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Report: NSF Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grants in Chemistry The 1996 awards in chemistry under the Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program (ILI) of the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) have been announced and are listed below. The ILI program provides matching funds in the range of $5,000 to $100,000 for purchasing equipment for laboratory improvement. Since the recipient institution must provide matching funds equaling or exceeding the NSF award, the supported projects range in cost from $10,000 to over $200,000. The 311 chemistry proposals requesting $13 million constituted 21% of the total number of proposals submitted to the ILI program. A total of $3.9 million was awarded in support of 110 projects in chemistry. The instruments requested most frequently were high field NMRs, GC/MS instruments, computers for data analysis, and FT-IRs; next most commonly requested were UV-vis spectrophotometers, followed by HPLCs, lasers, computers for molecular modeling, AAs, and GCs. In addition, one award was made this year in chemistry within the Leadership in Laboratory Development category. The next deadline for submission of ILI proposals is November 14, 1997. Guidelines for the preparation of proposals are found in the DUE Program Announcement (NSF 96-10), which may be obtained by calling (703) 306-1666 or by e-mail:
[email protected]. Other information about DUE programs and activities and abstracts of the funded proposals can be found on the DUE Home Page at http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/ DUE/start.htm. We thank Sandra D. Nelson, Science Education Analyst in DUE, for assistance in data gathering.
California State University Stanislaus, Turlock 95381 John Almy, Department of Chemistry Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy as a Unifying Curricular Element; $18,627 9650043 Contra Costa Community College, San Pablo 94806 Leverett Smith, Department of Chemistry The Discovery Approach to Chemistry Laboratory Experiments; $14,288 9650666 El Camino College, Torrance 90506 Jean Shankweiler, Department of Chemistry A Nd:YAG Pumped Dye Laser for the Undergraduate Laboratories; $72,900 9650518 Occidental College, Los Angeles 90041 Michael Hill, Department of Chemistry Incorporation of Modern Instrumentation to Improve the Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum; $28,493 9650951 Rancho Santiago Community College, Santa Ana 92706 Ted Yamada, Department of Chemistry Implementation of Surface Chemistry Experiments in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory; $21,031 9650556 San Diego State University Foundation, San Diego 92182 David Pullman, Department of Chemistry Purchase of a Single Crystal X-Ray Diffractometer; $71,633 9650341 Santa Clara University, Santa Clara 95053 Patrick Hoggard, Department of Chemistry Computational Chemistry in a Discovery-Based Curriculum; $40,144 9650221 University of Redlands, Redlands 92373 Barbara Murray, Department of Chemistry
COLORADO
FY 1996 Chemistry Awards
FT-NMR Spectrometer; $62,495 9650217 University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs 80933 Allen Schoffstall, Department of Chemistry
Leadership in Laboratory Development Program ARKANSAS A Quantitative Analysis Laboratory Curriculum Utilizing an Analyzed Complex Matrix, $228,531 9650845 R. Cameron Dorey, Department of Chemistry University of Central Arkansas, Conway 72035
Integration of Novel Laser-Spectroscopy Experiments into the Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum; $22,453 9651101 University of Colorado Denver, Denver 80217 Gabriela Weaver, Department of Chemistry
CONNECTICUT
Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program ALABAMA GC/FT/IR/Raman in Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories; $57,000 9650112 Auburn University, Auburn 36849 Andreas Illies, Department of Chemistry The UAB Chemistry Interactive Learning Center—A Vehicle for Innovative Instructional Formats and Multimedia Technology Applications; $49,591 9650332 University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham 35294 Charles Watkins, Department of Chemistry
ARKANSAS Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy Across the Curriculum; $19,345 9651027 Lyon College, Batesville 72501 Roberta Bustin, Department of Chemistry
ARIZONA GC/MS for the Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory; $28,203 9650727 University of Arizona, Tucson 85721 Jacquelyn Gervay, Department of Chemistry
CALIFORNIA Improvement of the Chemistry Curriculum with NMR; $89,570 9651312
GC-Mass Spec Across the Chemistry Curriculum, $40,168 Sacred Heart University, Fairfield 06432 Dhia Habboush, Department of Chemistry
