Name:
Computerized Spectroscopic Technologies to Enhance Student Education and Training in Chemistry
FiscalYear:
2014
Audience:
Science, College of
Submitter:
Rezler, Evonne
Budget Manager:
Blanchard, Dominique
Project Manager:
Rezler, Evonne M.
Dept. Chair:
Haky, Jerome E
Local IT:
Paredes, Jaime A.
Dean:
Ivy, Russell L.
Facilities:
N/A
OIT:
Campbell, Glen R.
Year 1:
$ 162,940.00
Year 2:
$ 0.00
Year 3:
$ 0.00
Total:
$ 162,940.00
1) providing
research quality data to our students,
2) easily
fitting on top of a normal bench top in our teaching labs,
3) simple
to operate by any student with minimal training and instruction,
and
4) having
very minimal (virtually non-existent) maintenance costs and requirements.
FAU currently does NOT have such compact, easy to use and low cost NMR
systems that can provide research quality data to our students! In fact, the
NMR technologies that FAU currently has on site are very complicated to use, take
up half a medium-sized room, require intensive and on-going maintenance at high
cost and thus are not accessible to the vast majority of the undergraduate student
population. This proposal aims to change this situation and enable as many as
possible undergraduate students to have access and experience in using this
very important technology.
Acquiring and
implementing these new NMR hardware and
software technologies will further
enhance the training, skills and marketability of all majors taking courses in the
chemistry and biochemistry curriculum. These students who complete the Organic Chemistry II Lab course (CHML 2211) will immensely gain from the experience of frequently (and routinely!) using these innovative technologies. The student population in the
Organic Chemistry II Lab course includes pre-med, biology, neuroscience, as
well as chemistry and biochemistry majors. Additionally, all Directed
Independent Study (DIS) undergraduate student researchers in any Department in any
program in the entire University will be able to use the NMR technologies for
their research projects. The estimated yearly total of undergraduate students
who will be positively affected with respect to their learning and research experiences
at FAU by these new NMR technologies will be ~750+.
In addition to enhancing industrial and academically relevant spectroscopy skills of all students who take the Organic
Chemistry II Lab
course at FAU, the proposed inclusion of NMR technologies will enable FAU to
maintain an American Chemical Society (ACS)-certified undergraduate program in Chemistry. The
As a result of previous Tech Fee funding students in the Organic Chemistry
II Lab course and other lab courses in
the Chemistry curriculum gain excellent hands-on experience and understanding
of the application of infrared (IR) and ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis)
spectroscopic technologies. Students apply these technologies to analyze samples and solve real-world
research problems. They will also undergo practical training in applying NMR analysis to
molecules in different frequency ranges and matrices from those used in either IR and UV-Vis analysis.
In synergy with the Department’s teaching
and technology network, the new NMR technologies will give our graduates a crucial competitive advantage for employment opportunities in South
Florida research institutes such as Scripps and Max Planck, as well as for
academic and industrial opportunities nationally and internationally.
Two computerized Pulsar HC 60 benchtop
NMR networked spectrometers for proton and carbon-13 NMR sample analysis. Both equipped
with perpetual Oxford NMR Spinflow, and Mestrelab MNova NMR interpretive and
imaging software. Gratis inclusion: two additional Mestrelab MNova NMR
interpretive and imaging software licenses and remote workstations.
Quote details: Quoted on 11/10/2014, quote prepared by Marty Marek, Oxford Instruments Benchtop NMR System, marty.marek@oxinst.com, 773 294 4205. A university allowance or discount (10 %) is included.
Two computer workstations (part of each benchtop NMR system) with
perpetual Oxford NMR Spinflow, and Mestrelab MNova NMR interpretive and imaging
software. Gratis inclusion: two additional Mestrelab MNova NMR interpretive and
imaging software licenses and remote computer workstations.
Quote details: Quoted on 11/10/2014, quote prepared by Marty Marek, Oxford Instruments Benchtop NMR System, marty.marek@oxinst.com, 773 294 4205.A university allowance or discount (10 %) is included.
Oxford Instruments quotes a delivery time of twelve weeks. Hence, installation
will likely take place at the end of Spring 2015 or start of Summer 2015 semesters.
Also, the NMR systems require virtually no additional maintenance.
Fiscal Year 1 | Fiscal Year 2 | Fiscal Year 3 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hardware One-Time | $ 160,740.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 160,740.00 |
Hardware Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Software One-time | $ 2,200.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 2,200.00 |
Software Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Personnel One-time | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Personnel Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Other One-time | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Other Recurring | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 |
Totals | $ 162,940.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 162,940.00 |
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