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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: undergrad@nsf.gov. 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.
FY 1996 Chemistry Awards
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
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 CenterA 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
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
FT-NMR Spectrometer; $62,495 9650217
University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs 80933
Allen Schoffstall, Department of Chemistry
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
GC-Mass Spec Across the Chemistry
Curriculum, $40,168 9650186
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield 06432
Dhia Habboush, Department of Chemistry
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
Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry, $22,556 9650250
Elmhurst College, Elmhurst 60126
John Ganchoff, Department of Chemistry
Improvement to Three Undergraduate Chemistry
Courses, $13,798 9650313
William Rainey Harper College, Palatine 60067
C. Jayne Wilcox, Department of Chemistry
INDIANA
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
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
Improvements in Freshman Chemistry Laboratory
Instruction, $34,450 9650303
Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington 47405
Adam Allerhand, Department of Chemistry
Incorporating FT-IR into the Laboratory
Curriculum, $11,942 9650826
Purdue University, Hammond 46323
Michael Pelter, Department of Chemistry and Physics
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
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
Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Remote, In-Situ Chemical
Analysis, $19,440 9650849
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Louisville 40292
Marta Yappert, Department of Chemistry
Chromatographic Separation Techniques for
Undergraduates, $40,755 9650340
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green 42101
Darwin Dahl, 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
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 9650152
Worcester Polytech Institute, Worcester 01609
James Dittami, Department of Chemistry
MARYLAND
Integrating Group Laboratory Activities Across the
Chemistry Curriculum, $36,316 9651050
College of Notre Dame, Baltimore 21210
Alfred D'Agostino, Department of Chemistry
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
High Field NMR: Interactive Data Analysis and
Modeling, $66,500 9650629
University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore 21228
Dale Whalen, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
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
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
Thermal Analysis in the Undergraduate Chemistry
Curriculum, $25,148 9650084 49546
Calvin College, Grand Rapids 49546
William VanDoorne, Department of Chemistry
Computational Chemical Modeling Throughout the Science
Curriculum, $69,891 9650584
Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant 48859
Mary Tecklenburg, 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
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
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
FT-IR Spectroscopy, $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 9651168
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 12180
Alan Cutler, Department of Chemistry
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 9650907
SUNY Cortland, Cortland 13045
Richard Miller, Department of Chemistry
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 University, 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 9650968
Portland Community College, Portland 97219-0990
Carolina Handy, Department of Chemistry
PENNSYLVANIA
Implementation of a Model Course for Non-Science Majors
Incorporating Modern Molecular Biology Techniques,
Molecular 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 Chromatograph - 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 1Enhancement of Learning by
FT-IR 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
Non-Majors, $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
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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