9650186
FLORIDA FT-IR for Continued Development of a Community College Microscale Organic Laboratory, $9,738 9651140 Broward Community College, Coconut Creek 33066 Edwin O’Sullivan, Department of Physical Science Capillary Electrophoresis in the Analytical and Physical Chemistry Laboratories, $20,542 9650497 University of Florida, Gainesville 32611-7200 Kathryn Williams, Department of Chemistry
IOWA Improvement of Chemistry Instruction with FT-IR Spectroscopy, $10,360 9650644 Morningside College, Sioux City 51106 Larry Martin, Department of Chemistry
ILLINOIS Modern NMR Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Curriculum, $10,433 9651151 Eastern Illinois University, Charleston 61920 Ellen Keiter, Department of Chemistry Enhancing Chemistry and Biochemistry Education with Gas
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Report: NSF ILI Grants Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry, $22,556 Elmhurst College, Elmhurst 60126 John Ganchoff, Department of Chemistry
9650250
Improvement to Three Undergraduate Chemistry Courses, $13,798 9650313 William Rainey Harper College, Palatine 60067 C. Jayne Wilcox, Department of Chemistry
INDIANA
Introducing a Multidisciplinary Approach to the Physical Chemistry Instructional Laboratory, $13,500 9650765 Northeastern University, Boston 02115 Lutfur Khundkar, Department of Chemistry NMR Across the Curriculum, $100,000 Worcester Polytech Institute, Worcester 01609 James Dittami, Department of Chemistry
9650152
MARYLAND
The Incorporation of Surface Analysis and Imaging Techniques in the Undergraduate Chemistry, Physics & Geology Curricula, $45,810 9651377 Ball State University, Muncie 47306 Patricia Lang, Department of Chemistry
Integrating Group Laboratory Activities Across the Chemistry Curriculum, $36,316 9651050 College of Notre Dame, Baltimore 21210 Alfred D’Agostino, Department of Chemistry
Making Real-Life Connections for Non-Majors Studying the World of Chemistry, $8,876 9650087 Indiana University Bloomington, Kokomo 46904 Marcia Gillette, Department of Biological & Physical Sciences
Enhancing Critical Thinking in General Chemistry Through Computer Investigations of Graphical Relationships, $29,519 9650792 Prince George’s Community College, Largo 20772-2199 Scott Sinex, Department of Physical Sciences
Improvements in Freshman Chemistry Laboratory Instruction, $34,450 9650303 Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington 47405 Adam Allerhand, Department of Chemistry
High Field NMR: Interactive Data Analysis and Modeling, $66,500 9650629 University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore 21228 Dale Whalen, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Incorporating FT-IR into the Laboratory Curriculum, $11,942 9650826 Purdue University, Hammond 46323 Michael Pelter, Department of Chemistry and Physics
Seeding the Laboratory Curriculum In Physical and Analytical Chemistry with Interdisciplinary Applications, $37,475 9650638 University of Maryland College Park, College Park 20742 Janice Reutt-Robey, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Adding Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry to Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry Laboratories, $30,070 9650064 Taylor University, Upland 46989 Stanley Burden, Department of Chemistry
KANSAS Computers as Scientific Instruments in the General Chemistry Laboratory, $22,015 9651163 Fort Scott Community Junior College, Fort Scott 66701 Howard Kivett, Department of Science and Math
KENTUCKY
MAINE Improvement of Teaching Laboratories and Student Research Using an Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, $11,094 9651201 Saint Joseph’s College, Standish 04084 Jonathan Mitschele, Department of Chemistry
MICHIGAN Introduction of Research-Based Instructional Laboratories Using GC-MS, $42,689 9650709 Albion College, Albion 49224 Lisa Lewis, Department of Chemistry
Improvement of the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum with High Field NMR, $61,092 9650773 Centre College of Kentucky, Danville 40422 Jose Workman, Department of Chemistry
Thermal Analysis in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum, $25,148 9650084 49546 Calvin College, Grand Rapids 49546 William VanDoorne, Department of Chemistry
Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Remote, In-Situ Chemical Analysis, $19,440 9650849 University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville 40292 Marta Yappert, Department of Chemistry
Computational Chemical Modeling Throughout the Science Curriculum, $69,891 9650584 Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant 48859 Mary Tecklenburg, Department of Chemistry
