Improvement of a New Undergraduate Chemistry Major Through Updated NMR Capabilities

该项目是对最近国家要求改善本科科学教育的回应，为学生提供教学和实验室经验的创新。 该项目的目标是在整个化学课程中整合现代仪器和计算机方法，以获得ACS认证。 一台较旧的EM 360核磁共振仪正在升级为具有C-13能力的傅里叶变换（FT）仪器。 这种仪器的经验是更好地准备学生进入工作场所或继续研究生院。 学生在有机实验室中使用该仪器作为结构测定的常规方法以及帮助他们解决指定化学难题的分析工具。 在先进的实验室中，他们正在研究化学动力学，并使用二维NMR等方法进行更复杂的分析。 最后，他们正在使用FT-NMR作为他们研究的工具。 因此，该工具应该为学生提供动力，更好地为他们在化学或相关领域的职业生涯做好准备。 *

This project is a response to recent national mandates for improvements in undergraduate science education with innovations in teaching and laboratory experiences for students. The goals of this project are to integrate modern instrumental and computer methods throughout the chemistry curriculum in order to receive ACS accreditation for our program. An older EM360 NMR is being upgraded to a Fourier transform (FT) instrument with C-13 capabilities. Experience with this instrument is better preparing students to enter the workplace or to go on to graduate school. Students are using the instrument in organic laboratory as a routine method of structure determination as well as an analytical tool to help them solve assigned chemical puzzles. In advanced laboratories they are investigating chemical kinetics and doing more complex analyses using methods such as 2-dimensional NMR. Finally they are using the FT-NMR as a tool in their research. Thus, the instrument should provide motivation for students and better prepare them for careers in chemistry or related fields. *