Fourier Transform NMR for Liquids and Solids in the Undergraduate Curriculum

Information

  • NSF Award
  • 9751497
Owner
  • Award Id
    9751497
  • Award Effective Date
    5/15/1997 - 27 years ago
  • Award Expiration Date
    4/30/1999 - 25 years ago
  • Award Amount
    $ 100,000.00
  • Award Instrument
    Standard Grant

Fourier Transform NMR for Liquids and Solids in the Undergraduate Curriculum

The Chemistry Department plans to incorporate a Fourier-transform nuclear magnetic resonance (FT-NMR) spectrometer with solid-state capabilities into its undergraduate curriculum. The purchase of this spectrometer is a major part of its continuing effort to modernize the chemistry program. Undergraduates in the organic laboratory program gain first-hand experience in obtaining proton and carbon NMR spectra as part of a course emphasizing student planning and design of syntheses. Advanced FT-NMR experiments involving liquid samples clearly impact the undergraduate biochemistry, polymer, and physical chemistry laboratories as well as undergraduate research. The department has a very active undergraduate research program, with students making presentations at regional and national meetings of the American Chemical Society. A unique part of the project is that high-resolution NMR of solids is to be part of the undergraduate laboratory experience. Five new experiments involving solid-state NMR are provided for undergraduate laboratory courses in organic, analytical, physical/inorganic, and polymer chemistry. Solid-state NMR is an important tool for undergraduate research in catalytic surfaces and polymers. Recent advances in solid-state NMR instrumentation make it possible to bring solid-state NMR to an undergraduate program.

  • Program Officer
    Frank A. Settle
  • Min Amd Letter Date
    4/7/1997 - 27 years ago
  • Max Amd Letter Date
    4/7/1997 - 27 years ago
  • ARRA Amount

Institutions

  • Name
    Pittsburg State University
  • City
    Pittsburg
  • State
    KS
  • Country
    United States
  • Address
    Office of Graduate and Continuin
  • Postal Code
    667625856
  • Phone Number
    6202354223

Investigators

  • First Name
    Gerald
  • Last Name
    Caple
  • Email Address
    gcaple@pittstate.edu
  • Start Date
    4/7/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • First Name
    Peter
  • Last Name
    Hamlet
  • Email Address
    phamlet@pittstate.edu
  • Start Date
    4/7/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • First Name
    Dilip
  • Last Name
    Paul
  • Email Address
    dpaul@pittstate.edu
  • Start Date
    4/7/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • First Name
    Robert
  • Last Name
    Pavlis
  • Email Address
    rpavlis@pittstate.edu
  • Start Date
    4/7/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • First Name
    William
  • Last Name
    Shirley
  • Email Address
    wshirley@pittstate.edu
  • Start Date
    4/7/1997 12:00:00 AM

FOA Information

  • Name
    Other Applications NEC
  • Code
    99