Chromatographic Separation Techniques for Undergraduates, $40,755 9650340 Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green 42101 Darwin Dahl, Department of Chemistry
Upgrading Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS) in the Undergraduate Laboratory, $42,336 9650183 Grand Valley State University, Allendale 49401-9463 Min Qi, Department of Chemistry
LOUISIANA Tools for Discovery-Based Organic Chemistry—Simple Gas Chromatographs and Integrators, $9,356 9650045 Centenary College, Shreveport 71134 Ernest Blakeney, Department of Chemistry
MASSACHUSETTS A Modular Approach to Honors General Chemistry Laboratory, $14,430 9651406 Boston College, Chestnut Hill 02167 Amir Hoveyda, Department of Chemistry Equipment for Research-Oriented First-Year Seminar and Upper Level Courses, $39,842 9650859 Clark University, Worcester 01610 Donald Nelson, Department of Chemistry Equipment for Acquisition, Processing and Visualization of NMR Spectra, $54,952 9650943 Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley 01075 Kenneth Williamson, Department of Chemistry
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Acquisition of a FTIR and Microscale Conversion in Chemistry Laboratories, $11,095 9650725 Lake Michigan College, Benton Harbor 49022 Bal Barot, Department of Science & Mathematics Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GCD) for Improved Undergraduate Instruction, $26,374 9651079 Lawrence Technological University, Southfield 48075 Anthony Sky, Department of Chemistry An FT-NMR Spectrophotometer in the Undergraduate Curriculum, $62,850 9650166 Oakland University, Rochester 48309 R. Craig Taylor, Department of Chemistry Improving the Undergraduate Analytical and Organic Chemistry Curricula by Incorporation of FTIR Spectroscopy, $17,010 9650923 University of Detroit, Detroit 48219 Brian Buffin, Department of Chemistry Enrichment of the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum with Fourier-Transform NMR, $13,250 9650832 University of Michigan, Flint 48502 James Ames, Department of Chemistry
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A Computational Chemistry Course for the Undergraduate Curriculum, $44,892 9651037 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109 Lawrence Lohr, Department of Chemistry
MISSOURI Improving Undergraduate Instruction and Research with Multinuclear Fourier Transform NMR, $89,997 9650399 Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau 63701 Bruce Hathaway, Department of Chemistry Integration of Capillary Electrophoresis into the Chemistry Curriculum: Biochemistry, Analytical and Honors General Chemistry, $32,977 9651437 Truman State University, Kirksville 63501 Yinfa Ma, Department of Chemistry Introduction of Microwave Decomposition into the Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Curriculum, $9,408 9651463 Truman State University, Kirksville 63501 David McCurdy, Department of Chemistry Introduction of Computers for Data Acquisition/Analysis and Molecular Visualization into Large General Chemistry Courses, $99,761 9650494 University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia 65211 John Adams, Department of Chemistry Enhancing Student Chemistry Learning by Changing Instruction and Assessment Practices: A Proposal for a Computer Laboratory, $40,831 9651124 Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406 Craig Bowen, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
NORTH CAROLINA Acquisition of a Fourier-Transform IR Spectrometer to Enhance Undergraduate Education, $13,706 9650908 Elon College, Elon College 27244 Edgar Gooch, Department of Chemistry Improving the Undergraduate Chemistry Experience Using FTIRSpectroscopy, $8,405 9651015 Mars Hill College, Mars Hill 28754 Bruce Branan, Department of Chemistry Hyphenated Gas Chromatography/Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry in Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories, $13,497 9650866 Pembroke State University, Pembroke 28372 Paul Flowers, Department of Physical Science Analysis of Complex Mixtures in Complex Media: A New Undergraduate Course, $34,813 9651076 University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte 28223 Clifford Carlin, Department of Chemistry Chromatography Across the Curriculum, $96,056 9650589 University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington 28403 S. Bart Jones, Department of Chemistry
NEW MEXICO Introduction of Capillary Electrophoresis with Photo Diode Array Detection into the Analytical, Biochemistry, and Undergraduate Research Laboratories, $20,543 9651322 New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro 87801 Christopher Palmer, Department of Chemistry
