Increasing Student Understanding of Separation Science Through Addition of LC/MS into the Chemistry Curriculum

化学(12)胡德学院建议将液相色谱/质谱仪(LC/MS)仪器纳入其化学和生物化学课程。LC/MS是一种允许科学家在生物、生物化学、聚合物科学和化学领域进行发现的仪器。2002年，随着诺贝尔化学奖的颁发，人们认识到该仪器的发展及其对科学的持续影响的重要性。在他们的研究实验室和招收专业和非专业的班级(每年约300名学生)中实施LC/MS仪器，对以女性为主的人口(70%)的教育产生了重大影响。与LC/MS的实践经验加强了Hood学生为就业机会、研究生和专业项目的准备，并向更广泛的科学界提供了有价值的研究成果。在协作、活跃的环境中，Hood对有效教学和本科生研究的承诺受到LC/MS仪器的极大影响。通过使用从一年级到四年级的LC/MS，学生获得了在生物、化学和生物化学学科的各种应用中使用这种现代仪器的宝贵经验。研究生将他们的LC/MS知识应用于一系列跨学科的研究课题，包括蛋白质、海洋生物和生物燃料的研究。该项目的进展和成果计划通过在区域和国家会议上的发言以及通过专业期刊来传播。

Chemistry (12) Hood College proposes to incorporate liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) instrumentation into its chemistry and biochemistry curriculum. LC/MS is an instrument that allows scientists to make discoveries in the fields of biology, biochemistry, polymer science, and chemistry. The importance of the development of the instrument and its continued impact on science was recognized in 2002 with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The implementation of LC/MS instrumentation in their research laboratories and in classes enrolling majors and non-majors (~300 students per year) has a significant influence on the education of their predominantly (70%) female population. Hands-on experience with LC/MS strengthen the preparation of Hood students for employment opportunities and graduate and professional programs as well as provide valuable research results to the broader scientific community.Hood's commitment to effective teaching and undergraduate research in collaborative, active environments are greatly impacted by the LC/MS instrument. By using the LC/MS from their freshman year to their senior year students gain valuable experience with this modern instrument in a variety of applications across the disciplines of biology, chemistry, and biochemistry. Research students apply their knowledge of LC/MS to a range of interdisciplinary research topics including the study of proteins, marine organisms, and biofuels. The progress and results of this project plan to be disseminated through presentations at regional and national conferences, as well as through professional journals.