参与机构还将为项目的运作提供约5%的旅费。

Georgia State University (GSU) and the Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT) will operate an Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement project in chemistry for Georgia and surrounding Southeastern U.S. states. The project will improve the ability of faculty at two- and four-year, public and private, institutions to teach a modern program in chemistry. The major activities of the project are 15 one-week workshops and six 2-day mini-symposia. Workshop topics are: (1) molecular modeling; (2) mass spectrometry; (3) microcomputer-instrument interfacing; (4) FT NMR; (5) chromatography; (6) application of molecular orbital theory to organic and inorganic chemistry. Mini-symposia are mini-courses in: (1) organometallic chemistry and homogeneous catalysis; (2) solid state chemistry and superconductivity; (3) DNA chemistry and its application to biotechnology. The workshops and mini-symposia will be taught by GSU and GIT faculty. Additionally, prominent specialists from other institutions will serve as keynote speakers. Annual reunions of all participants during the preceding 12 months will also be held to exchange experiences in implementing new methods in the curriculum. Over a 3 year period 1710 participant days are scheduled. A compilation of all innovations in the coursework at undergraduate colleges resulting from the project will be sent to all project participants. In addition to NSF grant, participants' institutions will contribute about 5% in travel funds toward the operation of the project.