NEW YORK Industrial/Environmental Analysis; Analytical Chemistry Across the Curriculum: A Case Study Approach, $46,130 9650804 Canisius College, Buffalo 14208 Peter Schaber, Department of Chemistry High-Performance Liquid Chromatography in the Analytical and Organic Laboratories, $84,459 9650191 CUNY Hunter College, New York 10021 William Grossman, Department of Chemistry Integration of FT-NMR into an Undergraduate Training Program in Modern Instrumentation, $100,000 9650684
Fordham University, Bronx 10458 James Ciaccio, Department of Chemistry Enhancing Undergraduate Analytical Lab Skills Using the Technique of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, $37,737 9651061 Jefferson Community College, Watertown 13601 Venkat Chebolu, Department of Chemistry Instruments for Workshop General Chemistry, $30,322 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 12180 Alan Cutler, Department of Chemistry
9651168
Sage Junior College of Albany Chemistry Laboratory Enhancement, $14,871 9651446 Russell Sage College, Albany 12208 Daniel Lewicki, Department of Math, Science, & Health Size Exclusion Chromatography and Thermal Analysis as Teaching Tools in Polymer, Biophysical, and Physical Chemistry, $31,775 9650197 SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton 13902 Janice Musfeldt, Department of Chemistry Laser Equipment for Physical Chemistry Lab, $12,146 SUNY Cortland, Cortland 13045 Richard Miller, Department of Chemistry
9650907
OHIO High Throughput Instrumentation in Introductory Analytical Chemistry, $11,495 9651270 Bowling Green University Main Campus, Bowling Green 43403 Paul Endres, Department of Chemistry X-Ray Diffraction Facility for Undergrduate Teaching/Research in Chemistry and Physics, $57,675 9650840 Oberlin College, Oberlin 44074 Sarah Stoll, Department of Chemistry Laser Spectroscopy Experiments in Advanced Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratories, $12,490 9650233 Ohio Northern University, Ada 45810 Jeffrey Gray, Department of Chemistry Environmental Applications of Supercritical Fluids via the Discovery Approach, $36,785 9650675 Shawnee State Univeristy, Portsmouth 45662 Robert Mauldin, Department of Natural Sciences Electronic Measurement Network for the Freshman Chemistry Laboratory, $95,618 9650017 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati 45221 Estel Sprague, Department of Chemistry Adding DNA Sequencing, Protein Electrophoresis, and Scanning Calorimetry to Our Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum, $29,293 9650149 University of Dayton, Dayton 45469 Sanford Singer, Department of Chemistry Incorporation of Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry into Environmental Science Curriculum, $29,252 9650817 Wright State University, Dayton 45435 Audrey McGowin, Department of Chemistry
OREGON Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum, $22,378 9650442 Lewis and Clark College, Portland 97219 Curtis Keedy, Department of Chemistry Development of Hands-on Student Experiments to Use ICP-AES in the Analysis of Real Samples, $44,900 9651245 Oregon State University, Corvallis 97331-4003 James Ingle, Department of Chemistry Dual Site Chemistry Laboratory, $17,323 Portland Community College, Portland 97219-0990 Carolina Handy, Department of Chemistry
9650968
PENNSYLVANIA Implementation of a Model Course for Non-Science Majors Incorporating Modern Molecular Biology Techniques, Molecular
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Report: NSF ILI Grants Modeling and Instrumental Analysis, $14,510 9651177 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Bloomsburg 17815 Emeric Schultz, Department of Chemistry Development of a Computational Chemistry Facility for Undergraduate Education, $16,000 9650216 Gannon University, Erie 16541 Timothy Laher, Department of Chemistry Integration of Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry throughout the Chemistry Curriculum in a New Major, $33,704 9650178 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Erie 16563 Timothy Friebe, Department of Chemistry Metamorphosing Organic Chemistry Laboratory into a Mini-Collaborative Work Place. Phase 1—Enhancement of Learning by FTIR Spectroscopy, $10,306 9650991 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Hazleton 18201 Girija Subramaniam, Department of Chemistry Integrating Computer-Enhanced Molecular Visualizaton into Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, and Chemistry for NonMajors, $30,007 9650993 Pennsylvania State University University Park, McKeesport 15132 Chris Maricondi, Department of Chemistry Integration of Molecular Modeling, Computational Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence Throughout the Undergraduate Science Curriculum, $49,996 965076 Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science, Philadelphia 19144 Charles Bock, Department of Chemistry Modern Steady-State and Time-Resolved Flourescence in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum, $38,055 9650619 Saint Vincent College, Latrobe 15650 Steven Gravelle, Department of Chemistry Applied Analytical Chemistry in the Solid State, $30,551 9650428 Temple University, Philadelphia 19122 Donald Titus, Department of Chemistry Introduction of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy into Physical Chemistry Laboratory: Condensed Phase Experiments, $21,838 9650015 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104 David White, Department of Chemistry
