Modernization of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer for Undergraduate Education

西肯塔基州大学化学系正在为其化学专业的高年级本科生实施一门新的跨学科实验室课程。提出了几个新的实验，其中许多需要使用现代FT-NMR光谱仪。 这些实验提高实验室技能和批判性思维方面：（1）立体化学概念，（2）化学动力学，（3）结构测定，（4）合成方法，和（5）分子建模。 升级后的FT-NMR在这些实验中起着至关重要的作用。这些实验的发展涉及四个教师和10至20名本科生在两年内的补助金。 本计画的目标是为化学专业高年级学生提供一门新的、跨学科的高级实验课程。其他现有的课程受益于FT NMR光谱仪的现代化。 实验室实验和学生专业知识（作为实验室助教）的显著过滤效应也增强了较低水平的课程。

The Chemistry Department at Western Kentucky University is implementing a new, interdisciplinary laboratory course for its senior undergraduate chemistry majors. Several new experiments are proposed, many of which require use of a modern FT-NMR spectrometer. These experiments enhance laboratory skills and critical thinking with regard to: (1) stereochemical concepts, (2) chemical dynamics, (3) structure determination, (4) synthetic methodologies, and (5) molecular modeling. The upgraded FT-NMR plays a vital role in these experiments. Development of these experiments involves four faculty and between ten and twenty undergraduate students over the two year period of the grant. The goal of this project is to implement a new, interdisciplinary advanced laboratory course for senior chemistry majors. Other existing courses benefit through modernization of the FT NMR spectrometer. A significant filter-down effect of lab experiments and student expertise (as lab TA's) also enhances the lower-level courses.