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2. Continue the ongoing effort to replace 1990s‐era teaching laboratory instrumentation Between mid‐February of 2012 and mid‐February of 2013 the following major pieces ofequipment were acquired to support teaching and research (* denotes primary use is inteaching):Department and College Funds ($61,197) *Gas Chromatograph ($18,945; Department Equipment Funds) Solids Probe for Mass Spectrometer ($10,115; Department Equipment Funds) *Calorimeter ($6,931; Department Equipment Funds) *Assorted small equipment and replacement modules ($20,654; DepartmentEquipment Funds and Startup, CAS) Syringe Pump ($2,552; Startup, CAS) Vibration Isolation Platform ($2,000; Startup, CAS)Grant Funds ($6,001) Photoelectrochemistry System ($6,001; NSF Research Grant Funds) By the end of February, 2013, two National Science Foundation Major InstrumentationGrants will be submitted by PIs in the Chemistry Department. The grants request a total ofnearly $600,000 for a new Liquid Chromatograph‐Mass Spectrometer (LC‐MS) and anInductively‐Coupled Plasma‐Mass Spectrometer (ICP‐MS). Both will replace majorinstruments purchased in 1997 that still see heavy use but are becoming prohibitivelyexpensive to maintain.3. Improve instructional spaces through facilities upgradesThrough a combination of Strategic Budget Carryover and Full Cost Recovery funds, severalmajor upgrades to instructional facilities were made in FY 13. Julian 225. This is the main classroom used for Chemistry courses with enrollments of 50 orless, and for Department seminars. The wide and shallow room was originally designed as acomputer teaching facility, with large desks holding CPUs and CRTs. This use nevermaterialized, so to make better use of the room it was reconfigured with movable tables, amobile instructor’s station, and dual, corner‐mounted screens. The resulting classroom hasmuch better usability, with more and better‐lit whiteboard space. While it is still not an idealroom for seminars because of the dual‐screen configuration, it has been very well‐receivedas a classroom. The total cost of this project was approximately $40,000 ($20,200 to CTSSfor technology, $18,900 for student desks and chairs).Department of Chemistry FY14 Planning Document 4
View toward southwest before refurbishing of JH 225. View toward northwest before refurbishing of JH 225.Similar view to view above following the refurbishing. Note thecorner‐mounted screen.View from front showing new instructor station in JH 225.Julian 214E and 224. These conference rooms are frequently used for Departmentmeetings, research group meetings, thesis defenses, laboratory lectures, etc. Large flatpaneldisplays were installed to facilitate the rooms’ use for these purposes; previously aportable projector needed to be reserved and transported to the rooms. This project,funded through FCR funds, cost approximately $6,000.New display in JH 224. New display in JH 214E.SLB 115. This room is used as a prelab classroom and a computer lab for the GeneralEducation courses CHE 112 and 140. Projection capabilities were added to facilitate usingthe room for prelab instruction.Department of Chemistry FY14 Planning Document 5
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