PUERTO RICO Improvement of Chemistry Curriculum and Laboratory Program for Minority Students, $32,640 9650618 International American University PR San Juan, San German 00936 Felix Roman, Department of Chemistry
RHODE ISLAND Introduction of Computer-Based Data Acquisition and Molecular Mechanics into the Chemistry Curriculum, $36,860 9651139 Rhode Island College, Providence 02908 David Greene, Department of Physical Science
SOUTH CAROLINA Polymeric Characterization Via GPC and DSC in an Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum, $21,656 9650218 Francis Marion University, Florence 29501-0547 K. Troy Milliken, Department of Chemistry Enhancement of Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum Through the Incorporation of FTIR, $9,672 9650828 Trident Technical College, Charleston 29423-8067 Hal Wright, Department of Physical Sciences Development of Undergraduate Curriculum Through Computer Based Molecular Modeling, $59,542 9650782 Winthrop University, Rock Hill 29733 Clifton Calloway, Department of Chemistry and Physics
SOUTH DAKOTA Molecular Visualization for Interactive Learning in Chemistry, $59,500 9650336 South Dakota State University, Brookings 57007 William Jensen, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
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TENNESSEE Enhancement of the Undergraduate Curriculum Through Acquisition of an Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometer, $9,074 9651279 Austin Peay State University, Clarksville 37044 Lori Slavin, Department of Chemistry Computer Upgrade for a Varian CFT-20 FT-NMR Spectrometer for Undergraduate Instruction, $13,875 9650077 Maryville College, Maryville 37804-5907 Terry Bunde, Department of Chemistry
TEXAS Applying Instrumental Analysis to a Computerized Process, $35,684 9650996 Brazosport College, Lake Jackson 77566 Gary Hicks, Department of Mathematics and Science Improved Undergraduate Analytical Chemistry Through Use of Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and UV-Visible Spectroscopy, $12,425 9650948 Dallas County Community College System Office, Farmers Branch 75244 Connie Hendrickson, Department of Environmental Technology Computerization of the General Chemistry Laboratory Program, $19,865 9651219 Houston Community College, Houston 77096 Joanne Lin, Department of Physical Science Instrumentation for Chemistry via Local Area Network (INCLAN), $27,000 9650488 Texas Wesleyan College, Fort Worth 76105-1536 Robert Landolt, Department Chemistry Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) in Curriculum Improvement of Undergraduates, $20,453 9651129 Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi 78412 Virender Sharma, Department of Chemistry
VIRGINIA A Regional NMR Facility for Colleges and Universities in the Central Shenandoah Valley, $100,000 9650132 James Madison University, Harrisonburg 22807 Gary Crowther, Department of Chemistry A Computational Chemistry/Visualization Laboratory for the Undergraduate Curriculum, $34,500 9651427 James Madison University, Harrisonburg 22807 Thomas DeVore, Department of Chemistry High-Field Multinuclear NMR In Undergraduate Education at Washington and Lee University, $99,500 9650033 Washington & Lee University, Lexington 24450 Erich Uffelman, Department of Chemistry
WASHINGTON FT-NMR in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum, $44,800 9650079 Whitman College, Walla Walla 99362 Leroy Wade, Department of Chemistry
WISCONSIN Molecular Modeling: A New Window for Chemistry Education, $14,750 9650698 Carroll College, Waukesha 53186 Thomas Jones, Department of Chemistry
WEST VIRGINIA Upgrading the Chemistry Curriculum Through the Introduction of Modern Methods in NMR Spectroscopy, $41,000 9650834 Shepherd College, Shepherdstown 25443 Daniel DiLella, Department of Chemistry
WYOMING A New Course in Molecular Modeling/Computational Chemistry for Undergraduate Majors, $11,590 9650438 University of Wyoming, Laramie 82071 Lewis Noe, Department of Chemistry
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