Mass Spectral Analysis Integrated into Chemistry and Environmental Science

该项目旨在培养年轻女科学家对使用最新研究工具的信心，这些研究工具可以促进她们的职业目标，并鼓励她们寻求研究生和专业教育。目的是让每个理科专业的学生都能熟练地使用气相色谱-质谱仪，了解其理论基础和实际应用。这个项目提供了化学项目所需的主要设备。这个项目允许在整个本科化学课程中有序地纳入GC-MS。GC-MS实验是贯穿四年制化学课程的实验室课程。学院里所有的本科生都是女性。有相当大一部分人被认定为少数群体成员。与另一所学院的化学系达成的安排包括实地访问该学院，指导他们的学生进行GC-MS。此外，该仪器还允许在有机、无机和环境化学领域继续开展微型实验。*

This project addresses the problem of developing within young women scientists the confidence in using up-to-date research instrumentation that can foster their career goals and encourage them to seek graduate and professional education. The objective is for each of the science majors to become competent in using the gas chromatograph mass spectrometer (GC-MS), understanding its theoretical foundation and practical applications. This project provides a major piece of equipment needed by the chemistry program. This project permits an orderly incorporation of GC-MS throughout the undergraduate chemistry curriculum. GC-MS experiments are presented for laboratory courses throughout the 4-year chemistry program. All of the undergraduate students at the college are women. A significant percentage are identified as members of a minority group. An arrangement made with the Chemistry Department at another college involves site visits to this college for the instruction of their students on the GC-MS. Additionally, the instrument permits continued development of microscale experiments in the areas of organic, inorganic, and environmental chemistry. *