Improvement in Chemistry Instruction through Applications ofGas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy

该项目通过增加关于GC/MS的教学部分来改进Macalester学院化学系的课程。近年来，这项技术已成为分析和结构确定的标准方法--一种在研究生院和工业实验室广泛使用的方法。许多使用它们的具体实验都是由相当数量的学生进行的。高级进修(仪器分析)课程提供GC/MS高级培训。此外，该设备还用于工业废物和生物液体的分析。该设备还用于研究课程和师生研究项目。这种设备和相关的课程创新有助于确保Macalester化学专业的学生完全有资格在他们的科学职业生涯中使用这项强大的技术。该机构正在将NSF的拨款与同等数额的资金相匹配。

This project improves the curriculum of the Chemistry Department of Macalester College through the addition of an instructional component on GC/MS. Within recent years this technique has become a standard method for analysis and structure determination-one widely used in graduate school and industrial laboratories. A number of specific experiments using they are carried out by a substantial number of students. Advanced training in GC/MS are provided in the Senior Studies (instrumental analysis) course. In addition, the equipment is used in the analysis of industrial wastes and biological fluids. The equipment is also employed in research courses and faculty- student research projects. This equipment and the associated curricular innovations help insure that the Macalester Chemistry students are fully qualified to employ the powerful technique in their scientific careers. The institution is matching the NSF grant with an equal amount of funds.