Building Analytical Competence for Geoscience Students through use of Spectroscopic Tools

通过使用光谱工具培养地球科学学生的分析能力

• 批准号: 1140444
• 负责人: John Brady
• 金额: $ 10.91万
• 依托单位: Smith College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-08-15 至 2017-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1140444&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Building; Analytical; Competence; Geoscience; Students

The project, a collaborative effort among Smith College, Holyoke Community College and Mount Holyoke College, is building analytical competence in undergraduate geoscience students through use of Raman and FTIR spectrometers. Benchtop and portable spectrometers are being shared among the three colleges and others in the region, and are being used to develop, implement and assess innovative instructional modules through which students acquire mastery via hands-on, investigative learning. By analyzing unknown minerals and other materials, synthesizing data and predictions, and evaluating experimental results, students are learning not only geological content, but also how to use chemical analyses to solve relevant problems. The spectroscopic knowledge and analytical competencies that are targeted in the curriculum development are in increasing demand by the nation's geoscience workforce. The project is providing a direct benefit in broadening participation in the geosciences through its engagement with two women's colleges and a community college that serves a diverse population of non-traditional and first-generation college students. Project personnel are also disseminating their approach and curriculum modules beyond the region through a web portal, video postings, and hands-on workshops at national conferences.

该项目是史密斯学院、霍利奥克社区学院和蒙特霍利奥克学院合作的项目，旨在通过使用拉曼和傅里叶变换红外光谱仪培养地球科学本科生的分析能力。台式和便携式光谱仪正在该地区的三所学院和其他学院之间共享，并用于开发、实施和评估创新的教学模块，学生通过这些模块通过实践、研究性学习掌握知识。通过分析未知矿物和其他材料、综合数据和预测以及评估实验结果，学生不仅学习地质内容，还学习如何使用化学分析来解决相关问题。国家地球科学工作者对课程开发中针对的光谱知识和分析能力的需求不断增加。该项目通过与两所女子学院和一所为不同群体的非传统和第一代大学生提供服务的社区学院合作，为扩大地球科学的参与提供了直接的好处。项目人员还通过门户网站、视频发布和国家会议上的实践研讨会在该地区之外传播他们的方法和课程模块。