Upgrading and Integration of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS) in the Undergraduate Laboratory

在这十年中，我们在气相色谱/质谱（GC/MS）方面的专业知识大大增加，因此，对这种强大仪器的兴趣和预期利用也随之增加。该项目使化学系能够购买气相色谱仪/质谱仪，以取代不再满足该系日益增长的需求的不可靠仪器。此次收购为该系提供了现代化的，扩展的GC/MS能力，并使教师能够显著提高学生在以下课程的研究和基础实验室经验：有机化学实验室，有机-无机综合实验室，仪器分析，研究导论，化学问题和本科化学研究。在有机实验室入门课程中注册的非专业学生也可以接触到GC/MS。化学专业的学生有广泛的实践经验，使用最先进的仪器，使他们能够调查、表征和识别与他们的课程和研究相关的化合物。该项目还允许该部门将GC/MS纳入新的继续教育计划，为校园高中化学教师提供培训。总之，该仪器的所有功能都被用来在几个层面上为学生提供最好的教育体验。该机构为该项目提供的资金与美国国家科学基金会的资金相等。

Throughout this decade our expertise in gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS) has greatly increased and, as a result, so has interest in, and anticipated utilization of this powerful instrumentation. This project enabled the Chemistry Department to purchase a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer to replace unreliable instruments that no longer met the department's growing demands. The acquisition gave the Department a modern, expanded GC/MS capability and has enabled the faculty to significantly improve the research and basic laboratory experiences of students in the following courses: Organic Chemistry Lab, Integrated Organic-Inorganic Lab, Instrumental Analysis, Introduction to Research, Problems in Chemistry, and Undergraduate Chemical Research. Non-majors enrolled in the introductory organic laboratory also gain exposure to GC/MS. Chemistry majors have extensive hands-on experience with state- of-the-art instrumentation enabling them to investigate, characterize and identify compounds related to their courses and research. The project also allows the department to include GC/MS in a new continuing education program which brings to campus high school chemistry teachers. In summary, all of the capabilities of the instrument are utilized to provide the best possible educational experience, on several levels, for students. The institution contributed to the project in an amount equal to the NSF funds.