Educating Green Chemists through Cross-Currricular Incorporation of Microwave Synthesis Methods and Ion Chromatography

化学（12）作为努力将新技术和方法融入课程的一部分，化学系正在实施绿色化学/环境问题为基础的实验室。我们的目标是通过在普通化学课程中加入环境化学实验室来活跃学生的教学，这些实验室教授对绿色化学的基本理解，并通过在整个课程中协调绿色化学经验的进展来遵循该课程。已经完成了基于问题的学习实验室的这一进展的毕业生预计将更好地准备面对设计更环保的过程，从而创造和保持在工业以及研究生院环境更清洁的环境的困难挑战。智力优势：修订后的课程在大一开始介绍绿色和环境化学。环境化学应用程序允许学生在一般化学技术和真实的世界之间建立联系。在高级课程中，实验变得更加复杂，并使用基于问题的方法。 学生负责开发课程特定的实验室，使用新获得的流速计，离子色谱仪和微波加速反应系统，以实现当前文献的合成应用。离子色谱仪的一个主要应用是在环境化学中实现，学生能够开发涉及该机构的分水岭试验的研究项目。专注于绿色化学是提供了一个跳板，环境化学浓度，这是目前正在开发中。更广泛的影响：赠款的影响包括将创新材料和技术纳入整个课程;通过使用技术提高年轻科学家（特别是妇女）对科学的兴趣;教育学生在绿色化学解决问题方法方面训练有素，并为在高级学位/行业取得成功做好准备;通过新技术的招聘潜力，使更多的化学专业毕业。该学院目前有57个化学专业，其中60%是女生。 除了科学和工程，该项目通过ACS化学课程中的绿色化学重点影响非科学专业。该部门也是非常活跃的K-12外展，达到1800名学生与70个活动每年进行。当地对环境化学感兴趣的高中生在年度科学日使用仪器，这些设备用于宾夕法尼亚州科学院高中项目的高水平项目。

Chemistry (12) As part of an effort to integrate new technology and methods into the curriculum, the chemistry department is implementing green chemistry/environmental problem-based laboratories. The goal is to enliven instruction for students by adding to the general chemistry course environmental chemistry laboratories that teach a basic understanding of green chemistry, and by following that course with a coordinated progression of green chemistry experiences throughout the curriculum. Graduates that have completed this progression of problem-based learning laboratories are expected to be better prepared to face the difficult challenges of designing greener processes and thus creating and maintaining a cleaner environment in industry as well as in graduate school settings. Intellectual Merit: The revised curriculum begins in the freshman year with an introduction to green and environmental chemistry. Environmental chemistry applications allow students to make connections between general chemistry techniques and the real world. In the upper-level courses, experiments become more sophisticated and use the problem-based approach. Students are responsible for developing course specific laboratories by using the newly-acquired spectrophotometers, ion chromatograph, and microwave accelerated reaction system to implement synthesis applications from the current literature. A major application of the ion chromatograph is realized in environmental chemistry where students are able to develop research projects involving the institution's watershed trail. Focusing on green chemistry is providing a springboard for the addition of an environmental chemistry concentration, which is currently under development. Broader Impacts: Impacts of the grant include incorporating innovative materials and technology across the curriculum; increasing the excitement of younger scientists (especially women) for science through use of technology; educating students well-trained in green chemistry problem-solving methods and prepared for success in advanced degrees/industry; and graduating an increased number of chemistry majors through the recruitment potential of new technology. The institution currently has 57 chemistry majors of which 60 % are women. Beyond science and engineering, the project affects the nonscience majors through the green chemistry emphasis in the ACS Chemistry in Context class. The department also is very active in K-12 outreach, reaching 1800 students with 70 events conducted annually. Local high school students interested in environmental chemistry are using the instrumentation at the annual science day, and the equipment is used for high-level Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science high school projects.