Renovation of Chemistry Research Facilities at the College of the Holy Cross: Fostering Cooperative Investigations

圣十字学院化学系在教学，课程创新，研究培训和研究方面有着悠久的传统。 1990年，该学院在925所私立本科院校中排名第13位，1979年至1988年获得化学博士学位的毕业生人数。在圣十字，研究培训开始于学生的第一年，通过一个以研究为导向的课程，称为发现化学。 学生通过与其他学生和教师积极参与学习。 这种共同努力促进了合作而不是竞争，并向学生展示了每个科学家对整个科学界的依赖。 除了部门的研究培训的承诺，九名教师中的八个保持在有机金属，分析化学，光化学和药物化学活跃的化学研究计划。 研究是在哈伯林大厅，1959年的结构，是家庭对该部门进行。 目前的配置和建筑物的陈旧状况阻碍了研究隔离实验室部门的活动，限制了接触机会的学生或其他教师与研究设施定期。为了改善这种情况，学院在学术研究基础设施计划的帮助下，将巩固和改造研究空间，建立一个研究综合体。 暖通空调系统、内表面、通风橱、长凳和储存区也将升级。 这些翻新将促进学院的互动，促进合作调查，并更好地支持该部的现代研究方法。 该项目与新闻部对合作学习的总体重视是一致的，它将继续加强圣十字研究和研究培训的良好记录。

The Department of Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross has a long tradition of excellence in instruction, curriculum innovation, research training and research. In 1990, the College ranked 13th out of 925 private, undergraduate institutions, in the number of graduates earning doctorates in chemistry from 1979 to 1988. At Holy Cross, research training begins at the student's first year through a research-oriented curriculum called Discovery Chemistry. Students learn through active participation with other students and faculty. This joint effort fosters cooperation instead of competition, and illustrates to students the dependence each scientist has on the entire scientific community. In addition to the department's commitment to research training, eight of nine faculty members maintain active chemical research programs in organometallics, analytical chemistry, photochemistry and medicinal chemistry. Research is conducted in Haberlin Hall, a 1959 structure that is home to the department. The present configuration and antiquated condition of the building impedes research by isolating laboratories from departmental activities that limits contact opportunities students or other faculty have with the research facilities on a regular basis. To improve this situation, the College, with assistance from the Academic Research Infrastructure Program, will consolidate and renovate research space to establish a research complex. The HVAC system, interior surfaces, fume hoods, benches and storage areas will also be upgraded. These renovations will foster collegial interactions, promote collaborative investigations and better support the modern research methods of the Department. The project is in harmony with the Department's overall emphasis on cooperative learning, and it will continue to enhance the strong record of research and research training at Holy Cross.