CCLI: Raman Microscopy throughout the Science Curriculum

化学（12）我们正在整合拉曼光谱，一种只在高级研究实验室中常见的专业工具，贯穿本科化学课程的所有四年，也进入一些物理和生命和地球科学课程在奥特拜因学院。我们的近期目标是通过包括活动来加强我们的化学课程，这些活动将在四年的培训中仔细建立学生对振动光谱的理解。为了实现我们的目标，我们正在调整和实施调查和基于项目的实验室练习，利用拉曼显微镜到一般，有机，分析，无机和物理化学课程。这些活动借鉴了各种NSF资助的法医化学，现代仪器和拉曼光谱学项目。我们还在进行中的师生研究项目中使用拉曼光谱仪。除了化学系的学生外，物理系、生命科学系和地球科学系的学生也在使用这种仪器。每年大约有110名学生受到这一课程改革项目的影响。我们预计该项目的学生成果将包括：（1）更好地理解振动光谱学的基本理论和应用;（2）进一步发展批判性思维和研究技能。我们的长期目标是发展科学领域的多学科项目，并在整个本科科学课程中开发和传播实施拉曼光谱学的国家模型。

Chemistry (12)We are integrating Raman spectroscopy, a specialized tool commonly seen only in advanced research laboratories, throughout all four years of the undergraduate chemistry curriculum and also into some Physics and Life and Earth Science courses at Otterbein College. Our immediate goal is to enhance our chemistry curriculum by including activities that will carefully build students' understanding of vibrational spectroscopy throughout their four years of training. To achieve our goal, we are adapting and implementation inquiry- and project-based laboratory exercises that utilize the Raman microscopy into the General, Organic, Analytical, Inorganic and Physical chemistry courses. These activities draw on a variety of NSF-funded projects on forensic chemistry, modern instrumentation, and Raman spectroscopy. We are also using the Raman spectroscope in ongoing faculty-student research projects. In addition to chemistry students, this instrument is also being used by students in the Physics and Life and Earth Sciences departments. In total, approximately 110 students annually are being impacted by this curricular reform project. We anticipate the student outcomes of this project will include: (1) a greater understanding of the fundamental theories and applications of vibrational spectroscopy and (2) the further development of critical-thinking and research skills. Our long term goals are to develop multidisciplinary programs in the sciences and the development and dissemination of a national model for the implementation of Raman spectroscopy throughout the undergraduate science curriculum.