Addition of Fluorescence Instrumentation to Upper Division Laboratory Courses

化学实验室是培养学生在化学或与化学相关的专业、工业或学术生涯中最重要的工具。实验课程的目标是教授学生基本的化学概念，同时让他们接触毕业后可能会遇到的仪器。虽然化学系在获得供学生使用的最先进的仪器方面取得了很大的进步，但仍有空白需要新的仪器来填补。其中一个这样的空白将被PTI荧光分光光度计的采集所填补。目前的化学和生物化学课程涵盖了荧光技术在一个粗略的一两天的讲座。荧光法在化学研究的各个领域，特别是生物化学研究中已经变得非常重要。由于该系生物化学专业的学生比例很大，因此荧光技术的介绍对于我们的学生为未来的努力做好准备变得更加重要。PTI荧光分光光度计的收购将影响五门高年级实验课程（化学121、122、125、131和133），并可能影响目前正在讨论的其他专题课程。此外，荧光方法和技术的部门也提供了一个额外的研究工具，将由几个现有的教师使用。＊

The chemistry laboratory is the most important tool to train students for their future professional, industrial, or academic careers in or related to Chemistry. The goal of laboratory courses is to teach students fundamental chemical concepts while exposing them to instrumentation they may encounter after graduation. While the Chemistry Department had made great strides in obtaining state of the art instrumentation for student use, there are still voids to be filled with new instrumentation. One such void would be filled by the acquisition of a PTI Fluorescence Spectrophotometer. The current chemistry and biochemistry curriculum covers fluorescence techniques in a cursory one or two day lecture. Fluorescence methods have become important in all areas of chemical and, in particular, biochemical research. With the large percentage of Biochemistry majors in the department, the introduction to fluoescence techniques becomes more important to prepare our students for their future endeavors. The acquisition of the PTI fluoescence spectrophotometer will impact five upper division laboratory courses (Chemistry 121, 122, 125, 131, and 133) and possibly other special topics courses currently under discussion. The addition of fluorescence methods and techniques to the department also provide and additional research tool that will be utilized by several current faculty members. *