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