Development of suitable laboratory components for upper-level chemistry classes can often be a challenge at small, primarily undergraduate institutions, due to lack of resources available to buy expensive, specialized equipment.  It can also often be a challenge to develop undergraduate research programs due to the aforementioned financial limitations, as well as limitations in available time and students to perform the research.    This presentation gives examples of ways that continuous polymer chemistry projects can be used as the basis for the lab component of an upper-level polymer chemistry class, and also can use affordable, easily obtained equipment and other resources.  By incorporating ideas such as these, it is possible not only to effectively teach an upper-level polymer chemistry lab component with varied techniques, but also to effectively teach undergraduates to how to conduct research.

Integration of polymer research into a lab-based polymer chemistry class at a small, primarily undergraduate institution

249th National Meeting (2015)

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