|
Award Date |
Program |
Institution |
Curricula/Research |
Description |
|
6/04
|
A
|
Texas Tech University, Department of
Chemistry and Biochemistry
|
Preparing dinuclear V(IV) and V(V)
complexes containing monatomic dianions, substituted hydroquinone
dianions and related diamine ligands
|
Research exercise to expose
undergraduate students to a broad range of inorganic instrumental
techniques
|
|
8/02
|
A
|
Pennsylvania State University,
Department of Architectural Engineering
|
Space and Light Theory: On the
Measurement of Appearance
|
Measure spectral power distribution and
color of lamps
|
|
7/9/02
|
A
|
Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa.
|
Revitalizing
the Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum
|
Curricula addressing the first two years
of chemistry lab courses
|
|
6/10/02 |
B |
California Polytechnic State University,
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
UV-VIS absorbance, fluorescence, Raman,
emission, fluorescence decay |
A
shared optics and metrology lab at Cal Poly that is used to
introduce chemistry, biochemistry and physics students to the
rapidly changing field of optics and optical-based instrumentation. |
|
2001
|
B
|
University of South Carolina, Columbia,
S.C.
|
Fluorescence
Determination of Oxygen
|
Experiment to demonstrate the principles
of fluorescence quenching
|
|
7/17/00 |
B |
Davidson College, Davidson, NC |
Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions |
Coursework allows students to learn
about spectrometer oper-ation; absorption and transmission properties
of ND, color, and interference filters; and absorption and emission
spectra of gases and laser dyes. A new exercise entitled
"Spectroscopy of Rare Earth Ions" is being developed. |
|
7/17/00 |
C |
New Rochelle High School, New York |
Glow discharge plasmas: Theoretical
Functioning and the Effects of Different Variables on their Ability
to Destroy Pollutants |
Plasma physics in the area of waste
processing. Specifically measuring if a new device created by
researcher has the potential to break down either COx or NOx gasses. |
|
7/17/00 |
B |
University of Toronto, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Photoluminescence, Absorption, and
Diffraction Experiments Using Photonic Crystals and Semiconductors |
Absorption and photolumines-cence
experiments of crystalline and amorphous bulk semicon-ductors, heterostructure compound semiconductors, photonic polymers, and
photonic crystals. |
|
7/17/00 |
B |
Biola University, La Mirada,
California |
Applications of
CHEM2000-UV-VIS in
the Biochemistry Lab |
Students would be able to measure
column chromatography fraction assays, fluorescence assays, DNA
hybridization, elemental analysis using the flame emission probe |
|
7/17/00 |
B |
Bemidji State University, Bemidji,
Minnesota |
Novel Reaction Kinetics Experiments
in Physical Chemistry Laboratory |
Incorporation of three novel reaction
kinetics experiments for a laboratory in a Physical Chemistry
course.
|
|
7/17/00 |
A |
University of Central Florida,
Department of Chemistry |
Nonlinear Spectroscopy of Organic
Materials |
Measure the upconverted fluorescence. |
|
5/30/00 |
B |
University of Denver, Denver, Colo. |
Low Cost Laser Emission
Characterization for Effective Teaching |
Coursework involving use of
spectrometer to measure emission |
|
3/8/00 |
C |
Berry College, Chemistry Department,
Mount Berry, Ga. |
Quartz Cell Heating Unit for Ocean
Optics UV/VIS Spectrometer |
Design of a heated cell unit that
will allow fixing of the transmitting and receiving fiber of the OOI
instrument onto either side of the cell holder for analysis |
|
12/15/99 |
A |
West Virginia State College,
Institute, W. Va. |
Establishing A Multifunctional
Optical Spectroscopy Station at West Virginia State College |
PC-based optical spectroscopy lab
setup for undergraduate chemistry students |
|
12/15/99 |
A |
Muleshoe High School, Muleshoe, Texas |
Spectroscopic Investigations of
Triboluminescence Phenomena in Diamond-Like Carbon Thin Films |
Program in which advanced high school
physics students build a luminescence spectrograph and use it to
research tribolumines-cent phenomena in carbon thin films (with
assistance from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Eastern New
Mexico University) |
|
12/15/99 |
B |
University of Great Falls, Great
Falls, Mont. |
Optical Spectroscopy in the Chemistry
Laboratory |
Chemistry and biology curricula
incorporating the CHEM2000
Spectrophotometer and accessories |
|
10/1/99 |
B |
The Kings University College,
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Fiber Optic Spectrometers in
the Undergraduate
Biology Teaching Laboratory |
Undergraduate plant physiology lab
exercises using fiber optic spectrometers as measuring tools |
|
8/30/99 |
B |
Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind. |
Raman Spectroscopy Teaching
Laboratory |
Introduction of fiber optic laser
Raman spectroscopy into laboratory experiments for freshman
chemistry students |
|
8/17/99 |
B |
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio |
Discovery Based Spectroscopy Using
Modular Instrumentation |
Coursework in which students use
fiber optic light sources, sampling optics and spectro-meters to
build systems for UV-VIS, fluorescence and Raman analysis |
|
8/12/99 |
B |
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D. |
The
Rest of the Vibrations: Raman Spectroscopy in Physical and Organic
Courses |
Chemistry coursework involving
investigation of normal modes of vibration of small molecules of
relatively high symmetry, by using Raman and FT-IR spectroscopy |
|
8/12/99 |
B |
University of Florida, Gainesville,
Fla. |
Discovery Based Spectroscopy Using
Modular Instrumentation |
Introductory chemistry course for
high-caliber freshmen students; covers a variety of spectroscopic
measurements, including emission, absorption and fluorescence |
|
7/14/99 |
A |
University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Madison, Wis. |
Chemical Engineering Operations and Process Laboratory |
Undergraduate coursework in chemical
engineering, including chemical reactor design and process control |
|
5/18/99 |
B |
Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. |
Spectroscopic
Evaluation of Extremely Narrow-Band Filters for Solar Eclipse Use |
Field study and lab seminar
coursework involving the monitoring of the solar corona during total
solar eclipse of 8/11/99 |
|
5/17/99 |
B |
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, Ga. |
Spectroscopy in Astronomy and Physics
for Beginning and Intermediate Undergraduates |
Curricula focusing on the use of
spectroscopy to detect and identify emission lines for various gas
discharge tubes, as well as absorption lines from the brightest
stars in the night sky and from bright nebulae |
|
5/7/99 |
B |
Cal Poly State University, San Luis
Obispo, Calif. |
Photoluminescence,
Electroluminescence and Polymer Processing Using Semiconducting
Polymers |
Junior-level materials engineering
course in which students measure the photoluminescence spectra of
liquid and solid polymers |
