Enhancing the Undergraduate Experience With Innovative LaserFluorescence Spectroscopy

佐治亚南方大学申请配套资金购买一台现代激光荧光光谱仪。这次购买将加强我们充满活力的本科课程的中上部分，并将提供目前在该机构或整个南乔治亚地区不具备的实验能力。提出了几个新的实验，以及一些更传统的性质。该仪器为本科生提供了一个独特的机会来研究皮秒时间尺度上的化学现象，除了能够在相同的常规，用户友好的环境中进行标准的荧光测量。学生将从二年级开始接触仪器，并在整个化学课程中继续使用，以加强我们现有的高级课程。一项成功的提案将直接导致一门新课程的发展。此外，数十名来自该地区大学的化学专业学生和教师将可以使用该系统，从而使其受益范围远远超出GSU的范围。最后，我们部门致力于本地推广，经常在校园举办K-12学生的互动示范。激光传统上是极好的吸引学生的兴趣，他们的存在将进一步活跃这些访问。一个成功的提案将为一个强大的系带来急需的现代技术，这个系主要由年轻而热情的化学教育者组成，他们不仅致力于最高质量的化学教育，而且致力于该学科的创新和改革。＊

Georgia Southern University requests matching funds to purchase a modern laser-based fluorescence spectrometer. This purchase will enhance middle and upper division elements of our dynamic undergraduate curriculum, and will provide experimental capabilities not currently available at this institution, or in the entire South Georgia region. Several new experiments, as well as some of a more traditional nature, are proposed. This instrument provides a unique opportunity for undergraduates to investigate chemical phenomena on the picosecond timescale in addition to being able to perform standard fluorometric investigations ALL within the same routine, user-friendly environment. Student exposure to the instrument will begin at the sophomore level and continue throughout the chemistry curriculum, allowing for critically needed enhancement of our existing upper-level classes. A new course will be developed as a direct result of a successful proposal. Further, dozens of chemistry students and faculty from area universities will have access, allowing the benefits to reach far beyond the confines of GSU. Finally, our department is committed to local outreach, frequently hosting K-12 students on campus for interactiw demonstrations. Lasers are traditionally excellent captivators of student interest and their presence will further enliven these visits. A successful proposal will bring much needed modern technology to a strong department composed primarily of young and enthusiastic chemistry educators committed not only to the highest quality of chemistry education, but also to innovation and reform in the discipline. *