In August 2013, the Chemistry Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver was awarded a TUES Grant (NSF #1245666). The funds from this grant made an immediate difference in the educational experiences of undergraduates enrolled in organic chemistry laboratories and those involved in undergraduate research. The title of the Grant, <i>NMR Spectroscopy: Introducing the Modern Chemist’s Toolkit to Undergraduates</i> aptly describes the success that the installation and broad use of a high-field NMR has had on the pedagogy at our PUI. These include a transition to inquiry-based labs and project assignments that introduce research. This talk will describe the outcomes of the use of the instrument, the intellectual merits that have been measured after the first year of the grant, as well as additional assessments being obtained. The broader impacts of this grant will also be summarized, as the instrument location in a building shared by three higher educational institutions makes it very accessible to broad usage.

Using TUES funds to create undergraduate scholarship

249th National Meeting (2015)

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